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three-quarters of a length. Semolina just failed 

 to gain a place, but daughters of St. Simon were 

 first, second, and fourth. Surefoot was too speedy 

 for Memoir in the rich Prince of Wales's Stakes 

 at Leicester, though she again finished many 

 lengths in front of Le Nord, and an easy task in 

 the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood scarcely interfered 

 with her preparation for the St. Leger. This, 

 however, was not destined to be uninterrupted, 

 and she w as somewhat lucky to get to Doncaster 

 at all. She was always a very excitable filly, and 

 had a queer habit of running round and round her 

 box. It was supposed that in doing this about 

 three weeks before the Leger she slipped up and 

 fell ; at any rate, from some cause or another, her 

 near fore-leg filled, and she had to be confined to 

 walking exercise for several days. There were 

 fifteen runners that season for the great race 

 of the North, and Heaume, a Hermit colt, the 

 property of Baron de Rothschild, and winner of 

 the French Two Thousand and Derby, was first 

 favourite, with Sainfoin second in demand. The 

 mishap to Memoir naturally drove her back in the 

 betting, indeed 10 to 1 could be had about her at 

 the start. So little real confidence was felt about 

 her by the stable that Watts was told he could 

 either ride her or St. Serf. He had won races on 

 each, but finally decided to stick to the filly, who 

 had placed an Oaks to his credit, and T. Loates 

 had the mount on St. Serf. It is by no means 

 certain that the latter could not have won had he 

 secured a clear course, for he was going remarkably 

 well at the bend for home, where he got into a 

 bit of a scrimmage which put him out of it, and 

 eventually JNIemoir defeated her old opponent. 

 Blue -green, by a couple of lengths, Gonsalvo 

 being third, and Sainfoin fourth. I fancy that 



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