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appointed us as a two-year-old, for he ran four 

 times without winning. At Ascot he was un- 

 placed for the New Stakes, and at Goodwood 

 ran third to Duke of Westminster and Game 

 Chick for the Richmond Stakes. On October 

 12 I tried him to beat the two-year-olds St. 

 Benet and Cupbearer, and the three-year-old 

 Grey Bird, over six furlongs, but the form did 

 not amount to much because Flying Lemur ran 

 unplaced in the Middle Park Plate, won by 

 Minstead from Csardas and Port Blair. He, 

 however, very nearly won the Criterion Stakes, 

 for he was beaten two heads only by Ballantrae 

 and Snowberry. 



On April 24 the following year I recorded the 

 appended trial in my book: 



One Mile 



Flying Lemur, 3 yrs., 9 st. . . . . i 

 Duke of Westminster, 3 yrs., 9 st. 2 lb. . .2 



Cupbearer, 3 yrs., 9 st 3 



Gatherer, 3 yrs., 7 st. 7 lb 4 



Caro, 3 yrs., 9 st 5 



Won by a neck ; half a length between second 

 and third ; half a length between third and fourth, 

 and a head between fourth and fifth. 



I appended a note which reads : " Duke of West- 

 minster ought to have won by two lengths; was 

 crossed by Flying Lemur.'* 



The trial had been arranged for the special 

 benefit of Duke of Westminster, who was engaged 



