41 8 JOHN PORTER OF KINGSCLERE 



Lady Meux, but leased to the American sports- 

 man Mr. W. C. Whitney. Volodyovski had 

 been easily beaten, when unfit, by St. Maclou 

 and Magic Mirror in the Newmarket Biennial 

 in April; but in the meantime had satisfied his 

 trainer, Huggins, an American; and there was 

 no denying that, on his two -year- old form, 

 ** Voly " was the best of his year. In the betting 

 on the Derby there was a disposition to give 

 William the Third the " cold shoulder.'* The 

 public preferred not only Volodyovski, but 

 also Floriform (who had not previously run 

 that year), Handicapper (quite naturally perhaps), 

 and Revenue, who also had not run that year. 

 Against William the Third lOO to 7 was offered, 

 Ian being at the same price. 



Volodyovski won the Derby by three-quarters 

 of a length ; William the Third finished second, 

 four lengths in front of Veronese. In my opinion 

 Morny Cannon did not make the most of his 

 opportunity that day. Instead of ** waiting in 

 front " as he might have done on a good stayer, 

 he lay behind in the early part of the race, and 

 gave William too much to do after rounding 

 Tattenham Corner. But this view was not, I 

 frankly admit, borne out by the result of the 

 race for the Hurst Park Lennox Stakes in August, 

 when, again over a mile and a half, William the 

 Third, receiving 3 lb., beat Volodyovski by a 

 head only. This form practically confirmed the 



