A STABLE AND ITS WINNERS 191 



Break of Day, Morning, Good Morning, Santa 

 Bellis, Tinldebell, Sweetest Melody, Draughtsman, 

 Heather Moon, Sunbright, Misfit, Jack Snipe, 

 Weathercock, Willonyx, Lady Jess, Beau Idea, 

 Tantonie Bell, Prince of Orange, Miss Pac, Prince 

 lo. Pyrites, Jubert, Town Councillor, Champion, 

 Broomstick, Thaddeus, Apple Blossom, Echo, 

 Stoic, Summergale, Queen's Wake, Zethos, Man- 

 dorla, Edhngton, and many others. 



This seems to be a pretty good list, but of course 

 there are many others that I missed through not 

 bidding enough. 



A curious case occurred when I wanted to buy 

 a yearling, own brother to Wildfowler, for 



A stable Captain Greer, who had sold the dam 



agatn°st *° ^^^ Tatton Sykes. This was at 

 itself Doncaster, and Mr. AUison, rather to 

 my surprise, asked my opinion about the colt. 

 I told him that if Wildfowler had had equally 

 good fore-legs, I should probably have won the 

 Derby with him. Mr. Allison asked no more 

 questions. 



Later on, when the Sledmere yearlings were 

 being sold, I was of course among the bidders 

 for this colt, and I noted that Mr. Allison, who was 

 near me, was my most formidable opponent. 

 When I had bid 2,000 guineas, he went another 

 100 guineas, and said to me : 



