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Derby, Doncaster St. Leger, and Jockey Club Stakes, 

 1896 — and the Ascot Gokl Cup, 1897 — he is well known. 

 Among his Ascot wins may be mentioned the Gold Cup, 

 1 89 1 and 1894 ; Trial Stakes, Ascot Derby Stakes, and 

 34th New Biennial, 1897 ; and the Prince of Wales' Stakes 

 and the Queen's Stand Plate, 1898. 



MoRNiNGTON Cannon was a son of the master of Dane- 

 bury, and was, therefore, among horses from his earliest 

 years. He rode his first race in 1886 at the Kempton 

 Park October Meeting. His winning mounts at Ascot 

 are many, and among them — Royal Hunt Cup, 1891 and 

 1895 ; Ascot and Prince of Wales' Stakes, 1895 ; winning 

 the latter again in 1896. Altogether in 1896 at Ascot he 

 rode the winner in ten races. In 1897 his wins amounted 

 to six, including the New Stakes, St. James' Palace Stakes, 

 Queen's Stand Plate, and Alexandra Plate. In 1898 he won 

 five, and among them the Coronation and New Stakes, 

 in 1899 he rode a dead heat with Charlie Wood in the 

 42nd Ascot Biennial, and was also first in six other races, 

 including the Prince of Wales' Stakes, the Ascot Derby 

 Stakes, the Rous Memorial, and the Wokingham Stakes. 

 In 1900 he was successful in three races, and last year in four. 



¥. RicKABY, although riding in a good number of races 

 at Ascot, has not at present a great record of winning 

 mounts there. He has ridden second many times. Some 

 of his rides to victory were — 42nd Ascot Triennial, 1896 ; 

 36th New Biennial and St. James's Palace Stakes, 1898 ; 

 the Prince of Wales' Stakes and the Gold Cup, 1901. 



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