MR. ALLEN m'DONOGH. 36 1 



few days after that he won a large stake, but his late 

 owner hadn't a shilling on him. Mr. M'Donogh had 

 a horse named Seaman, and when running in 

 at Warwick, he bolted, lost fully a quarter of a 

 mile, yet he won. Flyfisher, another of his, was a 

 great horse; he sold him to Mr. Murray, the 

 Manchester dealer, for ^600, and he disposed of him 

 to Mr. Powell for double the money. Just after Mr. 

 M'Donogh parted with him, he ascertained that Lord 

 Stamford would have given ;^ 1,000 for him. 



In 1850, Mr. M'Donogh went to reside at Athgar- 

 van Lodge, the Curragh, as desirable a residence 

 aS a sportsman could wish for. He kept a long 

 string in training when there, and his Nom-de-guerre^ 

 Captain Williams, generally appeared in the list of 

 subscribers to any important Irish race, and not un- 

 frequently amongst the nominators for English 

 Steeplechases. He was very unfortunate with his flat 

 racers, and always had a greater liking for the illegiti- 

 mate pastime than racing. His horses always went 

 to the post very fit, sometimes rather over done. He 

 compelled them to undergo a very severe preparation, 

 and consequently many promising youngsters broke 

 down under his severe discipline. He won a great many 

 valuable cross-country events, and all his chasers were 

 first-rate fencers. They were generally freely backed by 

 the public, who were always sure of having an honest 

 run for their money. M'Donogh used to import 

 ten or a dozen yearlings annually from Eng- 

 land ; and his well-known figure was generally to be 

 seen near Mr. Tattersall's rostrum during the St. 

 Legerweek, and his cheery voice was heard at many 

 important yearling sales. He was, and is, a capital 



