Riding recollections and turf stories . ctor was just beaten aneck. Several other good horses ran in that race,and I recollect that one called Musketeer brokehis back at the last fence but one. Musketeerwas considered very smart, and they had refused^2,000—a big price in those days—for him thatvery morning. After this The Doctor was giventop weight in every handicap, and he never seemedto be allowed a chance. I dont think he ran forabout a couple of years, until in 1870, when he wassecond for the Liverpool, carrying 11 st. 6 lb. to TheColonel 11 St. 12 lb, The Colonel had won theprevious year,
Riding recollections and turf stories . ctor was just beaten aneck. Several other good horses ran in that race,and I recollect that one called Musketeer brokehis back at the last fence but one. Musketeerwas considered very smart, and they had refused^2,000—a big price in those days—for him thatvery morning. After this The Doctor was giventop weight in every handicap, and he never seemedto be allowed a chance. I dont think he ran forabout a couple of years, until in 1870, when he wassecond for the Liverpool, carrying 11 st. 6 lb. to TheColonel 11 St. 12 lb, The Colonel had won theprevious year, and I consider him to be one of thebest steeplechase horses I ever saw. Although TheDoctor failed on that occasion, he made a boldattempt, and after a gallant struggle was beaten byhalf a length. It was after this race that theSociety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animalssummoned George Holman before the magistratesfor cruelty, and as their only evidence was fromwhat they read in the newspapers, of course thecase was Xlbe Boctor 281 After that race The Doctor was sold to theDuke of Hamilton for ^1,200, but he never wasthe same horse afterwards, and althouo-h he ranseveral times, he never won. I think that the racefor the Liverpool really broke his heart, and he wasnever any more good as a racehorse. In his laterperformances at Croydon and Baden-Baden hestopped in the middle of a field and kicked on bothoccasions. In those days I used to go over toFrance to ride for the Duke of Hamilton, and Istayed at Chantilly with Planner, who trained forhis Grace. One day we were talking about hunting,and Planner casually said to me : Why dont you ask the Duke to let you havesome of his old steeplechase horses ?—they wouldmake you first-rate hunters. Why, there is the old Doctor no good to him now ! Happening to see Mr. Peter Crawshaw that day,I told him that I intended to ask the Duke for theold horse. He said directly : It will be no use, Cus, as he is mine when hisra
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