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cerned, our luck was distinctly " out." As a 

 two-year-old, Perfection won the Findon Stakes 

 at Goodwood and divided the Sapling Stakes at 

 York. The following season — her last on the 

 Turf — she only ran three times. For the Guineas 

 she started second favourite to Governess, the 

 winner; she ran unplaced in the Oaks, and was 

 beaten in a Sweepstakes at Newmarket on Cam- 

 bridgeshire day. Mr. Padwick then put her to 

 the stud, and is named as the breeder of her first 

 foal. Eventually Perfection found her way to 

 the Middle Park Stud, but her record as a brood 

 mare was not very grand. She went to Germany 

 in 1872. 



Eclipse won the Clearwell Stakes at New- 

 market. In 1858 he carried oiF the Sale Stakes, 

 and dead-heated with Sir Joseph Hawley's Beads- 

 man for the Newmarket Stakes. On the strength 

 of these performances he was, naturally, consider- 

 ably fancied for the Derby, and started second 

 favourite at Epsom to Toxophilite. Beadsman 

 won, Toxophilite finished second, and Eclipse 

 was placed fourth only — a disappointing result 

 for all at Findon. Eclipse was a bay colt out of 

 Gaze, a daughter of Bay Middleton, and was 

 bred by Mr. Greville. Later that year he won 

 a Biennial at Ascot, but was unplaced in the 

 St. Leger and the Cambridgeshire. Then he was 

 sold to go to the United States, where he became 

 a successful sire. The only ** classic " race 



