. A great year Lord Glanely's horses. 2 being finally laid against GrandParade—after he had opened at even money—andGlanmerin, the property of the late Lord HerbertVane Tempest—like Grand Parade Glanmerin is ason of Orby—was also considered to have a goodchance ; as proved to be the case, for he won a headfrom the favourite, Grand Parade, beaten two lengths,suffering the only defeat of his career. Racegoers in general were not a little puzzled as towhether Grand Parade was really the best two-year-oldin the stable, for there likewise was Dominion, a sonof Polymelus and the Desmond mare Osyrua,
. A great year Lord Glanely's horses. 2 being finally laid against GrandParade—after he had opened at even money—andGlanmerin, the property of the late Lord HerbertVane Tempest—like Grand Parade Glanmerin is ason of Orby—was also considered to have a goodchance ; as proved to be the case, for he won a headfrom the favourite, Grand Parade, beaten two lengths,suffering the only defeat of his career. Racegoers in general were not a little puzzled as towhether Grand Parade was really the best two-year-oldin the stable, for there likewise was Dominion, a sonof Polymelus and the Desmond mare Osyrua, a goodcolt, but not a lucky one, for on several occasions hewas barely beaten and in one case with a fair field andno favour would almost certainly have won. He hadbeen so well tried that odds of 5 to 4 were laid on himfor a Maiden Plate at the Craven Meeting, an optionalSelling Race, in which Vice Reine, benefiting by aprevious experience and a selling allowance, ran himto a neck. For the Ditch Two-Year-Old Plate at the 58. THE GRADUAL RISE First Summer Meeting—so a fixture at Newmarketwas called in 1918—Milton, then known as the Misfitcolt, was in chief demand at 2 to 1. Admiral of theFleet Sir Hedworth Meuxs Mille Fleurs colt, whowas to make a reputation as Sir Douglas and to holdout promise of great things not fulfilled because ofunsoundness, was not fancied, but Dominion beat thefavourite, giving him moreover 5 lb., and as a conse-quence found plenty of supporters at 9 to 2 for theCoventry Stakes, though Galloper Light was preferredat 11 to 8. Sir George Nobles BrufT Bridge had atthis time won a couple of races, the May Plate and theSomerville Stakes, and here was too good for hisrivals, beating Monte Faro a neck, Dominion third,in front of the subsequent Grand Prix winner. For the Exeter Stakes Dominion was again third,giving 8 lb. to Lord Roseberys Rizzio, notable as theson of two Derby winners, Cicero and Signorinetta ;Dominion meeting BrufT Bridge at even
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