LA ROCHE AND WILLIAM THE 

 THIRD 



In the late autumn of 1898 the Duke of Port- 

 land's horses, which had been trained by George 

 Dawson at Newmarket, came to Kingsclere. 

 Among the yearlings sent from Welbeck was 

 the filly La Roche, by St. Simon out of Miss 

 Mildred, by Melton. Lord Berkeley Paget 

 had, I understood, a half share in the youngster. 

 On April 17, 1899, we tried La Roche with five 

 other two-year-olds, with the appended result ; 



Five Furlongs 



.303, 2 yrs., 9 St. 4 lb i 



La Roche, 2 yrs., 9 st. 4 lb. . . .2 

 St. Vigila, 2 yrs., 9 st. 4 lb. . . .3 



.450, 2 yrs., 9 St. 5 lb 4 



Amnesty, 2 yrs., 8 st. 12 lb. . . .5 

 The Crack, 2 yrs., 9 st. 7 lb. . . .6 

 Won by a length ; two lengths between second 

 and third ; three lengths between third and 

 fourth. 



A daughter of Carbine (a great Australian horse 



imported to England by the Duke of Portland 



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