152 THE POST AND THE PADDOCK. 



and at the latter point Chifhey " got to evens with 

 Buckle, made his terrific rush, and won easily by 

 two lengths/' Zinganee's condition was so perfect 

 on this day, that he hardly turned a hair on pulling 

 up ; but he had a cough for nearly five weeks after- 

 wards, and was only able to take sixteen days of 

 strong work before the Ascot Cup. 



The entry for this race was one of the most splen- 

 did ever known, and comprised two Derby, one St. 

 Leger, and one Oaks winner. It was calculated 

 that the eight which came to the post had had 24,000 

 guineas refused or paid for them at one time or 

 another. There was the leggy and powerful-quar- 

 tered Mameluke, for whom Mr. Gully had paid 4,000 

 guineas to Lord Jersey, after he had won the Derby ; 

 while The Colonel, who had passed out of Mr. Petre's 

 hands into the King's, at 4,000 guineas, for the sake 

 of winning this one great prize, was once more side 

 by side with his old rival Cadi and, who was said to 

 be priced at 1,000 guineas less. The latter offer had 

 also been refused for Lamplighter, and Lord Exeter 

 would certainly have not taken less for his favourite 

 Green-Mantle. Mr. W., a betting man, made an 

 offer of 3,000 guineas for Zinganee the day before ; 

 but, as the Chifneys did not like the party for whom 

 it was made, and felt some apprehension chat it was 

 intended to square him, they declined to treat. His 

 victory in the Trial Stakes on Tuesday had put them 

 on velvet, as regarded their Derby losses, and, re- 

 membering the good old maxim, "Sell when you 

 can/' they parted with him to Lord Chesterfield for 

 2,500 guineas on the eve of the race, with the stipu- 

 lations not only that Sam was to be in the red-and- 

 blue, but that they were to receive the 340 sovs. 

 stakes, and his Lordship the Cup. Tho opinion of 

 both brothers as to their certainty of success ic best 

 shown by the following letter, which William Chifney 

 despatched to Lord Darlington, who was anxious to 



