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once (in 1879, with Oceanie), all at Ascot (where, of 

 course, they won many other races of less note) ; the 

 Stewards' Cup once (with Sultan, in 1866), tlie Good- 

 wood Stakes twice (with Stockholm, in 1884, and, trans- 

 ferred for lack of acceptances into the Goodwood Plate, 

 with Lavaret in 1885), the Goodwood Cup five times 

 (with Jouvence, Baroncino, and Monarque, in 1853, 

 1855, and 1857, when the 'Frenchmen' received a 

 liberal discount of weight, and with Dollar and Flageo- 

 let, at full weight, in 1864 and 1873), and other less 

 renowned races at Goodwood (where in 1872 the 

 Chesterfield Cup was won by a French horse indeed, 

 Napolitain, but his owner was Lord Wilton, an English- 

 man) ; and the St. Leger twice (with Gladiateur and 

 Eayon d'Or, inl865 and 1879), the Doncaster Cup three 

 times (with Sornette, Dutch Skater, and Louis d'Or, in 

 1870, 1872, and 1884), and the Champagne Stakes once 

 (with Clementine in 1877) ; but, what was most remark- 

 able, was the number of Queen's Plates (which were 

 certainly meant to encourage ' native ' merit alone) 

 snapped up by the French : six in 1872 for instance (by 

 Dutch Skater, Eole XL, and Verdure), after that — in 

 1871 — Dutch Skater had carried off no fewer than 

 seven, Eole II. three, and Verdure one ; and in 1884, 

 when the number had been decreased, and the value in- 

 creased, Louis d'Or snaps up four and Stockholm one. 

 Another remarkable fact must be mentioned, that the 

 once famous Newmarket ' Whip ' was won in 1885, by 

 a ' Frenchman,' for the first time witliin the memory 

 of man : to wit. Baron de Kothschild's very moderate 

 Lavaret, whose only opponent was the still more mode- 

 rate Cosmos, who was again beaten (and 'broke down') 

 for the Whip by the ' Frenchman ' Serge II. in the 

 spring of 1886. Such are the successors, sir, of 



