TWO TRIALS 57 



Knight of the Garter, as already referred to. The 

 stable, although yet, as it had constantly been, 

 limited in extent, maintained a high, if not the 

 highest, standard of quality. By comparison it 

 will almost suffice to mention the two-year-olds, 

 Morna and Pero Gomez. Then there was another 

 good horse in Siderolite, who developed into a 

 good stayer ; but we shall hear more of him 

 further on. Morna won the Champagne, beating 

 Belladrum, who was second, and Pero Gomez won 

 the Middle Park, and the Criterion, after a dead 

 heat with Wild Oats. Scottish Queen was second 

 to Pero Gomez in the Middle Park Plate, and 

 Pretender third. There were two trials in antici- 

 pation of the races in question which should per- 

 haps be recorded. The first, which took place on 

 September i , was as follows : 



SIX FURLONGS 



Morna, 2 yrs., 7 st. 4 lb. . . . .1 

 Pero Gomez, 2 yrs., 8 st. 1 1 lb. . . .2 

 Xi, 4 yrs., 10 st. 4 lb 3 



Won by two lengths ; the same between second and third. 



The second trial, which came off just before the 

 Middle Park Plate, was as follows : 



SIX FURLONGS 



Pero Gomez, 2 yrs., 9 st. 7 lb. . . .1 



Morna, 2 yrs., 9 st. o lb. . . . .2 



The Palmer, 4 yrs., 10 st. 7 lb. . . .3 



Won by a neck ; the same between second and third. 



