LORD FALMOUTH 



Summari/ 



One of the most remarkable things about this 

 wonderful sale was the failure of almost every one 

 of the animals that figured in it to do any good 

 subsequently. It almost seems that Lord Falmouth 

 had at last worn out his marvellous run of luck, 

 and that he disposed of his stud in the nick of 

 time, for it is impossible to believe that a change 

 of quarters was entirely responsible for such a 

 universal falling-ofF. Take the case of the twenty- 

 four horses in training. Harvester and Busybody, 

 especially the latter, proved worth the long prices 

 that were paid for them, as the former ran a dead 

 heat for the Derby and secured another race or 

 two, whilst the filly landed the One Thousand and 

 Oaks before becoming so unsound that she could 

 not be trained, and then gained fresh laurels at 

 the stud as the dam of Meddler. The remaining 

 twenty-two, however, did absolutely nothing, and 

 several of the highest-priced two-year-olds never 

 even saw a racecourse at all. The sixteen yearlings 

 proved even worse bargains, for, if Oberon is 

 excepted on the ground of having won the Lincoln- 

 shire Handicap, and having been a qualified success 

 as a stallion, the remainder may be set down as 

 absolute failures. Nor can a much better account 

 be given of the brood mares and foals ; indeed, as 

 things turned out, the entire lot would have been 

 very dear at £50,000. Lord Falmouth found it 

 impossible to divorce himself altogether from the 



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