41 6 JOHN PORTER OF KINGSCLERE 



Doncaster, and, giving 3 lb., was second, beaten 

 three-quarters of a length by Mackintosh. 



William the Third made his first and only 

 public appearance as a two-year-old in the Clear- 

 well Stakes over the T.Y.C. (5 f. 140 yds.) 

 at Newmarket in the autumn. The distance 

 was not far enough to bring out the best that 

 was in him, and he failed to make a show. 

 The race was won by Mr. Lorillard's Exedo 

 from Osboch and Zip. Odds of 6 to i were 

 laid against William the Third. Even at this 

 stage he was nothing like properly furnished ; 

 indeed, I may say here that he did not attain 

 to full development until he was a five-year-old. 



He progressed steadily during the ensuing 

 winter. His first " trial " as a three-year-old 

 was a public one. At the Newmarket Craven 

 Meeting he competed for the Wood Ditton 

 Stakes, run over the Ditch Mile. There was 

 a big " field *' of moderate horses ; but, not- 

 withstanding the character of the opposition, 

 ** William ** was easy to back at 10 to i. He, 

 however, spread-eagled his opponents, and won 

 in a common canter by six lengths from Tantalus 

 and Ormeus, who had started equal favourites. 

 This smashing performance told us all we wanted 

 to know about William the Third. It did away 

 with the necessity of subjecting him to a home 

 trial, and, as a matter of fact, he was not privately 

 tried that season. 



