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with 7 St. 12 lbs., he being a three-year-old, in i88i,, 

 and followed Rosebery's example in carrying off the 

 Cambridgeshire. The success of Corrie Roy in 1882 

 is worthy of note from the fact that she never had 

 what is called "an orthodox Cesarewitch preparation." 

 There is an idea, generally well founded, that no horse 

 can win the Cesarewitch who has not previously been 

 galloped on several occasions over the full distance of 

 the course ; but there are exceptions to every rule, 

 and Corrie Roy's trainer well understood that such 

 treatment would not suit her ; her gallops were seldom 

 much over a mile, but she won decisively. Robert 

 the Devil's exploit was surpassed in 1884 by St. 

 Gatien, who won with 8 st. 10 lbs. on his three-year- 

 old back ; in the following year none of the English 

 horses could hold their own against Plaisanterie, who 

 came from France and had things all her own way. 

 It may be noted that her son Childwick repeated his 

 dam's success nine years later. Stone Clink won in 

 1886 by a piece of good fortune. A game, sturdy 

 little horse called The Cob, belonging to the Duke of 

 Beaufort, and noteworthy for the fact that his dam. 

 The Roe, was twenty-four years old when he was born, 

 had been prepared for the race by Alec Taylor, who, 

 with every justification for the opinion, believed that 

 he could not be beaten. Like many other good horses 

 The Cob was very lazy, and before the race it was 

 repeatedly impressed upon his jockey that he must 

 ride quite past the post. "If you drop your hands on 



