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he rode as a feather weight, an incident of more than 

 ordinary interest, as it was also the occasion of the ddbut 

 of an eminent contemporary of Marlow, Sam Rogers. 

 He accepted a fixed engagement with Mr. Copeland in 

 1827, and at once began to show his exceptional talent. 

 He won the Chester Cup on King Cole during the next 

 spring, though the horse was considered unworthy of being 

 mentioned in the betting. In 1848 Marlow began under 

 Lord Eglinton an engagement which included the most 

 conspicuous successes of his career. Among the events 

 of his first year was the Triennial at Ascot. In 1849 he 

 won the Derby and the St. Leger on the Dutchman ; and 

 at Ascot the Emperor's Plate on Van Tromp, after a race 

 of peculiar interest, and from adversaries so skilful and 

 well-mounted as Flatman, Butler, and Templeman. In 

 1850 Marlow again won the Emperor's Plate on the 

 Flying Dutchman, and in 1853, on Catherine Hayes, he 

 won the Coronation Stakes at the same meeting. Indeed, 

 Ascot Heath was always a lucky course for him, and to the 

 above-named successes on that ground must be added the 

 Hunt Cup, for Sir R. Bulkeley, on the Bishop of Romford's 

 Cob, and the Ascot Derby,, in 1851, on Phlegethon. In 

 1855, while riding in the Oaks, his mount, Nettle, bolted 

 and fell over the chains, and Marlow's leg was broken. 

 He returned to his duties after an absence of two years. 



Francis, or, as he was popularly styled, Frank Butler, 

 was born in 181 7, and was the son of a trainer of good 

 position. His mother was a sister of Samuel and William 

 Chifney, the latter of whom was Butler's Preceptor in the 

 art of horsemanship. His first engagement was in the stables 

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