AND TIMES OF JOHN OSBORNE 



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reader can judge for himself by glancing over the 

 following ample description culled from the Sporting 

 Times of 



PRETENDER'S TWO THOUSAND. 



The Two Thousand Guineas Stakes of 100 sovereigns each, h. ft., for three- 

 year-olds; colts, S St. 10 lb., fillies, S st. 5 lb.; the second received 200 

 sovereigns out of the stakes, and the third saved his stake. R.M. (1 mile 

 17 yards). 77 subs. 



Mr. Johnstone's br c Pretender, by Adventurer — 



Ferina, 8 st. 10 lb., 



Mr. Merry's b c Belladnim, by Stockwcll — Catherine 



Hayes, 8 st. 10 lb., . " 



Mr. T. Jenning's br c Perry Down, by Ben Webster — 



Airedale, 8 st. 10 lb., 



Lord Calthorpe's ch c Martyrdom (late Martyi-) 



8 St. 10 lb., ..".... 

 Count Batthyany's b c Typhon, 8 st. 10 lb., 

 ^Ir. Padwick's ch c Standard Bearer, 8 st. 10 lb., 

 Mr. Bravlev's b c Duke of Beaufort, 8 st. 10 lb., 



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Lord Royston's ch c Alpenstock, 8 st. 10 lb.. 



Sir R. Bulkeley's br c Tasman, 8 st. 10 lb.. 



Sir J. Hawley's br c Siderolite, 8 st. 10 lb.. 



Sir J. Hawley's br c King Cophetua, 8 st. 10 lb., 



Mr. Graham's b c Conrad, 8 st. 10 lb., 



Mr. Graham's b c The Drummer, 8 st. 10 lb., . 



Duke of Newcastle's b c Prince Imperial, 8 st. 10 lb., 



Duke of Newcastle's b c Tenedos, 8 st. 10 lb., . 



Lord Rendlesham's b c Royal Rake, 8 st. 10 lb.. 



Baron Rothschild's b c by Tim Whiffler — Hermione, 



8 St. 10 lb., . ". 



Lord Westmorland's b c Brambridge, 8 st. 10 lb., 

 Mr. Saville's bl g Neuchatel, 8 st. 10 lb., . 



Betting — 3 to 1 each against Duke of Beaufort and Pretender, 5 to 1 against 

 Martyrdom, 7 to 1 against The Drummer, 8 to 1 against Belladrum, 20 to 1 

 against Alpenstock, 25 to 1 each against Prince Imperial and Hermione colt, 

 33 to 1 against King Cophetua, 66 to 1 each against Typhon, Perry Down, 

 and Royal Rake, 100 to 1 each against Tasman and Siderolite. 



J. Osborne 1 



Kenyon 2 



Butler 3 



Fordhani 4 



Morris 



Parry 



Cannon 



Custance 



J. Snowden 



Wells 



J. Adams 



Page 



T. Chaloner 



T. French 



Heartfield 



J. Mann 



J. Daley 



J. Goater 



Maidment 



THE RACE. 



The numbers of the starters were hoisted at 3.30, ten minutes before the time for 

 which the race was fixed, and the field was much larger than was anticipated it 

 would be, no less than nineteen competitors being announced. The Birdcage 

 enclosure was surrounded by an eager crowd, who were anxious to get a view of 

 the prominent favourites, but in this they were disappointed, as most of them 

 were saddled at the Ditch stables. Just before four o'clock the lot placed them- 



