SIXTY YEARS ON THE TURF 



" It will be a great thing if he does it." 



"Oh, he'll do it," I returned, "or I shall be 

 abominably disappointed." 



Fordham rode Victorious, Perry Vision, and 

 Morris Vixen; the course, half a mile. About 150 

 yards from home Fordham and Perry were together, 

 each riding hard. In the next five or six lengths 

 Victorious shot out, and won in a canter. I started 

 him on the Thursday of the race week for the Two 

 Year Old Stakes, of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added, 

 twenty-nine subscribing. Count Lagrange's Le 

 Bearnais came with a very tall reputation from 

 Newmarket, and started a hot favourite. But in 

 the handsomest style Victorious won by a length, 

 and I had a very nice race, winning about £2000. 

 Old Tom Jennings, who trained Le Bearnais, was 

 much impressed with Victorious, and said : 



"Governor, that horse of yours is a real good 

 one. 



Afterwards he won a, race by ten lengths at 

 Hampton, and scored at Nottingham. 



Through the courtesy of the Duke of Richmond, 

 I was able to take my Goodwood horses to the Park 

 a fortnight before the races, putting up in one of 

 the Lodges, where I also stayed for Brighton and 

 Lewes. I took Victorious there, and tried him up 

 the Halnaker gallop — one of the best in England — 



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