108 KINGSCLERE 



Ormonde (3 yrs.), 8 st. 10 lb. ; Melton (4 yrs.) 8 st. 

 10 lb., and The Bard (3 yrs.) 8 st. Ormonde was 

 undertaking to give the winner of the previous 

 Derby a year, and the second in his own Derby 

 10 lb. This, one conceives, could not have failed 

 to prove the most sporting event in the great horse's 

 superb career. It would have recalled the most 

 splendid exploits of the old Corinthian days. Lord 

 Hastings and Robert Peck, however, thought 

 discretion the better part of valour and paid forfeit, 

 and the sporting world were prevented from 

 witnessing another * Dutchman ' and Voltigeur 

 scene of excitement — another ' Dutchman ' victory, 

 but not, it is confidently believed, by the older 

 horse. Ormonde then, bearing his blushing honours 

 thick upon him — and they were thick ! — went into 

 winter quarters. In pausing for a moment at this, 

 the close of his three-year-old period, it may be 

 noted that at two years of age he won 3,008/., and 

 at three 21,552/. 



Candlemas (by Hermit out of Fusee, a member 

 of Lord Alington's aptly named stud) was very 

 useful, and deserves honourable mention in these 

 recollections. He won the Epsom Grand Prize (in 

 1886), beating Sir Hamo and St. Mirin ; and the 

 Zetland Biennial at the Newmarket First October, 

 beating Button Park by a couple of lengths. His 

 balance at the bankers amounted to three thousand 

 odd. Then there was Whitefriar (by Hermit out of 

 Lady Blanche), who was a good horse, but cursed 

 with a vile temper. Reverting for a moment to 



