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that allowed for corporal discipline and insufficient evidence. The judge admonished the men for unreasonable excuses for punishment and treatment of the boys as if they were slaves. Tom's reputation was ruined; Alec was "not implicated in the beatings".
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From the proceeds of success, Alec Taylor purchased adjoining farms as they became available, one being named 'Bayardo' after 1909 St Leger winner. He claimed victory in twenty-one of the
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The buildings possess a singularly attractive and quiet beauty. spacious paddocks, splendid stables, and boxes unsurpassed for size and abundance of light and air.
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