THE CAREER OF ORMONDE 269 



was tried at Kingsclere. The result is thus 

 recorded in my book: 



June 3 — One Mile 



Ormonde, 4 yrs., 9 st. 7 lb i 



Spot, 3 yrs., 6 St. . . . . . .2 



St. Mirin, 4 yrs., 9 st. 7 lb 3 



Kingfisher, 3 yrs., 8 st. . . . . .4 



Won by two lengths ; six lengths between second 

 and third. 



Four days later, the first of the Ascot Meeting, 

 St. Mirin, receiving 10 lb., ran Minting to a 

 length for the Jubilee Cup over a mile. Bendigo, 

 carrying the same weight as Minting, finished a 

 bad third. We then knew that, roarer though 

 he was, Ormonde had not lost his form, or very 

 little of it. 



On the third day of the meeting Ormonde 

 won the Rous Memorial Stakes, carrying 9 st. 

 6 lb., and giving Captain MachelFs Kilwarlin 

 (then a three-year-old and the winner of that 

 year's St. Leger) 25 lb. The Calendar says that 

 Ormonde won by six lengths ; all I can say is 

 they were very long ones, for Kilwarlin was well 

 down the course when Ormonde passed the 

 winning-post. Our horse was ridden by Tom 

 Cannon. Before the race Captain Machell came 

 to me and said, " The horse was never foaled 

 that could give Kilwarlin 25 lb. and beat him.** 

 I suggested to the Duke that I should give 

 Tom Cannon orders to come right through with 



