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ville, August 6, 7, and 8, when M. A. Lupin's (or 

 M. Delatre's) Dutch Skater won the Cup (now called 

 Grand Prix) in such grand style, beating Baron 

 A. Schickler's Eafale and, belonging to various other 

 owners, Don Carlos, Massinissa, Cerdagne, Paganini, 

 Monseigneur, Trocadero, and Mortemer. 



Then came the ' emigration ' and the dispersal of 

 French horses. 



It has been said, on good French authority, that 

 M. C. J. Lefevre (or an association headed by him under 

 the assumed name of Mr. T. Lombard) purchased in a 

 lump nearly all Count F. de Lagrange's horses in 

 training ; but, however that may be, it appears that 

 the Duke of Hamilton became the owner of General 

 for 3,800/., of Boulogne for 300/., and of Orthodoxe for 

 500/. ; M. Lefevre of Alaric for 840/. and Henry for 

 1,350/. Mr. Blenkiron bought the famous Gladiateur 

 (a bad bargain) for a stud-horse at the price of 5,800/. ; 

 and the Count's whole sale is said to have fetched no 

 more than 23,760/. 



About the earliest and most prudent of the ' emi- 

 grants ' (anxious to avoid the attentions of the invading 

 Germans) is said to have been Mr. Henry Jennings, who 

 is stated to have left La Croix St. Ouen for the safer 

 ground of Newmarket in the middle of August. About 

 the same time M. Delamarre's Clotaire, Boreal, Bivouac, 

 Veranda, Verdure, and others were sent to Newmarket 

 (where the stud horses Vermont and Patricien seem to 

 have found a temporary residence). Thither too, either 

 earlier or later, came the horses of Baron Schickler and 

 Mr. Gibson the trainer. M. A. Lupin's horses remained 

 for some time at Chantilly, undisturbed but closely 

 watched by the Germans, and only after much (more or 

 less necessary) ' dodging ' were got as far as Boulogne 



