ijS ON AND OFF THE TURF, 



but when Mr. Wallace had had him for some time, he 

 came on wonderfully, and won several good races. 

 Titan developed into a remarkably fine horse, and the 

 last time I saw him at Eandwick, before his death, he 

 was about the best-looking horse in the paddock. 



Titan won the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield a 

 couple of years back, and I have cause to remember 

 that win, as he beat Mr. Oatley's horse, Bel Giorno, 

 trained by Mr. W. Forrester. In Bel Giorno Mr. For- 

 rester thought he had a good thing for this race, and 

 he told me to back it before he left Sydney. Titan, 

 however, beat him after a capital finish ; but I had my 

 revenge when Warpaint just beat Titan on the last day 

 of the meeting. 



Warpaint I secured the good odds of ten to 

 one about, and although I think Titan was unlucky 

 to lose, the win was none the less welcome. 



Titan followed his Caulfield success up with an 

 easy win at Flemington with a heavy weight in the 

 saddle, and Mr. O'Brien remarked to me after that 

 race that a Newmarket handicap had been thrown 

 away with the son of Chester. Had Mr. Wallace 

 kept Titan for the Newmarket, he would have got in 

 with not much over eight stone, and the race would, 

 I think, have been little short of a certainty for him. 

 So much for the sensational Titan. 



Bravo's Gup win was not such a surprise as many 

 people imagined, for the horse was well backed at 



