15t> HISTORY OF THE 



Grafton six months previously for 3000 gs. won a 

 Gold cup and stakes to the amount of 3000 gs. 

 over the Curragh, Ireland. This race excited consi- 

 derable interest in England, as well as inlreland,and 

 Mr. Bruen is said to have won £20,000 on the event. 



On the 16th of June, Edward Ellerker Esq., 

 died at Hart, near Hartlepool, in the 84th year of 

 his age. This gentleman was well known on the 

 Turf, as an owner and breeder of race-horses, 

 among the most famous of which were Snake, 

 Regulus, Charmer, Minerva, Saxoni, Windlestone, 

 Cardinal York, Cleveland, Archduke, Slender 

 Billy, Lorenzo, &c. 



No less a sum than 300,000 gs., is said to have 

 been paid and received at Tattersall's in the set- 

 tlement of the betting at Epsom races in this year. 



On the 21st of October in this year General 

 Gower's stud was sold at Tattersall's. The fol- 

 lowing are some of the prices : 



Raphael, stallion, four years old, by Rubens out of Iris. 

 Iris, brood mare, by Brush, covered by Haphazard. 

 Landscape, brood mare, (winner of the Oaks') covered by Woeful 

 Mitre, brood mare by Waxy, covered by Haphazard. 

 Miranda, brood mare, by Sorcerer, covered by Phantom. 

 Petronilla, brood mare, by Sir Peter, covered by Phantom. 

 Anastasia, brood mare, by Trumpator, covered by Haphazard 

 Mirth, brood mare, by Trumpator, covered by Raphael. . 



205 



75 



300 



105 



110 



105 



99 



60 



The amount realized, by the sale of the whole 

 studj two year olds and yearlings included, was 

 2,403 gs. 



