HENRY SAVILE 



and Corisande, though it is only fair to say that these 

 King Tom mares, who did Baron Rothschild such 

 splendid service earlier in their respective careers, 

 had lost much of their form at that time. Vander- 

 decken was his only opponent for the Alexandra 

 Plate, which at that time was worth more than the 

 Gold Cup, on the following day, and Mr. Savile's 

 flyer gained a fifteen lengths verdict without the 

 smallest effort. A double dose of the Ascot 

 " going " has proved fatal to the career of many 

 a great performer, and the Alexandra Plate may 

 really be said to have been Cremorne's last race. 

 He was being kept in work for the Goodwood 

 Cup, but sprung a curb about a fortnight before 

 the date of the decision of that event. Of course, 

 Gilbert at once wrote to Mr. Savile, but, as the 

 latter was away from home, the letter did not 

 reach him, and the first intimation he received 

 that anything had gone wrong with his horse was 

 when a big bookmaker laid him a heavy bet that 

 Cremorne did not start for the Goodwood Cup. 

 Except as regards the letter he wrote to Mr. Savile, 

 Gilbert had naturally kept the matter entirely 

 to himself, but there was a traitor in the stable, 

 and the bookmaker knew more than the owner. 

 Determined not to be "had" in this fashion, 

 Mr. Savile made up his mind that Cremorne 

 should go to the post, if only on three legs, and 

 thus it happened that he did a quiet canter round 

 the course a very respectful distance in the rear of 

 Flageolet. 



He was given 9 st. 7 lb. in the City and Sub- 

 urban of the following season, and an attempt was 

 made to prepare him for it, but he sprung another 

 curb, and all idea of training him again had to be 

 abandoned. Such a beautifully -bred horse and 

 such a brilliant performer ought to have been a 



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