" THE HEAD OF THE LIST " 



down and had a brilliant career. He came out for 

 the Two Thousand Guineas, in which there were two 

 better favourites, and won by four lengths from a 

 50 to 1 outsider in Bonarosa. He won the Newmarket 

 Stakes, though only by a head, from Chevening, and 

 then created a scene of the wildest excitement by 

 winning the Derby from the Duke of Westminster's 

 Simon Dale and the American colt Disguise II. ridden 

 by Sloan. 



In the Princess of Wales's Stakes he failed to give 

 20 lb. to the present Lord Wavertree's Merry Gal, 

 but was to the fore again in the Eclipse, Chevening 

 again second, in receipt however of 10 lb., Simon Dale 

 unplaced. He won the Leger with odds of 7 to 2 

 on him, and failed for the second time during the season 

 in the Jockey Club Stakes, starting favourite, but 

 running indifferently. The Prince's total was £29,585, 

 of which Diamond Jubilee made £27,985. H.R.H. 

 had nothing else of note, and as mentioned only won 

 four other races. 



In 1 901 Sir J. Blundell Maple, one of the most 

 considerable owners of the period, came to the front 

 with £21,370, after a close fight with the American, 

 Mr. W. C. Whitney, who got as far as £19,720 10s., 

 and Mr. Kincaid with £18,953. It was not a good 

 year, that is to say the class was not high. To me 

 Common, who won Two Thousand, Derby and Leger, 

 not having run as a two-year-old, always rather 



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