MONARQUE AND HIS SATELLITES 87 



Sunbeam (who won easily) for the Coi'onation Stakes 

 at Ascot. 



There is something sad about the latter years of 

 Monarque's life. He was left (according to information 

 kindly given by the editor of ' Le Sport ') at Dangu 

 during the ' evenements,' and, though Count de La- 

 grange was there (with something else to think of, no 

 doubt), was allowed to be at grass all the while, and was 

 found in a deplorable state at the peace, with his hoofs 

 grown to inordinate length and with feet terribly diseased. 

 However he was brought round to some extent and 

 performed stud duties for two years longer, till he died 

 (as has been stated) in 1874 : in fact, Agile (foaled 1873), 

 Avenante (foaled 1874), Avocat (foaled 1874), Chimene 

 (foaled 1873), Confiance (foaled 1872), Falaise (foaled 

 1874), &c., had their parentage (on the male side) 

 ascribed either to Monarque alone or to him ' or ' some 

 other sire. The neglect of Monarque recalls the case 

 of King Herod, whose owner — Sir J. Moore — had not 

 the same excuse as Monarque's. 



