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THE BEST HORSE? A QUESTION OF MERIT. We often hear "the question put, "Which was the best horse that ever ran?" So.metihie ago the London Sporting Times asked a number of racing men to give their opinion of what they considered the best horse they had ever seen, and these, together with opinions expressed by other prominent racing men,- gave some rather interesting results. Out of seventy-seven opininons expressed. Ormonde, with twenty-eight votes, beaded the list, followed by St. Simon with nine: Gladlateur. six; Persimmon, BayardO, Springfield and Virago, three each; Isinglass and Spearmint, two each. Ormonde obtained the votes of Lord Derby. Lord Howe. Lord Wolverton. Lord Southampton, Mr. G. IE Verrall, Captain Faber. Sir Thomas Gallway. Mr. F. Alexander, Mr. P. P. Peebles. Mr. W. T. Robinson, Mr. T; Coulthwaite, .Mr. S. B. Joel, Mr. Toin Cannon. Mr. C. Waugli, Mr. P. Cosens. Mr. II. Mellish, .Mr. W. Walters. Mr. T. Sherwood. Mr. Sam Darling. Mr. Joseph Cannon, Mr. H. Braine. Mr. E. C. Mitchell, .Mr. C. Wood. .Mr. E. F. Wellington. Mr. T. Cannon. Jr.. Mr A. de Neuter, the Duke of Westminster, Mr. J. B. Joel and Mr. John Porter. Mr. W. Walters, the Newmarket trainer, said: "The best horse 1 have ever seen was Ormonde, because he was much lietter than Minting, which was lietter than Uendigo, which was a lot better than Carlton. Vet the latter won ten races, finishing with the Manchester Handicap, carrying 13S pounds." Mr. J. 15. Joel said: "The best horse I have ever seen was Ormonde, I think, his performances at Ascot iii 1SS7 were really marvellous, for undoubtedly at that time he was a roarer, and to win the Rous Memorial Stakes, giving Kilwarlin. the future St. Leger winner, 25 pounds, and an easv beating, and on the next day to lieat Minting- and Bendigo in the Hardwicke Stakes were certainly wonderful performances."
