THE GRADUAL RISE 



before his breeder parted with him. The combina- 

 tion of Cyllene and Maid Marian suggested nothing 

 and a name had to be devised. I think this was 

 really not a bad one, its want of meaning notwith- 

 standing, for if no one ever was called Polymelus 

 someone well might have been ! In his first season 

 Indian Mail came out five times without earning 

 brackets, always in good company, however, leading 

 off" with a Triennial at Ascot and following on with 

 the £1500 Hurst Park Foal Plate in which Lord 

 Rosebery's Prue beat Lord Derby's Light Brigade, 

 the International Two- Year-Old Plate at Kempton 

 won by Research — the subsequent Derby winner 

 Aboyeur unplaced — the Champion Breeders' Foal 

 Stakes at Derby, in which Research was beaten by 

 Aldegonde, and the Warwick Nursery, Indian Mail 

 here finishing third. Five of the six races won in 

 19 1 2 were all of £100, the other one, Starboard Light's 

 contribution, being £164, a total of £664. 



In 19 1 3 Lord Glanely may be said to have done 

 well, though this does not for a moment imply that 

 his expenses were nearly balanced by his winnings. 

 By this time it is probably well understood that owners 

 who appear fairly prominent in the winning list have 

 nevertheless generally lost a good deal of money, 

 unless by chance they have been fortunate in the 

 matter of bets. Lord Glanely's horses for 1 9 1 3 made a 

 good show. Indian Mail as a three-year-old revealed 



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