34 SAM DARLING'S REMINISCENCES 



then thought of Captain Greer's suggestion for a 

 partnership, and went back to Lord Rodney, 

 purchasing from him Hirondelle and Bonnie 

 Morn for £2,000, Bonnie Morn then carrying 

 KiLCOCK. Captain Greer put three of his mares 

 to my two, and we became partners in the progeny. 

 My mares went to his stud in Ireland. Bonnie 

 Morn also produced Break of Day, winner of 

 Royal £1,000 Stakes at Epsom, and Good-Morn- 

 ing, winner of the Coventry Stakes at Ascot, who 

 as a three-year-old became bad tempered, and 

 once bit a new leading rein through at one bite, 

 at morning exercise. An awful catastrophe hap- 

 pened with Good-Morning at Kempton. He 

 and Revenue ran in the same race, the latter very 

 backward, and ridden by Sloan ; and before leaving 

 home, Good-Morning could give Revenue 18 lb. 

 and beat him. 



Good-Morning was a hot favourite, and was 

 apparently winning easily. Morny Cannon, riding 



„ , „ him, thought he had won, and put his 

 Good-Morn- > & ' r 



ing ! A hands down. Good-Morning stopping 



AnfoctronhA 



fast, Sloan persevered with Revenue, 

 got up, and beat him by a neck. I fear I can't 

 find words to describe my feelings. I had a very 

 bad race. Good-Morning was afterwards sold to 

 go abroad, where he turned an absolute savage. 

 He and other winners were from Bonnie Morn. 



