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he would acquit himself with credit. And he 

 did, for, with odds of 5 to 4 laid on him, he 

 won the Richmond Stakes the first day, beating 

 Flyaway (who was giving 9 lb.) by three-quarters 

 of a length. The third day Orme won the 

 Prince of Wales's Stakes very comfortably. The 

 two races were worth nearly ;^4000. 



Immediately after the Doncaster Meeting, at 

 which Common won the St. Leger and La 

 Fl^che the Champagne Stakes, I received the 

 following letter from the Duke of Westminster, 

 who was in Scotland: 



Loch More, Septr. 12. 



The stable is invincible. This is truly a great year 

 for it and for you. Given the material, you certainly 

 know how to make the best use of it. 



So Golden Maze has turned out a good investment ! 



I should like to have a good reason for not running 

 Orme for the Lancashire Plate on the 26th. I don't 

 see why he should not go for it and win. His meeting 

 with Fleche in the Middle Park will be very interesting, 

 and I should back the colt. — Yours truly, 



Westr, 



Golden Maze was a four-year-old filly by Bend 

 Or I had bought from the Prince of Wales 

 earlier in the year. When the Duke wrote his 

 letter she had won me two races, and was 

 successful in others later. As for the reference 

 to Orme, I have no recollection of the circum- 

 stances which caused the Duke to write in the 

 way he did. Whatever they were, Orme 



