496 JOHN PORTER OF KINGSCLERE 



rode King Tom at exercise, 

 24 ; clerical assistant to Day, 

 29 ; manager and secretary 

 to Goater, 30 ; apprentice- 

 ship indentures cancelled, 30 ; 

 Palmer the Poisoner, 32 ; 

 always busy, 30 ; opinion of 

 Mr. Padwick, 31 j happy 

 time with Goater, 36, 45 ; 

 took The Ranger to Paris, 49 ; 

 a rejoinder to Lord Strathmore, 

 50 ; presented to Emperor and 

 Empress, 51 ; kindly recollec- 

 tions of Lord Westmoreland, 

 46 ; recommended to Sir J. 

 Hawley by Lord Westmore- 

 land, 58 ; interview with Sir 

 Joseph, 58 ; go to Cannon 

 Heath, 59 ; engaged as trainer 

 by Sir Joseph, 60 ; tussle with 

 head lad, 59, 60 ; saddled first 

 winner, 66 ; small salary, 67 ; 

 Argonaut won City and Subur- 

 ban, 73 ; dangerously ill at 

 Doncaster, 74 ; Sir J. Haw- 

 ley's solicitude, 74-76 ; " in 

 harness " again, 77 ; the Blue 

 Gown aflPair at Doncaster, 91- 

 96 ; great time at second Oct. 

 meeting, Newmarket (1867), 

 102 ; opinions about Rosi- 

 crucian. Blue Gown, and Green 

 Sleeve, 1 1 6- 1 1 8 ; amusing 

 railway-journey incident, 119 ; 

 Blue Gown first " classic " 

 winner, 123 ; asked to train 

 Lady Elizabeth and The Earl, 

 124 ; an appreciation of Sir J. 

 Hawley, 163-165 ; a public 

 trainer, 167 ; for three years 

 chiefly dependent on Mr. F. 

 Gretton's horses, i68 j bought 

 lacnomy for Mr. F. Grctton, 

 172 i bought Monk from Mr. 

 Gretton, 1 80 ; first horse to 

 win in my colours, 1 80 ; an 

 ultimatum to Mr. F. Gretton, 

 181, 182 ; a bedroom inter- 

 view, 182 ; opinion of Isonomy, 

 187 ; part company with Mr, 

 F. Gretton over Fernandez- 

 Prestonpans row at Liverpool, 



190-192 ; encounter with 

 tipster at Shrewsbury, 195 ; 

 received horses belonging to 

 Lord Alington, Sir Frederick 

 Johnstone, Duke of West- 

 minster, and Lord Stamford, 

 196 5 bought Geheimniss for 

 Lord Stamford, 197 ; second 

 Derby winner (Shotover), 207 ; 

 first visit of Prince of Wales 

 (King Edward) to Kingsclere, 

 212 j praise for Whipper-in, 

 217 J Sandiway and the Cam- 

 bridgeshire — orders disobeyed, 

 220 ; opinion of Ormonde and 

 St. Simon, 223 ; purchased 

 Paradox as yearling and shared 

 with Captain Bowling, 229 ; 

 the Captain secured my share, 

 229 ; negotiated sale of Para- 

 dox to Mr. Cloete, 231 ; con- 

 cerning peculiarities of Para- 

 dox, 233, 234; scratching of 

 Paradox from Cambridgeshire 

 — letter from Mr. Cloete — 

 my account of affair, 238-241 ; 

 lost Mr. Cloete's patronage. 



Opinion of Ormonde as a yearling, 

 248, 249 ; as a 2.y.-o., 253 j 

 Criterion Stakes a lucky race, 

 254 ; discussed chances of 

 Ormonde and Minting with 

 Matt Dawson, 255, 256 ; 

 realised Ormonde best horse 

 ever trained, 263 ; training 

 horses for St. Leger, 263 j 

 received Kendal as present, 264; 

 dumbfounded by discovery 

 Ormonde a roarer, 267 ; regret 

 at parting from Ormonde, 

 273 ; saw him again at 

 Moulton Paddocks, 278 ; met 

 Ormonde when he returned 

 from Argentina, 283 ; asked to 

 train for Prince of Wales 

 (King Edward), 284 ; advise 

 as to Sandringham Stud, 286 ; 

 bought Perdita IL for Prince 

 of Wales, 287 ; owned 

 Carrasco in partnership with 

 Capt. Bowling, 296 ; a present 



