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on Goddess, but didn't the fielders jubilate when they 

 saw " Johnnie," through a piece of smart horsemanship, 

 defeat the favourite a head. The " demon of Ashgill " 

 thus demonstrated that none of the younger generation 

 of jockeys could take liberties with him. 



In the Ebor Handicap the same day the Ashgill 

 party made a mistake in assuming the superiority of 

 Apology (J. Osborne), four years, 9 st., over Lily Agnes, 

 four years, 8 st. 9 lbs., W. Wood (then attached to the 

 Ashgill stable, and who for a time was the successful 

 " coachman " of Grand Flaneur in many of his races) 

 being on the last named. Apology ran as the property 

 of Mr. Seabrook, which was the assumed name of Mrs. 

 King, the widow of Mr. King. Aventuriere was 

 favourite at 4 to 1, Harriet Laws second in demand at 

 6 to 1, with Apology quoted at 7 to 1, and Lily Agnes 

 at 10 to 1, the result being that Lily Agnes won in a 

 canter by a length and a half from Mr. Winter's Dis- 

 tinction, four years, 7 st. 7 lbs. (carried 7 st. 8 lbs.), with 

 Mr. Bowes' Polonaise, four years, 6 st. 12 lbs. (carried 

 6 St. 13 lbs. — F. Archer), third. Apology, who ran 

 through a lot of beaten horses, finishing sixth, just 

 behind Aventuriere. The dav after her Ebor victory, 

 Lily Agnes and Thunder struck their colours to Lord 

 Falmouth's three-year-old Spinaway in the York Cup, 

 Archer being on the last named, Mr. G. S. Thompson 

 on Thunder, and Osborne on Lily Agnes. It was 

 quite reasonable that Thunder, after making such a 

 fine front of it the previous day, should be made 

 favourite for this event. That he " ought " to have won 

 few who witnessed the race disputed. The horse 

 stopped to kick at the post in Mr. Thompson's hands, 

 and the other pair got a lead of nearly a furlong before 

 he took it into his head to gallop. As it was, he was 



