LAST YEARS AT KINGSCLERE 435 



In 1902 we had good two-year-olds in the 

 Duke of Portland's Greatorex, a bay colt by 

 Carbine out of Mrs. Butterwick ; and Mr. Low's 

 Littleton, a colt by Right-away. When they 

 were tried on June 1 1 with Miss Unicorn (a 

 six-year-old I had bought at Epsom for 450 

 guineas after she had won a Selling Plate on 

 June 4) the result was: 



Five and a Half Furlongs 



Littleton, 2 yrs., 8 st. 1 1 lb i 



Greatorex, 2 yrs., 8 st. 11 lb. . . .2 



Miss Unicom, 6 yrs., 9 st. 4 lb. . . .3 



Three others also ran. 



Won by a neck ; three lengths between second 

 and third. 



I tried the two-year-olds again on September 

 25 over six furlongs. The result then was; 



Greatorex, 2 yrs., 9 st. i lb. . . . .1 

 Litdeton, 2 yrs., 9 st. i lb. . . . .2 

 Songcraft, 2 yrs., 9 st. i lb. . . . .3 

 Fairfield, 2 yrs., 9 st. i lb 4 



Won in a canter by two lengths; two lengths 

 between second and third ; four lengths between 

 third and fourth. 



Eight days after the first trial Greatorex ran 

 second to Sir E. Cassel's Sermon for the New 

 Stakes at Ascot, beaten a length and a half. He 

 started favourite at 7 to 4. The same week he 

 won the Foal Stakes at Hurst Park, beating 



