488 JOHN PORTER OF KINGSCLERE 



1873 of bloodstock, 162 ; 

 last visit to Kingsclere, 162 ; 

 death (1875), 163 j a great 

 patron of the Turf, 163 



His manner, 65 ; a breeder on 

 small scale, 66 ; a generous 

 action, 74. ; solicitude for my 

 welfare during my illness, 75 ; 

 traits in his character, 163, 

 1645 success as a breeder, 

 1 64 ; breeder of Stray Shot, 

 dam of Shotover, 203 



" Turf Reform Bill," 153 ; sug- 

 gestions concerning racing of 

 two - year - olds, 153; other 

 proposals, 154; rejected by 

 Jockey Club, 156; modified 

 proposal adopted, 159 ; an 

 amazing sequel, 161 ; opposed 

 to early two-year-old races, 

 159 ; viciously attacked by 

 The Sporting TimeSy 146- 1 50 } 

 shakes hands with Dr. Short- 

 house, 1 50 ; gave me option 

 of buying Kingsclere by his 

 will, 109 ; allowed trainer and 

 jockey to share in Matches, 

 10 1 ; Wells's audacious reply. 



believer in 



top- 



weights " in handicaps, 126 ; 

 " no use " for excuses, 142 ; 

 strong views on owner's rights, 

 150* 151 5 ^'8 procedure with 

 Vagabond as an illustration, 



Hednesford : trainers at, i, 2, 4 



" Henry, Mr.," sssumed name of 

 Mr. Padwick 



Hermit : " if " at Findon, 72 j 

 victory in the Derby, 79 ; my 

 opinion of, 79 ; pays forfeit 

 to The Pahner, 80, 81 



Herring, George : misunderstand- 

 ing over Blue Gown, 111,112; 

 made fortune in City, 112 



Highland Chief : Archer and the 

 Derby, 214, 215 



Hindlip, Lord : the purchase of 

 Vampire, 386 



Hirsch, Baron Maurice : joined 

 Kingsclere Stable, 328 ; career 

 of, 328 ; great generosity, 328, 



329 ; bought Grand Prix 

 winner, Vasistas, 329 ; pur- 

 chase of La Fleche, 329, 330 ; 

 his Derby disappointment, 346 ; 

 supported his trainer, 351 ; 

 horses left Kingsclere, 351 j 

 desire to send them back — a 

 flattering proposal, 352 ; death, 

 352 ; purchase and sale of 

 Matchbox, 363, 364 



Hobbie Noble : fancied for 1852 

 Derby, 3 



Hodgman, George : Virago's trial, 

 1 5 ; share in Ccsarcwitch 

 winner. Rocket, 39 



Holocauste : broke leg in Flying 

 Fox's Derby, 393, 394 ; Sloan's 

 opinion of, 394 



Hoole, A. : owner of stallion 

 Wisdom, 413, 414 



" Howard, Mr.," assumed name of 

 Mr. Padwick 



Howard, C. E. : owner of Willonyx, 



427 

 Huxtable, jockey : Rosicrucian's 

 defeat in Middle Park Plate, 

 106 



Imp, The : winner of Kempton 

 " Jubilee," and sold to Prince 

 of Wales, 321 



Incendiary : valuable trial horse, 

 217 



Insulaire (out of Green Sleeve) : 

 winner of French Derby and 

 second in Derby at Epsom, 

 128 



Isola Bella (dam of Isonomy and 

 Fernandez) : worthless as 

 racer, 186 



Isonomy : as a yearling at Yardley 

 Stud, 172 ; why he received 

 his name, 172 ; bought at 

 Doncaster, 172 ; a small horse, 

 173 ; two-year-old form, 173 ; 

 why not raced in classic events, 

 173 ; Cambridgeshire only 

 race as three-year-old, 173 ; 

 an abortive trial, 174 ; won 

 Cambridgeshire easily, 175 } 

 four - year - old record, 176; 

 beaten by Parole in spring, and 



