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then went back to the paddocks at Eaton, where 

 she bred Adieu to St. Simon, Baddiley to Sheen, 

 and Just Cause to Best Man. She was twenty- 

 four years old when she died. 



By Beauclerc out of Stella, by High Treason, 

 Luminar)' belonged to Lord Alington and his 

 partner, and for them won five races. He was 

 a pretty good horse as a two-year-old, when he 

 was successful in the Ascot Triennial, the Hurst- 

 bourne Stakes at Stockbridge, the July Stakes at 

 Newmarket (in which, at level weights, he de- 

 feated Melton by a head), and the Molecomb Stakes 

 at Goodwood. This was a promising record, 

 but as he got older his legs began to give trouble 

 and he also went wrong in his wind. He was a 

 good-looking, level-made brown horse, and went 

 to the stud in Ireland. He gained no distinction as 

 a sire, except that one of his daughters became the 

 dam of Jerry M., winner of the Grand National. 



The Rebecca colt carried Mr. John Gretton*s 

 colours. He won races at Ascot and Manchester 

 as a two-year-old, and also the Chesterfield 

 Nursery at Derby. Redskin is recorded as the 

 winner of the last-named race, but everybody 

 except the judge was certain the Rebecca colt 

 (by Nuneham) was first past the post. Match 

 Girl, who won two races (as a juvenile) at Stock- 

 bridge for Lord Alington and Sir Frederick 

 Johnstone, afterwards acquired fame as the dam 

 of Matchbox and Matchmaker. 



