CONTENTS 9 



CHAPTER XI 



PACK 



SAM DARLING ....... 116 



Horses in the Bloom of Condition Galtee More and other Happy 

 Memories Strange Deeds at the Sale General Arapoff and the 

 "Beautiful Lady" Mr Gubbins does not want to sell after all 

 The Work of Vigors in that Connection My Last Letters from Sam 

 Darling Extraordinary Purchase of Ard Patrick 



CHAPTER XII 



THE GREATEST OF GREAT MARES . . . . 125 



A Good Gambler A Cheap Purchase Sceptre's Slight Trouble be- 

 fore the Derby Her Rapid Improvement Sceptre at Work Sceptre 

 and the Cinematograph Her Alarm at the Sound and her Owner's 

 Anger A Phonograph wanted Her Defeat in the Derby That 

 Gallop enables her to win the Oaks 



CHAPTER XIII 

 FOREIGN BUYERS ...... 135 



Count Lehndorff the Very Best Transactions with him Kirkconnel 

 and Sir Blundell Maple How he paid the Commission Strange 

 Trickery in Foreign Dealings Amazing Sales of Dunure and Bona 

 Vista Mr Zveguintzoff the Best of Foreign Buyers Mr Leon 

 Mantascheff still a Power in the Land Count Ivan Szdpary Mrs 

 Langtry and Aurum Cheri Halbronn Memories of French Sales of 

 English Blood Stock Great Results and Sad Sequels Hopes for 

 Good Days to come 



CHAPTER XIV 

 THE U.S.A. . . . . . . .? , : \ 152 



Business with America James R. Keene and the Mares bought for 

 him Extraordinary Results Miss Elizabeth Daingerfield Messrs 

 Corrigan & McKinney Messrs Riddle & Jeffords The late William 

 Easton Remarkable Sale in 1891 Mr H. P. Whitney's ;iooo 

 First Voyage to the Argentine R.M.S.P. Clyde Dice for Cocktails 

 Advance of Mr Lloyd George predicted " Jimmy" Getting 

 Argentine Sales Business in Monte Video The Buenos Aires 

 Jockey Club Racing at Palermo Sale of Diamond Jubilee 

 Friends in the Argentine Difficulties in getting there Trainers at 

 Palermo Secure Grey Fox for England The Grand Hotel 

 Mr Getting cooks 



