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360 guineas. He was always on the small side; 

 while in training he did not measure more than 

 15.2. He, however, gave one the impression 

 he considered himself a deal bigger than he was. 

 Resolution and grit were conspicuous traits in his 

 character, and he had a very hardy constitution. 



We did not race Isonomy until August of 

 the following year, his first outing being in the 

 Brighton Club Two-year-old Stakes, for which 

 he started second favourite. He was a poor 

 third. At Newmarket, in October, ridden by 

 Charles Wood, he won a Nursery over the last 

 half of the Rowley Mile, and a month later was 

 beaten a head in a similar race over the same 

 course. It has often been said that it is a pity 

 Isonomy was not given the chance of winning 

 the Derby. He was entered both for that event 

 and the St. Leger, but Mr. Gretton decided to 

 keep him off the racecourse till the autumn of 

 that year. 



The Cambridgeshire was, in fact, Isonomy's 

 only race as a three-year-old. If I remember 

 rightly, Mr. Gretton's policy was dictated by the 

 idea that it was wisest to allow the colt to take 

 matters easily so that he might have every 

 possible chance to grow and develop. Though 

 the Cambridgeshire was not run until the Hough- 

 ton Meeting at the end of October, we took 

 Isonomy to Newmarket along with the horses 

 we were racing at the first October gathering, a 



