A GREAT YEAR 



suggested his name. Macintosh was the chief scorer 

 for Sir John, The Bishop and Royal Lancer yielding 

 their quota, and his colours were successfully carried 

 by Lord Bobs, Aquascutum, Champagne, Cossack, 

 Avidity, Simony, Royal Majesty and Royal Summons, 

 the last named a daughter of Siffleuse, who created a 

 sensation in 1893 by winning the One Thousand, 

 starting at 33 to 1, the race being esteemed something 

 like a certainty for her owner's Dame President, a red- 

 hot favourite. 



During 1901 much interest had attached to Sceptre, 

 for though she only won a couple of races, starting 

 thrice, it was realised that she was in all probability 

 destined to do great things. Such an impression did 

 she create by her victory in the Woodcote Stakes that 

 when she came out for the July Stakes odds of 1 o to 1 

 were laid on her, and she handsomely fulfilled antici- 

 pation the following season. With a little luck she 

 would have created what in all probability must have 

 remained a record for all time — have won all the five 

 classic races ; as it was she took four of them. Her 

 reappearance was made in the Two Thousand Guineas, 

 which she won without difficulty, as she did the One 

 Thousand. For a long time after her failure in the 

 Derby, for which she was no nearer than fourth to 

 Ard Patrick, it was protested by her admirers that she 

 certainly ought to have won. This became much less 

 evident, in fact was contradicted, when Ard Patrick 



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