PRINCE PALATINE 



who was grown into a beautiful horse, I was inclined 

 to regret my expression of opinion in favour of the 

 other, and then looking over Prince Palatine I found 

 cause to doubt whether I was not wronof after all. 

 Stedfast, who had been accustomed as already 

 described to begin slowly, here jumped off as soon 

 as the gate was raised; Prince Palatine hung and 

 lost from four to eight lengths, perhaps it might be 

 put down correctly as six." 



1912. EPSOM. 



Coronation Cup, a Gold Cup value £200 and £1000 in specie, 

 added to a Sweepstakes of £20 each, or £5 if dec, with £iOO 

 added for second and £50 for third ; for three yr. olds and 

 upwards ; Derby Course, about it m. (22 ents., viz. 20 at 

 £20 and 2 at £5— £1590.) 

 Lord Derby's Stedfast, by Chaucer, 4 yrs., 



9 St. 3 lb. 



Mr. T. Pilkington's Prince Palatine, 4 yrs., 



9 St. 3 lb. 



Mr. T. Baring's Mushroom, 4 yrs., 9 st. 3 lb. 

 Mr. T. Lewis's Charles O'Malley, 5 yrs., 



9 St. 6 lb. 



Mr. J. R. Keene's Castleton, 3 yrs., 7 st. 7 lb. 



2/1 agst. Prince Palatine, 11/4 Stedfast, 5/1 Mushroom and 

 Charles O'Malley, 8/1 Castleton. Won by | length, three lengths 

 second and third ; Prince Palatine dwelt at the start and lost 

 ground. 



Mr. Pilkington's great object this season was to 

 win the Ascot Cup, which has so frequently enabled 

 classic winners, as a familiar phrase goes, "to set 

 the seal on their reputation." Prince Palatine had 



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