THE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD 



ation to Austria by siring an immense number 

 of winners in that country ; and from daughters 

 of Hippia have sprung Gulistan, Dainty, Bevil, 

 Vinca, Trident, and other more or less distinguished 

 animals. 



In 1870 Baron Meyer de Rothschild possessed 

 two really good two-year-old fillies in Hannah and 

 Corisande. The former, who was a bay by King 

 Tom out of Mentmore Lass, did not bloom so 

 early as did her stable companion, and her first 

 appearance in public was not made until the July 

 Stakes. Even then she was apparently little 

 fancied, as the useful odds of 10 to 1 were obtain- 

 able about her, but she won by half a length 

 from General, a very useful youngster then owned 

 by Count Lagrange, who sold him to the Duke 

 of Hamilton after he had carried off a couple of 

 nice races at Goodwood. He won the Criterion 

 Stakes in the colours of that nobleman, but did 

 not prove a fortunate purchase, as he failed to 

 redeem his early promise, and was unplaced in the 

 Two Thousand and Leger. The field for the July 

 Stakes was a large one that year, and included 

 Tullibardine, a Blair Athol colt belonging to 

 Matthew Dawson, who could go a rare pace, but 

 did not really care to travel more than half a mile. 

 Nothing more was seen of Hannah until the New- 

 market First October, when she easily defeated 

 Steppe and nine others for a Triennial Produce 

 Stakes ; and then she had a very busy time during 

 the Second October Week. On the Tuesday she 

 easily secured the Clearwell Stakes, third place in 

 which event was filled by Blenheim, who later in 

 his career distinguished himself as the indomitable 

 opponent of Prince Charlie, whom he tackled on 

 no fewer than eight occasions. A good third for 

 the Middle Park Plate was all she could manage 



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