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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 

 scot some good, game horses ; and I feel confident 



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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 line 

 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 Ib. ; the owner of the second 

 horse receives back his stake ; R.M. (44 subscribers). 



Lord Zetland's br c Vedette, by Voltigeur, . . J. Osborne 1 



Mr. F. Robinson's b c Anton, ..... A. Day 2 



Lord Clifden's br c Loyola, ..... S. Rogers 3 



Baron Rothschild's ch c Sydney, .... Charlton 4 



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



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



Lord Exeter's br c Turbit, .... Norman 



Lord Glasgow's b c by The Flying Dutchman Barba, Aldcroft 



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



Lord Londesborough ch c Kent, .... Flatman 



Mr. T. Clive's b c Apathy, G. Fordham 



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



