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of the century Story of her early life Her owner and 

 trainer Produce of Alice Hawthorn Caller Ou unlike 

 " Old Alice," - 40 



CHAPTER V 



"Johnnie's" first visit to Catterick races His first winning 

 mount on Billy from Brigg The days of running in 

 " heats " He wins the Newton and Liverpool cups in '49 

 Some Ashgill nags Ada Mary First year of the Eglinton 

 Stakes Pity the Blind and Bon-Mot "Mr. John's" 

 marvellous memory Contemporary jockeys in the " fifties " 

 Liverpool Cup of '49 Bastilion and Hind of the Forest 

 A peep into the Calendar of '49 Voltigeur and "The 

 Dutchman's " match The first Flying Dutchman's Handi- 

 cap at York Fifty years ago Some of the jockeys of the 

 day Voltigeur and Russborough's dead heat Members of 

 the Jockey Club in '50 Some of the " Lords of the 

 Harem " half a century ago Ashgill entering the " fifties " 

 "Old John" misses Warlock and The Wizard and Mr. 

 Anthony Nichol the "lucky man" The flighty "Agneses" 

 Sale of Miss Agnes and "Old Agnes" "Johnnie" meets 

 hilmer the Poisoner His career as a racing man and a 

 recreant The Chicken, Doubt and Nettle Palmer " a nice 

 agreeable man to talk to " " Jock o' Oran " Manganese's 

 " One Thousand" She upsets John Day's "good thing" 

 Sketch of John Jackson's career He buys Saunterer and 

 becomes " Emperor of the Ring " His connection with 

 northern stables His winnings over Ellington and Blair 

 Athol Nobbling Blair Athol His lameness before the 

 Derby Old James Colpitts discovers the cause Wm. 

 I'Anson's rage and discomfiture of the stable lad, - 56 



CHAPTER VI 



Still in the " fifties " Saunterer and Augury Blink Bonny's 

 early efforts ; she is beaten by Augury, but Lady Hawthorn 

 beats both Tom Chaloner at Ashgill as first jockey Lady 

 Tatton, Fisherman, and Yorkshire Grey Saunterer visits 



