GEHEIMNISS AND SHOTOVER 209 



This trial took place six days before the City 

 and Suburban at Epsom, for which Shotover, 

 carrying 8 st. 9 lb., started favourite. With 

 Archer up, she was well beaten. In the Epsom 

 Gold Cup she finished last of four, and at Ascot 

 made a poor show in a Triennial. We came to 

 the conclusion it was useless to persevere with her, 

 and so she was packed off to the Eaton Stud. 

 The best of her produce were Orion and Bull- 

 ingdon. She was destroyed in 1898, and lies 

 buried in the Stud Yard at Eaton, her grave being 

 between those of Ornament, dam of Sceptre, and 

 Lily Agnes, dam of Ormonde. 



The Kingsclere Stable*s triumphs in the Two 

 Thousand Guineas, Derby, and Oaks with Shot- 

 over and Geheimniss were celebrated by a grand 

 picnic on our Downs. Everybody in the village 

 and in the neighbouring hamlets was entertained. 

 A generous meal was served in two marquees, 

 and all sorts of festivities were afterwards indulged 

 in. Air balloons in the Duke's and Lord Stam- 

 ford's colours were sent away, and when dusk 

 came there was a big show of fireworks. 

 Altogether we had a great jollification, and who 

 could say we were not justified in rejoicing ? 

 The cost of the entertainment was equally shared 

 by the owners and the trainer of the two fillies. 



