Mr. Hedworth T. Barclay 



to Colonel G. W. Baird, who shortly afterwards won the 

 Grand National with him. 



Mon Roi was another on whose back he was first to catch 

 the judge's eye on several occasions, whilst the Billesden 

 Coplow stakes at Croxton Park fell to his share with the aid 

 of Lord Arthur, who, subsequently, with his owner in the 

 saddle, came in first in the celebrated point-to-point steeple- 

 chase between picked followers of the Quorn and Pytchley 

 Hunts, six a side, which took place at Little Belvoir on 

 March 2nd, 1894, and finishing in the following order: — 



Quorn v. Pytchley. 



1. Mr. H. T. Barclay. 4. Mr. H. C. Bentley. 



2. Captain D. Winton. 5. Mr. C. Beatty. 



3. Mr. R. B. Muir. 6. Lord Southampton. 

 7. Mr. Foxhall Keene. 8. Mr. C. Adamthwaite. 

 o. Mr. Hugh Owen. 9. Captain Renton. 



o. Count Zborowski. 10. Mr. F. Jamieson. 



By this it will be seen that the three first places were 

 occupied by representatives of the Quorn. 



The old-fashioned Billesden Coplow Stakes, which from 

 time immemorial has been a favourite race with the crack 

 gentlemen riders of the day, has been a lucky one for Mr. 

 Barclay, he having won it no less than five times altogether. 



At one of those annual gatherings in the Duke of Rutland's 

 Park, he had more than his share of success, winning no fewer 

 than four races with his own horses, George Barrett being on 

 one in the race open to professionals. 



Ludlow, to this day one of the best supported steeplechase 

 meetings in England, and with a liberal executive in conse- 

 quence, was also a favourite battle-ground with Mr. Barclay, 

 one of his most important wins there being on that good 



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