176 SAM DARLING'S REMINISCENCES 



I sincerely hope they will attain their ambition 

 by breeding classic winners. 



Hammurabi was a horse I trained for the Czar 

 of Russia. He won the Russian Derby before he 



The Czar came over, and after he was acclimatised 



of Russia J tried him, and found the Russian form 

 was a very long way behind ours. I saw a race, 

 the conditions of which suited him, at Kempton, 

 and which he carried off very easily, much to the 

 dehght of the Russians. 



When Messrs. Clark and Robinson started racing 



in England, they sent their horses to me to train, 



and I sold them several that turned out 

 Messrs. 



Clark and well, viz. CHALLENGER, RoSEATE DawN 



— these I bought from Colonel Walker — 

 and Costly Lady. This was a beautiful mare I 

 bought from Lord Rosebery, and sold her to the 

 partners. 



I think the St. James's Palace Stakes at Ascot 

 with Challenger, and the Duke of York's at 

 Kempton with Dundonald, were two of the most 

 important stakes I won for them. 



They are both good sportsmen, and may they 

 attain their ambition and win the classics is my 

 wish ! They have already come near to doing so 

 with Bill and Coo, daughter of Cooee, a good 

 Trenton mare, with whom I won some races for 

 them. 



