498 HISTORY OF THE 



his cause ;" for at this point, Crucifix shot by 

 him, winning by a length with great ease, De- 

 fendant beating Iris by a neck only. 



Crucifix, from her numerous engagements, natu- 

 rally excited great interest in the betting circles. 

 All parties admit that the mare has an uncommon 

 rate of speed ; and although many, looking at the 

 extreme narrowness of her chest, which, indeed, 

 is very remarkable, on that account deny that she 

 possesses either the constitution to train on, or 

 the stoutness to run on, if she should ever 

 come in contact with a rival in speed, neverthe- 

 less, even these admit that her running at the last 

 July Meeting at Newmarket showed anything 

 rather than deficiency in stoutness. It must, at 

 the same time, be borne in mind, that sometimes, 

 as in her case, speed is stoutness, as it enables her 

 to go along side of horses at a pace which, while 

 it causes them to exert, perhaps, their utmost 

 speed to live with her, being greatly within what 

 she is capable of, allows her to husband both wind 

 and strength for the final struggle. 



The Goochvood Cup. — Betting : Even on Hark- 

 away, 2 to 1 against Deception, who carried weight 

 as winner of the Derby, to avoid disqualification, 

 should the result of the Bloomsbury trial be in her 

 favour; 8 to 1 against Doctor, 14 to 1 against 

 Hyllus, 20 to 1 against Alemdar, 50 to 1 against 

 Roe. 



This was one of the fastest races on record, the 

 time being 4 minutes 58 seconds. liarkaway had 



