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was by far the worst mare in his stud, and never bred 

 him anything that could run but Worthless. 



His stud was a small one, seven or eight mares 

 only. And the secret of his success was that he used 

 to send them to the best stallions at any cost, and no 

 distance was too great. Every horse he ran was always 

 half my father's. They were valued at £400 each at 

 the time they came to Danebury, and I think, up to 

 that period, I never saw a better lot of yearlings, year 

 after year. They were just as good as racehorses as 

 they were in appearance. Wapiti was more like a 

 cart-horse five years old than a yearling in point of 

 strength when she arrived at Danebury ; and as a 

 two - year - old she won four races at Goodwood, 

 including a walk-over, and gave Deception 2 lb. and 

 beat her. And next year Deception won the Oaks, 

 and was second for the Derby. The following is a 

 list of some of his best winners : Wintonian, Win- 

 chelsea, Wilderness, Warden, Wisdom, Wiseacre, Free 

 Will, Welcome, Freeholder, Tyrant, Westonian, Wes- 

 teria, Tory, Worthless, and Wit's End. 



Mr. Wreford betted but little. He preferred to 

 rely for his winnings on the stakes. He generally 

 engaged his horses in most of the larger races, in 

 the Derby and the Oaks, the Ham and the Grat- 

 wicke. The 200 Sovereign Stakes, P. P., one for colts, 

 and the other for fillies, was another favourite, as also 

 the Lavant and Molecomb and Racing Stakes; and, 

 in short, the rest of the best things at Goodwood, all 



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