194 HARK FORRARD! 



The Grand Prix had cleared the way of one of 

 the most dangerous opponents to Fortitude for 

 the Leger, as Tudor, who ran second for the 

 Derby, though he managed to win in the last 

 stride, broke down so badly that all chance of 

 his facing the starter at Doncaster had disap- 

 peared. Reginald Miller had had a bad meeting 

 at Ascot, as he got second in the Hunt Cup, 

 second in the Fern Hill, and though his repre- 

 sentative ran a dead heat in the St. James's 

 Palace Stakes, he was beaten in the run off. 

 However, he had Lina Lancelot to console him, 

 and besides that, he didn't really much care 

 what happened to the rest of his string as long 

 as Fortitude kept well. Wadding, whose father 

 had a large farm close to Mollerton, where 

 Fortitude was trained, kept Reggie Miller con- 

 stantly informed as to the horse's well-being. 



Mrs. Lancelot and Lina were naturally fully 

 occupied with the cares of trousseaux, and 

 Reggie Miller had great difficulty in persuad- 

 ing them to come down to Hurlingham with 

 him on the days when he played polo there. 



