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, 8 st. 10 lb., fillies, 8 st. 5 Ib. ; 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., ..... J. Osborne 1 

 Mr. Merry's b c Belladrum, by Stockwell Catherine 



Hayes, 8 st. 10 lb., Kenyon 2 



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



Airedale, 8 st. 10 lb., . . . . . Butler 3 

 Lord Calthorpe's ch c Martyrdom (late Martyr) 



8 st. 10 lb., . ..." Fordham 4 



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



Mr. Padwick's ch c Standard Bearer, 8 st. 10 lb., . Parry 



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



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



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



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



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



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



Mr. Graham's b c The Drummer, 8 st. 10 lb., . . T. Chnloner 



Duke of Newcastle's b c Prince Imperial, 8 st. 10 lb., T. French 



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



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

 Baron Rothschild's b c by Tim Whiffler Hermione, 



8 st. 10 lb., J. Daley 



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



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



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. 



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 - 



