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sturdy Saint, to whom allusion has been made, 

 carried off the Kempton Park International 

 Breeders' Two-Year-Old Stakes and the Abbey- 

 Stakes at Sandown. 



Sainfoin (by Springfield, out of Sanda), a horse 

 that subsequently made a distinguished name in 

 the Turf World, was one of the Hampton Court 

 yearlings. Porter attended the sale, and after a 

 look round, met Sir Robert Jardine, who said, 

 'Have you seen anything you like, John?' In 

 reply Porter said he rather fancied the Springfield- 

 Sanda colt. They repaired to the box together, 

 and agreed 'that he was a good-looking one.' Sir 

 Robert thereupon said he thought he should buy 

 him. ' Well,' observed Porter, ' I rather thought of 

 buying him for myself, but it would be no use my 

 bidding against you, Sir Robert.' ' Very well,' was 

 the rejoinder, ' you buy him, John, and we'll have 

 him together, and you shall take him to Kingsclere 

 to train.' In the result the colt was knocked down 

 to Porter's bid of 550 guineas, and taken home. 

 He only ran once as a two-year-old, and that was 

 for the Astley Stakes at Lewes, which he won 

 easily by a length. He started at the outside price 

 of 8 to 1. Commencing his three-year-old career, 

 which was brief, and for a horse not by any means 

 in either the Ormonde or the Common class, rather 

 brilliant, he won the Esher Stakes in a common 

 canter. This, albeit a handicap, came out in the 

 calculation as a rather big performance. At any 

 rate it attracted attention, and Sir James Miller, 



