CHAPTER XV 



jA T the Doncaster sales I had been greatly 



/ % struck with the appearance of a slashing 



2^ j|^ chestnut yearling filly bred by Mr. Russell 



Swanwick, and already named by him 



Dornroschen, by Prism — Rose Garden, by Kingcraft. 



Pier 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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