CHAPTER XIX 



FLYING FOX AND CAIMAN 



The Tragedy of Sibola — Beaten by "Temper" 



Flying Fox showed in the Two Tliousand Guineas 

 what a horse Caiman was. Of course I knew a long 

 time before that Lord Wilham and Huggins had hopes 

 of Caiman proving a top-sawyer, but I've said ah-eady 

 that I never held any view about him except that he 

 was a good class selling plater. Still, he was backed 

 by the American division and in the race I did do all I 

 could to get a surprise run away from the big horse. 

 In the event Morny won as he liked. He wasn't going 

 to be slipped as he was in the Middle Park Plate the 

 year before. 



Caiman and Flying Fox were to meet again in the 

 St Leger. We ran two. Disguise II. being the other. 

 Lord William had never lost confidence in Cairnan, 

 and I got " Skeets " Martin to take the mount on the 

 second string. He demurred a bit at first at the idea 

 of riding the one who was to do the donkey work, but 

 in the end it was arranged. Then I went to Lord 

 William and asked him to give me permission to ride 

 any way I chose and to let me tell Martin what he was 

 to do. Huggins was averse from leaving it all to me, 

 but eventually Lord William talked him over. To 

 hear Huggins speak about Caiman anyone would 

 have thought that he had already beaten Flying Fox. 

 Of course / knew that it would be by the biggest bit of 

 luck if he did. The Duke of Westminster's colt had 



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