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Apparently he ought not to have done so. An objec- 

 tion followed. The Stewards who investigated it were 

 Mr. Caledon Alexander acting for Lord Falmouth, 

 Mr. W. S. Stirling Crawfurd for the present Lord 

 Chaplin, and Admiral Rous. " We are of opinion 

 that Constable on Cachmere unintentionally cannoned 

 against Morris, riding Galopin, which prevented the 

 latter from winning. Galopin is therefore the winner 

 of the Hyde Park Plate, and Cachmere is not entitled 

 to a place." Such was their verdict. At Ascot 

 Galopin won the Fern Hill Stakes — there was a 

 Quantock in this race, by the way, a colt by King of 

 Trumps — and also the New Stakes. In the Middle 

 Park Plate Plebeian won by a head from Per Se, 

 Galopin another head behind, after a finish which led 

 to another objection, Galopin's friends protesting that 

 he had been bumped out of it ; but the Stewards 

 declined to interfere. He won a couple of Sweep- 

 stakes and was allowed to walk over at the Houghton 

 Meeting. His three-year-old career was started by 

 a match with Stray Shot, the dam of Shotover, winner 

 of the Derby in 1882, which Galopin won by eight 

 lengths, and starting favourite for the Derby at 2 to 1 

 he had not the least difficulty in disposing of Clare- 

 mont, Lord Falmouth's then unnamed son of Macaroni 

 and Repentance, ridden by Archer, following him 

 home. After this it seemed a little remarkable to find 

 him again contesting the Fern Hill. This he won, as 



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