50 IRiDino IRecollections an& Uurt Stories 



surgeon, of Leamington, who just then beHeved in 

 that treatment. Whether it did him any good or 

 not I can't say, ' Lord Lyon ' was leased by Mr. 

 Sutton from General Pearson, who bred him, as I 

 have said before, in Northamptonshire. 



General Pearson kept ' Achievement,' and raced 

 her himself in his own colours, "black with scarlet 

 chevrons," which were very pretty colours indeed. 

 He asked me to ride her in all her races, which I 

 agreed to do when Mr. Chaplin, who had first claim 

 upon me, did not require my services. She won 

 all her two-year- old engagements up to the New- 

 market October Meeting, when ' Plaudit ' beat her 

 for the Clearwell Stakes, and ' The Rake ' lowered 

 her colours in the Middle Park Plate. However, 

 she was carrying all the penalties, and was trying 

 to give 'The Rake' 7 lb., which she only just 

 failed to do. ' Achievement ' finished up her two- 

 year-old career by winning the Criterion Stakes 

 (with all the penalties) in a canter, and she retired 

 into winter quarters with a good record. It is evi- 

 dent that the severe strain on a not over-strong 

 constitution told its tale, and when she came out for 

 the One Thousand the following spring she was 

 looking very light indeed ; so much so that my 

 saddle slipped back directly after passing the post. 



