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Doncaster we had, as we thought, got him fairly 

 sound again. The St. Leger brought his racing 

 career to a sudden end. If Right- away had 

 been endowed with legs capable of standing more 

 work the probability is he would have done big 

 things on the Turf. 



Another of the Kingsclere winners in 1890 

 was The Imp, by Robert the Devil. He secured 

 the " Jubilee " Stakes at Kempton. At that 

 time he belonged to Sir J. T. Mackenzie ; but 

 a fortnight later he was transferred to the Prince 

 of Wales. He did not win again that season, 

 but in 1 89 1 was successful in handicaps at 

 Manchester, Ascot, and Goodwood. 



One of the yearlings that came to me from 

 Crichel in 1889 was Common, bred by Lord 

 Alington, who owned him in partnership with 

 Sir Frederick Johnstone. He was a big brown 

 colt by Isonomy out of Thistle, by Scottish Chief. 

 At that time he was thought to be nothing out 

 of the way. His appearance, indeed, was such, 

 that he gave one the impression he would be 

 useless on the Turf. He was not a horse at all 

 — a bit here and a bit there, weedy and thin, 

 with legs and joints everything they should not 

 have been. Virtually he was a cripple. There 

 was only one course to pursue with him, and 

 that was to give him plenty of time to come to 

 himself Little by little I managed to build 

 him up. Many months had sped by before 



