96 ashgill; or, the life 



point as was Dr. Shorthouse, and he seems to be 



coming round to the opinion that Galopin was a 



Vedette. There is no doubt Dr. Shorthouse did 



an immense amount of harm by writing so 



strongly as he did against Voltigeur and the 



Blacklock blood. Many people believed in the 



Doctor's opinion, and that was how the harm 



was done. Why he wrote so strongly I don't 



know, for there can be no doubt that Voltigeur 



got some good, game horses ; and I feel confident 



in my own mind that Vedette was got by 



Voltigeur." 



There can be no doubt that Dr. Shorthouse's 



antipathy, as John implies, to the Blacklock Hue 



directly infused into Voltigeur materially affected the 



stud career of the latter. The Doctor, who always 



called a spade a spade, affirmed at the time that " all 



things evil spring from the accursed Blacklock blood," 



which Voltigeur inherited on both sides of his pedigree. 



VEDETTE'S TWO THOUSAND. 



The 2000 Guineas Stakes, a subscription of 100 sovereigns each, h ft, for three 

 years old colts, 8 st. 7 lb., and fillies 8 st. 4 lb. ; the owner of the second 

 horse i-eceives back his stake ; R.M. (44 subscribers). 



Lord Zetland's br c Vedette, by Voltigeur, 



Mr. F. Robinson's b c Anton, .... 



Lord Clifden's br c Loyola, .... 



Baron Rothschild's ch c Sydney, 



Lord Clifden's br c by Surplice — Bee's-wax, 



Mr. W. S. Crawfurd's b c Lord of the Hills, 



Lord Exeter's br c Turbit, 



Lord Glasgow's b c by The Flying Dutchman — Barba 



Mr Howard's ch c Drumour, .... 



Lord Londesborough ch c Kent, 



Mr. T. dive's b c Apathy, .... 



Mr. E. Parr's ch c Lambourn, .... 



J. Osborne 1 



A. Day 2 



S. Rogers 3 



Charlton 4 



Sly 



G. Gates 



Norman 



Aldcroft 



Wells 



Flatman 



G. Fordham 



Hughes 



Betting — 5 to 2 against Vedette, 4 to 1 each Loyola and Kent, 5 to 1 against 

 Anton, 100 to 8 each against Drumour and Lambourn, and 100 to 3 Apathy. 

 Won by three-quarters of a length ; a head between second and third ; a. 

 length between third and fourth ; Drumour and Turbit next, well up. 



