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only carried 6 st. 4 lb., and was not in the first six. 

 When I mention that ' Blinkhoolie ' was considered 

 very little behind ' Hermit,' who had beaten ' Julius ' 

 in the St. Leger, it is difficult to see how the running 

 could be explained. Grimshaw again rode him, and 

 as the course was two and a quarter miles, it couldn't 

 be said that he bustled him, and that the horse had 

 not time to get on his legs, as I had fancied was the 

 case in the shorter races. However, the colt, who 

 was a great favourite, was never in the race, and it has 

 always been a mystery to the stable how he ever was 

 beaten. ' Blinkhoolie ' altered his form very much 

 at Warwick soon afterwards, in the Autumn Handi- 

 cap there, with Sammy Kenyon, 6 st. 12 lb., in the 

 saddle. I was riding ' Rama,' another horse that 

 then belonged to Mr. Chaplin, and a declaration 

 was made to win with ' Blinkhoolie.' I made the 

 running at a real good pace, and when we came to 

 the last turn, I looked round, and saw Kenyon next 

 to me, sitting quite still. I immediately pulled out 

 and made room for him, saying, "Now make the 

 best of your way home," as I knew 'Blinkhoolie' 

 could stay for ever. This Kenyon did, and won by 

 ten lengths in a common canter. 



The next year I rode ' Blinkhoolie ' in the Queen's 

 Vase at Ascot at even weights with 'Julius,' who 



