AS A FOUR-YEAR-OLD 



Mr. Pilkington has nothing entered to help Prince 

 Palatine. I imagine that each owner is convinced 

 of the superiority of his colt, for though I think that 

 Captain Purefoy expected to be beaten at Sandown, 

 the race of last week may have induced him to alter 

 his views. No event on the Turf could be more 

 exciting than a fourth meeting between the chestnut 

 and the bay. Thus far Stedfast has two races to 

 his credit, the Prince one, which probably a large 

 majority of people are convinced should have gone the 

 other way ; against which, however, is to be set the 

 circumstance that when they met for the first time 

 the Prince was giving 7 lb., and did not receive a 7 lb. 

 beating. How would the ring bet ? My idea is that 

 backers would have to lay a shade of odds on Stedfast." 



1912. SANDOWN PARK. 



25TH Renewal of the Eclipse Stakes of £10,000, of which 

 owner of second reed. £900, of third £150; nominator of 

 winner £500 and nominator of second £100 ; by subscrip- 

 tion of £5 each for three yr. olds, or £10 for four yr. olds ; 

 if left in after March 29, 1910, a further £21 for 4 yr. olds; 

 and if left in after Oct. 11, 1910, a further £21 for 3 yr. olds ; 

 and if left in after March 28, 191 1, a further £34 for 3 yr. 

 olds, or £32 for 4 yr. olds ; and if left in after Jan. 2, 1912, 

 a further £55 for 3 yr. olds, or £52 for 4 yr. olds ; with 

 £2120 added ; EcHpse Stakes Course, i| m. (174 ents., 

 viz. 30 at £115, 18 at £63, 22 at £60, 40 at £31, 16 at £26, 

 16 at £10 and 32 at £5— £8735-) 



Mr. T. Pilkington's Prince Palatine, by 



Persimmon, 4 yrs., 10 st. - - - F. O'Neill I 



Lord Derby's Stedfast, 4 yrs., 10 st. - - D. Maher 2 



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