294 THE DERBY OF 1848. 



Mr Eolt's Collingwood, 6 years, 9.8 (F. Butler); Lord 

 Clifden's Surplice, 4 years, 9 st. (Eobinson) ; and seven 

 others were not placed. 



Betting 6 to 4 on Surplice, 5 to 1 v. Collingwood, 8 to 

 1 v. Crucible. Won by a length; half a length between 

 second and third. 



Surplice was beaten a long way, not displaying much 

 improvement upon his 3-year old form when tried with 

 Lady Wildair and Sagacity. 



At Newmarket Second October Meeting Surplice, 

 8 st. 5 lb., walked over for a Sweepstakes of 1000 

 sovs., each, 400 ft., A.F. (3 subscribers). In the 

 Houghton Meeting, Collingwood, 9 st. 2 lb., was 

 matched against Surplice, 8 st., A.F., 200 h. ft. 

 Collingwood walked over. 



In 1850 Surplice ran but once viz., in the First 

 Spring Meeting at Newmarket in the following 

 match : 



Duke of Bedford's b. f. St Eosalia, 7 st. 5 lb. (Pettit), 

 beat Lord Clifden's Surplice, 8 st. 10 lb. (Pearl), T. Y. C., 

 300, 50 ft. 



Betting 6 to 4 on Surplice, who was beaten easily by 

 two lengths. 



Thus terminated the racing career of one of the 

 most sensational horses of the century. After 

 having accomplished the great feat of winning the 

 Derby and St Leger, beating some really good 

 horses, Surplice failed to win any other race of im- 

 portance, losing his speed and form altogether. It 

 was rather a remarkable coincidence that he should 

 have won the Derby and St Leger each by the 



