THE GRADUAL RISE 



Bibby's St. Tudwal, Coq d'Or, almost as good a 

 favourite as Argosy, a length and a half behind the 

 second. The colt was then sent over to run for the 

 Irish Derby, starting a slightly better favourite than 

 Lord Wavertree's Kingston Black, 2 to I and 5 to 2 

 respectively ; but the race went to First Flier, who beat 

 Argosy by five lengths, Kingston Black having been 

 left at the post. 



An important first appearance was that of Scatwell. 

 This son of Marcovil and Cheshire Cat was made 

 favourite in the first instance for a race which proved 

 a regular fiasco, the Tuesday Two- Year-Old Plate at 

 Newmarket in July. There were twenty-six runners, 

 and just about half of them broke away before the 

 flag fell, Scatwell favourite at 3 to 1. The flag had 

 not fallen, it was not a start, though some of the 

 horses fatigued themselves by galloping the entire 

 course. It was in fact the fiction of a race which 

 meant nothing, except, indeed, an endless controversy 

 about the proper starting price. By some people the 

 Committee of Tattersalls were severely blamed for 

 their verdict. Others strenuously supported them, 

 and echoes of the controversy are heard to the present 

 day. The names of the Committee are published in 

 several Turf Guides, there is no secrecy about the 

 composition of the body, and all who care to know 

 may be aware that for many years I have been one of 

 them. During the period of arduous service which 



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