INDEX 



497 



from the Duke, 305 ; pur- 

 chase of Sainfoin in partner- 

 ship with Sir R. Jardine, 313 ; 

 sale of colt to Sir J. Miller, 

 316; feelings when Sainfoin 

 won Derby, 318 ; saddled five 

 horses in St. Leger, 319 ; 

 opinion, and treatment, of 

 Common, 321, 322 5 asked to 

 train for Sir Blundell Maple, 

 326 ; appreciative note from 

 Lord Alington, 327 



The poisoning of Orme, 339- 

 342 ; opinion of Orme, 348, 

 3 54 ; lose horses of Prince of 

 Wales and Baron Hirsch, 351 ; 

 a comforting assurance, 352 ; 

 Baron Hirsch's desire to return 

 to Kingsclere, 352 ; Matt 

 Dawson's revenge, 362 ; two 

 ;^ioo bets — Orme 1;. Match- 

 box, 366 ; leased Hawfinch, 

 384 ; bought Vampire for 

 Eaton Stud, 386 ; impressions 

 of Flying Fox as yearling, 387 ; 

 estimate of Flying Fox's 

 abilities, 393 ; recommend M. 

 Blanc to buy Flying Fox, 402 5 

 a wedding present from M. 

 Blanc, 402 ; the sale of 

 Sceptre, 406 ; appreciation of 

 William the Third, 425 ; 

 breeder of Willonyx, 426 ; 

 the purchase of Duke of West- 

 minster, 432 ; member of 

 Kingsclere Syndicate, 437 , 

 sale of the property, 437 j 

 Polymelus the last winner 

 saddled, 442 ; retirement in 

 1905, 442 ; sale of share in 

 Kingsclere Syndicate, 443 j 

 bought property at Strattons, 

 near Newbury, 443 ; re- 

 moval to Newbury, 446 ; 

 Newbury racecourse scheme, 

 443-447 ; negotiations with 

 Stewards of Jockey Club, 444, 

 445 ; an interview with King 

 Edward, 445 ; company suc- 

 cessfully floated, 446 J second 

 marriage, 447 



Views on low handicap weights, 



20 } approval of apprentice 

 allowance, 21 ; memories as- 

 sociated with Findon, 29 ; 

 first marriage, 29 ; fondness 

 for gardening, 29 ; apprecia- 

 tion of jockeyship of Fordham, 

 Archer, Tom Cannon, and 

 Sloan, 51-55 J advocate en- 

 couragement of apprentice 

 riders, 53, 54 ; revisited 

 Michel Grove and Findon, 

 56 } training methods " then 

 and now," 56 ; jockeys' 

 emoluments, 62 ; a game of 

 whist with Tom Dawson, and 

 the sequel, 72, 73 ; given 

 (and exercised) option of buying 

 Kingsclere on Sir Joseph's 

 death, 109, 167 ; interest 

 in Kingsclere church, 109, 

 no 5 share of Match stakes 

 with Sir Joseph, 10 1 ; objec- 

 tion to gambling as opposed 

 to moderate betting, 125 ; 

 a terrific thunderstorm at 

 Epsom, 133; approve starting 

 gate, but not standing starts, 

 126, 127 ; opinion on two- 

 year-old racing, 157, 158, 

 160 ; no yearling trials at 

 Kingsclere, 160 ; proper use 

 of Selling races, 1 60 ; mistake 

 to force two-year-olds and 

 sometimes three - year - olds, 

 176 J treatment of trainers 

 by owners, 182; excessive 

 presents to jockeys, 183 ; 

 " if I had received 5 per cent of 

 winnings," 183 ; visits to 

 Royal Yacht and Sandringham, 

 290, 291 ; lawyer friends — 

 Mr. Justice Hawkins, Lord 

 Russell of Killowen, Sir Charles 

 Mathews, 291-294 ; visit to 

 Royal Yacht in Jubilee year 

 and a " tip " to a hairdresser, 

 301, 302 

 Portland, Duke of : purchase of 

 St. Simon, 223 j a bidder for 

 La Fleche, 329 ; joined Kings- 

 clere stable, 407 ; La Roche, 



407 



Manners, 410 j Simon 

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