PRINCE PALATINE 



to win the Ascot Cup, and here I may again draw 

 upon my previous book, King Edward VII. as a 

 Sportsman, 



For the purpose of leading Persimmon in his 

 work an old horse called Glentilt was purchased, 

 a good stayer, for he had run second at the Great 

 Metropolitan Stakes at Epsom with 7 st. 7 lb., 

 giving weight to the winner, Soliman. Persimmon 

 throve, and shortly before Ascot was tried. He 

 carried 9 st. 12 lb., Glentilt 6 st. 3 lb., and with 

 others to help they were sent two miles and a half 

 on the July course. When Persimmon was passing 

 the winning post Glentilt had not got into the dip, 

 being in fact from a furlong to a quarter of a mile 

 behind, and in receipt, as will be perceived, of 

 3 St. 9 lb. That Persimmon could lose the Cup 

 seemed impossible, and in fact he cantered home 

 for it at his leisure, the verdict in his favour being 

 eight lengths. A few weeks later he made his last 

 appearance, at Sandown, winning the Eclipse Stakes 

 at his ease. Odds of 100 to 12 were laid on him, 

 100 to 8 against Velasquez who was second, 25 to 

 I against Bay Ronald, an indifferent third, Brad- 

 wardine and Beato hopeless outsiders. Tempting 

 as the subject is I must not dwell too long upon 

 Persimmon, whose career at the stud was no less 

 successful than on the turf, and that Prince Palatine 

 is the best of his sons, past or present, is from 



