248 HEROES AND HEROINES OF 



Hunt Steeplechase, the Conyngham Cup at the 

 Kildare and National Hunt Meeting at Punches- 

 town, and the Auteuil Grand Hurdle Race in lune. 

 This was his last public appearance till the Grand 

 National. 



When Lord Manners bought Seaman from 

 Mr. Linde in i8Si, neither that gentlenian nor 

 Captain Machell thought he would stand training for 

 a severe race, and as a matter of fact he was only 

 three parts trained when he ran his memorable race 

 in the Grand National. Add to this the fact that 

 he broke down badly on landing over the last fence, 

 and his gallant fight against apparently hopeless 

 odds will be all the better appreciated. 



Being of no further use for racing purposes after 

 this. Seaman retired into private life, and for years 

 afterwards was used as a hack by his noble owner 

 and his children. 



There are few who will dissent from Lord 

 Manners in laying claim to Seaman being quite an 

 exceptional horse, but there are a good many who 

 will most certainly beg to differ from him. when in 

 his modestv, he lays stress on his inexperience as a 

 jockey as an additional proof of his horse's 

 excellence. 



