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I | • ASCETICS DESCENDANTS ARE STAYERS Is is worthy of note that two of the horses which completed the ceene in the Grand National at Liverpool last Friday are descendants of the dead sir,- Ascetic. The dam of Taffytus. which finished third, is Faithful Lassie, by Ascetic, aud that of Sergeant Murphy. Rosegraf:. by Ascetic. lie was also ihe sire of Ascetics Silver, which won the steeplechase classic in P.MXi in the record time 01" »:::--• Ascetic was foaled iu 1S71 and was bred from a f..motis line of stayers, being » aoa of Hermit — Lady Alicia, by Melbourne. He died iu Ireland at li.e aye of twenty -si*.
