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REGALIA 



There is undoubtedly an immense deal of luck 

 about the year in which a horse happens to be 

 foaled. Thus, if the advent of Velasquez had been 

 deferred for twelve months, he would merely have 

 had the moderate lot of three-year-olds of 1898 to 

 beat, would have doubtless won the " triple cro^vn," 

 and would have earned an immense reputation at a 

 remarkably cheap rate. His lines, however, were 

 not cast in such pleasant places, and his gallant 

 struggles against a better horse in Galtee More 

 were chiefly varied by cuts at Persimmon and 

 Love Wisely. It was, to a lesser extent, the 

 same with Regalia, for, had not the handsome 

 daughter of Stockwell and The Gem happened to 

 clash with the all-conquering Gladiateur, she would 

 have added a St. Leger and an Ascot Cup to her 

 other triumphs. Regalia was a big, upstanding 

 chesnut, who required plenty of time to come to 

 her best, and this was probably the reason that her 

 debut was delayed until the Houghton JNIeeting, 

 at which she made her only appearance as a two- 

 year-old. The outing was probably only intended 

 to open her eyes and give her some idea of her 

 business, for she had no price in the quotations, 

 and was unplaced to the roaring Chattanooga. 



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