PARADOX 243 



Paradox did not run after his three-year-old 

 days. He went to the stud at Ecchinswell 

 House, near Newbury, and was advertised at 

 a fee of 30 guineas. He died when only eight 

 years old from an attack of inflammation of the 

 bowels. The best of his offspring were Unicorn, 

 who won the Stewards' Cup at Goodwood for 

 Mr. Cloete ; and Sir Robert Jardine's Red 

 Ensign, winner of the Prince of Wales's Stakes 

 at Ascot, and who dead-heated with Shancrotha 

 for the Manchester Cup. I have always regarded 

 Paradox as a real good horse, who, if favoured 

 with a little more luck than came his way, would 

 never have been beaten. 



We must now go back to 1884, for among 

 the two-year-olds at Kingsclere that season were 

 Farewell, Luminary, the Rebecca colt (afterwards 

 named Ptolemy), and Match Girl. Farewell was, 

 so to say, the forerunner of Ormonde (whose 

 story will presently engage our attention), for she 

 was more than half-sister to him. While both 

 were out of Lily Agnes, the filly was by Don- 

 caster, and the colt by Bend Or, son of Doncaster. 

 Beautifully moulded, Farewell was blessed with a 

 very sound constitution; but even when at her 

 best she was moderate, and only managed to 

 win two races for the Duke of Westminster. I 

 have already related how she surprised us by 

 gaining a victory in the One Thousand Guineas. 

 She remained in training for three seasons and 



