FLYING FOX 393 



The Derby was Flying Fox's next race. He 

 was not specially tried for this, for we knew him 

 to be fit and well. The betting was : 5 to 2 

 on Flying Fox, 6 to i against Holocauste, 15 

 to I bar two. Holocauste was a grey colt by 

 Le Sancy, and owned by M. J. de Bremond. 

 On April 16 he won a Biennial at Longchamps, 

 on May 4 the Prix de la Rochette over eleven 

 furlongs, and on May 14 the Prix Lupin 

 over ten furlongs. In the French Derby, on 

 May 28 (the Sunday before Epsom), he ran 

 third to Perth and Velasquez, finishing two 

 lengths behind the winner. At Epsom Holo- 

 causte broke a leg coming round Tattenham 

 ' Corner, and had to be destroyed. 



Flying Fox won the Derby by two lengths, 

 Damocles finishing second. The latter had 

 that spring won the Nork Park Plate at Epsom 

 and the Tudor Plate at Sandown Park. If there 

 was a semblance of a race between the two 

 towards the finish it was certainly not because 

 Flying Fox's superiority was measured by the 

 two lengths which separated them when they 

 passed the judge. In making this statement 

 - L I do not wish to appear to hold alTexalted idea 

 rl of the merits of Flying Fox. I have always 

 thought he was a good horse ; but when, after 

 all these years, one dispassionately scrutinises 

 the character of the horses he was called 

 upon to beat, it may well be he was not so 



