CHAPTER IX 



MORE ABOUT ORME 



The Genuine Orme Historic Eclipse Victory Orme, La Fleche and 

 Watercress at Kingsclere before the St Leger Orme obviously 

 the Best The Duke of Westminster, Colonel Maude and Lord 

 Marcus Beresford A Great Gallop George Barrett's Opinion 

 and Performance Ultimate Superiority of Orme 



IT is well known now that Orme was unable to run 

 for the Derby, which La Flche ought certainly to 

 have won, but he recovered sufficiently to take his 

 chance for the Eclipse Stakes, though he was looking 

 light and short of muscle considerably below his proper 

 fighting weight. How he won that race, running Orvieto 

 out of it by sheer gameness, will never be forgotten by 

 those who were present, and that was the only occasion 

 on which the occupants of the Members' Stand and 

 Enclosure have been known to burst into unanimous 

 and uproarious cheering. 



After that Orme was given an easy time up to Good- 

 wood, where he had an engagement which seemed almost 

 a walk-over for him. John Porter, however, was un- 

 aware that Baron Hirsch meant to run Watercress for 

 that race, which was over the Craven Course, and the big 

 son of Springfield was a good deal fitter to do himself 

 justice than was Orme. However, Orme struggled home 

 the winner after a severe race and it remained only to 

 get him ready for the St Leger. Now I venture to 

 think I never did anything better than the article 



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