DANEBURY DAYS 



as the filly had the JNIiddle Park Plate in her, 

 they met upon equal terms in that respect. 

 Julius, who was ridden by Daley, carried 8 st. 

 11 lb., and Fordham weighed out at 8 st. 2 lb. 

 for the Danebury flyer. It goes without saying 

 that the betting was exceptionally heavy on 

 the match, 11 to 10 being laid on Julius at the 

 start, but, after one of the most punishing 

 struggles ever seen, he was beaten by the 

 shortest of heads. This may probably be still 

 regarded as the finest public performance ever 

 accomplished by a two - year - old, yet it is not 

 surprising that Lady Elizabeth, after proving 

 herself to be the equal of the five -year -old 

 Lord Ronald in the first week in June, 

 should have beaten Julius at 9 lb. just four 

 months later. 



Leaving Lady Elizabeth for a time, let us 

 take a glance at some of the other remarkable 

 two -year -olds that were located at Danebury 

 in 1867 — the annus mirahilis in the history of 

 that famous establishment. The one that will 

 always be best remembered was The Earl, a 

 colt by Young Melbourne out of Bay Celia, 

 and, therefore, a half-brother to The Duke. He 

 was a big bay, with a white stocking, extending 

 right up to the hock, on one hind-leg. No one 

 could possibly describe him as being a good- 

 looking one, as he was very plain in front of 

 the saddle, and his rather common head was 

 disfigured by the lop ears which Melbourne 

 transmitted so faithfully to nearly all his descend- 

 ants. As a yearling he was overgrown and 

 weedy, and the one or two trials to which he 

 was subjected at that age made him out to 

 be absolutely worthless. Such a big backward 

 youngster was naturally very slow in coming 



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