GRAND PARADE 



Leger of 1 86 1, by Touchstone, another of the greatest 

 names in Turf history, who won the Leger of 1834 

 and sired a number of great winners, classic ones 

 among them including Cotherstone, Flatcatcher, 

 Nunykirk, Lord of the Isles, Mendicant, Blue Bonnet 

 and Surplice. Also Orlando, who was credited with 

 the Derby of 1844 after what is perhaps the most 

 sensational episode in the history of the Blue Ribbon. 

 Orlando was beaten by a horse falsely described as 

 Running Rain who was subsequently proved to be a 

 four-year-old called Maccabaeus, a name afterwards 

 changed to Zanoni. 



Grand Marnier, the property of Lord Hamilton of 

 Dalzell, came out for the Lincoln Plate of 1902 one 

 of eleven starters. Something was hoped of her, for 

 Morny Cannon was engaged to ride and she was 

 backed at 100 to 15, Captain Machell's Lady Help 

 starting at the same price, whilst Mr. Leopold de 

 Rothschild's Cormac and Mr. S. R. Fry's Acquisition 

 were joint favourites at 9 to 4. Lady Help won 

 easily, Grand Marnier fourth. This was considered 

 encouragement for the owner to take 5 to 1 about his 

 filly for the Grove Park Two- Year-Old Stakes at 

 Warwick, won by Lord Dunraven's Salute. Lord 

 Hamilton has done more than anyone to strengthen 

 and revive the Scottish Meetings, and we find Grand 

 Marnier at Hamilton Park running for the Bothwell 

 Nursery Plate well backed at 9 to 4, with, however, 



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