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way, and was purchased from the Colonel by Mr. St. 

 George, who put her to the stud. 



Chanticleer's first race was when he finished third to 

 Lord Howth's Mermaid and Mr. J. Preston's Osprey, 

 for the Angleseys. Osprey was ridden by Bell, who 

 came over from England specially. The filly appeared 

 to have the race in hand, but Bell, holding his op- 

 ponent too cheap, lost. He saw his mistake, and 

 was so sorry that he declined a fee for riding her. 

 Chanticleer was purchased, in 1847, by the late Mr. 

 Merry, for ^1,000, and the sporting ironmaster was 

 little known on the turf till he startled the world with 

 the " gallant grey," when he achieved a series of bril- 

 liant triumphs in 1 8^:1 8, including the Goodwood Stakes 

 and Doncaster Cup. In 1845 Chanticleer started three 

 times, without winning ; he won a few races at the 

 Curragh in 1846. In 1847, he started nine times ^^^ 

 won six: — Queen's Plate, Curragh, April, ;^i05 ; 

 Queen's Plate, Curragh, June, ;,^i05; Queen's Plate, 

 Curragh, June, ;^ 105 ; Queen's Plate, Curragh, June, 

 ;^I05, The Glasgow Cup, at Paisley, ^^loo; Silver 

 Bells at Paisley, ;/^ 60 ; total, ^580. In 1848, he started 

 fourteen times, and won ten : — Manchester Welter 

 Cup, ;^ 100; Castle Irwell Stakes, ^^go ; The North- 

 umberland Plate, £995 ; The Newcastle Gold Cup, 

 /160; The Goodwood Stakes, ^^ 1,1 20; The Stirling 

 Gold Cup, ^2 15 ; The Ayr Cup,;^ioo; The Doncas- 

 ter Cup, ^470; Queen's Plate at Caledonian Hunt, 

 ;^io5 ; Queen's Plate at Caledonian Hunt, ;^io5 ; 

 total, ^3,460. In 1849, he started nine times, and won 

 twice:— The Newcastle Gold Cup, ;^i4o; Lichfield 

 Queen's Plate,^io5 ; total, /245. Started forty-one 

 times, won twenty-one. Total winnings, ;^4, 730. 



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