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By some mischance the horse was drafted from 

 the hmit stables, and reappeared the following 

 season carrying his new purchaser. Gillard was 

 naturally much distressed at losing his old favourite, 

 and this got to the knowledge of the Hon. Lancelot 

 Lowther, w^ho, without saying any more about it, 

 bought the horse and presented him as a personal 



Sir Gilbert Greenall on Fox-catcher. 



gift to Gillard. The only conditions were that 

 when Grey Bob died his fore-feet should be sent to 

 the donor, and this was of course gratefully done, 

 one of the hoofs being again returned to Gillard, 

 mounted as the base of a massive silver candlestick, 

 bearing a suitable inscription — " ' Grey Bob,' ridden 

 by Gillard from November 1881 to April 1892." 



About this time the Hon. Lancelot Lowther 

 owned a good-looking, short-tailed grey horse, 

 rather inclined to be swan-necked, named The Rake, 

 by Haymaker , one of the right sort, who could do as 



