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belonged to Lord Grosvenor, who bought her cheap 

 at 2,000/. The ' moving accidents ' by rail and road 

 to which the travelling thoroughbred in training 

 is liable was illustrated in the case of Reprieve. 

 While on the way from the railway station to the 

 course at Four Oaks she was knocked down by a 

 cab and a good deal shaken, though happily not 

 seriously injured. She was compelled, however, 

 to miss her afternoon's engagement. Next day she 

 came out and won the big race, the Great Midland 

 Foal Plate. She afterwards won the National 

 Breeders' at Sandown, and the South of England 

 Great Breeders' Two-year-old race at Lewes, 

 winning altogether that season stakes of the value of 

 5,168/. Sandiway, a real good filly, won the Acorn 

 Stakes at Epsom, the Findon and Nursery at 

 Goodwood, and the Prendergast and Troy at 

 Newmarket. The sum of 3,737/. represented her 

 victories. Duke of Richmond (who supplied coin- 

 cidence collectors with an apt instance by securing 

 the Richmond Stakes at Goodwood) was a clinker. 

 He ranks with the highest tried two-year-olds 

 that have passed through John Porter's hands. As 

 an example of what he did at home, the following 

 trial, which took place on July 25, is given : 



THREE-QUARTERS OF A MILE 



Duke of Richmond, 2 yrs., 8 st. 1 1 lb. . . 1 



Whipper In, 3 yrs., 9 st. 4 lb 2 



Sandiway, 2 yrs., 8 st. o lb 3 



Won by a neck ; three lengths between second and third. 



