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property of Mr. Seabrook, but really she was 

 still the property of the widow, who had the 

 choice of two mares, and of course she chose 

 Apology. She did not show any great form as 

 a four-year-old, except running Carnelion to a 

 neck for the Jockey Club Cup. She was just 

 coming into form at the end of the season. As 

 a five-year-old she ran badly in the Ebor 

 Handicap, but won the Queen's Plate at 

 Manchester, beating Lady Patricia; and the 

 following week at Ascot, beat Craig Millar and 

 several others for the Gold Cup. She only ran 

 once after that, winning the Queen's Plate at 

 Newcastle. Her leg gave way just before Good- 

 wood, and she never ran after. She went to the 

 stud, and Mr. Clare Vyner bought her. 

 Esterling and Aperse are the best of her 

 produce. Apology was a real good mare. 



" Holy Friar, also the property of Mr. 

 Launde, was also a good two-year at Ashgill in 

 '74. He wasn't beat until his race in the Middle 

 Park Plate, for which he was fourth. Some 

 people say he won. I was asked the question 

 about Pontefract time by a Newmarket man> 

 who used to travel for Mr. Rothschild. He said 

 he had often heard people arguing whether he 

 won the Middle Park Plate. 



" ' Do you think he did ? ' he asked. 



" ' No, he did not win,' was the reply. 



" He didn't run straight. He shot out to the 

 right, instead of going straight. I thought he 

 was third, but still I had overlooked Per Se. I 

 was certain that Plebeian and Galopin had 

 beaten him. People talk about that race yet. 



