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great, though he was very far from one of the worst 

 Derby winners, or he would not have carried the 

 penalty and won the Prince of Wales Stakes at Ascot. 



Something immeasurably better came along in the 

 next year. This was Flying Fox, and no one ever 

 knew how good he was. I had his owner's personal 

 assurance on this point. Flying Fox was a miracle 

 of condensed power, and I never knew a horse in 

 training with such a neck as he had "Clothed in 

 thunder" most nearly expressed it. He became as 

 good a stallion as he was a race-horse, but he died all 

 too soon. 



Following him we had Diamond Jubilee, another 

 " triple-crowner," and he was the maker of Herbert 

 Jones as a jockey, for no one else could ride him. 

 Individually he was somewhat better-looking than his 

 brother, Persimmon, for he showed rather more quality 

 and was better balanced, but he was not nearly so 

 good a horse. The vicissitudes of his career were 

 remarkable, for after he had disgraced himself in his 

 first race as a two-year-old on the July side at New- 

 market it was decided that he should be "added to 

 the list," and the late Mr George Barrow was instructed 

 accordingly. Mr Barrow found certain difficulties 

 which would not have deterred a younger vet, and 

 so it happened that Diamond Jubilee was reprieved 

 and ultimately sold to Senor Ignacio Correas for 30,000 

 guineas. 



Volodyovski, the 1901 winner, must have been a 

 really good colt, as he was favourite in a field which 

 contained many notable winners. He would also have 

 won the St Leger readily enough had not other 

 jockeys made a dead set against Lester Reiff, who 



