Riding recollections and turf stories . ing my shoulder very much ; but I didnot say anything about it. Next day I rode LordLyon, and won, beating Savernake a head, poorTom French riding. Of course they blamed him,as is the custom when a jockey is just beaten for abig race, and said he ought to have won ; but theresult was the same in the St. Leger, when theytook French off and put T. Chaloner up. Mr. Sutton and his friends all said Lord Lyon would have won much easier if my arm had been allriofht, but I told them at the time if I had had fivearms I should not have won any further. LordLyon wa
Riding recollections and turf stories . ing my shoulder very much ; but I didnot say anything about it. Next day I rode LordLyon, and won, beating Savernake a head, poorTom French riding. Of course they blamed him,as is the custom when a jockey is just beaten for abig race, and said he ought to have won ; but theresult was the same in the St. Leger, when theytook French off and put T. Chaloner up. Mr. Sutton and his friends all said Lord Lyon would have won much easier if my arm had been allriofht, but I told them at the time if I had had fivearms I should not have won any further. LordLyon was a very nice horse to ride, and free enough,although not a puller. I went to Ilsley ten daysbefore the Derby to do riding work and get myselffit, as Sir James Paget, whom I had consulted, hadadvised me to do so, but I was to ride a quiet horse atfirst. When I walked on to the Downs with the lateJames Dover, I recollect him calling to Thomas (thestable-jockey who rode Lord Lyon in the TwoThousand) to bring the horse for me to get on. I. B Sbavc for tbc Xcoer 49 said to Mr. Dover: You are not going to put meon Lord Lyon first, are you ?His answer was : Well, he is the quietest horse I have I rode him in his work all the timeI was at Ilsley. Lord Lyon won the Derby easierthan he did the St. Leger. At Doncaster it wasa very short head indeed ; in fact, neither Chaloner, Savernakes jockey, nor myself, knew which hadwon after passing the post. I said to Chaloner, Ithink I have just done you, as I was on the rightside, farthest away from the judge, which is alwaysan advantage. It is my opinion that Savernakewas unlucky that day ; he was shut in at thedistance, and when he got clear, he had to comeround his horses, yet he was catching Lord Lyon,who was tiring, very fast. I always considerthat Lord Lyon was rather a lucky horse, andthat he was not a real good one, as will be shownwhen I describe his race with Rama at Lincoln inanother chapter. It is, however, certain t
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