Art Treasures of Kinloch Castle

STEEPLECHASERS OWNED BY

SIR GEORGE BULLOUGH, BT.

Written from first-hand, on-going research and illustrated from his personal photographic archive by George W. Randall, co-founder in July 1996 and former Vice Chairman Kinloch Castle Friends’ Association.

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PART ONE OF TWO

THE 30 STEEPLECHASERS (SO FAR TRACED)
OWNED BY SIR GEORGE AND LADY BULLOUGH

Major Ian Bullough (Sir George's half-brother) raced his seven year old steeplechaser,
Castlewrixon Lassie, by Crackenthorpe out of Camilla by Turk's Cap once on 28 Apri1 915 at Punchestown, Ireland, in the Kildare and Irish National Hunt Ponsonby Plate, the mare was unplaced. He also ran Molly M by Tom Tit out of a dam by Cambuslang in the
National Hunt Cup at Punchestown on the same day finishing fourth of thirteen starters.

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WAVYLACE (Chestnut Gelding)

Colt born 1909 by Wavelet's Pride out of Curtain.

Sir George Bullough owned and raced Wavylace for seven years, 1912-1919.

FULL RACING CAREER ANALYSIS -

Course descriptions from Sporting Chronicle Racing Up-to-Date 1914.

WAVYLACE first race aged three years.

WAVYLACE second race.

WAVYLACE third race, first in ownership Sir George Bullough.

WAVYLACE fourth race, second in ownership Sir George Bullough.

WAVYLACE fifth race, third in ownership Sir George Bullough.

WAVYLACE RAN EIGHT RACES IN 1913 AGED FOUR
(Sixth race overall - fourth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.)

Wavylace fifth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace sixth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace seventh race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace eighth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace ninth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace tenth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace eleventh race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

WAVYLACE RAN THIRTEEN RACES IN 1914 AGED FIVE

Wavylace eleventh race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace twelfth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace thirteenth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace fourteenth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace fifteenth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace sixteenth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace seventeenth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace eighteenth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace nineteenth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace twentieth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace twenty-first race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace twenty-second race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace twenty-third race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

WAVYLACE RAN NINE RACES IN 1915 AGED SIX

Wavylace twenty-fourth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

NOTE: The winner, Royal Canal, ran as a 3, 4 and 5 year old for Sir George Bullough.

Lady Nelson's Ally Sloper went on to win the Aintree Grand National on 26 March 1915.

Wavylace twenty-fifth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace twenty-sixth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace twenty-seventh race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace twenty-eighth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace twenty-ninth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace thirtieth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace thirty-first race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace thirty-second race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

DEAD HEAT - RUN OFF TO DECIDE WINNER!

WAVYLACE RAN FIVE RACES IN 1916 AGED SEVEN

Wavylace thirty-third race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace thirty-fourth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace thirty-fifth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace thirty-sixth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace thirty-seventh race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

WAVYLACE RAN SEVEN RACES IN 1917 AGED EIGHT

Wavylace thirty-eighth race in ownership Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace thirty-ninth race in ownership of Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace fortieth race in ownership of Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace forty-first race in ownership of Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace forty-second race in ownership of Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace forty-third race in ownership of Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace forty-fourth race in ownership of Sir George Bullough.

WAVYLACE RAN FOUR RACES IN 1918 AGED NINE.

Wavylace forty-fifth race in ownership of Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace forty-sixth race in ownership of Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace forty-seventh race in ownership of Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace forty-eighth race in ownership of Sir George Bullough.

WAVYLACE RAN TEN RACES IN 1919 AGED TEN.

Sir George Bullough was one of six Stewards of the National Hunt Committee

for the Year 1919 along with

W. Murland, Esq., Lt.-Col. F. Lort Phillips, Sir Marteine Lloyd, Bart., Lt. Col. J. McKie

and Capt. G. Larnach-Nevill.

Wavylace forty-ninth race in ownership of Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace fiftieth race in ownership of Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace fifty-first race in ownership of Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace fifty-second race in ownership of Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace fifty-third race in ownership of Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace fifty-fourth race in ownership of Sir George Bullough.

The Stanley Steeple Chase Wavylace won by ten lengths.

Following race, Grand National Handicap Chase, won by Sunloch.

Wavylace fifty-fifth race in ownership of Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace fifty-sixth race in ownership of Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace fifty-seventh race in ownership of Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace's fifty-eighth race in the colours of Sir George Bullough.

Wavylace's sixty-first career race.

Wavylace's sixty-second career race.

Wavylace's sixty-third career race.

Wavylace's sixty-fourth career race.

Wavylace's sixty-fifth and final career race.

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ADDITIONAL NOTES:

GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASES 1912 - 1915

1912

At the Canal Turn - Jerry M's National 1912.

1913
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1914
Regent was nine years old.
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The Aintree Grand National re-named for 1915
GRAND NATIONAL CHASE HANDICAP
Held at Aintree 25 March 1915.

The 1916, 1917 and 1918 "Grand Nationals" were held at Gatwick Racecourse,

Surrey, the land today forming part of Gatwick International Airport.

Winner by 8 lengths Ballymacad

beating Vermouth, the 1915 winner into third place.

Ten year old Ballymacad's owner, Sir George Bullough,

received £500 and a Cup value £100.

Sir George donated the prize money to St. Dunstan's Hospital

for blinded soldiers and seamen.

Two of the running plates worn by Ballymacad

displayed in the Library at Kinloch Castle.

1918 "WAR NATIONAL" STEEPLE CHASE (HANDICAP)

1920 - 1922

By 1920 the stark financial and social costs of World War I were becoming increasingly apparent.

Sir George’s twenty-four yearlong passion for steam yachts ended with the sale of Rhouma II in 1919. The owners of requisitioned vessels, modified to meet the needs of war, found the costs of bringing them back to their former glory prohibitively costly.

Sir George's Highland home, Kinloch Castle, particularly its policies, had suffered as a result of all able bodied men being called up, only two of the fourteen gardeners returning. The availability, let alone the cost of staffing back to the halcyon days of “Good King Edward” were assigned to history.