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Hare, and when going at an up bank, an old woman 

 ran across him and caused the horse to come down 

 a "cropper." Two of Mr. M'Donogh's ribs were 

 broken, and he was very severely shaken. Lord 

 Waterford sent him to Cashel in his carriage, and two 

 doctors attended him. To the astonishment of all who 

 knew the nature of the injuries he had sustained, he 

 won the Commissioners' Plate next day, for which 

 Saucepan, Regalia, and Love-Letter ran, on Brunette. 

 A filly of his, by Harkaway, from Coquino, won the 

 second class of the Harriers' Stakes that year, and I 

 believe he was part owner of Osprey, a filly by Bird- 

 catcher, out of Emily, entered for all her engagements 

 in Mr. Preston's name. She was second for the 

 Angleseys, for which a baker's dozen competed, 

 including Chanticleer (the favourite;, Flirtaway, Lizzie 

 (by Harkaway), and Erin-go-bragh. Bell came over 

 from England and rode her. He thought he was 

 winning easily, when Jacques came with a tremendous 

 rush on Lord Howth's Mermaid, and "nailed" him on 

 the post. Bell, knowing his mistake, was so sorry that 

 he declined to accept any payment for the mount. 

 Osprey ran for the Epsom Oaks, and two distances 

 from home she looked so like winning that Mr. 

 M'Donogh, thinking that it was " all over but the 

 shouting," threw his hat on high ; but, like some 

 others, he lost his money and his chapeau, as 

 she "cut it" at the finish, and Mendicant 

 won. Twenty-four ran. Osprey performed very 

 badly afterwards. Great as were the triumphs of 

 Mr. M'Donogh and Brunette in 1845, they were 

 equally successful in 1846, when he rode her for 

 all her races, except when she finished third to 



