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I was, of course, terribly disappointed, for I 

 regarded William the Third at that time as one 

 of the greatest horses over long distances we 

 had ever seen on the Turf. He had steadily 

 improved with age, and, as a five-year-old, was 

 better than he had ever been. A very quiet, 

 ikind horse, and a good " doer," he never gave us 

 iany trouble. When racing, his heart was always 

 Sin his work. He had greater length and scope 

 than the generality of St. Simon's sons; he was 

 more of the Isonomy type. When he had fully 

 developed he was a picture of a horse, and I was 

 particularly fond of him. 



I defy anybody to name two better horses 

 over distances than William the Third and 

 Isonomy. Regarded purely as stayers, they 

 were unquestionably the best horses I trained. 

 The way in which William the Third developed 

 after his two-year-old days afforded one more 

 [illustration of the wisdom of not attempting to 

 force a youngster who is obviously backward 

 and requires building up. 



With time and treatment we might, perhaps, 

 have got William the Third into racing trim 

 again, but we did not think it worth while to 

 persevere. His reputation was beyond all cavil, 

 and so it was decided that he should retire to the 

 stud. Some time elapsed before he was sound 

 enough to make the journey from Kingsclere to 

 Welbeck. As a sire he was a success, though 



