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five (fifty-four in all, and about 20,000/. in stakes) ; and 

 Avas never beaten, though she ran a dead heat with 

 Prince Giles I. at Baden in 1878, and her owner, as 

 already remarked, refused to run her against Silvio. 

 After this, at six years of age, she received a severe 

 kick from a horse and a brother, in consequence of 

 which she had to be withdrawn from training. Contrary 

 to experience with such distinguished mares, she soon 

 had progeny that distinguished themselves in their own 

 country: for instance, it was announced on May 21, 

 1884, that ' le premier produit de Kincsem, une poaliche 

 de Buccaneer, vient de gagner a Vienne un prix de 

 5,000 fr. pour chevaux de deux ans.' If she was not, 

 as Mr. Hannibal Chollop was, ' fever-proof and like- 

 wise agur,' it is reported of her that she was never 

 either ' sick or sorry,' that no weather came amiss to 

 her, and she ran equally Avell in heat and cold, 

 upon adamantine ' going ' and through ' dirt.' Such a 

 ' Darling ' of course had her ' httle ways,' and she is 

 said to have been so particular about her eating and 

 drinking that oats, hay, and water had to be provided 

 on purpose for her, and even carried about with her 

 whithersoever she went (unless it was known that she 

 would find there what she liked). 



The year 1879, remarkable for the dearth of good 

 English as well as good French horses (for Peter, in 

 England, was rendered hors de comhai by disqualifica- 

 tion), was memorable in the history of French horse- 

 racing for being the first year of antagonism between 

 Lagrange and Lefevre, Dangu and Chamant. 



Of Dangu a ' poet ' has already been permitted to 

 discourse ; of a visit to Chamant a very pleasant de- 

 scription was given in ' Le Figaro ' by ' Eobert Milton,' 

 which is understood to have been the assumed name of 



