48 MALTON. 



It was a pity that the horse was not entered 

 in some of the valuable weight for age races, for 

 it is difficult to see how he could have failed to 

 win one or more of them when this form is taken 

 into consideration. Mr. I'Anson had H,000 guineas 

 bid for him at Dor. caster, but, judging rightly 

 that he had a cup horse of the first rank, he 

 declined the offer. He ran altogether sixteen 

 times in 1885, winning nine races of the aggregate 

 value in stakes of £1,800 and the Doncaster Cup, 

 a very good performance for an ex-selling plater, 

 and one on which his owner justly loves to 

 expatiate. The hard work he did in 1885 told 

 on him, and in 188G he developed a leg and 

 never was able to start in that year. In 1887 

 he ran unplaced twice, but the severe work he 

 had done as a two and three-year-old (he ran 

 thirteen times before he became the jn-opertyof Mr. 

 I'Anson) had told a tale, and there was so much 

 difficulty in training him that he was put out of 

 work. He is an exceedingly good looking horse, 

 Avith beautiful shoulders, back and quarters, and 

 fine action, and that he was a racehorse of the 

 highest order there can be little doubt. It is 

 unfortunate that he should have been in a certain 

 manner sacrificed to the auri sacra fames, for he 

 was that exceedingly scarce article, a first-class 

 stayer. 



Bread Knife was a Doncaster purchase and 

 cost 190 guineas; but althougli ho paid his way 



