Sport: Lord Derby's Sleeper

The Honorable George Lambton, fifth son of the Earl of Durham and trainer of the Earl of Derby's horses, was "frightfully annoyed" last week. He summoned the Press to explain his annoyance. One of the Honorable George's charges, a horse by the name of Caerleon, had just won the Eclipse Stakes. That in itself was all right. But Caerleon has raced frequently this summer—in the Jubilee Stakes and during Ascot week—and not only failed to place but showed such bad form that he went to the post for the Eclipse Stakes quoted at 25...

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