AS A FIVE-YEAR-OLD 



£iOO added for second, and £50 for third ; for 3 yr. olds and 

 upwards ; Derby Course, about i| m. (32 ents., viz. 24 at 

 ;£20and 8 at £5— £1700.) 



Mr. T. Pilkington's Prince Palatine, by 



Persimmon, 5 yrs., 9 st. 6 lb. 

 Mr. Sol. Joel's Long Set, 6 yrs., 9 st. 6 lb. - 

 Mr. P. F. Heybourn's Cigar, 5 yrs., 9 st. 6 lb. 

 Mr. H. B. Duryea's Shannon, 4 yrs., 9 st. 3 lb. 



6/5 on Prince Palatine, 7/2 agst. Long Set, 4/1 Shannon, 

 lo/i Cigar. Won by 3 lengths, 4 lengths second and third. 



I may begin comment on the Ascot adventure by 

 quoting what I wrote at the time, and elucidating it 

 afterwards : 



"When betting on the Gold Cup opened even 

 money was to be had about Prince Palatine, and I 

 heard 5 to 2 offered against Tracery. Gradually 

 last year's winner advanced to 7 to 4 on ; Tracery, 

 as I was surprised to find from the papers, went out 

 to 6 to I. More than one backer was much pleased 

 at being able to get 4's, What happened has been 

 so exhaustively discussed that I must not go into 

 it at length, having really nothing new to say. It 

 scarcely seems that these interruptions to sport are 

 likely to become frequent ; the man or woman who 

 places himself or herself in the way of advancing 

 horses is always likely to be bruised, and if he 

 or she escapes the mob are soon more than ready 

 to make up deficiencies. (That funny man, Mr. 

 Bernard Shaw, by the way, says that his friend Miss 



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