" THE HEAD OF THE LIST " 



The form with Lemberg, it may be remarked, was 

 somewhat varied. He beat Mr. Fairie's colt, who was 

 however giving him 5 lb., in the Princess of Wales's 

 Stakes, beat him at even weights in the Eclipse, 

 Lemberg having previously beaten Lord Derby's colt 

 at evens in the Coronation Cup. King William was 

 a winner, but at the same time a disappointment. 

 Both he and Swynford went for the Princess of Wales's 

 Stakes, and both were backed. I recollect next day 

 meeting Lord Derby at St. Pancras station on the way 

 to Newmarket, and remarking that I had expected to 

 see King William in front of his stable companion, 

 notwithstanding that the young one started at 9 to 2, 

 Swynford at 3 to 1 ; and Lord Derby replied that the 

 gallop prior to the race had given the idea that the 

 young one was the better. The Ascot Derby was 

 King William's chief win. It brought in £3297 ; 

 and Hair Trigger II. also did well, though she missed 

 the Oaks, this having been the year when Mr. 

 Brodrick Cloete's Cherimoya won that classic on the 

 occasion of her only appearance on the racecourse. 

 Hair Trigger II. however earned £4659, these four 

 having therefore produced £38,949 of the £43,721. 



The story of 191 2 is soon told. Prince Palatine 

 carried off the Gold Cup, the Eclipse, the Doncaster 

 Cup and the Jockey Club Stakes, adding up to £1 8,830 

 of the £20,822 which put Mr. Thomas Pilkington at 

 the head, and it has always seemed an extraordinary 



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