350 HISTOEY OF THE ROYAL BUCKHOUNDS AND ASCOT RACES. 



The odds at starting were 6 to 4 on the field against Viper ; 

 4 to 1 on the field against Warhawk ; after the first heat, 

 6 to 4 on the field against Viper ; 4 to 1 on the field against 

 Flora ; and even betting Warhawk won. 



On Wednesday, 19, for the Free Plate of 501., the Duke of 

 Cumberland's grey horse Crab walked over. His Royal High- 

 ness declined to accept the Plate, and gave it to be run for by 

 hunters that were never sweated (i.e., untrained horses), which 



was won by— 



1st Ht. 2nd Ht. 



Mr. Walker's chestnut horse, Chance . . 1 1 



Mr. Ives' black gelding, Crop .... 2 2 



Mr. Jenison's gi'ey gelding, Grantham . . 4 3 



Hon. Levison Gower's bay gelding, Squirrel . 3 4 



Mr. Benwell's bay gelding, Last-of-all . . dis. 



The third and last run on this day was a match for 50^., 

 between Mr. Lam ego's bay Galloway mare, Whitenose, 13 

 hands high, carrying a feather, against Mr. Pond's brown 

 gelding, Cripple, got by Swift, carrying 10 stone, the best of 

 three four-mile heats, was won by Whitenose. The odds were 

 3 to 1 on Cripple. 



On Thursday, 20, a Plate of 50L — four-year-olds 8 stone 71b. ; 

 five-year-olds 9 stone 71b. — was run for by the following five- 

 year-old horses, and won by — 



IstHt. 2ndHt. SrdHt. 

 Mr. Grisewood's grey horse, Teazer, got by 



Teazer ....... 



Mr. Burfoot's bay horse. Coomb, got by Janus . 

 Duke of Cumberland's bay horse, Entrance, full 



brother to the Godolphin gelding 

 Mr. Jenison's black horse, Tawney, got by Shock 



At starting Teazer was taken against the field ; 5 to 4 on the 

 field against Entrance; 65 to 10 on the field against Coomb; 

 after the first heat 5 to 4 on Teazer ; 6 to 4 against Entrance ; 

 and 3 to 1 against Coomb ; after the second heat, 4 to 1 Teazer 

 won. 



On Friday, August 30, 1754, a match was run on Ascot 



