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the Oaks, however, have several times proved 

 victorious in the St. Leger. Queen of Trumps, 

 1835; Formosa, 1868; Hannah, 1871 ; Marie 

 Stuart, 1873; Apology, 1874; Janette, 1878; and 

 Sea Breeze in the year 1888, were all credited 

 with the double event. 



Of jockeys who had mounts in the Oaks, the 

 Chifneys may be mentioned as having won the 

 race on nine occasions, victory falling to the elder 

 Chifney four times. Buckle, however, the greatest 

 horseman of his time, takes precedence as having 

 been nine times victorious in the ladies' battle ; 

 Frank Butler six times landed his horse at the 

 head of the field, four of the races which fell to 

 his prowess being run in successive years, namely 

 in 1849, 1850, 1851, and 1852, Lady Evelyn, 

 Rhidycina, Iris, and Songstress being the names of 

 the fillies ridden by him on these four occasions; 

 their owners were Lord Chesterfield, Mr. Hobson, 

 Lord Stanley, and Mr. J. Scott. John Day rode 

 five Oaks winners; Scott rode the winner on three 

 occasions ; Lye also scored three victories, as did 

 Templeman. 



Coming to what by comparison may be called 

 modern times, we have to credit that able horse- 

 man, George Fordham, with five victories ; F. 

 Archer won the Oaks on four occasions, three 

 of the wins being for Lord Falmouth ; T. Cannon 

 has been twice successful in the race ; that careful 

 horseman, John Osborne, has one Oaks win to his 

 credit ; Wood, Woodburn, and Robinson have 

 each had one turn. 



For the long period of one hundred and 

 eleven years the subscribers to the Oaks ran for 

 their own money only the Epsom authorities 



