" THE HEAD OF THE LIST " 



In 19 1 7 the late Mr. Fairie came first with the poor 

 yield of £11,751, of which £10,180 came from Gay 

 Crusader, whose successes included the Two Thousand 

 Guineas, the Derby, the September Stakes, rated as 

 the substitute Leger, the Newmarket Gold Cup, the 

 Champion, Lowther and Limekiln Stakes ; and another 

 son of Bayardo, Gainsborough, did most to secure 

 supremacy for Lady James Douglas in 191 8. Gains- 

 borough won half a dozen races valued at £13,410. 

 In several events he and his stable companion, Gay 

 Crusader, were both engaged, and the owner of the 

 latter expressed to me a keen desire to meet the younger 

 colt, having an agreeable conviction that Gay Crusader 

 was considerably the better of the two. Lady James's 

 total was £14,735. This brings us to the Great Year, 

 a description of which is the object of the present 

 volume. 



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