ALGERIA STUD FARM. 5 
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IMPORTED RAYON D’OR. 
(WINNER OF THE CLEARWELL, LEVANT AND GLASGOW STAKES IN 1878; THE ST. 
JAMES’ PALACE STAKES, THE SUSSEX, ZETLAND, SELECT CHAMPION, GREAT FOAL 
STAKES, THE GREAT CHALLENGE STAKES AND DONCASTER ST. LEGER, IN 1879; 
THE PRIX DU CADRAN AND PRIX RAINBOW AT PARIS, AND THE POST STAKES, THE 
PRINCE OF WALES STAKES AND THE ROUS MEMORIAL STAKES, IN, ENGLAND 
IN 1880,) 
From the Horse Breedera’ Guide and Hand Book, by Col. 8. D. Bruce. 
“ Rayon D'OR (Ray of Gold), by Flageolet, son of Plutus, bred in Dangu Stud, 
France, foaled 1876, dam Araucaria, dam of Chamant, Camelia, etc., by Ambrose, 
son of Touchstone, out of Pocahontas, dam of Stockwell, Rataplan, King Tom, etc., 
by *Glencoe, Rayon d’Or made his debut in England as a two-year-old by winning 
the Levant Stake, half a mile, at Goodwood, carrying 122 pounds, beating Flavius, 
Galantha and two others, At Doncaster, in September, he won a sweepstake, at 
three-quarters of a mile, with 129 pounds, beating Charibert and Reconciliation. At 
the Newmarket Second October Meeting won the Clearwell Stakes, carrying 131 
pounds, with such horses as Ringleader and Bay Archer, 122 pounds each, second 
and third, and three others ; the Glasgow Stakes, at the Newmarket Houghton Meet- 
ing, three-quarters of a mile, beating Ringleader and Glencairn, During the winter 
and spring which followed, Rayon d’Or was much fancied Loth for the 2,000 guineas 
and Derby, but his running was a disappointment. He was third to Charibert and 
Cadogan for the 2,000 guineas, and was unplaced for the Derby, won by Sir Bevys,: 
At Ascot, on the first day, he was third for the Prince of Wales Stakes, to Wheel of 
Fortune and Adventure, but on the third day he won the St. Jaines’ Palace Stakes 
with 122 pounds, over the severe ‘‘Old Mile,” beating Charibert, Ruperra and seven 
others. At Goodwood Rayon d’Or won the Sussex Stakes, one mile, beating Ruperra, 
Leap Year and Exeter, and won the great Doncaster St. Leger, Ruperra second and 
Exeter third, and fourteen others unplaced, including the winner of the Derby, Sir 
Bevys. The next day Rayon d’Or “ walked over” for the Zetland Stakes, Mr. Craw- 
ford’s Pell Mell Colt saving his stake. At the Newmarket First October Meeting won 
the Great Foal Stakes with 131 pounds, beating Discord, Palmbearer and three others, 
but at the same meeting was beaten by Bay Archer for the Newmarket St. Leger, he 
yielding 7 pounds, after which Rayon d’Or won the Select Stakes, Rowley Mile, beat- 
ing Discord and three others ; the Champion Stakes, across the flat, one mile, 2 fur- 
longs, 73 yards, beating Placida, the Oaks winner, Exeter and five others, and the 
Greur Challenge Stakes, Bretby Course, six furlongs, beating Lollypop, Placida, 
Parole and others, He ended his three-year-old career by running third for a handi- 
cap ‘‘ Across the Flat” to Out of Bounds, who carried 110 pounds to Rayon d’Or’s 
126 pounds. His earning for the year amounted to $87,735. As a four-year-old 
Rayon d’Or began by winning the Prix du Cadran, 2 miles and 5 furlongs, beating 
Zut, Salteador and others, and the Prix Rainbow, 3 miles and a furlong, beating Zut 
and Clocher at the Paris Spring Meeting in March.’ He was immediately afterward 
sent to England, where, on the 16th of April, at Newmarket, he ‘walked over” for 
the Post Stakes (the two middle miles). At the Newmarket First Spring meeting— 
two weeks later—he “ walked over” for the’Prince of Wales Stakes (the Cesarewitch 
Course). At Ascott he won the Rous Memorial Stakes over the New Mile, - carrying 
