FROM HOWL FOR 'RECIPROCITY' TO PRESENT DAY 291 



the Halnaker Stakes — longo mtervallo — to the redoubt- 

 able St. Simon at Goodwood, second and last to Eastern 

 Empress for the Lennox Stakes, second to The Lambkin 

 for the Ptous Plate at Doncaster, and unplaced twice 

 besides), M. C. J. Lefevre's Rosny (two years, fourth 

 and last for the Granby Stakes at Newmarket First 

 October), M. Michel Ephrussi's St. James (four years, 

 unplaced for the Lincolnshire Handicap and for tlie 

 Babraham Stakes at Newmarket Craven), Baron de 

 Rothschild's Serge II. (two years, won the Stetchworth 

 Stakes of 190/. at Newmarket July, third for the Mid- 

 summer Plate at Windsor July, third for the Richmond 

 Stakes and for the Findon Stakes at Goodwood), M. C. 

 J. Lefevre's Serquigny (two years, unplaced at New- 

 market Craven), Baron de Rothschild's Skye (three 

 years ; ran many times, and won 194/. at Brighton 

 August and 101/. at Sandown Park), the American 

 ' plunger ' Mr. Walton's Sutler (aged, ran several times 

 and won the Lewes Autumn Handicap of 199/.), Baron 

 de Rothschild's Valence II. (three years ; ran twice, 

 unplaced). Baron de Rothschild's Vestris II. (unplaced 

 for the Althorp Park Stakes), and Mr. H. N. Smith's 

 Voisine (two years ; third for a maiden plate at Ascot, 

 fourth for the Stetchworth Stakes, and unplaced for a 

 Nursery handicap at Newmarket First October) — about 

 forty in number, and of them those whose names are 

 printed in italics obtained some reputation at some 

 time either at home or in England. 



The Grand Prix de Paris was a great triumph for 

 the French, recalling memories of ' Vermont's year ' and 

 ' Boiard's year,' for once more a winner of the English 

 Derby (St. Blaise) was beaten (as Blair Athol and 

 Doncaster had been) by a horse ' bred in France ' 

 (Frontin), though the ' Englishman ' was second, beating 



