494 JOHN PORTER OF KINGSCLERE 



283 ; bought by Mr. W. 

 Macdonough and goes to 

 California, 280 ; almost im- 

 potent, 280 ; destroyed and 

 skeleton sent to London, 281 ; 

 offspring bred in U.S.A., 281 ; 

 influence in Argentina, 281 ; 

 wonderful " first crop " in 

 England, 281, 282 ; attempt 

 to form English syndicate to 

 secure his repatriation, 282 ; 

 ran last in a trial, but not 

 himself being tried, 296 

 Orsini : son of Ormonde, 281 

 Orville : son of Ormonde imported 



to Argentina, 281 

 Orwell : fourth in Derby, 3 1 8 

 Osborne, John, senr. : death and 

 sale of bloodstock, 100 ; Xi 

 bought by Sir J. Hawley, 100 ; 

 bought Annette and her foal, 

 Agnes, 246 ; sold Miss Agnes 

 (daughter of Agnes) to Sir 

 Tatton Sykes, 24.6 

 Osborne, John, jockey : Pretender, 



141 

 Ossary : son of Ormonde, 281 

 Ossory (brother to Ormonde) : 

 beaten in trial (2-y.-o.), 303 ; 

 won Criterion, 304 ; Eclipse 

 Stakes, 304, 305 

 Oulston : defeat of Saucebox, 25 ; 

 of Rataplan, 26 ; at Cawston 

 Lodge Stud, 26 



Padwick, H. : J. Day training for, 

 4 } took Michel Grove Stables, 

 6 ; assumed name " Mr. 

 Howard," 8 ; other assumed 

 names, 43 ; owner of Virago, 

 10 } Virago's trial for City 

 and Suburban, 15 ; Rataplan, 

 23 ; bought Scythian, 25 ; 

 St. Hubert and 2000 Gs. — 

 suspicions aroused, 26 ; separ- 

 ated from John Day, 28 ; 

 appointed Goater his trainer, 



28 ; builds stables at Findon, 



29 ; " as much sinned against 

 as sinning," 31 ; his only 

 " classic " win, 42 ; share of 

 Andover, 42 ; sale of racing 



stud, 43 ; return to Turf, 43 ; 

 horses placed with Scott and 

 Alfred Day, 44 ; death, 44 ; 

 transaction with Marquis of 

 Hastings, 44 ; " spider and 

 fly" incident, 44, 123 ; Mar- 

 quis of Hastings' horses as- 

 signed to, 121 ; an obituary 

 notice, 44 ; just tribute, 45 



Pageant (by EUand) : early history, 

 168; bought by Mr. F. 

 Gretton (1874), 169 ; a 

 splendid stayer, 169 ; blind 

 of an eye, 169 ; became 

 totally blind, and destroyed, 

 171 ; second in Cesarewitch, 

 169 ; unplaced in Cambridge- 

 shire, 170 ; won Chester Cup, 

 171 : a second time, 171 ; 

 also Brighton and Doncaster 

 Cups, 171 ; improved greatly 

 with age, 171 



Paget, Lord Berkeley : part owner 

 of La Roche, 407 



Palmer, William (the Poisoner) : 

 training with Saunders at 

 Hednesford, 3 ; Porter's family 

 doctor, 3 ; his final crime, 



31 ; Hodgman's suspicions, 



32 ; poignant letters written 



by, 3+ 



Palmer, The : much-fancied Derby 

 candidate, 79 ; subject of a 

 big bet, 79 ; received forfeit 

 from Hermit, 80, 81 ; a 

 dead-heat with Julius, 83 ; 

 beat Knight of the Garter at 

 Liverpool, 83 ; won Free 

 Handicap (3 yrs.), 102 ; tried 

 Rosicrucian and Blue Gown 

 for Derby, 115, 116; at 

 Neasham Hall Stud, 83 ; sire 

 of Jenny Howlet, and reputed 

 sire of Pilgrimage, 83 



Palmcrston, Lord : Jim Goater 

 and, 36 



Paradox : bred at Yardley, 227 j 

 purchased by Capt. Bowling 

 and me as yearling, 229 ; 

 Captain B. buys my share, 

 229 ; well tried (2-y.-o.), 230 ; 

 bought by D. of Westminster, 



