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Candlemas, it may be mentioned that he was second 

 in the Eclipse Stakes to Bendigo, St. Gatien 

 being third. Now Ormonde could have given 

 Candlemas 21 lb. and won. It was Whitefriar's 

 temper that delayed the start so long. 



It was in 1886 that his Royal Highness the 

 Prince of Wales joined the stable. The Prince, how- 

 ever, had hitherto been no stranger to Kingsclere, 

 having paid several visits to Porter's and made him- 

 self familiar with the schooling and management 

 pursued at Park House. His Royal Highness's 

 first visit, an event of unusual sporting interest, has 

 been described elsewhere in these pages. Sir James 

 Mackenzie attached himself to Kingsclere about the 

 same time. Counterpane (by Hermit out of Patch- 

 work) and Lady Peggy (by Hermit out of Belle 

 Agnes), a couple of two-year-olds, were his Royal 

 Highness's representatives. They both won. 

 Counterpane secured a Maiden Plate at Sandown, 

 Lindisfarne, three lengths off, second. Her next 

 appearance in public ended her brief life. After 

 passing the post unplaced in the Stockbridge Cup 

 she fell down dead, stricken with heart disease. 

 Lady Peggy won a Maiden Plate at the Newmarket 

 Houghton Meeting. Sir James Mackenzie had a 

 rather useful horse in Upset (3 yrs., by See Saw 

 out of Fair Vestal), who, in addition to other 

 races, w T on the Stewards' Cup at Goodwood. In the 

 autumn of that year (1886) the Duke of Westminster 

 purchased St. Mirin of Mr. Stirling Crawfurd. 

 The stable won in stakes in 1886 the sum of 

 30,425/. 



