"Old Buck," and Others 



glimpse of an extraordinary equine family that 

 has given us a number of sterling 'chasers. They 

 have stamped their name on the scroll of fame, 

 and any one — either horse or man or dog — who 

 has done that deserves surely a word or two (not 

 more) of praise. We cannot afford to be too 

 prodigal in these hard times with respect to our 

 chorus of recognition. Yet, as an old jockey used 

 to say, " A good horse is always good, especially 

 when he produces a better " — kindly note the 

 sequence of " Old Buck " and " Grudon " — " and 

 a good man is never better till he achieves a 

 similar feat, which does not come off once in ten 

 times." 



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