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won the Goodwood Cup. The Grand Prix of that year was won by The Ranger, 

 belonging to Mr. Savile, whose Ryshworth was second to Distiirbance in the Grand 

 National of 1873, his best performance after having won seven of his fifteen races 

 as a two-year-old. The "yellow, scarlet cap, gold tassel " was some time on the 

 Turf before it was well known as a winner; but in 1869 Cremorne, Uhlan, and 

 Lilian were all foaled at the Rufford Abbey Stud in the same season. Cremorne, 

 who was by Parmesan out of Rigolboche, was a bad windsucker and difficult to train, 

 but he was all right at Epsom, and won the Grand Prix by two lengths at Paris 

 on the Sunday in Ascot week, while in the Two Thousand he was only beaten by 

 a head. His trial as a four-year-old for Ascot is given by Mr. Sydenham Dixon 

 as follows : 



The last two miles and a half of the Beacon Course. 

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Cremorm, 4 yrs., gst. 4!!}. . ... ... i 



Kaiser, 3 yrs., yst. ulb. ... ... 2 



Uhlan, 4 yrs., 8st. ... ... ... ... ... 3 



Lilian, 4 yrs., yst. ylb. ... ... ... o 



Of these, Kaiser, who jumped in for the last mile and a quarter, had only been 

 beaten a short head for the Two Thousand, ran a dead heat for second in the Derby, 

 and subsequently landed the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Ascot. The first part 

 of the gallop was led at a hot pace by an unnamed colt out of Harlequin s dam, 

 and Uhlan made assurance doubly sure by winning the Ascot Stakes easily under 

 7st. 1 2lb. Mr. Savile naturally took every bet he could get. Cremorne made hacks 

 of Flageolet, Hannah, Corisande, and the rest ; and on the following day beat 

 Vanderdecken for the Alexandra Plate, practically his last race, for he only cantered 

 round the Goodwood Cup course to punish a bookmaker who "knew too much." 

 His stud fee was a hundred guineas ; and perhaps his best colt was Cadogan, as 

 Kermesse proved his best filly for Lord Rosebery. She won the Stanley Stakes 

 from Isabel an hour after Iroquois Derby, beat Dutch Oven by half a length at 

 even weights for the Champagne Stakes, and won .7,047 in her five victories 

 out of six races as a two-year-old. Kaiser, it may be added, in spite of his 

 persistent string-halt, won the Newmarket Derby by four lengths against Boiard 

 and Doncaster. 



The vanquisher of Cremorne in the Two Thousand Guineas was Prince Charlie, 

 who was almost as great a public favourite as Victor Wild, Bendigo, or Sceptre 

 herself, and was certainly one of the fastest horses for a mile who ever raced. He 



