Contents 



CHAPTER IV. 



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The Ilsley Stable — Mr. Sutton and James Dover — General 

 Pearson and his Yearlings — ' Lord Lyon's ' Career — I break 

 my Collar-bone — A Ride on ' Hermit '— ' Lord Lyon ' wins 

 the Derby and St. Leger — 'Achievement' loses the Oaks, 

 but wins the Leger ..... 42-54 



CHAPTER V. 



The Squire of Blankney and his Purchases — ' Julius's ' Cesare- 

 witch — ' Broomielaw's ' Chesterfield Cup — 'Hermit' breaks 

 a Bloodvessel, and ' The Rake ' follows Suit — The Derby of 

 1867; ' Hermit's ' Sensational Victory . . . 55-72 



CHAPTER VL 



The Wroughton Stable — Mr. W. S. Cartwright, Tom OUiver, 

 and Tom Leader — A Dead Heat between 'Ely' and 'General 

 Peel ' for the Ascot Cup — ' George Frederick ' gets the Blue 

 Ribbon — A Game Mare — Captain "Chicken" Hartopp at 

 Hampton Races — Tales of Tom OUiver . . 73-84 



CHAPTER Vn. 



The Third Earl of Lonsdale — He buys ' King Lud,' and wins 

 the Cesarewitch — A Great Race at Chester — Sir Charles 

 Legard— ' Vespasian's ' Victory in the Chesterfield Cup — 

 'Border Knight' at Brighton and Doncaster . . 85-97 



CHAPTER VHL 



The Duke of Hamilton — The St. Leger of 1876 — A Great 

 Struggle between ' Wild Tommy ' and ' Petrarch ' — The 

 Breakdown of 'Fantastic' in the Derby of 1863 — Count 

 Batthyany as Owner, Jockey, and in the Ring — A City and 

 Suburban Trial ..... q8-iii 



