INDEX 



483 



Cora : fancied for Middle Park 

 Plate, 230 ; second to Paradox, 

 Dewhurst Plate, 231 



Coracle : " pacemaker " for Ormonde 

 in 2000 Gs., 259 ; in Derby, 

 262 



Counterpane : Prince of Wales's 

 (King Edward's) first winner, 

 284. 5 dropped dead at Stock- 

 bridge, 285 



Cowl : reserved by Sir J. Hawley, 

 64 



Crafton : beaten by Paradox in 

 2000 Gs., 233 ; other racing 

 achievements, 234 



Craven, W. G. : a Findon patron, 



45 

 Crewe, Earl of : joined Kingsclere 



stable, 438 ; Polymelus, 440 

 Crucifix : Virago thought better 



than, 15, 16 

 Custance, H. : on jockey Wells, 



97-99 



Darley Dale : two trials (3-y.-o.), 

 438, 439 ; won Ascot Derby, 

 438 5 and Eclipse Stakes, 438, 



4-39 



Davies, G. Saunders : at Myrtle 

 Grove, 24 



Davis, Joseph : negotiates purchase 

 of Sainfoin, 316 



Davis (" leviathan " bookmaker) : 

 Teddington's Derby, 62 



Dawson, Matt (trainer) : dismay 

 over defeat of Wild Oats in 

 Middle Park Plate, 136 ; con- 

 soled fortnight later, 137; 

 buys St. Simon for D. of 

 Portland, 223 ; owner of 

 Reprieve (sold to Lord Gros- 

 venor), 225 ; chances of Mint- 

 ing and Ormonde in 2000 

 Gs., 255, 256 ; crestfallen 

 over Minting's defeat, 259 j 

 thought Minting unbeatable 

 in Hardwicke Stakes, 270 j 

 disappeared when found he 

 was mistaken, 272 ; successes 

 with Ladas, 362 



Dawson, Tom (of Middleham) : 

 Lord Glasgow and a game of 



whist, 72 J - and Pretender, 

 136 

 Day, John (" Honest John ") : 

 advertised for jockey, 4 ; took 

 me as apprentice, 4 ; left 

 Danebury for Michel Grove, 

 5 ; private trainer to Pad- 

 wick, 6 ; characteristics of, 

 6, 7 ; teacher of jockeyship, 

 8 ; rider of classic winners, 

 8 ; opinion of Virago and 

 Crucifix, 15, 16; St. Hubert 

 and 2000 Gs., 26 ; quarrel 

 with Mr. Pad wick, 27, 28 j 

 retirement to Woodyeates, 28 $ 

 death, 28 ; a " severe " trainer, 

 28 

 Day, John, junr. : Virago, 16 ; 

 trained for Sir J. Hawley two 

 years, 64 ; opinion of Lady 

 Elizabeth, 105 ; staggered by 

 filly's defeat in Middle Park 

 Plate, 107 ; " spider and fly " 

 incident, 123 

 Day, William : trial of Virago, 1 5, 

 1 6 J Lord of the Isles and 

 2000 Gs., 27 

 Delphos : smart 2-y.-o., 361 

 Democrat: 2-y.-o. form, 411, 



412 

 Denman, trainer : associated with 



Hednesford, 4 

 Derby, Lord (" Rupert of Debate") : 



yearlings at Kingsclere, 166 

 Derby, The: Hobbie Noble and, 

 3 ; Lord Lyon's trainer, 4 j 

 Frederick and Merry Monarch, 

 5 ; my mount (Carmel) in 

 1858 ; Little Harry a dis- 

 appointing hot favourite, 22 j 

 Rataplan fourth, 23 j Yellow 

 Jack second, 37 ; Beadsman 

 and Wells, 40 ; Eclipse fourth, 

 40, 41 ; Beadsman's dam 

 (Mendicant), 42 j Sir J. Haw- 

 ley's win over Beadsman, 62 j 

 Beadsman again, 64, 65 ; 

 Aurelian fourth, 49 ; Tedding- 

 ton's win, 62 ; Musjid, 65, 

 99 ; Bedminster in Gladiateur's 

 year, 70, 71 j Breadalbane, 71, 

 72 ; " if " Hermit at Findon, 



