The turf . a style which evokedgeneral admiration, but at Ascot he just failed by ahead to beat one of the Duke of Portlands St. Simonfillies named Semolina, though in the New Stakes hehad things all his own way, and won the only otherrace for which he ran, the Findon Stakes at Good-wood, with odds of lOO to 6 on him. St. Simon fillieshave of late years gained a great name for themselves,and, as regards speed, there are many impartial judgeswho believe that no horse ever went faster than Sig-norina, who was at that time a two-year-old. She wasthe property of an Italian gentleman, Signor Ginist
The turf . a style which evokedgeneral admiration, but at Ascot he just failed by ahead to beat one of the Duke of Portlands St. Simonfillies named Semolina, though in the New Stakes hehad things all his own way, and won the only otherrace for which he ran, the Findon Stakes at Good-wood, with odds of lOO to 6 on him. St. Simon fillieshave of late years gained a great name for themselves,and, as regards speed, there are many impartial judgeswho believe that no horse ever went faster than Sig-norina, who was at that time a two-year-old. She wasthe property of an Italian gentleman, Signor Ginistrelli,who had raced in England for a number of years witha persistence which was very little rewarded. Hiscolours have been registered for something like aquarter of a century, but the Turf world in generalknew very litde of them until he had sent his mareStar of Portici to St. Simon, and Signorina was theresult. The owner gave her an excellent chance by-entering her liberally, and she abundandy repaid FAMOUS HORSES 8i As a two-year-old she ran eight times and won eightraces, beating, moreover—and a test of high successis not how much or how often an animal wins, butwhat horses of reputation he defeats—notable op-ponents. Martagon, who has since won fame asthe sire of Champ de Mars and Cap Martin, hadbeen tried a good horse before the WhitsuntidePlate at Manchester, and with 6 lbs. the best ofthe weights, carefully handled, moreover, by TomCannon, he ran Signorina to a head; but thatwas the only time she really came near to has to beware of the critics, and it might, forinstance, be pointed out that Signorina only beatOrwell a head at Sandown, to which, however, it maybe remarked that she was giving Orwell 15 lbs., includ-ing sex allowance, and that the head might have beenextended. The stable over which Ryan presidedhoped to wipe out the defeat of Martagon bythe victory of Alloway at Kempton, but Signorinagave him 7 lbs. and no chance ; and later on she di
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