HARK FORRARD! 12$ 



have been iiudoabtedly tlie champion two-year- 

 old of the year. On tlie occasion of his debut 

 at Epsom he won the Woodcote Stakes in a 

 common canter, and in consequence started a 

 red-hot favourite for the New Stakes at Ascot. 

 He did as well as horse could do in the interim, 

 and the race was booked a foregone conclusion 

 for him. But after three parts of the journey 

 was traversed he cut it most unmistakably 

 and refused to gallop, and was beaten by his 

 own stable companion who was started to make 

 running for him and who finished third. 

 Reginald thought he might be amiss, and tried 

 him again at home the follo\ving week. The 

 result confirmed the previous trial so thoroughly 

 that Reginald and his trainer felt certain 

 the colt must be amiss. They pulled him out 

 again for the Ham Stakes at Goodwood, which 

 race was won by his stable companion, who met 

 one or two of the penalised flyers and run- 

 ning very gamely just struggled home a short 

 head to the good after a desperate finish. The 

 favourite was again nowhere. Another trial at 



