Gentlemen Riders 



Steeplechase for Sir Samuel Scott on Philactery, beating nine 

 others. 



The race was run that year at Derby, 850 sovs. being 

 added by the Executive to the sweepstakes. Olive Branch, 

 belonging to Mr. Widger, sen., and ridden by his son, Mr. 

 Joseph Widger, was favourite at 3 to i, and Sir Samuel Scott's 

 representative was next in favour at fives. Rushlight bolted at 

 the first obstacle ; Torchlight then took up the running, but just 

 beyond the stand ran out, taking Ballydufif with him. Philactery 

 then went to the front, but in the next half-mile Torchlight 

 resumed his position until the bend for home, when he was 

 beaten, being passed in turn by Olive Branch, Princips, and 

 Philactery. At the last fence but one Philactery headed the 

 favourite, but going wide at the turn slightly lost his advantage. 

 Regaining it, however, at the last jump he drew clean away, 

 and beat Olive Branch by two lengths and a half; Monk 

 Lewis, ridden by Captain Yardley, a length and a half away, 

 being third. Of the ten starters, five did not finish, and 

 Ballyduff broke down. 



With such a reputation as that enjoyed by Major Ricardo, 

 it was pretty safe to predict that in the near future a Grand 

 Military would come his way, and it is good to know, therefore, 

 that after several attempts his efforts were at last crowned 

 with the success they deserved, as in 1903 we find him 

 winning the much-coveted Gold Cup on Dunboyne, belonging 

 to himself. 



In 1906 he was third for the same important event on 

 Buckhunter, who started second favourite at 9 to 4 in a field 

 of nine runners, and finished four lengths away from Do Be 

 Quick, ridden by Captain Rasbottom, who in his turn was 

 beaten two lengths by Ruy Lopez, the mount of Captain 

 Stacpoole. 



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