PRINCE PALATINE 



a neck from Lady Lightfoot, Sir Peter Walker's St. 

 Evremonde, 4 years, third, two lengths away, and 

 Mr. Barclay Walker's Alcseus, another four-year-old, 

 last. As she had been schooled it was thought as 

 well to give her another chance. She was sent 

 to Ludlow, but finished nowhere for the Ludlow 

 Hurdle Race behind the well-named Centre- Board, 

 a son of Speed and Ballast. Her final attempt was 

 in the Bradmore Maiden Hurdle Race at the Mid- 

 land Hunt Meeting, where she was a poor third, 

 though starting favourite at 7 to 4 ; and after this 

 moderate career she was withdrawn from training 

 and sent to the stud. 



Whether a horse mainly derives his merit, and it 

 may perhaps be added his demerit, from his sire or 

 his dam is a question which has been disputed from 

 time immemorial. On the one hand are the suc- 

 cessful sires who year after year with rare lapses 

 produce notable winners, on the other hand there 

 are mares who seem unable to throw anything but 

 winners with whatever horses they may be mated. 

 We have seen what Prince Palatine is on his paternal 

 side. I have remarked that Footlight was rich in 

 running blood, and should add that she was a 

 daughter of Cremorne, who won the Derby of 1872, 

 and of Paraffin, this mare a daughter of Blair Athol, 

 winner of the Derby in 1864, and of Paradigm. 

 Paraffin was an own sister to Lord Lyon, who won 



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