ii8 THE TURF 



The Cambridgeshire of 1886 was perhaps the most 

 sensational on record. Possibly the true story of 

 it will some day be told, but the time has not arrived 

 to tell it yet, Carlton was favourite, and his party at 

 Manton had the most implicit belief in him. St. 

 Mirin was trained in the same stable, the two had 

 been tried together, and of the superiority of Carlton 

 there seemed to be no possibility of question ; but 

 Archer, who was to ride St. Mirin, notwithstanding 

 the trial, maintained that he was sure to beat the 

 other, and for reasons that have never yet been 

 explained he did so. The Derby winner Melton ran 

 in this race, and in spite of the heavy weight he 

 carried was going so well when they neared the Red 

 Post that Archer began to race with him, making his 

 effort sooner than he otherwise would have done. 

 This no doubt took much of the steel out of St. Mirin, 

 who, however, seemed to have the victory assured 

 when the despised Sailor Prince suddenly challenged 

 him, a desperate finish ensued, and Archer, weakened 

 by wasting in order to ride the weight, was beaten a 

 head. 



Three-year-olds had a run of luck from 1887, 

 when Gloriation won, which has only been interrupted 

 by the success of the four -year-old Veracity in 1888 

 and of Molly Morgan (four years, 6 st. 7 lbs.), in 1893. 

 La Fleche's performance of winning with 8 st. 10 lbs. 

 on her back in 1892 was a notable one; considering 

 sex allowance it was more than equal to that of Fox- 



