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Edwards' veterinary law was finally invoked. 

 *' Pulling off his white kid gloves, he passed his 

 hand down the horse's back sinews, and rephed, 

 *' He'll pull through, and only just." The result, 

 the Turf historian continues, " proved that he 

 had not drawn his bow at a venture. He could 

 hardly keep him on his legs from the Duke's 

 Stand, and then both his back sinews went so 

 completely that they were nearly an hour getting 

 him home to the stables." The name of Frank 

 Butler will recall memories to many racing men. 

 The Oaks was Butler's most successful race, and 

 in the ten years from 1843 to 1852 this jockey 

 was victorious on no fewer than six occasions, 

 while in the latter year he won the Derby for 

 Mr. Bowes on Daniel O'Eourke, and in the next 

 year for the same master on West Australian, 

 "I only touched him once with the spur, 

 and was glad enough to get him stopped," 

 was Butler's remark afterwards ; and on the 

 grandson of Melbourne he won his second St. 

 Leger. 



The names of jockeys still to be found on the 

 racecourse crop up contemporaneously with the 

 name of Butler, though Aldcroft's rushes are no 

 more, and Wells, a victim to the exigencies of 

 training, has departed. The Grimshaws — Harry, 

 who did such good work, though handicapped by 



