8 PRETTY POLLY 



Treble events on these particular races must be very 

 rare nowadays, but these were the odds taken towards 

 the close of the recess when it was known that the filly 

 had wintered well. 



The Two Thousand Guineas were won easily enough 

 by St. Amant, whose superiority over the colts of his 

 own age was thus confirmed. 



On the afternoon of her first classic race Pretty Polly 

 was early on view in the paddock preceded by a cob to 

 which she was much attached, and who always accom- 

 panied her to the course. 



The filly fully bore out the assertion that she had 

 wintered well, and had thickened out a little, although 

 she had not grown more than half an inch. 



Pretty Polly's sweet temper is not the least of her 

 good qualities, and she submitted with the utmost good 

 grace to be surrounded by a crowd of spectators while 

 she was being saddled. 



The field for the One Thousand totalled seven, in- 

 cluding Lord Falmouth's unbeaten filly Fiancee, and 

 the Malton filly Barbette, who had won the Gimcrack 

 Stakes at the York August Meeting. 



The former looked very fit and was confidently 

 expected to be the runner up to the favourite, but the 

 race was looked upon to be such a certainty for Pretty 

 Polly that she started at 4 to i on, 6 to i being offered 

 against Fiancde. Four minutes after the scheduled 



