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THE TETRARCHS STAYING SON Caligula, a gray son of The Tetrarch, has won the last and longest of the classic races, and so revived, to settle in an unexpected manner, a controversy which had formed an outstanding feature of the Two Thousand Guineas and the Derby. The failure of Tetrateina at Epsom appeared to close the argument of the stamina of The Tetrarchs slock to date, and those who had opposed the Derby favorite on this point were satisfied in their judgment. Caligulas dam. Snoot, was herself a sprinter, which fact adds considerable interest to tlie turn of events. The race possessed many romantic features, and the story of a young nobleman, who, after spending a large amount of money on bloodstock without achieving success commensurate with the outlay, parts with the eventual St. Leger winner on the eve of the nnin to a native of India, who began his career as an owner In a humble way with- racing ponies, might well have been lifted" straight from the pages of a Nat Gould novel. A. Smith gained his first classic success on a chance mount after just missing two Derby victories in successive years, while incident is udded by a most remarkable demonstration against the favorite on the part of the ring. As the race approached, the bookmakers fielded with ever-iucroaslng freedom against Spion Kop, so that eventually 3 to 1 was laid against his winuing, and ven money against him for a place. London Sportsman.
