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but there were a lot of other good animals at 

 Russley, including ' Northern Light ' (also a three- 

 year-old) and ' Dundee,' ' Folkestone,' ' Russley,' 

 ' Starlight,' ' Rivet,' and ' Sweet Hawthorn ' (all 

 two-year-olds), besides 'Special License,' a six-year- 

 old. In addition there were others that could win 

 races. 



' Dundee ' was a remarkably good horse. He 

 was only beaten once as a two-year-old. This was 

 in the first race he ran, the Tyro Stakes at the Liver- 

 pool Spring Meeting, when he v/as a great green colt. 

 His conquerors were ' Lady Clifden ' and ' Big Ben,' 

 but ' Dundee ' made amends for this the next time 

 he came out by securing the Woodcote Stakes at 

 Epsom, the day before ' Thormanby's ' Derby, in 

 a canter. Five other races fell to his share that 

 season, and he finished up by winning the Hopeful 

 Stakes at Newmarket, which was then run over the 

 last half of the Abingdon Mile, beating two very 

 speedy animals, ' Little Lady' and 'Walloon,' both 

 belonging to Lord Stamford, giving the former 8 lb. 

 and the latter 3 lb. This was a very great perform- 

 ance for a big horse over such a short course. 



' Dundee ' was a great favourite for the Derby 

 all that winter. He would have won on three 

 legs, but he broke down on both fore-legs, and 



