ILLUSTRATIONS 



Pretty Polly (Photogravure) . . Frontispiece 



Pretty Polly's First Race (The Finish) . To face page 2 



Gallinule . , . . „ 4 



Admiration (With colt foal by Isinglass, now 



Admirable Crichton) . . „ 8 



Pretty Polly (W. Lane up) . . ,, 10 



St. Amant (K. Cannon up) . . „ 12 



" Little Missus " (Pretty Polly's Companion) „ 14 



Henry the First (O. Madden up) . „ 20 



Presto II (By Rueil — Mademoiselle Pr^f^re) ,, 22 



Macdonald II (By Bay Ronald — Myrtledene) ,, 24 



Hammerkop (By Gallinule — Concussion) . „ 26 



Zinfandel (By Persimmon — Medora) . „ 28 



Caius (By Reverend — Choice) . . „ 32 



Hackler's Pride (B. Dillon up) . . ,, 34 



Adula (By Gallinule — Admiration) . ,, 36 



Achilles (By Avington — Ankles) . „ 38 



Cicero (By Cyllene — Gas) . . ,, 40 



Pretty Polly's Trainer and Jockeys . ,, 42 



Bachelor's Button (D. Maher up) . „ 46 



Major Eustace Loder . . „ 48 



Eyrefield Lodge, The Curragh . „ 50 



Clarehaven Lodge, Newmarket . ,, 52 



Clarehaven Lodge, Newmarket (The Stables) ,, 56 



