THE PRINCE OF THE T.Y.C. 



Stakes on the Monday of the Houghton Week. 

 His length victory from Nuneham was gained in 

 very easy fashion, and Cremorne was beaten twice 

 that distance for second place, though, as I have 

 explained when dealing with Mr. Savile's famous 

 horse, he was not in a state to do himself justice on 

 that afternoon. 



Prince Charlie wintered remarkably well, but 

 in the January of his three-year-old season the 

 first signs of roaring showed themselves. As soon 

 as these were discovered his manger and rack were 

 removed, and he was fed from a stone manger on 

 the ground, whilst he was bedded on sawdust 

 instead of straw. It is a somewhat curious coin- 

 cidence that, from an entirely different reason, his 

 great rival, Cremorne, was also lying on sawdust. 

 About the end of January Joseph Dawson was 

 taken so seriously ill that he was compelled to go 

 away for a month for rest and change of air, and 

 thus Greaves was left in sole charge of one 

 hundred and two horses. The responsibility was 

 a very heavy one, and, by the time that the 

 trainer returned, his head lad was very nearly 

 worn out. The spring of 1872 was exceptionally 

 dry, with a succession of north-easterly winds, 

 but, as Joseph Dawson managed to get the Lime 

 Kilns opened before the ground became dangerously 

 hard. Prince Charlie was not stopped in his work. 

 Indeed, it seems probable that he did rather too 

 much of it, for, during the Craven Week, in- 

 flammation showed itself in the weak knee. 

 Fortunately it did not prove to be serious, and a 

 short rest put him all right again. Still it was 

 not thought advisable to formally try him for the 

 Two Thousand Guineas, though a good "York- 

 shire gallop" with Hawthornden, Enfield, and 

 others convinced all connected with him that he 



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