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on this occasion the British pubhc took leave of its 

 senses, and did a good old-fashioned yell and bellow 

 and general kick-up, tearing around in a way that 

 would not have discredited an excitable crowd on the 

 Champ de Mars or Donnybrook Fair. Old gentlemen 

 skipped like young rams; elderly, and otherwise staid 

 matrons, leapt in the air in a way calculated to rejoice 

 the hearts of the hatters ; and altogether there was the 

 most unexampled pow-wow and jamboree that has ever 

 been witnessed by the present generation of Turfites. 

 Not only was Ormonde mobbed, but Minting and 

 Bendigo were surrounded by the excited, cheering 

 crowd. Never on any racecourse had been seen such 

 tumultuous enthusiasm as at the finish of this Hard- 

 wicke Stakes." 



A lull came in the fortunes of the stable about this 

 period. Soon, however, the patronage of the Vyners 

 restored them. Stone Clink by Speculum — Stone Chat, 

 and Alb by Speculum — Silver Band, both foaled in '82, 

 soon began to win races. And the stable was reinforced 

 by a useful horse in Gloriation by Speculum — Gloria 

 foaled in '84. Each of them was sent to the Osbornes 

 as " young things." 



Stone Clink stamped herself as a good mare by 

 winning the Northumberland Plate and the Cesarewitch 

 in '86, Gloriation carrying 7 st. 6 lbs., winning the 

 Cambridgeshire the following year. He was afterwards 

 sold by Mr. Robert Vyner, and went to Buenos Ayres, 

 where he won a few races. Lily of Lumley won them 

 some good stakes, including the Manchester Cup and 

 the Manchester November Handicap. She is returned 

 in the stud book as being got by Thurio or Uncas, 

 but according to John's opinion was, without doubt, 

 by Thurio. 



