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another. Comine round Tattenham corner he devoted 

 himself to savaging his opponents, and only got fourth 

 to Sainfoin, who has been already described as one of 

 the worst Derby winners on record. Surefoot's penalty 

 and the distance stopped him in the Prince of Wales' 

 Stakes, and that beautiful horse Amphion easily beat 

 him in the Hardwicke Stakes, where also Sainfoin had 

 four lengths the best of him. Surefoot had by this 

 time lost much of his character, but over a mile he had 

 extraordinary speed, and carried off the Prince of 

 Wales' Stakes at Leicester, a race worth ^7,750, 

 beating Memoir by two lengths. He was also to 

 have one other success of a very surprising character 

 during his career, in the Eclipse Stakes. Common, a 

 horse that was probably a good deal overrated in his 

 day, was supposed to be a " certainty " for the Eclipse ; 

 odds were laid on him, and Surefoot was going so 

 badly as they turned into the straight that 20 to i was 

 offered against him by the ring. The mile and a 

 quarter round the turns was, however, just within his 

 compass, and coming up the hill with an amazing flash 

 of speed — speed being doubtless what Common lacked 

 — he secured this valuable prize. Though it will be 

 seen that he wins a place in the list of over ^20,000, 

 he has done very moderately at the stud. 



Had the Leicester race been over a mile and a half 

 instead of a mile, Surefoot's chance of beating Memoir 

 would have been remote. She did not win the One 

 Thousand Guineas for the reason that the Duke of 



