CHAPTER XXII 



Cobham Stud Booming Kisber's Derby Divinity Examination 

 Jester II. at Limmers' Hotel His Type changed A true 

 Fox-terrier The Beginnings of Sandown Park Lord 

 Charles Ker Sir Wilford Brett The Vivandieres Sale of 

 Maximilian at Cobham Hume Webster comes in Some- 

 thing about him My Wedding Pipers made me forget 

 my Money I go away without it Sandown Park Manager 

 to the Rescue Hats off for Craig Millar's Doncaster Cup 

 New Year's Eve and Punch Morning and the Bar 

 Examination Called to the Bar nevertheless 



I AM fearful of dwelling too long on this crowded 

 period of my life, but cannot omit to mention the 

 Blair Athol triumph with Craig Millar, who won 

 the 1875 St Leger. He was a chestnut horse of peculiarly 

 Oriental type, very much like Cicero indeed, just such 

 another only Craig Millar used to gallop with his head 

 extended almost to a straight line with his neck. He 

 was a very fine stayer, as was proved to demonstration at 

 Doncaster the following year. 



Blair Athol headed the list of winning stallions for 1875, 

 and Macaroni was second. No wonder that the Cobham 

 Stud seemed to be well on the up line. Ten per cent, 

 dividend had been paid each year, and why should not 

 even that be increased ? True, there were Mr John 

 Coupland's debentures to redeem after the third year, 

 but what matter ? 



I saw Kisber win the Derby of 1876. I was in one of 

 the boxes, and under agreeable conditions. I was not 

 then engaged to be married, but progressing that way. 

 In the same circumstances, I saw Camelia and Enguerrande 

 run their dead heat for the Oaks : but before that time 

 it was in the winter months and the floods were out 

 I had been advised I will not say commanded by the 

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