" THE HEAD OF THE LIST" 



whilst White Eagle carried off the first four of his five 

 races, the Woodcote, a Triennial at Ascot, the Ful- 

 bourne and the National Breeders' Produce Stakes, 

 worth £4357. Much was hoped of a son of Ladas 

 and Pintail, called Indian Runner, and not without 

 reason, for though he only won a single race in five 

 attempts, the Mersey Stakes at Liverpool, he was 

 second on three other occasions, beaten — a head — 

 by Dibbs for a Triennial at Ascot, then by Norman III., 

 who was to win the Two Thousand next season, and 

 by the speedy Tiptoe II. in the Wynyard Plate at 

 Stockton. 



In 1 908 Mr. J. B. Joel's turn came. He headed the 

 list with ^26,246, and as it will be seen has usually 

 happened the great bulk was taken by one horse, Your 

 Majesty, a son of Persimmon and Yours. As a 

 two-year-old Your Majesty had not done much. He 

 won the Boscawen by a neck, but was beaten in his 

 four other attempts, only once making his way into 

 a place ; but as a three-year-old his four victories were 

 substantial ones. For the Two Thousand Guineas 

 he cannot have been at all fancied, as odds of 20 to 1 

 were offered against him, the favourite that season being 

 King Edward's disappointing colt Perrier, backed at 

 5 to 4. Your Majesty did not run for the Derby, as 

 will have been gathered, but is one of the number 

 mentioned who has taken the St. James's Palace 

 Stakes at Ascot. His next outing was in the Eclipse, 



