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for the National Breeders* Produce Stakes. He 

 cut a somewhat ignominious figure, for he finished 

 third to Delphos and Glare, beaten six lengths 

 and three lengths. Delphos was a son of Necro- 

 mancer. He had evidently been highly tried, 

 because, although this was his first outing, odds 

 of 6 to 5 were laid on him. That season he took 

 part in seven races and won six of them. Glare, 

 who beat Matchbox three lengths, was to become 

 the dam of Flair, Lesbia, and Vivid. The failure 

 of Matchbox surprised us very much, because 

 the previous day, at Newmarket, Throstle had 

 run Speed to a head for the Chesterfield Stakes. 

 True, Speed was giving her 10 lb., but he was 

 already the winner of the Biennial at Ascot, and 

 of the July Stakes at Newmarket. 



Matchbox did not run again until the autumn. 

 On September 30 I tried him once more, and 

 again he did what I asked him to do, as the 

 following extract from my book shows : 



One Mile 



Matchbox, 2 yrs., 9 st. . . . .1 

 Legal Tender, 2 yrs., 7 st. 2 lb. . . .2 

 Throstle, 2 yrs., 8 st. 11 lb. . . .3 

 Rusina, 3 yrs., 8 st. 2 lb 4 



Won by half a length ; three lengths between 

 second and third. 



This test was arranged with a view to the Great 

 Breeders' Stakes of ;^5ooo at Kempton Park on 



