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It was rather a noteworthy circumstance that the late 

 Lord Falmouth never sent any of his splendid mares to 

 " Speculum," although he had a liking for the Jhorse. 

 First-rate alliances are half the battle for a stallion, and 

 if " Speculum " had had mates with such running blood in 

 their veins, it may have been that his success would have 

 been still greater than it was. It was remarkable that 

 though Lord Falmouth never bred a foal from " Speculum," 

 he once bought a daughter of his, " Eada," and with her 

 won the only Goodwood Cup that he ever obtained during 

 his racing career. 



How often stud farms that have great reputations are 

 not deserving of them — at least have a loose screw 

 somewhere — is only known to those who are really behind 

 the scenes. Unless the manager is thoroughly up to his 

 work in every detail — active, energetic, constantly present, 

 and ever poking into every nook and corner — men are sure 

 to become slack. Even with the best intentions, few 

 servants are capable of looking far ahead and reasoning on 

 cause and effect. One of the chief reasons why the stud 

 farm at Moorlands became such a success was that 

 the management was very careful and efficient, with 

 commonsense shown in the working of every depart- 

 ment. No one ever had two more trustworthy, capable 

 men, to whom he could entrust the carrying out of his 

 arrangements, than Mr. G. S. Thompson had in the well- 

 known father and son, Huby, senior and junior. The latter 

 has now perhaps the most important position at the stud 

 in the world, having under his charge the breeding 

 establishment of the Duke of Portland at Welbeck Abbey, 

 at the head of which are the justly celebrated stallions, 

 " St. Simon," " Donovan," " Ayrshire," and " St. Serf." The 



