WILLIAM THE THIRD 415 



Five Furlongs 



St. Vigila, 3 yrs., 9 st. 7 lb. . . . Rouse i 



Sabot, 2 yrs., 8 st. 1 1 lb. . . . Shaw 2 



William the Third, 2 yrs., 8 st. 1 1 lb. . Moreton 3 



Cuckney, 2 yrs., 8 st. 4 lb. . . . Gallon 4 



Won by a length ; a length between second and third ; 

 six lengths between third and fourth. 



The Duke of PortIand*s St. Vigila won, as a 

 two-year-old, a Nursery at Sandown Park. Prior 

 to the trial she had run unplaced in the Oaks, 

 and a few days later finished a good third in a 

 handicap at Newmarket. 



It was abundantly evident that William the 

 Third was not yet ready for racing. But he 

 continued to improve, and also to show indica- 

 tions that staying was his forte. In September 

 we were furnished with evidence which conclu- 

 sively proved he would show to advantage in 

 contests calling for stamina. On the 8th of 

 that month he was tried as follows: 



One Mile 



William the Third, 2 yrs., 8 st. 12 lb. . Shaw i 



St. Aldegonde, 2 yrs,, 8 st. 12 lb. . . Gallon 2 



Mannlicher, 2 yrs., 8 st. 11 lb. . . Moreton 3 



Columbian, 2 yrs., 8 st. 10 lb. . . Rouse 4 



Won by a length ; three lengths between second 

 and third ; a length between third and fourth. 



On September 14 St. Aldegonde ran in the 

 Prince of Wales's Nursery, a mile race, at 



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