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numerous wins including the King's Plate (four times), the 

 Gold Cup, the Swinley Stakes, and Oatlands Stakes. 



J. Day was one of the best jockeys of his time, winning 

 no fewer than 31 races at Ascot alone. In 1836 he won 

 the Gold Cup on Lord Westminster's Touchstone, and 

 His Majesty's Plate on four occasions. He was successful 

 in the first year of the Ascot Derby Stakes on Mr. 

 Crosby's Pussy. The Oatlands, Albany, and St. James' 

 Palace Stakes also helped to lengthen his list of triumphs. 

 He was the father of the two younger Days, who are 

 treated of elsewhere. S. Barnard, who won the Woking- 

 ham Stakes in 1823, is a less known member of the early 

 jockeys. 



Of the men who have ridden the Cup horses to victory 

 Sam Chifney was the most noted in the early part of the 

 last century. His neat appearance in the saddle, and his 

 remarkable judgment of pace, were the two chief features 

 in his riding. He was the son of a well-known jockey, 

 Sam Chifney the elder, and in his day was noted for his 

 perfection of hand and power in the saddle, above any 

 man of his weight. Several of his victories at Ascot were 

 gained with the famous Zinganee, in particular the Gold 

 Cup and Oatlands Stakes in 1S29. 



Buckle was the son of a saddler at Newmarket, and 

 was employed, at a very early age, in the stables .of the 

 Honourable Richard Vernon. He rode the winners of five 

 Derbys, seven Oaks, and two St. Leger Stakes, besides 

 all the chief races at Newmarket. In 1802, he greatly 

 distinguished himself by winning both the Derby and Oaks 

 on what were considered indifferent horses. His Derby 

 mount was the Duke of Grafton's Tyrant, which was 



