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English: Moifaa in the paddock at Aintree

Identifier: kingedwardviiass00wats (find matches)
Title: King Edward VII. as a sportsman
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Watson, Alfred Edward Thomas, 1849-1922
Subjects: Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910 Horses Sports -- Great Britain
Publisher: London : Longmans, Green and Co.
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
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and when he rode back Ambush, stonedead, was lying on his jockey, nor was the trainerable to release the rider. Obtaining assistance, how-ever, the horse was pulled away and Anthony set free,most happily having sustained no serious injury, thoughcompletely knocked out. It was a melancholy telegram which Mr. Lush-ington despatched to His Majesty, who promptlyreplied that he was much distressed, and gave in-structions that the horse should be examined by aveterinary surgeon to ascertain what had been thematter with him. Meantime, knowing that HisMajesty would like to preserve the horses feet assouvenirs, the trainer had them cut off and alsocaused the unfortunate animal to be decapitated. Itwas ascertained that he had broken a blood-vesselin the lung, and seeing that the remains of Ambushwere buried, Mr. Lushington was not a little per-plexed to receive instructions from His Majesty tohave the skeleton set up, as the King designed topresent it to a museum. The horse was disinterred 260
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The Kings Steeplechase Horses accordingly, the feet fastened on, and His Majestyscommands obeyed. Ambush II. was not only an extraordinarily finefencer, but, according to Mr. Lushington, the verybest flat-race horse he ever rode ; and this is highpraise, for very few men have ever had such a variedexperience, or ridden with more sustained success.When well, his trainer declares that he simply para-lysed the horses who galloped with him. Steeple-chasers of repute have on one or two occasions runfor the Cesarewitch and shown up ignominicslyagainst flat racers ; but, fully aware of this, M*Lushington is convinced that Ambushs speed wasremarkable that had he been entered for the longdistance Newmarket handicap he must have madea great show, had it been possible to find a boy todo him justice ; for naturally he would not havebeen set to carry a great deal of weight. He wasmuch better on a left-handed course than on a right,and Liverpool therefore suited him. The split pasternhad completely

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