PRINCE PALATINE 



" All due credit must be given to Prince Palatine," 

 I wrote at the time, " for the resolution with which he 

 struggled. Many of the Persimmons are shifty ; no 

 colt could have run more gamely than did the Prince, 

 who got his head in front, lost and then regained 

 his advantage. It was evident that Maher was 

 badly hampered at the finish, but all my neighbours 

 seemed to share my conviction that Stedfast had got 

 home, and we were amazed to see ' No. 2 ' hoisted 

 above the Judge's box. Nothing could have been 

 more significant than what immediately happened. 

 Backers and layers entertained no sort of doubt that 

 an objection was inevitable. I am told that at one 

 time more than 2 to i was laid on Stedfast getting 

 the race. I was offered 5 to 4 against Prince 

 Palatine when I went to the rails to see what was 

 being done. Lord Derby, however, scarcely 

 hesitated. Maher certainly appeared to have been 

 prevented from winning, and I think there can be 

 little doubt that if an objection had been laid 

 Stedfast would have got the race, but his owner 

 rapidly concluded that it would be unsportsmanlike 

 to endeavour to disturb the verdict, and so the affair 

 ended. Backers of Stedfast did not very cordially 

 approve of this chivalrous attitude, and it was not 

 to be expected that they would do so, but it is, 

 nevertheless, admirable." 



I proceeded to comment on the fact that the 



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