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OWNER OF THE "GUINEAS" WINNER. The black and white sleeves, red cap. used to lie one of the most familiar liveries on our racecourses in the days of Kingcraft. AVheel of Fortune, Galliard, Charibert. Silvio. Janette, Dutch Oven, and other celebrities belonging to the late Lord Falmouth. The present, holder of the title, whose colt Clarissimus carried off the first of the classics yesterday does not. however, race on an extensive scale, though he generally has a few horses in training at Kingsclcre. Lord Falmouth, who is the seventh viscount, was born in 1847. and was educated at Eton. He married a daughter of the second Lord Penrhyn. Lord Falmouth has had a distinguished military career. He served in the Egyptian campaign in the early eighties being present at Tel-el-Kebir. He also took part in the Nile Expedition, being mentioned in despatches: was present at Abu Klea and Abu Kru. and was in command at Metmmeh. Later, he acted as assistant military secretary to the Commander-in-Chief in Ireland, retiring in 1902. He was elected a member of the Jockey Club in 1898. and four years later introduced to public notice a filly by St. Frusquiu out of Margarine, known as Quintessence. This filly ran tiirice as a two-year-old. winning a Biennial at Ascot, the Exeter Stakes at the first July meeting at Newmarket, and the Molecomb Stakes at Goodwood. Quintessence reappeared in the One Thousand, which she won easily from Sun Rose and Skyscraper. Subsequently she defeated Hammerkop, Our Lassie, and others in the Park Hill Stakes at Doncas-ter. winding up her turf career with a victory in the Newmarket Oaks, thus running in six races without sustaining a reverse. Quintessence is the dam of yesterdays winner, which, almost needless to say. was bred by his owner, which circumstance would doubtless add to the satisfaction of the triumph. Clarissimus ran but twice last year, running unplaced to Telephone Girl in the Bibury Stakes, and later winning the Clearwcll Stakes in a canter from Grassland. A sister to Clarissimus of which something was expected was Rarity which ran second to Sunfire in the Criterion Stakes two years ago. Last year Rarity ran twice, running fourth to Snow Alarten. Bright, and Silver Tag in the New Oaks, later fin-i.diing unplaced to the future Cambridgeshire winner in the Falmouth Stakes, a victory in which would obviously have been particulary appropriate.. — London Sporting Life of May 4.
