Captain Percy Bewlcke 



described as good enough for anything. Beginning with a 

 hunters' flat race at Plumpton, his owner won altogether 

 twelve races with him of one sort or another. That good but 

 somewhat uncertain horse, The Primate, was another Captain 

 Bewicke's name will always be associated with. 



Having beaten Cloister, at Gatwick, with his owner in the 

 saddle, it was only natural that the horse should be fancied for 

 the Grand National of 1892, won by Father O'Flynn. The 

 Primate, however, who started at 100 to 14, in second demand 

 to Cloister, who was favourite at 1 1 to 2, was done with soon 

 after going into the country the second time round. 



The following year the Primate ran again, but with no 

 better result, Captain Bald's horse falling at the third fence 

 from the start. 



In 1894 Captain Bewicke's mount in the Grand National 

 was Ardcarn, belonging to Mr. Grant, who, starting third 

 favourite at 1 1 to 2, fell at the second fence into the country 

 the second time round. 



Whilst mentioning Cameronian and The Primate, we must 

 not omit Lady Helen, on whose back Captain Bewicke won 

 the Manchester Steeplechase in 1896, the Irwell Handicap 

 Steeplechase the following day, and the International Steeple- 

 chase at Leopardstown, in Ireland. In 1896 he won the 

 Grand Prize at Sandown on Stop ; and, in addition to four 

 hurdle races of minor importance, the big hurdle race at 

 Auteuil, on Soliman, who started favourite at 5 to 2 in a field 

 of thirteen runners. 



In 1900 Captain Bewicke won it again, this time on 

 General Peace, on whom they laid 5 to 4 at the finish. 



It would have been curious if, during his career, a 

 "Grand Military" had not fallen to his share, and it was quite 

 in the order of things therefore when, in 1891, he won that 



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