EARLY TRIALS. 



Three-quarters of a mile. 



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Won in a canter by seven lengths, two lengths between 

 second and third. 



And again, on August 17, this was something more than 

 confirmed by the following trial : 



Three-quarters of a mile. 



Won in a canter by three lengths, half a length between 

 second and third. 



On each of these occasions Gardevisure went the fastest for 

 half a mile, and the farther they went the farther Lord Lyon 

 would have won. 



The trial as a yearling of this same filly Gardevisure, General 

 Pearson considers the best performance at that age he ever 

 witnessed. She was tried three furlongs at level weights with 

 Jezabel, also a yearhng; there were four other horses in with 

 them, and Gardevisure won in a common canter by seven 

 lengths. So impressed was the General with this performance, 

 that he turned to his confederate Mr. Sutton with the remark, 

 *Dick, this mare will win you 10,000/.' 'What's the use of 

 10,000/. to me ?' was the reply. ' I owe 30,000/. in one sum.' 

 However, the mare was better than the General's promise, and 

 in the long run won a larger amount than he had predicted for 

 JNIr. Sutton, who, at the time he gave up owning horses, must 

 have been a very considerable gainer by his turf transactions. 



