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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IV, Issue 200, 24 May 1894, Page 4

Referring to the death of Dutch Oven after foaling a colt foal to St. Simon, the well-known sporting writer ‘Verax” Ba y B; —“Dutch Oven was a wonderfully good mare on the turf. 1 saw her win several races, the most notable being her victory in the Doncaster St. Leger in 1882. That was a mare’s year with a vengeance, as Shotover won the Two Thousand and the Derby, and the places in the St. Leger were all occupied by fillies. Shotover and Geheimniss, the latter the Oaks winner, were well backed for the race, Dutch Oven, with Fred Archer in the saddle, going put at 40 to lor more. It was a wonderful sight to see Archer beat the favourites on Lord Falmouth’s outsider. Dutch Oven went amiss before the race, and was not. considered to have much chance, but Archer fairly beat the others in the run home, after handling the mare in the most careful manner. I was in the Salutation Hotel the night before the race, when a peculiar-looking individual scrolled in and began to converse freely with those about him. He had evidently got Dutch Oven on the brain, for he vowed the mare would be sure to win next day. .1 fancied I had seen the man before somewhere, so after shouting a drink.for him, questioned him. He was one of those peculiar hangers-on of the turf who had seen better days. I soon found out that where last I had seen him was on Doncaster railway platform the year before when Archer rode his celebrated victory in the St. Leger on the American, Iroquois. He was in trouble on that occasion, and he reminded me that I was one of a few who had clubbed together and saw him home, or, as he put it, - ‘ through.’ What he knew about Dutch Oven I did not enquire, but he was so sanguine about her winning that he induced me to make a modest investment on the mare. How she won is a matter of turf history, Geheimniss and Shotover finishing behind her. Dutch Oven. was sold at Lord Falmouth’s sale for 3000g5.» but she was a failure at the stud.”