CHAPTERS FROM TURF HISTORY 



two heavy horses in the wheel and one in front. 

 Doe, who was Mr. Territt's trainer, suggested this 

 method of conveying Ehs — the St. Leger winner — 

 to Doncaster in 1836. Ehs, by Langar out of 

 Olympia, had a distinguished career on the Turf. 

 He ran the famous Bay Middleton to a neck for 

 the Two Thousand Guineas. Although he had 

 the St. Leger in prospect, his owner ran him in 

 four races in July and August. As the day of the 

 Doncaster race drew near, no one knew whether 

 the horse would make the journey to Doncaster, 

 and his owner was pressed on all hands to declare 

 his intentions. At last, when it seemed almost 

 impossible for Elis to reach the Town Moor in 

 time, it was announced that if people were so 

 anxious to see him he should make the long 

 journey in a carriage and four ; but on one con- 

 dition only — namely, that the odds to one thousand 

 should be laid against him at 12 to i. The odds 

 were duly laid, and in the hands of Day the horse 

 won the St. Leger by two lengths. The caravan 

 built for Elis had accommodation for a companion, 

 and resembled a narrow two-stall stable on wheels. 

 It was drawn by four horses, and had a seat in 

 front for two persons. In a picture by Cooper 

 the postillions are seen forcing their horses along 

 the road at a great pace. This system of transport 

 was no doubt expensive ; but it enabled the owner 

 of a good horse to save the animal's legs from the 

 hard hot roads and to send him to fulfil his engage- 

 ments with an economy of time which was certainly 

 not less than a fourth of that taken by walking 

 the distance. But the endurance of the horse is 

 remarkable. Venison in 1836, when a three-year- 



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