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ORMOtfDE CALLED BEST OF ENGLISH HORSES Some few years ago a number of prominent English racing men were asked. to give their opinion of what they considered the best horse they had ever seen. Out of seventy-seven opinions expressed. Ormonde, with twenty-eight votes, headed the list, followed by St Simon with nine ; Gladia-teur, 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. H. Verrall, Captain Faber, Sir Thomas Gallaway, Mr. F. Alexander, Mr. P. P. Peebles, Mr. "W. T. Robinson, Mr. T. Coulthwaite, Mr. S. P. Joel, Mr. Tom Cannon, Mr. C. "Waugh, Mr. P. Cosens, Mr. H. 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. Withington, Mr. T. Cannon, Jr., Mr. A. de Neuter, the Duke of Westminster, Mr. J. B. Joel and Mr. John Porter. Mr. W. AValters, the Newmarket trainer, said : "The best horse I have ever seen was Ormonde, because he was much better than Minting, which was better than Bendigo, which was a lot better than Carlton. Yet the latter won ten races, finishing with the Manchester Handicap, carrying 138 pounds." Mr. J. B. Joel said : "The best horse I have ever seen was Ormonde. I think his performances at Ascot in 1887 were really marvelous, for undoubtedly at that time he was r. roarer, and to win the Rous Memorial Stakes, giving Kilwarlin, the future St. Leger winner, twenty-five pounds and an easy beating, and on the next day to beat Minting and Bendigo in the Hardwicke Stakes wer certainly wonderful performances.
