FLYING FOX 389 



Flying Fox*s next outing was at Stockbridge 

 in July. There he won the Foal Stakes quite 

 readily from No Trumps, who was his only 

 opponent. He did not see a racecourse again 

 until the first week of October, when he competed 

 at Kempton Park for the valuable Imperial 

 Produce Stakes, a six-furlong race. On this 

 occasion also he was favourite at 5 to 4. He 

 had nine opponents, but the only one believed 

 to have a chance of beating him was Mr. Leo- 

 pold de Rothschild's colt, St. Gris, who was 

 receiving 5 lb. from Flying Fox. St. Gris had 

 won the Richmond Stakes at Goodwood, and 

 run the Prince of Wales's Eventail to a head in 

 the Prince of Wales's Stakes at the same meeting. 

 On the strength of this performance St. Gris 

 had many backers at Kempton, and started a 

 3 to I chance. He beat Flying Fox by a head. 

 I thought at the time, think now, and always 

 shall think, that Flying Fox ought to have won 

 that race. At the same time I was never quite 

 satisfied with him that season. I felt that he 

 was a better colt than he was showing himself. 



A week after the Kempton race Flying Fox 

 was beaten a length and a half by Caiman in the 

 Middle Park Plate. The race was, as usual, 

 run on the Friday. On the Tuesday Caiman 

 had won the Clearwell Stakes, Eventail (who 

 had beaten St. Gris at Goodwood) being un- 

 placed. So Caiman, an American - bred colt. 



