484 JOHN PORTER OF KINGSCLERE 



72 ; a big bet on Hermit f. 

 The Palmer, 79 ; Blue Gown, 

 112 -116, 118 -123; Lady 

 Elizabeth, 120-124; Pero 

 Gomez beaten by Pretender, 

 1 38-141 ; Shotover, 206 ; St. 

 Blaise, 213, 214; Ormonde, 

 261 ; Miguel second, 308 ; 

 Sainfoin, 317 ; Common, 324 ; 

 La Fleche unluckily beaten, 

 344-346 j Ladas and Match- 

 box, 362, 363 ; BuUingdon, 

 368 ; Batt second to Jeddah, 

 382 ; Flying Fox, 393-395 ; 

 William the Third second to 

 Volodyovski, 418 ; Friar Tuck 

 third, 434 

 Diamond Jubilee : triumph in the 



Derby, 412 

 Dobell, G. C. : owner of Piety 



(Manchester Cup), 377 

 Dover : trainer of Lord Lyon, 4 ; 

 took Sir J. Hawley's horses 

 during my illness, 75, 77 

 Doyle, John, jockey : his part in 

 the Blue Gown affair at 

 Doncaster, 93, 94 

 Duke of Parma : beat Pageant 

 in Cesarewitch, 169 ; result 

 provoked comment, 170 j a 

 reputed sprinter, 170 

 Duke of Richmond : good 2-y.-o., 

 217 } change of name, 221 ; 

 won trial, 221 ; matched 

 against St. Simon, 221 ; second 

 in Royal Hunt Cup, Woking- 

 ham Stakes and Stewards' Cup, 

 223, 224 ; sold to Capt. 

 Machell, 224 j cut and re- 

 sold, 224 ; descent to selling 

 hurdle races, 224 j remarkable 

 speed, 224 

 Duke of Westminster (colt) : trial 

 as 3-y.-o., 431 ; bought by 

 Mr. (now Lord) Faber, 432 j 

 favourite for 2000 Gs., but 

 " nowhere," 432 ; beaten in 

 Derby and Cambridgeshire, 432, 

 433 ; a failure at the stud, 433 

 Durham, Lord : supported Sir J. 

 Hawley's " Turf Reform BiU," 

 155 



Dutch Oven : beaten in Derby, 206 ; 

 won St. Leger, 208 ; a good 

 stayer, 208 



Earl, The : an unfertile stallion, 

 83 ; stable's contempt for 

 Derby chance, 120 ; opinion 

 changed when too late, 121 ; 

 scratched at eleventh hour, 

 121 ; won Grand Prix, 121 ; 

 " spider and fly " incident, 

 123 ; beaten by Xi in match, 



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Eastley : the Royal Hunt Cup won 



by Satyr, 88 

 Eclipse (by Orlando) : second 



favourite for Derby, 41 ; went 



to U.S.A., 41 

 Elizabeth (Fair Rosamond filly) : 



at Kingsclere (2-y.-o.), 193 ; 



won 1000 Gs., 194$ as brood 



mare, 194 

 Elopement : favourite for 2000 G«. 



— finished fourth, 408, 409 ; 



racing performances — sent to 



Germany, 413 

 England, Captain : purchase of 



Ormonde, 278 

 Escrett : trainer at Hednesford and 



Michel Grove, 4 ; in Mr. 



Gratwicke's service, 5 



Faber, David : an owner of Poly- 



melus, 441 

 Faber, Lord : owner of Picter- 



maritzburg, 429 ; purchase of 



Duke of Westminster, 432 ; 



left Kingsclere, 437 

 Fakir : vicious horse, 144 ; " pulls " 



me to Stockbridge races, 144 

 Falconer, David : sold Perdita IL to 



Prince of Wales, 287 

 Falmouth, Lord : Archer and Dutch 



Oven, 207 ; dissatisfied with 



Archer's handling of Galliard, 



214 

 Falmouth : the Cambridgeshire, 178 

 Farewell: trial for 1000 Gs., 



232 ; unexpectedly won the 



race, 234, 243 ; daughter of 



Lily Agnes, 243, 247 } at the 



stud, 244 



