CHAPTER III. 



' Thormanby ' wins the Ascot Cup — Luke Snowden — ' Lord 

 Clifden's ' Trial as a Two-year-old — Tom Wadlow and his 

 Racing Calendar — Mr. John Mannington and George Fordham 

 — A French Filly wins the Oaks : her Guard of Honour. 



N the last chapter I have alluded 

 to the fact, and told the tale, how in 

 1 86 1 I was unluckily beaten on 

 ' Dundee ' in ' Kettledrum's ' Derby. 

 However, that season did not pass 

 away without Fortune smiling on me in one or two 

 of the most important events of the turf. My Derby 

 mount, ' Thormanby,' carried me to victory in the 

 Ascot Gold Cup, and I also won the Cesarewitch 

 on Mr. C. Bevill's 'Audrey.' This gentleman was 

 the father of the well-known gentleman rider, and 

 the present Clerk of the Course at Kempton Park. 



' Audrey ' was a beautiful big strong bay mare by 

 ' Stockwell ' out of 'As You Like It,' and carried 

 what was considered a big weight in those days. 



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