CHAPTER XV 



A the Doncaster sales I had been greatly 

 struck with the appearance of a slashing 

 chestnut yearling filly bred by Mr. Russell 

 Swanwick, and already named by him 

 Dornroschen, by Prism Rose Garden, by Kingcraft. 

 Her dam, Eglantyne, by Hermit. Prism was by 

 Speculum, but did not inherit the staying powers of the 

 latter. In fact, he was a sprinter pure and simple ; 

 though a grand looking horse and winner of the 

 Steward's Cup at Goodwood. 



It is worthy of mention that Rose Garden was the 

 grandam of The Tetrarch ; though her daughter was 

 the result of mating, not with Prism, but with that 

 horse's sire, Speculum. It is possible that the sus- 

 picion of lack of stamina which attached to some of 

 The Tetrarch's stock may have arisen on account of 

 a weak branch on his dam's family tree. This inci- 

 dentally. To my delight Dornroschen was knocked 

 down to me for 1 50 guineas, and was sent to Abingdon 

 House, Newmarket, to be trained by Martin Gurry. 

 I saw nothing more of her until I visited the stables the 

 following spring. Gurry had no good word for the 



big, lusty filly. " She's no good for racin', Squire," 



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