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old. As already stated, she won the New Stakes 

 at Ascot, but was beaten out of a place in the 

 National Produce Stakes at Sandown Park. The 

 best she could do the following season was to run 

 second in the Yorkshire Oaks. She was by 

 Hampton out of Sterling Love. Mr. J. Simons 

 Harrison bred her, and I bought her as a yearling 

 at Doncaster for the Duke, paying 2400 guineas. 

 It must be said that she did not quite realise 

 expectations, though she bred useful animals in 

 Goblet, Racing Cup, and Cupbearer. 



Another two-year-old that carried the Duke 

 of Westminster's colours in 1894 was Star Ruby, 

 by Hampton out of Ornament, and therefore 

 half-brother to Sceptre and Collar. He was a 

 long way behind Tarporley and Kissing Cup in 

 the pre-Ascot trial, and ran unplaced in a race 

 at Stockbridge. When tried again just before 

 Goodwood, Tarporley failed by a length to give 

 him 14 lb. We thought, therefore, he had a 

 chance of winning the Rous Memorial Stakes at 

 Goodwood, but he made a poor show. Directly 

 afterwards Mr. J. B. Haggin, the American 

 breeder, made the Duke an offer for Star Ruby, 

 which was accepted, and the colt went forthwith 

 to the United States. There, as a three-year-old, 

 he won ten races, and two more in 1896. At the 

 stud Star Ruby was a success. Among his 

 offspring were Africander and Rubio, the latter 

 a winner of the Grand National. My recollection 



