A GREAT YEAR 



Lord Glanely was specially tempted to acquire 

 the estate because of the ideal paddocks. It is 

 said that Lord George Bentinck, one of the famous 

 owners and breeders associated with Danebury, took 

 off his coat one day and helped to spread bone 

 dust on the turf. Close by are the graves of Bay 

 Middleton and Crucifix, whose names are immortal 

 in racing history. Here a number of Lord Glanely's 

 mares are sheltered, others being at his Exning estate 

 near Newmarket. 



One thing established beyond question is that what 

 a mare does when in training affords no guide to her 

 prospective value in the paddocks. Some of the best 

 horses in racing history have been the offspring of 

 mares who were practically useless for racing purposes. 

 The dam of Isinglass was picked up by the astute 

 Captain Machell for a mere trifle. We have seen that 

 Doris, the dam of Sunstar — by no means her only 

 winner — ranked as a poor plater, Admiration the dam 

 of Pretty Polly was a poor class hurdler, and it has 

 been shown that Grand Geraldine, the dam of Grand 

 Parade, was of very small account. On the other 

 hand some of the mares who have made great names 

 for themselves as winners have transmitted none of 

 their racing capacity to their offspring. What Lord 

 Glanely's mares did while they were actively employed 

 is therefore of comparatively little importance. The 

 main requisite is winning blood, the strains that 



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