THE NOBLE ART OF BACKING WINNERS 213 



I remember right, Bendlgo carried 9 st. 

 10 lbs., and was giving about a stone 

 to a horse like Carlton, a proved high- 

 class stayer, and several other good ones, 

 whom he beat any distance. Yes, un- 

 doubtedly this was a very great perform- 

 ance. Speaking of Carlton and of horses 

 running in all shapes, did anybody ever 

 see a horse look so little like the 

 veritable stayer he undoubtedly was ? 

 High, narrow, and split up behind in 

 a most marked degree. Still, handsome 

 is as handsome does, as the saying goes ; 

 and Carlton's performances speak for 

 themselves. 



The fact of so many examples brought 

 to our notice, and doubly emphasized of 

 late, of unfashionably bred horses beating 

 their more fashionable rivals, should lend 

 encouragement to small owners to buy 

 low-priced yearlings, so long as they 



