HERMIT AND ISINGLASS 



already written about the short memories of 

 Turfites was once more well exemplified in this 

 race. A few months had been quite sufficient 

 to cause the great majority to forget all about 

 Isinglass, the deeds of the then unbeaten Ladas 

 were fresh in all minds, and people almost fell over 

 each other in their eagerness to lay substantial 

 odds upon him, whilst Isinglass was not quite so 

 good a favourite as Ravensbury, and 9 to 1 could 

 be obtained about him by taking a little trouble. 

 This state of the market seems almost incredible, 

 but it must not be forgotten that Mr. M'Calmont's 

 colt went down to the post in very "feeling" 

 fashion, indeed I thought that he was slightly lame. 

 In the race he appeared to be absolutely the first 

 beaten, and T. Loates rode him hard for nearly half 

 a mile. Ladas was out of it some distance froin 

 home, but Bullingdon ran him to a head — not a 

 long one either — and probably the task of giving 

 18 lb. to the Duke of Westminster's luckless colt 

 was a heavier one than was quite realised at the 

 time. Apparently this desperate race sharpened 

 Isinglass up and did him good, for he secured the 

 Eclipse Stakes in great style from Ladas, Ravens- 

 bury, and four others. The opposition to him for 

 the Jockey Club Stakes in the autumn was by no 

 means strong, and Throstle, who was somewhat 

 fancied after her sensational victory in the St. 

 Leger, bolted early in the race. 



After securing all the classic races that were 

 open to him in one season, and the three " ten 

 thousand pounders" in the next, it might have 

 been thought that Isinglass had no more " worlds 

 to conquer," but he crowned a wonderful career, 

 and at one and the same time beat Donovan's 

 record as to the amount of stakes won, by 

 capturing the Ascot Cup as a five-year-old. This 



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