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horse, who had never permitted him to run without 

 his ' fiver ' on, was heard to say on this occasion that 

 1 Blue Green had only one fault ; his head was not 

 big enough.' Then came the St. Leger, in which 

 he was again second (to Memoir), followed by the 

 Great Foal Stakes, wherein he again suffered defeat 

 by a head. He completed the seasons performance 

 by placing a couple of thirds to his credit. 



The late Baron de Hirsch, who had joined the 

 stable in May 1889, was comprised among the 

 winning owners of 1890. Except Vasistas (by Idus 

 out of Veranda), who had won thrice in France, his 

 successes including the Grand Prix, the Baron sent 

 nothing of importance to Kingsclere. Merry Go 

 Round II. and Erica were little, if anything, above 

 plating form. They both failed, the latter making- 

 no fewer than seven ineffectual attempts ' to catch 

 the judge's eye.' Vasistas in 1889 had fallen short 

 of justifying his French reputation. He figured with 

 varying encouragement and unvarying failure in the 

 Cesarewitch, the Liverpool Autumn Cup, and the 

 Manchester November Handicap. To bring him, 

 however, within the season under immediate notice 

 it may be observed that, out of nine appearances in 

 public as a four-year-old, the most remarkable was 

 when he finished second to Tyrant (5 yrs., 7 st.) in 

 the Chester Cup, he carrying 8 st. 7 lb. ; four lengths 

 between them. To finish with Vasistas, once for all, 

 it is worthy of record that he won the Chester Cup 

 the following year (1891) when carrying 8 st. 3 lb., 

 defeating Tommy Tittlemouse by a couple of lengths. 



