426 HISTORY OF THE 



pace,) and thus became favourite through the favour 

 of " the strong party," who are ever ready to place 

 Lord Jersey's horses in the front rank for the 

 great Epsom stakes, nevertheless he could not 

 have maintained his position but for the declared 

 determination of his owner that he should not 

 start again previous to the Derby. 



Nothing daunted by Bamboo's defeat by Lord 

 G. Bentinck's Grey Momus for the 2000 gs. stakes 

 in the first Newmarket Spring Meeting, his noble 

 owner, Lord Suffield, matched him against the 

 Grey for 300 so vs., the weights and distance being 

 the same as for the 2000 gs. stakes. This match 

 was run on the last day of the meeting, and was 

 a '• second edition" of the previous defeat. Grey 

 Momus winning cleverly by two lengths. For the 

 2000 gs. stakes, the odds were 6 to 4 against Bam- 

 boo, and 4 to 1 against Grey Momus. For the 

 match, the Grey was the favourite at 5 to 2, and as 

 many considered the first race had been falsely run, 

 and consequently backed Bamboo for the match, 

 much money is supposed to have changed hands on 

 its decision. 



The following may be quoted as about the cor- 

 rect state of the betting after the First Newmarket 

 Spring Meeting, viz. : — 



THE DERBY. 



4 to 1 against Lord G. Bentinck's (iirey Momus. 

 6 „ 1 ,, Lord Jersey's Phoinix. 



