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RACING. 



in our ken, was the celebrated trial match between St. Simon 

 and Tristan in public over the last mile-and-a-half of the 

 Cesarew'itch course before the first regular race on Thursday in 

 the Second Spring Meeting of 1884. It was well known that the 

 cause of this friendly contest was to decide which of these two 

 horses should run for the Epsom Cup, as in either case to run 

 for meant to win it. The Duke of Portland said he could not 

 bear to see his horse beaten. M. Lefevre, though he had more 

 than once survived this catastrophe in the case of Tristan, and 

 presumably would have been able to do so again, was by no 

 means anxious unnecessarily to run his faithful servant, who 

 had before him a series of absolutely last performances ; so 

 the match was made as aforesaid, was the medium of a very 

 considerable amount of speculation at 3 to i, and 100 to 30 

 on the young one, and ended thus — 



Won without an effort by six lengths ; the others beaten off. 

 St. Simon literally smothered the chestnut the whole way, who 

 ran as he always did, as true as steel, though it was constantly 

 predicted of him that he would one day put his backers in the 

 hole, by stopping to kick, or in some way showing temper. His 

 disposition was not angelic, yet we believe he was never in his 

 life beaten except by a better horse — at the weights bien 

 entendu. Credo and Iambic were put in as pace-makers for 

 their respective stables, and a very poor time the pair had 

 of it. 



St. Simon of course walked over for the Epsom Gold Cup. 



Impenetrable are the mysteries of the Manton stable, yet 

 as it may have been over a distance of ground that the cele- 

 brated trial took place which was endorsed ' No Effects,' and 



