378 JOHN PORTER OF KINGSCLERE 



Zebac had won a Biennial, and Omladina the 

 Fern Hill Stakes at Ascot. At Goodwood, 

 Rampion was second to Phoebus Apollo for 

 the Chesterfield Cup, and Omladina was unplaced 

 for the Nassau Stakes. 



St. Bris's second race was the Brighton Cup. 

 In this he was called upon to give a lot of weight 

 to his opponents and made no show. Then 

 came the Cesarewitch, for which he was handi- 

 capped at 6 St. 6 lb. As we knew he was a 

 good stayer it appeared to us that he had a great 

 chance. Starting at lo to i, and ridden by 

 Kempton Cannon (Morny's younger brother, 

 who afterwards became one of our leading 

 jockeys and won the Derby on St. Amant), St. 

 Bris won the Cesarewitch in a canter by four 

 lengths. This was the only time I saddled the 

 winner of that long-distance handicap. In 1897 

 St. Bris won the Alexandra Plate at Ascot, and 

 ran fourth in the Cesarewitch, carrying 8 st. 2 lb. 

 He was a good, honest stayer, and just a useful 

 handicapper. Sold to go to France, he there 

 became a very successful sire. 



The Duke of Westminster's Shaddock, by 

 St. Serf, was also one of the two-year-olds of 

 1895. -^^ ^^^ ^^^7 ^^^^ ^^^^ year, and then 

 finished second in the New Stakes to Roque- 

 brune, the dam of Rock Sand. The following 

 year he did useful service by winning six races 

 off the reel. He was a pretty good horse. Then 



