CHAPTEE V 



Mr, Sykea — Mr. "D'Orsay" Clark — A Cesarewitch Trial — 

 A commission saved — A negligent trainer — "Mr. Sykes" at 

 Egham — Admiral Rous angered — Mr. Sykes versus Robgill — 

 Major Brabazon's Bets — Mr. Greville — A " close " character 

 — His Muscovite bets — Perkins pockets same — Mr. Shelley — 

 " In the wrong Boat " — Eleven thousand pounds posted, 



I HAVE been connected with all varieties of race 

 horses — good, bad, and indifferent. But none had a 

 more curious history, I venture to think, than Mr. 

 Sykes, a bay colt by Sir Tatton Sykes out of a 

 sister to Gobbo. His was the misfortune to be 

 foaled in the year in which West Australian 

 and Rataplan saw light. But mighty as was the 

 first named, and of exceeding good character the 

 second, Mr. Sykes's owner, Mr. E. B. Clark 

 (known from the extravagance of his attire as 

 Mr. " D'Orsay " Clark), determined he would offer 

 the pair battle in the St. Leger. He had about 

 as much chance of beating either as I have of 

 flying over the Monument ; and as the colt was 

 in at a very light weight for the Cesarewitch 

 I protested against the plan as an unnecessary 



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