Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-14
VISIT TO FOxHaLL.
The Rest iiOrse in the World in His
l4oose Roa-Taking a Rest After His
Great Victeries-As Quiet a. a Lamb.

From the Sporting News.
Shipton my destination to fulfil a long
standing engagement to visit my friend. Mr..
William Day. and in two minutes the white pony
was bowling along the dusky Wiltshire road.
Need it be said that the first question was:
slows the horse" and that the horse in ques-
ton was none other than the famous Foxhall?
VERY well. indeed, thank you. sir-I do
him." my driver responded with excusabe
pride.
'And you saw him win his races. SUPPOSE
Eyes. indeed, did, sir" is the reply
The pleasant dinner at which my hosts wife
ard his three daughters were present need not
be fingered over. The cloth removed and the
ladies gone. we drew round to the fire. and as
matter OF course, discussed that noble ami
NAL, the horse.
You are looking at the pictures. I see" Will
liam Day observes. THAT is Crucifix. That is
Cruciix again. Then. the other side is Promised
Land. That is a horse called Wisdom painted
by abraham Cooper and the mare and foal are
by FcTaeley. who was considered q wonderfully
clever man in his day
Good horses. all OF them. What do you
think the best yCu ever knew | asked.
This one-Foxhall. his trainer replies: land
Remember Bay Middleton, PlenipOtentiary and
West Australian. but don't think one OF them
could have beaten FOXiiali."
''fOu can't have felt quite comfortable about
the Cam5rdreshire. thoumil-a Swear old with
nine stones On his back up that hiil and with Il
more than respectable field TO beat tOo:"
Il knew what "a good horse he was and was
tOlc:ably certain about it.
WAS il true that Watts hit the horse such a
sounding stroke that he frightened Lucy Gilt
tiers aud made her swerve on To Trstan-l have
seen that stated | interrupt to inquire.
Net true at all. should say" William Day
answers. II don't believe the boy hit him once
1 did not see it, and there was certainly no mark
OF il on the horse. nothing. but touch of the
SUBSTANTIALLY. after such a close finish
Watts f0urished his whip about but did not
Use It.
What did You do with the horse between the
Cesarcwitch and the Cambridgeshre? | am
Curious to know, for the preparation to- a mile
and Tor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS race must be
So different
''Wcll. We came back from Newmarket on
Friday. ana walked on Saturday. On SUNDAY |
never take my horses out. as you know. He did
a canter on the Monday. haif-specd gallops on
Tuesday AMI Wednesday: on Thursday and Sat
urday sent him along mile and quarter at
his best speed. anal he galioped steadily the dis
lance on Friday There was not much time YOU
see; but knew he could stand as much work as
was good for him-no fear of that
"Of course he's Ut his best now"
Yes. as you VIII see tomorrow. It would not
do TO let him down too suddenly He's thor
Ou@hly fit and that for the first time in his life
When he went to run for the Grand Duke
Michael. an authority on training. or someone
VINO Is supposed To be one. cOmpiimented me on
his condition. though | did not think he was
then 1T. and said he would be much improved
by the Cesarewitch. When he was being sad
died for that race my friend came up and
thought he was bit fine drawn and over done
He'll be finer drawn bv the Cambridgeshire'
told him. and All. then. you'll make mess
OF 1T, ne said Well he Won the Cesarewitch.
and before the CambridgeShre nv friend ar
rived to look him over. and vowed he had not
the ghost of a chance but l thought he had. and
you know the result
Next morning went to the comfortable
box occupied 10y the best horse in the world
He Is having his toilet performed. look at the
good horse in admiration. What shoulders,
what quarters. what depth through the heart
Perhaps his enormous power behind is his most
notable characteristic. bat when one chances at
bis shoulders again one doubts whether il is so.
1t is not pretty little head but the kind. gem
erous eye gives it character and individuality
The neck. moreover. is far from being the grace
fully arched type that ladies admire He is in
deed. distinctly eve necked but one gradually
falls Ill love with the horse and his neck ar
pears to suit him. The rich bay so delightfully."-
cOntrasted with his black points seems Just
precisely the right color for him. gaze and
admire.
Isn't he the least bit light below the knees:'
Presently suggest.
Perhaps a little. bat handle him. He's as
quiet as a lamb. says his trainer and pass my
hand down his clean legs. of greater @irth than
they appear. by reason. il may be. of the fOrma-
ton of the Knee. He is q foreigner an alien
and twice he has lost NE my money but | Go
love good horse with all my heart and for his
prowess and disposition alike FOXhall is horse
10 arouse enthusiasm.