'^ Reign of Queen Victoria, 1 837-1 901 



credited with having the race all his own way. Mr. 

 Cartwright had determined not to start Albert Victor, and 

 consequently everybody was " on " Favonius ; the Baron 

 staking his 3000 to 1000, and his friends likewise. No 

 wonder there was silence when Henry, the French horse, 

 closed with Favonius at the distance, headed him at the 

 Grand Stand, and won in a canter. In the following year 

 too, the Cup race was full of interest, and the way in which 

 Mr. Savile's Cremorne behaved himself, and won in such 

 fine form, caused quite a sensation. In fact, there was 

 some unusually good races in 1873, although the Royal 

 Hunt Cup was not to the liking of many people, Winslow, 

 who was nowhere in the betting, coming in with one of 

 Fordham's well-known rushes. The race for the Prince of 

 Wales' Stakes, when Gang Forward and Kaiser met again 

 to renew their Derby struggle, resulted in a win by a head 

 for the latter. 



The attendance was much above the average, and the 

 show made by the Four-in-hand, Coaching, and Whip Clubs 

 added considerably to the brilliance of the scene. Over 180 

 coaches were on the Heath, and the line of carriages 

 extended far below the telegraph board. Great hospitality 

 was dispensed by the officers of the Scots Fusiliers, 7th 

 Hussars, and 12th Lancers, who had luxuriously furnished 

 booths on the Heath. 



One figure that attracted much attention was Isabella, 

 the favourite flower-girl of the French Jockey Club, dressed 

 in chocolate and red, the colours of Boiard. She had in 

 France entree to all stands and enclosures — a privileged being 

 — but, although made much of here and there, the entree 

 to the Royal Enclosure was not permitted to her at Ascot. 



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