CHAPTER IV 



A STABLE AND ITS PROPORTION OF WINNERS 



It is often said when a man comes into note as 

 the trainer of a big winner — " Yes, but how many 

 losers has he in his stable ? " 



There is a great deal in this, just as there was 

 in the case of Persimmon, who sired Sceptre in 

 his first season at the stud. Sceptre was his only 

 winning two-year-old of that season, and all the 

 other breeders who had failures by him gathered 

 no reflected profit from her, good as she was. 



Now on this point I feel rather strong, for I 

 think I can show a list of winners in 



A record 



list of one year which has never been beaten, 

 winners -r, . 



It IS : 



FOUR-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARDS 



*1 Black Spot, 5, b h by Black Sand— Word of Honour. 



2 Colin, 4, br c by Commando — Pastorella (U.S.A.), 

 *3 BaUot, 5, ch h by Voter— Cerito (U.S.A.). 



4 Mountain Apple, 4, ch c by Persimmon — Ravensberg. 

 *5 Acclaim, 5, b h by Amphion — Claque. 

 *6 Prince of Orange, 5, b g by Florizel II— Marsh Marigold. 



* \\inners. 

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