L ORD GEORGE BENTINCK AND THE EVOL UTION OF THE MODERN TURF. 449 



too, by Evander, was a grandson of Precipitate, and was immortalised by Ben Mar- 

 shall for winning the Gold Cup at Stanford (4 miles), and walking over for the Whip. 

 The Duke of Grafton's Partisan, though good as a four-year old, was more famous 

 a sire, as might have been expected from a bright bay son of Walton out of Parasol 

 by PotSos. Anticipation proved the value of the Hambletonian blood (he was out of 

 Hyale by Phenomenon} by winning the Ascot Gold Cup in 1816 and 1819. Fleur de 

 Lis, a bay daughter of Bourbon by Sorcerer, was one of the best mares Sir Matthew 



' 'Jerry " ( 1 82 1 ) by " Smolensko. ' ' 



White Ridley ever bred, and only lost Memnons St. Leger owing to having been 

 thrown down. She was sold to George IV., won the Doncaster Cup in 1826 (beating 

 Humphrey Clinker} and ran a dead-heat with Mcmnon for second place next year. In 

 1829 she beat Mameluke for the Goodwood Cup, and was kissed by Delme Radclifle 

 for doing it. In 1830 she beat Zinganee, Tiie Colonel and Glenartney for the Good- 

 wood Cup again; and in her third effort (at nine years old) for the same race she only 

 succumbed to Priam, the best horse on the Turf then, and in the opinion of many 

 good judges one of the six best of that century. 



