THE RUNNING OF SMALL AND LARGE HORSES. 119 
Some years after doing all this, Foe Azdler retired from the 
turf as sound as the day he was foaled. To set against this 
experience are the instances of Rataplan and Fisherman, both 
large horses that achieved wonders. But they are the only 
two of the kind that I can remember to have run so often 
and so well over a distance of ground. 
Little horses as a rule seldom improve much after their 
second year; some I think are never better than as two-year- 
olds at halfa mile. Pavroleand Heroine are, 1 think, instances 
of this. The latter won very easily the yearling race at 
Shrewsbury in 1856 (the first on record, if I am not mistaken), 
and the former a small race at Brighton as two-year-olds ; 
but though Herozne was a winner afterwards, they neither of 
them did anything later really worthy of notice. Large horses, 
on the other hand, improve often when much older, and even 
until they are aged. Crucifix, a long, leggy and slender 
mare, was good, it should be remarked, as a yearling, and also 
later. But Wid Dayrell when tried as a yearling so con- 
spicuously failed that he was sold ; whilst both See Saw and 
The Earl at the same age were positively wretched, and 
indeed did not improve much as two-year-olds till late in 
the year. These three were not only large but heavy 
horses, which may make the difference in the two cases, and 
account for the badness of the colts as yearlings and the 
goodness of the filly at that age. “What's in a name?” 
The then Lady Grosvenor thought there was much in one, 
for she said to Lord G. Bentinck, “You have an admirable 
mare, but I don’t like her name.” To which he replied, 
“When she is beat, Lady Grosvenor, I will change it.” But 
as she never was, she retained it; and after running was 
known by her famous title at the stud. The inference from 
this is that small horses are at their best as two-year-olds 
