74 . THE TURF 



Whitefriar, who was in receipt of only 4 lbs. So 

 ended the turf career of what is regarded by many as 

 the best horse that ever ran, though of course there is 

 no possibility of getting a line between him and St. 

 Simon. The Duke of Westminster sold him for 

 17,000 guineas, and he stayed for some time in South 

 America ; subsequently he was brought back to 

 England, and again sold to an American, at whose 

 establishment in California he is at present. His 

 recent stock are described as most promising. His 

 sons Orme and Goldfinch are standing in Endand. 

 up to the time of writing the children of Orme have 

 not greatly distinguished themselves. Only one of 

 them has carried off a race, but Goldfinch has 

 Chelandry and Monterey to his credit. 



It was a sad drop from 1886 to 1887, from Ormonde 

 to Merry Hampton, the latter colt winning the Derby 

 on his first appearance on any racecourse, and 

 beating The Baron, a very bad animal, on whom odds 

 were laid ; but happily the two-year-olds of this 

 season were more promising, one in particular seeming 

 likely to rival the deeds of Ormonde himself. This 

 was Friar's Balsam. The colt made his first appear- 

 ance at Ascot in the New Stakes, for which a horse of 

 the Duke of Portland's called Ayrshire, and a mare of 

 the late Lord Calthorpe's called Seabreeze, both of 

 whom were highly esteemed, went to the post ; but 

 Friar's Balsam won with the most consummate ease, 

 following up his success by a career of six uninter- 



