INDEX 



493 



Stewards of Jockey Club, and 

 King Edward's interest, 444, 

 445 ; company floated, 446 ; 

 a great success, 447 

 Newman, H. : a stolen watch story, 



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Newminster : delicacy of his stock, 

 79 ; " Newminster on Stock- 

 well," 80 



North, Colonel J. T. : a bidder for 

 La Fleche, 329 



Oaks, The : Breba and, 63 ; Morna 

 second, 133, 134; won by 

 Geheimniss, 199 ; La Fleche, 

 346 ; La Roche, 409 



Omladina : daughter of Geheimniss, 

 201 J lacked constitution, 201 ; 

 bought as foal by D. of West- 

 minster — very speedy 2-y.-o. 

 — trial — successes at Good- 

 wood and Doncaster, 372 ; 

 another trial — second in Middle 

 Park Plate, 373 ; not so good 

 as a 3-y.-o. — beaten in trial 

 and in 1000 Gs. — a win at 

 Ascot — sold to Sir B. Maple 

 and then to go to Germany, 



373. 374- 



One Thousand Guineas : Virago, 

 18 ; Perfection third, 40, 41 j 

 Morna second, 133; Shotover 

 beaten a neck, 205 ; won by 

 Farewell, 234, 243 ; La Fleche, 

 344 ; Omladina unplaced, 374 ; 

 La Roche fourth, 409 



Orbit : two - year - old form, 304 ; 

 third in 2000 Gs,, 304 ; 

 Eclipse Stakes, 304, 305 



Orme : breeding of, 333 > a 

 promising yearling, 334 ; trial, 

 334 } winner at Goodwood, 

 335 ; D. of Westminster and, 



335 ; beaten by Signorina, 



336 ; won Middle Park Plate, 



337 ; and Dewhurst Plate, 



338 ; the poisoning episode, 

 339-342 ; wonderful recovery 

 and victory in " Eclipse," 342, 

 343 ; a preparatory trial, 343 ; 

 defeat in St. Leger, 347-349 J 

 not a stayer, 348, 349 ; 



autumn form as 3-y.-o. 349, 

 350; races as 4-y.-o., twice 

 defeated La Fleche, 353 ; leg 

 trouble and retirement to 

 Eaton Stud, 353, 354 j full 

 racing record, 354, 355; a 

 yearling bet on Derby, 366 

 Ormondale : son of Ormonde, 281 

 Ormonde : comparison with Rosi- 

 crucian, 117 ; with St. Simon, 

 223 ; his dam (Lily Agnes) 

 and her line, 245-247 ; birth 

 at Eaton, 248 ; an abnormal 

 foal, 248 ; as a yearling, 248 j 

 troubled with splints, 249 ; 

 beaten in first trial by Kendal, 

 249 ; height and characteristics 

 as 2-y.-o., 251 ; how the 

 Duke felt when riding him, 

 252 ; starts racing, 252 ; 

 successes in Criterion and 

 Dewhurst, 254 ; 2000 Gs. 

 — inspected by Matt Dawson 

 — Minting his chief rival — 

 Saraband also fancied — the 

 race won easily, 255-260 j 

 the Derby — another easy win, 

 260-263 ; Ascot successes and 

 the St. Leger, 263-264 ; 

 autumn victories 265, 266 j 

 first symptoms of roaring, 

 267 } treatment during en- 

 suing winter, 268 ; malady 

 becomes worse, 268 ; a trial, 

 269 ; at Ascot gives Kilwarlin 

 25 lb. and a beating, 269 ; 

 sensational victory over Mint- 

 ing and Bendigo, 270 ; last 

 race, 272, 273 ; left Kings- 

 clere for Eaton Stud, 273 j 

 summary of racing career, 

 2^75 5 Jubilee festivities at 

 Grosvenor House, 276 j first 

 stud season a success, 277 ; 

 leased to Lord Gerard and goes 

 to Moulton Paddocks, New- 

 market, 277 ; a serious illness, 

 277 ; return to Eaton, 278 ; 

 sold to go to Argentina, 278 j 

 why D. of Westminster parted 

 with him, 279 j return to 

 England from Argentina, 279, 



