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Captain Greer's mares did not produce much 

 until WiLDFOWLER arrived. 



WiLDFOWLER, by Gallinule out of Tragedy, 

 won the Criterion as a two-year-old. He was back- 

 ward when he ran fourth for the Two Thousand 

 Guineas. I could not train him for the Derby. 

 He had a long and steady preparation for the St. 

 Leger, which he won with his head in his chest, 

 beating the Derby winner, Jeddah, an odds on 

 favourite. He did not stand training as a four- 

 year-old. Captain Greer bought my share of 

 him, and put him to the stud. 



Captain Greer bought Gallinule for £1,000 

 from Mr. Abingdon, and he became top of winning 



Gallinule stallions for some time, having sired 

 for £1,000 j^any of the best horses of the day. 

 Unfortunately for me I was not partner in this 

 horse. Some time after Captain Greer sold 

 Tragedy to Sir Tatton Sykes for £5,000, and I sold 

 Bonnie Morn to Sir Tatton Sykes for £4,000. 

 Bonnie Morn paid Sir Tatton well. 



The next good horse that Captain Greer had was 

 Slieve Gallion. He won the Cobham Plate, 

 Sandown, the New Stakes at Ascot (1906), Cham- 

 pagne Stakes at Doncaster (1906), the Two Thou- 

 sand in the Spring (1907), the Craven Stakes, St. 

 James's Palace Stakes (1907) at Ascot, etc., etc., and 

 was sold at the end of the season to Hungary. He 



