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came into the hands of Mr. James Ridley, and 

 his son got him later on. 



" Apology was by Adventurer out of Man- 

 dragora. In the early spring of 72 as a two-year 

 old she came to Ashgill. You know she belonged 

 to Mr. King, who raced as Mr. 'Launde.' He 

 was a fine old gentleman, very blunt. He rarely 

 went to see any of his horses run, being like Mr. 

 Bowes in that respect. I fancy he went to see 

 Manganese run for the Ascot Cup, and he was 

 at York when Ely beat The Miner. He used 

 to have ' a bit on ' for some of the people round 

 about. A generous, good man, he died in 75. 

 He had been a breeder for many years, as was 

 his father before him. He started him with 

 Lunatic, and I fancy Bessie Bedlam was her 

 first foal. He would breed from that dam. His 

 father also bred at Ashby, and won the 

 Doncaster Cup one year. 



"Apology was tried a fortnight before the 

 Goodwood Summer Meeting. We tried her with 

 Euphrosyne, who beat her. She ran at Good- 

 wood, and was nowhere. She was beaten at 

 Stockton, York, and Doncaster, George 

 Frederick beating her at the last-named place. 

 Then she won the Home-bred Produce Stakes 

 at Newmarket in the Houghton week. In the 

 following year of 74 I rode her, when she won 

 the One Thousand Guineas, and also when she 

 won the Oaks. She did not run again until Trent 

 beat her at York in the Great Yorkshire Stakes. 

 Her next race was the St. Leger." 

 York August Meeting of 74 supplies a few interest- 

 ing features in connection with Ashgill and the 



