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might have supposed Sir Joseph Hawley would have 

 been content, the more so as his success was achieved 

 for the fourth time ; but he was anxious to win with 

 Rosicrucian, always maintaining that this was the 

 best of his three starters, for Green Sleeves also 

 ran. The details of this story are given at full 

 length in John Porter's book, Kingsclere, and in 

 numerous other publications, so that it need not be 

 dwelt on here, the more so as Blue Gown's name has 

 now dropped out of Turf history, the horse having 

 died while crossing the Atlantic to stand in America. 

 For the next few years the Derby and St. Leger 

 winners were chiefly famous because they won the 

 Derby or the St. Leger. Pretender's success in 1869 

 was one of the races about which the crowd differed 

 from the judge ; there was an idea that Pero Gomez 

 had just got up, but the judge doubdess knew best, 

 and Pero Gomez had his revenge at Doncaster, 

 Lord Falmouth certainly managed his racing affairs 

 with o-reat discretion ; but that luck which has been 

 spoken of as a prevailing element certainly aided him 

 in his two Derbys ; for Kingcraft in 1870 and Silvio 

 in 1877 were both a good deal below the average of 

 Derby winners. It has already been remarked that 

 Galopin (1875) has admirers who believe him to be as 

 good as any horse that ever ran. A son of Vedette, 

 he could not have been more English, but his owner, 

 Prince Batthyany, was one of many distinguished 

 foreigners who have found an irresistible attraction in 



