100 THE ENGLISH TURF 



starting very wide of his field on the extreme right, he 

 came along with such a terrific burst of speed that the 

 whips were going on all the others by the time the corner 

 of the plantation was reached. At this period of the race 

 Flying Fox was so far in front of his nearest opponent 

 that Cannon brought him over from right to left, crossing 

 in front of his field, not one of whom had a struggle left. 

 Then he let his horse stride along at ease, and so easily 

 was the victory gained that it looked as if Flying Fox could 

 not have been beaten had he carried 1 1 st. instead of 9 st. 

 5 Ibs. 



The Eclipse Stakes at Sandown followed three weeks 

 later, and this time odds of 100 to 14 were laid on Flying 

 Fox, who was again opposed by Ninus, and was also 

 accompanied to the post by his stable companion, Frontier. 

 This time the crack was waited with until they were close 

 home, when he went out and won as he liked from Frontier, 

 the late Duke of Westminster thus securing both first and 

 second money. In the St. Leger Caiman once more opposed 

 Flying Fox, and such great improvement was the American 

 horse thought to have made that as little as 4 to i was 

 accepted about him, while backers of the Derby winner 

 could get on by laying 7 to 2. The race, however, was all 

 one way, Flying Fox winning the rubber with Caiman, and 

 completing the triple classic event in the most decisive 

 fashion. 



Only once again did Flying Fox carry silk, viz. in the 

 Jockey Club Stakes, and this time he was afforded the 

 chance of meeting the Derby winner of the previous year. 

 It is only fair to say that Jeddah had received a very 

 half-and-half sort of preparation owing to leg trouble, and 

 was indeed never really trained when a four-year-old. 

 Neither he nor any other horse in the field could extend 

 Flying Fox, who won the race much after the fashion in 

 which he had taken the Princess of Wales' Stakes three 

 months before, except that he did not change sides in the 

 course of the race. In this, his last public appearance, odds 

 of 8 to i were laid on Flying Fox, and as much as 100 

 to 7 were offered against the second favourite, Scintillant, 



