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ham. There was Tom Chaloner, Harry 

 Grimshaw, Bullock, Job Marson, Tommy Lye, 

 John Cartwright, Hudson, the two Carrolls, 

 Whiteley, Cameron, Thompson, Billy Grey, 

 Hopper, Bruckshaw, Busby, Mills, Glover, 

 Goodway, Platt, and Walter Wood. Of the 

 older lot there was Bob Johnson, Job Marson, 

 who used to ride for Lord Eglinton; Charlie 

 Marlow, who came from Staffordshire he used 

 to ride ' The Dutchman ' in his races. Johnny 

 Prince lived with old Fobert, who came from 

 North Wales. Jack Doyle was also with 

 Fobert, and he used to ride La Toucques, and 

 won the Chester Cup on Tim Whiffler. 



"Speaking about The Miner: he was tried 

 before York August with Prince Arthur and Dr. 

 Eooke, and won easily. The Miner did nothing 

 as a two-year-old. At York, Ely beat him the 

 first day. The Miner came out the next day, 

 and he beat Blair Athol. I've heard say that old 

 William I'Anson told Jim Snowden to watch 

 Ely in the race, as he had no fear about The 

 Miner beating Blair Athol ; but The Miner was 

 a good horse that day, and there was nothing 

 flukey about him winning. 



" Now, one of the best two-year-olds we ever 

 had at Ashgill was Exact, by Lambton, but 

 Saunterer, by Birdcatcher, was the best I think 

 we ever had. We tried Lambton a good horse 

 when he was a two-year-old. We tried him 

 before Christmas, and he won in a canter. He 

 never had the breaking tackle on before that 

 morning. Lambton was by The Cure, and I 

 broke him in myself. Exact was a real good 



