THE GRADUAL RISE 



First Summer Meeting — so a fixture at Newmarket 

 was called in 191 8 — Milton, then known as the Misfit 

 colt, was in chief demand at 2 to 1. Admiral of the 

 Fleet Sir Hedworth Meux's Mille Fleurs colt, who 

 was to make a reputation as Sir Douglas and to hold 

 out promise of great things not fulfilled because of 

 unsoundness, was not fancied, but Dominion beat the 

 favourite, giving him moreover 5 lb., and as a conse- 

 quence found plenty of supporters at 9 to 2 for the 

 Coventry Stakes, though Galloper Light was preferred 

 at 11 to 8. Sir George Noble's BrufT Bridge had at 

 this time won a couple of races, the May Plate and the 

 Somerville Stakes, and here was too good for his 

 rivals, beating Monte Faro a neck, Dominion third, 

 in front of the subsequent Grand Prix winner. 



For the Exeter Stakes Dominion was again third, 

 giving 8 lb. to Lord Rosebery's Rizzio, notable as the 

 son of two Derby winners, Cicero and Signorinetta ; 

 Dominion meeting BrufT Bridge at even weights. It 

 was an unsatisfactory race for the reason that G. Hulme, 

 who rode Rizzio, got away with a distinct lead which 

 more than probably accounted for the result. The 

 jockey was called before the Stewards and fined for 

 " anticipating the start." Bad luck again attended 

 Dominion in the Chesterfield. This was assumed to 

 be a match between Buchan and Lord Glanely's colt, 

 the two backed at 5 to 4 and 6 to 4 respectively, and 

 the estimate was extraordinarily correct. Buchan won 



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