486 JOHN PORTER OF KINGSCLERE 



racing and stud records, 200, 

 201 ; bought by Count Lehn- 

 dorfF, 201 ; bred winners in 

 Germany, 201 ; not a good 

 stayer, 208 ; in St. Blaise's 

 Derby trial, 213 ; sale to 

 Count LehndorflF, 372 



Gerard, Lord : lease of Ormonde, 

 277 



Ginnistrelli, Chevalier : Signorina 

 and Signorinetta, 336, 337 



Gladiateur : Derby victory, 7 1 



Glasgovir, Lord : a bother with Tom 

 Dawson, 72 



Goater, Harry, jockey and trainer : 

 trained Salpinctes, 36 ; Eastley 

 and Royal Hunt Cup, 88 



Goater, Jim, jockey : " a very good 

 one," 36 ; rode for Lord 

 Palmers ton, 36 ; won on The 

 Ranger in Grand Prix, 50 



Goater, William : St. Hubert, 26 ; 

 succeeded John Day at Findon, 

 28, 36 ; his high character, 

 36 ; converted Findon into 

 " public " stable, 45 ; received 

 (temporarily) Mr. Chaplin's 

 horses, 72 



Goldfinch: fine 2-y.-o. form, 330, 

 331 ; broke down in 2000 

 Gs., sold to U.S.A., 331 



Gore, Robert : at Findon, 29 



Gouverneur : 2000 Gs. and Derby, 

 323, 324 ; second in " Eclipse," 



Graham, George (of Yardley) : a 

 costly practical joke, 309 



Grahams, of Yardley : breeders of 

 Isonomy, 171 ; of Fernandez, 

 187 ; of Paradox, 227 ; pur- 

 chase of Casuistry, 228 



Grand Prix de Paris : The Ranger's 

 victory, 49-51 ; won by Para- 

 dox, 237 J by Minting, 260 ; 

 Matchbox second, 363, 364 



Granville, Lord : joint owner of 

 Rosicrucian (stallion), 1 30 



Gratwicke, W. G. R. : horses at 

 Michel Grove, and sale of 

 racing stud, 5 



Great Metropolitan : Virago and, 

 14-17; Parole, 177 



Greatorex : two trials, 435 ; second 

 in New Stakes, 435 ; and in 

 Middle Park Plate, 436 ; 

 became roarer and went to 

 S. Africa, where successful 

 stallion, 436 



Green Sleeve : a sensational dAut, 

 91 ; beaten by Rosicrucian 

 in trial, 102 j won Middle 

 Park Plate, 102, 104-106 ; 

 attacked by fever, 1867-8, 

 III; position in Derby 

 betting, 112; favourite for 

 2000 Gs , 112; finished 

 fourth, 113; my opinion of 

 the filly, 118; broke down 

 when tried for Cambridgeshire, 

 127; first produce at stud, 

 127, 128 ; sold to France and 

 there bred Insulaire, 128 



Gretton, Frederick : sent horses 

 to Kingsclere (1873), 166; 

 policy adopted with Isonomy, 

 173 ; Cambridgeshire bets, 

 175 > big bet on Westbourne, 

 178 ; Harbinger, and Cam- 

 bridgeshire, 178 ; how he 

 nearly lost his trainer, 181 ; 

 a bedroom interview, 182 ; 

 bought Fernandez (brother to 

 Isonomy), 187 ; a mistake at 

 Ascot, 188 ; poured out his 

 •oul to Sir J. Astley, 189; 

 obstinacy over Cambridgeshire 

 objection, 189, 190 ; the 

 Fernandez- Prestonpans row at 

 Liverpool, 190-192 ; horses 

 leave Kingsclere, 192 ; the 

 stolen tie-pin, 309 



Gretton, John : sent horses to 

 Kingsclere (1876), 167; first 

 racehorses, 194 ; breeder of 

 Roquefort, 194; unlucky with 

 Miguel, 308 ; a fine person- 

 ality, 308 

 Gretton, F. (son of John) : owner 

 of racehorses, 309 ; member 

 of Kingsclere syndicate, 437 ; 

 sale of share in syndicate, 443 

 Greville, Mr : Virago and Mus- 

 covite, 17 ; breeder of Eclipse 

 (by Orlando), 41 



