APPENDIX. 



the Bushes, at which point Maher began to be uneasy on the favourite, who was lying second, with Cappa White next. Thence- 

 forward the race resolved itself into a procession, Sceptre maintaining her lead, and won easily amidst a scene of the wildest 

 enthusiasm by four lengths ; two lengths divided the second and third. Cheers was last throughout. Time by Benson's 

 chronograph, 3 min. 10 sec. Value of the stakes, ,",185. 



As soon as Sceptre drew up to her opponents on reaching the Bushes she did what we, with many 

 others, thought next to an impossibility. It was not the fact of conceding the islb. the breeding 

 allowance of Rock Sand was discovered to be 61b. instead of gib. but the way it was accomplished. 

 She was travelling as smoothly as possible when she pulled her way there, and one, of course, expected 

 to see a fight, or the weight tell. But it was not so. Maher at once had to ask his colt, and it took 

 but very few strides to tell us of an easy result ; indeed, as she showed the latest triple crown hero a 

 clean pair of heels rising out of the dip, a roar began not frequently heard from Newmarket stands, and 

 was continued until the horses were out of view. We do not often find cheering in the Birdcage 

 not the etiquette of Newmarket ; but under weight of excitement of this grand performance it was 

 excusable. As Lady Noreen Bass palled and fondled the heroine of the hour, folks gave vent to their 

 feelings, and the filly did not seem very much fatigued under all circumstances. Rock Sand ended up 

 a season most favourable to Sir James Miller and Blackwell, his trainer, despite his two hollow defeats 

 when meeting those of advanced ages. 



The weather was fine except for a slight fall of rain during the race, and the attendance was larger 

 than on the previous days during the meeting. The Duke of Cambridge honoured the gathering with his 

 presence. Among the company, besides the Earl of Durham and Mr. A. James (Stewards of the Jockey 

 Club), we noticed Prince Soltykoff, the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, Marquis of Cholmondeley, Earl 

 and Countess of Coventry, Rajah of Padukota, Earl of Harewood, Lord and Lady Marcus Beresford, Lord 

 Kesteven, Lady Anne Lambton, Lord and Lady Lurgan, Lady Prinsep, Lady Barbara Smith, Lord and Lady 

 Alice Stanley, Lord Villiers, Lord Westbury, Hon. G. Lambton, Hon. Francis Lambton, Hon. F. VV. 

 Lambton, Hon. Humphrey Sturt, M.P., Hon. Hugh Astley, Hon. B. Boyle, Hon. A. Brabazon, Sir Patrick 

 Hlake, Sir Daniel and Lady Cooper, Sir Edwin Egerton, Sir John Kelk, Sir James and the Hon. Lady 

 Miller, Sir Edgar Vincent, Sir A. Thornhill, Sir Charles Nugent, Major B. Atkinson, Colonel E. \V. D. Baird, 

 Colonel P. Bagot, Major L. E. Barry, Captain W. A. E. and Lady Lilian Boyd, Major F. L. Braithwaite, 

 Colonel and Mrs. Chaine, Captain Cookson, Colonel Cumberlege, Colonel Augustus FitzGeorge, Rear- 

 Admiral Adolphus FitzGeorge, Colonel and Mrs. H. Fludyer, Major Hall, Captain J. G. R. Homfray, 

 Captain Hunt, General A. Williams, Major Finies, Major Paul, Colonel Hutton, Colonel Irwin, Captain 

 Laing, Major C. Lambton, Captain Milligan, Major Ord, Captain Soames, Captain the Hon. A. C. E. 

 Somerset, Major and Lady Elena Wickham, Mr. Argenti, Mr. John Barker, Mr. H. F. Beaumont, Mr. 

 VV. C Beaumont, Mr. A. Brisco, Mr. A. M. Cardwell, Mr. E. C. Clayton, Mr. Harvey Combe, Mr. 

 W. Cooper, Mr. A. W. Cox, Mr. Ernest Dresden, Mr. C. A. Egerton, Mr. Fairie, Mr. C. J. F. Fawcett, 

 Mr. Tresham Gilbey, Mr. J. H. Houldsworth, Mr. E. Hutton, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. James, Mr. and 

 Mrs. H. J. King, Mr. J. W. and Lady Isabel Larnach, Mr. W. F. Lee, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Leigh, Mr. 

 Theodore Lloyd, Mr. J. H. Locke, Mr. Eustace Loder, Mr. Rochfort Maguire, M.P., Mr. A. W. Merry, 

 Mr. C. J. Merry, Mr. J. A. Miller, Mr. J. Musker, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Newton, Mr. R. A. Oswald, Mr. 

 Hugh Owen, Mr. John E. Platt, Mr. G. A. Prentice, Mr. Arthur Portman, Mr. R. Pryor, Mr. W. Raphael, 

 Mr. C. D. Rose, M.P., Mr. Ernest de la Rue, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert de la Rue, Mr. H Salvin, Mr. A. 

 J. Schwabe, Mr. Sheriffe, Mr. W. Taylor Sharpe, Mr. J. Tail, jun., Mrs. Montague Tharp, Mr. and 

 Mrs. Thornton, Mr. Munro Walker, Mr. A. E. Watson, Miss Watson, Mr. M. Weyland, Mr. J. B. Wood 

 and Mr. C. F. Young. 



NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING, 1903. 

 FIRST DAY. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27. 



2.0 The FORDHAM WELTER HANDICAP of 251 sovs. Rouse Course (five furlongs). 



Mr. J. Pincus's ch. g by Despair light of the Harem, 4 yrs. , 7st. ... ... ... ... Plant I 



Mr. II. J. King's br. f. Mimicry, 4 yrs., 9st. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... H. Jones 2 



Mr. J. R. Keen's ch. c. Hurst Park //., 3 yrs., 8st. 7lb. ... ... ... ... ... Lyne 3 



Sir E. Gorst's Pansy Masters, 3 yrs., 8st. 7lb W. Lane o 



Duke of Devonshire's Lady Bnrgoyne, 3 yrs., 8st. 2lb. ... ... ... ... ... ... Trigg o 



Mr. C. Levy's La Urugitaya, aged, 8st. lib. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... J. H. Martin o 



Mr. L. de Rothschild's Fosco, aged, 751. 13)0. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Hardy o 



Mr. E. Bonner's Mount Lyell, 5 yrs., 7st. I2lb. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Watts o 



Mr. Fairie's Kinaldo, 3 yis., 751. 4lb. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Heppell o 



(Race started at 2.2. Winner trained by Owner, at Newmarket, and bred by Mr. J. A. Miller.) 



In quick succession 4 to I, 7 to 2, 3 to I, and 5 to 2 was booked in favour of Ifurst Park II., but at the same time La 

 Liruguaya had an immense following at 5 to I and half a point less, and tnree others soundly supported at loo to 12, 8 to I, 

 100 to 14, and 7 to I were Mimicry, Fosco, and Lady Burgoyne. As regards the winner or any other, loo's to X were finally 

 obtainable. 



Betting: 5 to 2 against Hurst Park II , g to 2 against La Uriiguaya, 7 to I each against Mimicry, Latty fiargoyiie, and 

 Fosco, and loo to 8 against any other (offered). 



Pansy Masters, on the lower ground, showed the way to Fosco, on the left, Ifurst Park 11., on the top ground, Mimicry 

 and La Uruguaya, with Mount Lyell and LaJy Burgoyne next, to the Dip, when Mimicry and Jlurst Park II. took a slight 



