THE PRINCE OF THE T.Y.C. 



beating to Wenlock, who defeated him by five 

 lengths when they met at even weights in the St. 

 Leger. Thus it is safe to write that Prince Charlie 

 was fully 21 lb. better over the T.Y.C. than when 

 asked to go a mile and three-quarters. Nor was 

 this all, for Sterling, who was the third runner in 

 the All Aged Stakes, utterly failed to concede him 

 11 lb. for the year, and would very possibly have 

 been defeated at " evens." The Goodwood Meet- 

 ing was remarkable for the fact that he secured 

 the Drawing - Room Stakes over the Craven 

 Course of a mile and a quarter, this being the only 

 time that he won a race of more than a mile 

 throughout his entire career. There were only 

 two moderate animals behind him upon this 

 occasion, and a second essay, two days later, over 

 the same course was not so successful. This was 

 in the Chesterfield Cup, in which, though burdened 

 with 8 St. 7 lb., a crushing weight for a three-year- 

 old at the beginning of August, he started favour- 

 ite at 4 to 1 in a field of twenty, and finished third 

 to Napolitain and Lucy Sutton, not being quite a 

 length behind the winner. Both first and second 

 were three-year-olds, and he was giving them 25 lb. 

 and 27 lb. respectively, whilst among the unplaced 

 lot were celebrities such as Hannah, 4 yrs., 9 st. 2 lb., 

 Oxonian, 6 yrs., 8 st. 12 lb., Digby Grand, 4 yrs., 

 8 st. 8 lb., Mornington, 4 yrs., 8 st. 7 lbs.. Country- 

 man, 5 yrs., 8 st. 6 lb., and Blenheim, 4 yrs., 8 st., 

 so that this must surely be reckoned amongst the 

 very best of his performances. I need not again 

 allude to the St. Leger, and he finished for the 

 season when he easily disposed of the flying 

 Chopette for the Don Stakes, the last race on the 

 Doncaster programme of that year. 



As a four-year-old Prince Charlie carried all 

 before him, and won ten races, in only one of which 



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