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occasions, and Buckle twice. Job Marson was 

 thrice victorious in the struggle ; the latter on 

 Voltigeur ran a dead heat with Russborough, an 

 Irish horse, but in the run-off, Voltigeur, again 

 ridden by Job, proved the better animal, winning 

 the deciding heat with great ease, although the 

 jockey confessed to being a little nervous. 

 Flatman, too, made his mark on the Town Moor 

 by winning two consecutive St. Legers, namely, 

 in 1856 with Warlock, and in 1857 with Impe- 

 rieuse. Another jockey who earned great distinc- 

 tion on the St. Leger course was T. Chaloner, 

 who gained the prize on five different horses. 

 Maidment won the stakes in 1871 for Baron 

 Rothschild on Hannah, and in the following year 

 won again on Wenlock. The chief jockey of 

 his period, Frederick Archer, also earned his 

 share of Doncaster honours, having thrice won 

 the race for his chief patron, Lord Falmouth, and 

 three times for other owners. Of living jockeys 

 who have taken St. Leger decorations it would be 

 unfair not to chronicle the name of John Osborne, 

 who secured honours by a wonderful effort on 

 Lord Clifden, and who rode " the parson's cripple 

 mare," Apology. Grimshaw, Custance, Wells, and 

 Goater have all in their time ridden St. Leger 

 victors. T. Cannon and J, Watts also deserve 

 mention ; the latter has ridden the winner on three 

 occasions. 



The history of the St. Leger is distinguished 

 by many curious events and circumstances, one or 

 two of which may be alluded to. Yorkshiremen 

 of all grades have recollections, pleasant or other- 

 wise, of the annual race for the Blue Ribbon of 

 the North, and of the curious characters who 



