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won, man, look !" was the reply, and the veteran 

 trainer was as astonished as he was delighted 

 when he saw No. 13 had been hoisted on the 

 telegraph board. 



He was rather big when he ran at Stockton, 

 and only managed to get home a neck in front of 

 the moderate Islam. He never won another 

 race, though he ran well on several occasions. 

 He was beaten a long way in the St. Leger, and 

 could get no nearer than fourth, but on the 

 Friday Wells had to ride Pero Gomez hard to 

 win by half-a-length from him in the Doncaster 

 Stakes. Shortly after this he went wrong in his 

 wind, and the remainder of his brief career is one 

 continued lot of bad luck. He ran very well in 

 the Steward's Cup at Goodwood in 1870, where 

 he carried 9st. 4lb., but failed to get a place. He 

 was beaten a short head in the Four-year-old 

 Claret Stakes at Stockton by Toison d'Or, to 

 whom he was giving lOlbs. He made another 

 attempt at the Steward's Cup at Goodwood the 

 following year, but was a long way behind this 

 time, though that he might have been further uj) 

 is quite on the cards, for Anton won by fifteen 

 lengths, and the rest were naturally pulling up. 



His last race was in the Chesterfield Cup at 

 the same meeting, where he also ran unplaced. 



Bothwell had been tried a real good one before 

 the Two Thousand Guineas was run for, and 

 Osborne had a nice ride on him. He had a capital 



