LORD FALMOUTH 



themselves, and Verneuil, Petrarch, and Glen 

 Arthur were amongst the unplaced lot. He 

 wound up the season with a clipping performance 

 in the Jockey Club Cup, in which he gave 19 lb. 

 and a length beating to Insulaire, who had won 

 the French Derby and run second in ours and the 

 Grand Prix de Paris earlier in the season, and 

 finished many lengths in front of Lady Golightly, 

 in receipt of 15 lb. from him, Hampton, and Ver- 

 neuil. It was a pity that Silvio's active career did 

 not terminate with this triumph, for his four essays 

 as a five-year-old were not productive of a bracket, 

 well and consistently as he generally ran. The 

 tasks set him at Ascot were very heavy ones, and 

 to give 7 lb. to Isonomy in the Gold Vase, and 18 lb. 

 to Chippendale in the Hardwicke Stakes, might 

 well prove to be beyond his powers, although he 

 made a great fight upon each occasion. His two 

 or three seasons at the stud in this country were 

 unmistakable failures, but he made a big mark in 

 France, where he once headed the list of winning 

 sires. On the whole I am inclined to think that 

 justice has scarcely been done to the merits of 

 Silvio ; his stamina was unimpeachable, and he 

 may fairly be regarded as a Derby winner of good 

 average class. 



As a two-year-old. Lady Golightly, a bay filly 

 by King Tom out of Lady Coventry, must have 

 been decidedly in front of Silvio. She did not 

 come to hand early, her debut being delayed until 

 the July Stakes, in which she was beaten a head 

 by Warren Hastings, a smart youngster belonging 

 to Mr. Charles Rayner who possessed the great 

 advantage over her of plenty of previous experience 

 of his business. After this, however, she scored 

 five times off the reel, the most important of these 

 successes being gained in the Champagne Stakes, 



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