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ford, who owned a good sound horse in 

 Chippendale. I fancy Chippendale was a bit 

 off when Dresden China beat him in the Good- 

 wood Cup. That same year he carried 9 st. 4 Ibs. 

 in the Cesarewitch, but was a bit wrong before 

 that race. One of Chippendale's best races was 

 when he beat the Derby winner Silvio ; he wore 

 him down by running the longer. Chippendale 

 was a horse who, when he had once won his 

 race, would never lose it. In this particular race 

 Chippendale was carrying 8 st. 8 Ibs., and Silvio 

 9 st. 12 Ibs., the former being a three-year-old, 

 and Silvio a five-year-old. This was the first 

 time I had been across Chippendale, but I rode 

 him in the greater part of his races afterwards. 

 That year I rode him in the Cesarewitch, when 

 he was placed; and the next year I won the 

 Great Metropolitan on him. The year he won 

 the Cesarewitch, Macdonald rode him. I rode 

 him as a four-year-old in the Cesarewitch, when 

 he was unplaced, carrying 9 st. 4 Ibs. As a 

 five- and six-year-old he was second each year 

 for the Cesarewitch, and he finished up his 

 career by winning the Jockey Club Cup by a 

 head from City Arab and Tristan, who ran a 

 dead heat for second place, with Corrie Roy 

 only a neck behind them. That was a fine 

 finish, if you like ! Chippendale won that day by 

 thoroughly staying the longest. I made most 

 part of the running, and I think they had all 

 beaten him once between the dip and the finish, 

 but he struggled gamely on and got up on the 

 post. That was the finish of his career, and a 

 brilliant one, too. Lord Bradford was delighted 



