CHAPTERS FROM TURF HISTORY 



race — the One Thousand. She was subsequently 

 second for the Oaks to Queen of Trumps and ran 

 unplaced for the St. Leger. 



Bentinck loved Danebury. It is said that he 

 spent £1,500 over the gallops in bone-dust alone, 

 and in his shirt-sleeves spread a good deal of it 

 himself while young Day wheeled the barrow. 

 He owned and trained on the downs a notable 

 horse in Grey Momus. The colt was a stout one, 

 but a little wanting in speed. He started six 

 times as a two-year-old and won three of his 

 engagements. He began his three-year-old career 

 by winning the Two Thousand Guineas, a race 

 for which Lord Sufheld's Bamboo was favourite. 

 Lord Suffield, who had backed his horse for the 

 ensuing Derby to win £50,000, was so dissatisfied 

 with the race that he matched his horse against 

 Bentinck's at the same meeting, but the grey won 

 even more easily than in the first encounter. In 

 the Derby, however. Grey Momus suffered a hand- 

 some defeat by Amato in a field of twenty-two 

 runners. Bentinck was confident of taking the race 

 to Danebury, and having another horse — D' Egville 

 — engaged, declared to win with Grey Momus, 

 who at once became first favourite. He was 

 ridden by Day, who, knowing his mount well, 

 made most of the running in what proved to be 

 for those days a very fast-run race. On entering 

 the straight, Amato went easily up to the leaders 

 and won by two lengths. Grey Momus was a 

 bad third, and Bentinck lost £5,000 on the race. 

 Amato is always known as a winner of the Blue 

 Riband who won his first and only race on Epsom 

 Downs and who lies buried at the Durdans, the 



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