THE GREAT YEAR 



An hour later came the Newmarket Stakes, for which 

 Dominion was saddled, one of five, including Lord 

 Basil. The latter was again in high favour, in fact his 

 success was deemed so certain that he started at 1 1 to 

 4 on. But if the Manton colt had staunch admirers 

 there were also those who did not in the least believe 

 in him. The evening before the race Captain Lionel 

 Montagu was a fellow guest with me at dinner at a 

 friend's house, and his opinion of Lord Basil was so 

 contemptuous that though it was evident the colt would 

 start with long odds laid on him my friend offered an 

 even pony that he did not win, a bet I gladly accepted. 

 Captain Montagu's Old Bill was one of the five 

 runners and finished second, Lord Basil third, 

 Dominion backed at 8 to I securing the prize, and 

 doing so in a canter by nearly half a dozen lengths. 



NEWMARKET Second Spring Meeting. Wednesday, May 2 1st. 



NEWMARKET STAKES of £30 each, 10 ft. (to fund) if dec, 

 with £1000 added, of which second reed. £100, and third 

 £50, for 3 yr. olds ; A.F., \\ m. (64 ents., ft. dec. for 

 23— /2050.) 



Lord Glanely's b.c. Dominion, by Polymelus 



— Osyrua, 9 st. - 

 Capt. Lionel Montagu's Old Bill, 9 st. - 

 Major W. Astor's Lord Basil, 9 st. 

 Sir E. Cassel's Wellingford, 9 st. - 

 Sir G. Noble's Bruff Bridge, 9 st. - 



1 1/4 on Lord Basil, 6/1 agst. Bruff Bridge, 8/1 Dominion. 

 Won by 5 lengths, 2 lengths second and third. 

 L 81 



