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so far been denied him, but he won the One Thousand 

 on Nun Nicer and Winifreda, the Oaks on La Sagesse, and 

 the St. Leger on Sir Visto, and for many years he has been 

 among the leading half-dozen at the end of the season. 

 T, Loates has been more fortunate in the classic events than 

 his brother. He won the Derby on Donovan and again 

 on Isinglass, the St. Leger on Isinglass, the Two Thousand 

 Guineas on Isinglass and St. Frusquin, and the One 

 Thousand Guineas on Siffleuse. I have seen him ride many 

 fine races, and have always thought that he was never 

 seen to greater advantage than when on St. Frusquin he 

 just failed to beat Persimmon in the Derby. In the Princess 

 of Wales' Stakes at Newmarket he rode a very fine race 

 on the same horse. It will perhaps be remembered that 

 as the leaders in that race came to the crest of the hill, about 

 one hundred and fifty yards below the judge's box, Per- 

 simmon, St. Frusquin, and Regret were as nearly level as 

 possible. All three jockeys were sitting still, and all 

 three horses were going well, when suddenly Loates 

 shot St. Frusquin out, with the result that he instantly 

 secured an advantage of half a length. It was then a case 

 of Watts, Loates, and Cannon all riding their hardest, but 

 St. Frusquin exactly maintained his advantage, and I have 

 always thought that the victory was not so much due to the 

 horse's superiority as to the fact that Loates got first run. 



The brothers Loates are wonderfully wide-awake jockeys. 

 They not only know exactly how their own horses are going 

 every time they ride, but they can afterwards tell what all 

 the others were doing, who were lucky and who the 

 reverse, and if any particular horse who ought to have won 

 was beaten they always seem to know the reason, and can 

 describe the circumstances which led to the defeat. This 

 power of observation, which is by no means common in 

 jockeys, was likewise possessed by Charles (" Ben ") Loates, 

 the retired brother of Tom and Sam. In races with the 

 redoubtable Sloan the brothers Loates have played very 

 important parts. First it was Tommy who managed to beat 

 the American on the post, and when he dropped out Sammy 

 took up the running with a vengeance. No more en- 



