THE TURF. 
two thousand eight hundred and forty-six guineas, or 
within a fraction of one hundred and forty- two guineas 
for each.* It may be worthy of remark, that a regard 
has ever been paid in the Hampton Court stud to what 
is termed stout blood. For example, of the stud horses 
which those we have now mentioned replaced, Waterloo 
was out of a Trumpator, Tranbyf an Orville, Ranter 
a Beningbrough, and the Colonel a Delpini, mare. 
This stud is at present under the superintendence of 
Colonel Wemyss, brother to the Member for Fife, and 
Equerry to the King, residing at the stud-house, formerly 
occupied by the Earl of Albemarle ; and assisted by the 
valuable services of Mr. Worley, many years stud-groom 
to his Royal Highness the late Duke of York. Some 
amusing anecdotes are on record, touching the rather 
incongruous association of our sailor-king with the turf, 
one of which we will venture to repeat. Previously 
to the first appearance of the royal stud in the name 
of William IV., the trainer had an audience of his 
Majesty, and humbly requested to be informed what 
* See a list of prices in June (1836) number of " The New Sporting 
Magazine " 
t Tranby, it will be recollected, performed the hitherto unrivalled feat 
of carrying Mr. Osbaldeston sixteen miles in thirty-three minutes and 
fifteen seconds, in his wonderful match against time, over Newmarket 
course, last October twelve months. The time of each four-mile heat 
was as follows : 
Heats. Mm. Sec. 
1st 8 10 
2nd 8 
3rd - 8 15 
4th - 8 50 
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