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St. Leeer aeain with Sir Visto, about whom there is 

 no more to be said than that his owner was mar- 

 vellously lucky. 



The two-year-olds of 1895, however, were a very 

 different class from the three-year-olds, Mr. Leopold 

 de Rothschild's St. Frusquin and the Prince of Wales' 

 Persimmon being far in advance of all the rest. 

 Which was the better of the two will always remain a 

 disputed point, for when St. Frusquin beat Persimmon 

 in the Middle Park Plate, the Prince of Wales' colt 

 was said to be not at his best — a statement, however, 

 which seemed to be negatived by the betting, for 

 Persimmon was a very hot favourite. In the Derby 

 next year, on the other hand, St. Frusquin was 

 believed to be not quite himself, and Persimmon here 

 beat him by a neck. The two met shortly afterwards 

 in the Princess of Wales' Stakes at Newmarket, when 

 St. Frusquin had considerably the best of it, though it 

 is true that he carried 3 lbs. less than his rival. The 

 general impression of the Turf world as to the relative 

 merits of the pair was, however, unmistakably shown 

 by the St. Leger betting. St. Frusquin was here 

 greatly preferred to the other ; but unfortunately Mr. 

 Leopold de Rothschild's colt gave way and was never 

 able to run again after his success in the Eclipse, a 

 piece of extraordinary good luck for the Prince of 

 Wales, who thus found a most dangerous opponent 

 removed from his path. Many excellent judges are 

 firmly convinced that had St. Frusquin remained 



