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performance in the valuable Lancashire Plate, another 

 ^10,000 race, which has since been dropped ; for in 

 that the filly beat the colt by three-quarters of a 

 length. 



The Duke of Portland was in the heyday of his 



wonderful success, for whilst Ayrshire was doing great 



things, his colt Donovan, a son of Galopin, was 



carrying well-nigh all before him as a two-year-old. 



Donovan came out in the Brocklesby Stakes, and, as 



already remarked, was one of the few good animals 



that have won that race. Going on to Leicester he 



very appropriately secured the Portland Stakes, then 



worth ^6,000 ; but on his third appearance he met 



with one of the three defeats which marked his career. 



Chittabob, a son of Robert the Devil and the Oaks 



winner Jenny Howlet, who had 13 lbs. the best of the 



weights, won by four lengths ; and there can be little 



doubt that Chittabob was a really good animal, though 



he suffered durino" his career from constant lameness in 



the shoulder, and so was very rarely in a position to 



do himself anything like justice. Donovan resumed 



his victorious career in the New Stakes at Ascot, 



following it up by taking the Homebred Foal Stakes 



at the Bibury Club meeting, and the next day won the 



Hurstbourne, thus carrying on the traditions of good 



two-year-old racing at Stockbridge. He only found 



one opponent. Prince Soltykoff's Gold, in the July 



Stakes at Newmarket, and beat him. Going on to 



Goodwood he won the Ham Stakes, and for the Prince 



