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CHAPTER XV 



PAGB 



AUSTRALASIA ....... 174 



The late Mr W. R. Wilson Purchase of Bill of Portland Immense 

 Success Importations to England Merman and Aurum Otterden, 

 carrying Martian, goes to New Zealand Mr G. G. Stead 

 Disappointments with Multiform and Noctuiform Lady Meux and 

 Survivor Mr Edgar Cohen and Oban 



CHAPTER XVI 

 BREEDING, A LOTTERY? ..... 183 



Lucky Purchase of Queen Mary Sir Daniel Cooper's Enforced 

 Luck Sanda's Worthless Foal Rosaline Cheapness no Merit 

 But do not despise Cheapness Money does not make Money 

 Ring-side Maxims Valuation of Blood Stock impossible Leave 

 Nothing to Chance Make all Possible Inquiries Foreign Buyers 

 at a Disadvantage Sir Tatton and La Fleche Purchase of Sceptre 

 La Fleche as a Yearling Sierra 



CHAPTER XVII 

 CLASSIC WINNERS ...... 194 



Record since 1863 General Improvement Great Individuals in the 

 Past Occasional Bad Ones in the Present Blair Athol and Robert 

 Peck Gladiateur and Rev. Cecil Legard All the Winners Prince 

 Charlie magnificent Cremorne and Lord Rosebery Doncaster 

 Bend Or Ormonde Galopin, Kisber, Silvio Defeats of Galliard 

 and Bruce Iroquois and Foxhall St Gatien and St Simon 



CHAPTER XVIII 

 CLASSIC WINNERS CONTINUED ..... 204 



A Classic Constellation George Thompson and Minting Ormonde, 

 Minting, Saraband and The Bard American Possibilities Hanover, 

 good Concerning Surefoot Why did he not win the Derby? 

 Sainfoin greater by results Sir Hugo not great, but lives in 

 Australia Isinglass for ever ! Ladas must survive 



