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horseman, who now has a useful string of 

 horses in training at Newmarket, rode St. 

 Galmier, and although unsuccessful on this 

 occasion, the famous amateur had all the 

 best of it at the meetino; ridino^ his own 

 mare, Bellona, to victory in the Grand 

 International Hurdle, and winning the Great 

 Metropolitan Steeplechase, four miles, the 

 next day, on Sir W. Throckmorton's Phan- 

 tom. In the first-named race particularly, 

 he rode a masterly finish. 



Roman Oak was owned by Mr. AV. Leetham 

 when, in 1 890, he made his appearance at the 

 Grand Military meeting at Sandown, and 

 won the Hunt Cup, ridden by Mr. Leetham 

 himself. After this he crossed St. Georo;e's 

 Channel, and won the Irish Grand Military 

 at Punchestown. He ran second for the biff 



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Manchester event, giving a stone and a half 

 to the winner, Dominion, and was then 

 weighted at twelve stone for the Liverpool. 

 He was not successful there, and the distance, 

 four and a half miles, was avowedly too long 

 for him. The following day, however, ridden 



