SOME OWNERS I HAVE TRAINED FOR 177 



No one could wish for a better client than 

 Mr. Joe Lewis, for whom I bought Uncle Sol, 

 JuBERT, Presbyterian, Maori Chieftain, Miss 



jjr Jog Pac, etc., etc., all good winners, and 



Lewis I ^jgj^ ]^g were owning horses still. 



For Lord Rosebery I trained Dandyprat, 

 Caravel, Perdiccas (1908), Saucy Bess — winning 



Lord Breeders' Foal Plate, Kempton — and 

 Rosebery AvERNUS, winning the Brighton Cup 

 and Silver Bells at Lanark. Avernus also won 

 the Gold Cup at Ayr. 



Lord Rosebery, who was at the Smithfield Show 

 with Lord Dalmeny, the Hon. Neil Primrose, and 

 Mr. Craven, saw my name as an exhibitor and 

 said, " Let's go and have a look at Sam Darling's 

 sheep." He then sent me the following we : 



" Not surprised your sheep didn't win first prize. 

 Never saw such infamously faked backs in my life." 



As most people know, the Hampshire Down 

 sheep, when levelled on the back, look flat, broad, 

 and unnatural. I sent his lordship a telegram in 

 reply : 



" Allow me to congratulate your lordship on 

 your successes at the Show (he had taken first 

 prize with some cattle). Think you will have 

 cause to modify your opinion of my sheep when 

 you have tasted a cut from the saddle." 



Some time after this I had the honour of lunching 

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