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lived Earl of Lonsdale (owner of Pilgrimage) ; 

 Mr., or Captain, (the Hon.) R. Grosvenor (whose 

 Peregrine dropped from the clouds just In time 

 to prevent the American-bred Iroquois from 

 being added to the number of horses that have 

 won ' the triple crown,' that is, the Two Thousand, 

 Derby, and St. Leger of any given year) ; Mr. 

 Foy (who won the Two Thousand of 1884 with 

 Scot Free) ; Mr. Brodrick-Cloete (whose family, 

 whether Brodricks or Cloetes, have been racing 

 either here or at the Cape for generations, whose 

 ancestors owned the district called after them 

 Kluthenland, for they were originally named 

 Kluthe, German, transmogrified into Cloete, Dutch, 

 and who owned the illustrious but unfortunate 

 Paradox) ; Mr. Douglas Baird (who won the Two 

 Thousand with Enterprise and Enthusiast, un- 

 expectedly in both cases) ; Mr. A. W. Merry (of 

 'Surefoot' celebrity, a son of the famous Mr. 

 James Merry, of ' Thormanby,' ' Doncaster,' and 

 ' Marie Stuart ' memory) ; and Mr. Richard Watt 

 (the ancient, of Bishop Burton, Yorks, who was 

 owner of the famous Blacklock, and during the 

 present reign won the One Thousand of 1839 

 with Cara). 



