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horseman, who now has a useful string of 

 horses in training at Newmarket, rode St. 

 Galmier, and although unsuccessful on this 

 occasion, the famous amateur had all the 

 best of it at the meeting, riding his own 

 mare, Bellona, to victory in the Grand 

 International Hurdle, and winning the Great 

 Metropolitan Steeplechase, four miles, the 

 next day, on Sir W. Throckmorton's Phan- 

 tom. In the first-named race particularly, 

 he rode a masterly finish. 



Koman Oak was owned by Mr. W. Leetham 

 when, in 1 890, he made his appearance at the 

 Grand Military meeting at Sandown, and 

 won the Hunt Cup, ridden by Mr. Leetham 

 himself After this he crossed St. George's 

 Channel, and won the Irish Grand Military 

 at Punchestown. He ran second for the big 

 Manchester event, giving a stone and a half 

 to the winner. Dominion, and was then 

 weighted at twelve stone for the Liverpool. 

 He was not successful there, and the distance, 

 four and a half miles, was avowedly too long 

 for him. The following day, however, ridden 



