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him. The Prince mounted my trusty grey cob, 

 Jack, and then away we went to the trial ground. 

 The trial is thus recorded in my book: 



One Mile and a Half 

 St. Blaise, 3 yrs., 8 st. 6 lb. . . .1 



Incendiary, 6 yrs., 8 st. 2 lb. . . .2 



Shotover, 4 yrs., 8 st. 12 lb. . . .3 



Geheimniss, 4 yrs., 9 st. 5 lb. . . .4 



Energy, 3 yrs., 8 st. 5 lb 5 



Won by two lengths ; four lengths between 

 second and third ; a head between third and fourth ; 

 another head between fourth and fifth. 



This result afforded us much satisfaction. That 

 the " race '* had been truly run was proved con- 

 clusively enough by the fact that Shotover, in 

 receipt of 7 lb., finished a head in front of Geheim- 

 niss, for that was how we rated the two fillies. 

 We felt, then, that if St. Blaise did as well in the 

 Derby as he had done in the trial he would take 

 a lot of beating. When the morning's work was 

 over we went to Park House for lunch, and I 

 afterwards showed the Prince over the stables. 

 He took a lively interest in all he saw. 



Galliard, winner of the Two Thousand, 

 naturally started favourite for the Derby; odds 

 of 7 to 2 were laid against him when the flag fell. 

 The Prince, Goldfield, and St. Blaise were equal 

 second favourites at 5 to i. The Prince was 

 beaten shortly after entering the straight, and 

 two furlongs from home St. Blaise was in front, 



