31 8 JOHN PORTER OF KINGSCLERE 



Orwell, a son of Bend Or ; and right well he ran 

 too, for he led the field until little more than a 

 furlong from home. He was then headed by 

 Sainfoin, who had been lying second from 

 Tattenham Corner. Sainfoin won by three- 

 quarters of a length from Le Nord. Orwell 

 and Surefoot close up were, respectively, third 

 and fourth. The general impression, and one 

 with which I entirely agreed, was that want of 

 stamina brought about Surefoot*s downfall. At 

 Tattenham Corner, half a mile from home, he 

 was " pulling double." Then he began to lose 

 ground, and was for a time quite out of the 

 picture. When, however, he got his second 

 wind, he began to draw up to the leaders, and 

 when Sainfoin passed the winning post, Surefoot 

 was only about a length behind him, and yet 

 unplaced ! My feelings when I saw Sainfoin 

 first past the post were of a mixed character. 

 For Sir James Miller's sake, and for the sake of 

 Kingsclere I was very pleased ; but I was 

 naturally vexed that by the sale of the colt Sir 

 Robert Jardine had been deprived of the pleasure 

 of winning the Derby. I need only add that 

 Sir Robert took his disappointment in a very 

 sportsmanlike way. 



At Ascot, a fortnight later, additional proof 

 was forthcoming that Sainfoin was a better 

 stayer than Surefoot. They both competed for 

 the Hardwicke Stakes over a mile and a half. 



