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FLYING FOX REPORTED TO BE DEAD. An Associated Press dispatch from New York says news of the death of the famous horse Flying Fox has reached there from France. It may or may not be true. If true, one of the greatest horses of turf history has been removed while still in his prime of horse lite. Foaled in 1S0O as the property of the Duke of Westminster, Flying Fox was a son of Orme Vampire. As a two-year-old his first start was in the New Stakes at Ascot, which he won. with Mnsa second and Dismay third. Noxt he won the Stoek-luidgo Foal Stakes at Stockbiirige from a solitary opponent. No Trumps. In the rich Imperial Produce Stakes at Kempton Park he failed to concede live pounds to Leopold do Rothschilds St. Oris and was beaten a head in a great race. Another defeat followed when he finished second to the American colt. Caiman, in the Middle Park Plate at Newmarket. For this he made some amends when in his last race as a two-vear-old he won the Criterion Stakes at the Newmarket Houghton meeting, his one-time conqueror, St. Gris, running unplaced. While his two-year-old record was stained by two honorable defeats, nothing of the kind marked his glorious career as a three-year-old. lie started in six great races and was victor in each, including the Triple Crown honors of the Two Thousand, Derby and St. Leger. His first start was for the Two Thousand Guineas, which he won from Caiman by two lengths, with Trident third. For the Derby he was a 2 to 5 favorite and won by two lengths with Damocles second and Innocence third. The 0,0X Princess of Wales Stakes at Newmarket was his next prev and this he won "by three lengths, carrying B51 pounds. Roval Emblem, 114 pounds was second and the four-year-old Ninus, 137, was third. He was a 2 to :t favorite. Then came Sandown Parks greatest event, the 0,000 Eclipse Stakes. For this he was an overwhelming favorite and an easy winner from his stable mate. Frontier. Ninus again in third place. The St. Leger was his by three lengths. Caiman finishing second and our old-time Chicago favorite, Scintillant. third. His brilliant career on the race track ended when at tho Newmarket First October meeting he won the third and last of the "ten thousand pounders." the Jockey Club Stakes, bv four lengths with Scintillant second and Choson third. This remarkable series of triumphs led Edmond Blanc to pav for him the greatest price on record Tor a horse sold at auction. 89,000. Placed at the head of Blancs great Dangu Stud in Franco his success as a sire was Immediate. One of his great sons. Adam, was brought to this country and unhappily lost to us when hostile legislation partially wrecked our racing. Bashtl gave convincing proor of" what American breeding lost when Adam was sent back to the land of his birth.
