64 ASHGILL; OR, THE LIFE 



November, he won the Scurry Handicap on Sir R. W. 

 Bulkeley's black filly by Picaroon, out of Bonny Bonnet 

 (three years), beating, oddly enough, Mr. Shepherd's 

 Troublesome Johnny and ten others. 



Taking a hurried peep into the Calendar for 1850, 

 we find " Johnnie " doing further service for Ashgill and 

 his father. His first win of the season was on his 

 father's Tity, by St. Bennett, in the Serapion Stakes at 

 Shrewsbury. Ada Mary scored at Newton in a race, 

 " three heats of once round and a distance," Acyranthus 

 giving him another success the following day in a sweep- 

 stake. The Flying Dutchman was a four-year-old in 

 '50, and Voltigeur had won the Derby at 16 to 1. 

 Further successes " Johnnie " gained at Carlisle in 

 the Tradesman's Plate of 40 sovs., four heats of a mile 

 and a half each, on Mr. A. Johnstone's bay colt by 

 Charles XII., out of Frill, The Black Doctor taking the 

 Eglinton Stakes at the same meeting. On this very day 

 Voltigeur and The Flying Dutchman were the two cham- 

 pions for the Doncaster Cup, a race which led to their 

 match the following year on the Knavesmire at York, 

 when " all Yorkshire " was there. In this Doncaster 

 Cup Voltigeur (Flatman) carried 7 st. 7 Ibs., and The 

 Flying Dutchman (Marlow) carried 8 st. 12 Ibs. The 

 betting was 4 to 1 on the latter, who was beaten half a 

 length. The great match between the pair was decided 

 the following year, on 13th May, at York Spring 

 Meeting, the race being two miles over the old course. 

 Weights The Flying Dutchman, five years, 8 st. 8|- Ibs. 

 (Marlow), 1st; Voltigeur, four years, 8 st. (Flatman), 

 2nd. Even betting. Won by a length. 



The day following the match Voltigeur and Mr. T. 

 Lister's Nancy, three years, were the only runners for 

 the York and Ainsty Hunt Cup, a race specially pro- 



