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chance mount for him. This year Mr. Rothschild had 

 the first call on the services of Fred Barrett, and it was 

 feared that that since-deceased jockey might be wanted 

 for one of his horses ; hence the Duke of Portland made 

 assurance doubly sure by retaining the old-time jockey, 

 with a result that well rewarded the selection. 



AYRSHIRE'S TWO THOUSAND, 1887. 



The Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, a subscription of 100 sovs. each, h. ft. for 

 three-year-olds ; colts, 9 st. , fillies, 8 st. 9 lb. ; the owner of the second to 

 receive 200 sovs. out of the stakes, and the third to save stake. Rowley 

 mile (1 mile 17 yards). 



Duke of Portland's Ayrshire, by Hampton — Atalanta, . J. Osborne 1 

 Duke of Portland's Johnny Morgan, by Springfield — 



Lady Mar, F. Barrett 2 ' 



Duke of Westminster's Orbit, by Bend Or — Fair Alice, . F. Webb 3 

 Sir F. Johnstone's Friar's Balsam, by Hermit — Flower of 



Dorset, ......... T. Cannon 



Mr. Vyner's Crowbeny, by I'osebery — Lizzie Lindsay, . Robinson 



Duke of Westminster's Ossory, by Bend Or — Lily Agnes, R. Viney 



Betting — 3 to 1 on Friar's Balsam, 100 to 12 against Ayrshire, 100 to 8 against 

 Orbit, 100 to 7 against Crowberry, 100 to 6 against Johnny Morgan, 50 to 1 

 against Ossory. Place betting (one, two) — 9 to 2 on Friar's Balsam, 11 to 8 

 against Ayrshire, 6 to 4 against Orbit, 2 to 1 against Crowberry, 4 to 1 

 against Johnny Morgan, 8 to 1 against Ossory. 



THE RACE. 



The half-dozen runners assembled at the post a few minutes before the time 

 appointed for the race to take place, and the flag was no sooner hoisted than it 

 was lowered again, the lot being sent on their journey at the first attempt, to a 

 good start. Johnny Morgan, who was started to make the running for Ayrshire, 

 immediately drew to the front, and was closely followed by Ossory, the pair 

 being clear of Ayrshire on the right and Friar's Balsam and Orbit on the left, 

 with Crowberry last on the far side. They ran in this order for little over half 

 the journey, where Ossory dropped away beaten, and Johnny Morgan came over 

 the Bushes Hill just in front of Ayrshire, with Friar's Balsam, Orbit, and Crow- 

 berry at their heels, Ossory now being several lengths in the rear. Immediately 

 the descent was made. Friar's Balsam was well beaten, and Johnny Morgan was 

 followed down the hill by Ayrshire, while Orbit and Crowberry had both passed 

 the favourite before the Abington Dip was reached, at which point Ayrshire had 

 the race won, and, striding away from his stable companion rising the hill, won 

 very easily by two lengths from Johnny Morgan, who finished a head only in 

 advance of Orbit, who was third ; Crowberry was placed fourth, about a neck 

 behind Orbit and just clear of Friar's Balsam, while Ossory, who finished last, 

 was beaten off. Time, 1 minute 52^ seconds. 



