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of his predecessors, except Frank Buckle. In offering to him the 

 tribute to which he is entitled by his long-sustained and unblemished 

 reputation for integrity — as to which it may confidently be said that, 

 "Whatever secret leaps to light, he never shall be shamed" — the 

 subscribers to the "John Osborne Testimonial Fund" will be doing 

 honour, not only to the Turf, but also to the country in which he was 

 born. 



Reverting to the serious accident which befell John 

 Osborne at Liverpool on July 22nd of '91, it may be 

 stated he had the mount on Sir Robert Jardine's 

 Cavendish in the Knowsley Dinner Stakes. The horse 

 shpped up just after passing the Canal turn, and threw 

 his rider, who was carried on the ambulance in a 

 prostrate condition to the weighing-room. Dr. Andrews 

 was speedily in attendance, and it was found, apart 

 from the severe shaking arising from the fall, that three 

 of John's ribs were broken, one of them pressing badly 

 against the lung, and causing serious haemorrhage. 

 Happily, a sound, unimpaired constitution again came 

 to the rescue of our hero, and he was able to resume his 

 professional duties again on Bosphorus in Common's 

 St. Leger the following September. 



No noteworthy animal was trained at Ashgill this 

 season, albeit winners of minor events were sent out in 

 Punster, Lily of Lumley, now a five-year-old, Porridge, 

 Lady Nora, Sedge Chat, Spearmint, Preston Kirk, 

 Lord of the Manor, Quarta, by Tertius, out of Chaos- 

 one of John's own breeding, and an own sister to 

 Quartus, then a five-year-old, whom he had sold for 

 £1000 to old Harry Hall, who afterwards effected a 

 profitable deal by disposing of him to Squire Abington 

 for £6000. 



