THE TURF. 
Unfortunately for speculators on the turf, the present 
enormous amount of a few of our principal sweepstakes 
renders it impossible to restrict the owners of race- 
horses from starting more than one animal in the same 
race. The nominations for the Derby, Oaks, &c., take 
place when the colts are but one year old ; consequently, 
many of them die before the day of running, or, what 
is worse, prove good for nothing on trial. Thus, the 
aspirant to the honour of winning them enters several 
horses foi the same stakes, and perhaps two of the 
number come to the post, as was the case with Mame- 
luke and Glenartney for the Derby of 1827 an occasion 
when the race was not to the swift, but to the horse 
which stood best in the book ; the losing horse, it is not 
disputed, could have won, had he been permitted to do 
so. By the laws of racing this practice is allowable,* 
but it gives great cause for complaint, and opens a door 
for fraud. One of the heaviest bettors of the present 
day, who had backed Glenartney to a large amount, 
observed, that he should not have lamented his loss, had 
it not been clear that Glenartney could have won. A 
similar occurrence took place in 1832 for the same great 
race. Messrs. Gully and Ridsdale (confederates, and 
as such, allowed to do so) compromised to give the race 
to St. Giles, although doubtless Margrave could have 
won it. All outside bettors, as they are called those 
not in the secret, as well as those not in the ring are 
* Lord Jersey declared to win with Mameluke, according to the rules 
of racing. 
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