" THE HEAD OF THE LIST" 



dozen brackets, indeed Mr. Leopold de Rothschild 

 had a thoroughly satisfactory year. 



Flying Fox had failed twice as a two-year-old, for 

 besides his defeat by St. Gris, Caiman beat him for 

 the Middle Park Plate ; but he made no sort of 

 mistake and in 1899 placed his owner, the Duke of 

 Westminster, at the head of the list. The son of 

 Orme and Vampire led off with the Two Thousand 

 Guineas, £4250, after which came the Derby, £5450, 

 the Princess of Wales's Stakes, £7190, the Eclipse, 

 £9285, the Leger, £4040 and the Jockey Club Stakes, 

 £7190, a total of £37,405. There can be no doubt 

 that much of his success was due to his jockey, 

 Mornington Cannon, for, as John Porter remarks in 

 his autobiography, as soon as the colt reached Kings- 

 clere he was " inclined to be somewhat mulish, and," 

 John Porter continues, " I have always thought it 

 was just as well he left the Turf at the end of his three- 

 year-old days, for had he remained in training a third 

 season he would I am convinced have caused us a lot 

 of trouble. He had undoubtedly inherited some of 

 his dam's wilful temperament. As a set off against 

 this the sire and dam had transferred to the colt their 

 strong constitution, for Flying Fox was one of the 

 toughest horses I ever had under my care." John 

 Porter goes on to record that " At Doncaster Flying 

 Fox was in an excited mood. Morny Cannon had to 

 dismount at the starting post and soothe him by 



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