514 HISTORY OF THE 



Lord Westminster's br. c. Launcelot, brother to Touchstone, Scott. . 1 



Lord Kelburne's ch. c. Retainer out of Emilia 2 



Mr. Osbaldeston's ch. c. by Belshazzar, dam by Whalebone 3 



Mr. Blakelock's ch. f. by Curtius ; Lord Eglin- 

 ton's b. c. Dr. Caius by Physician; Mr. Orde's 

 b. f. Queen Bee by Liverpool ; Mr. Jaques' f. In- 

 terlude by Physician ; and the Duke of Cleveland's 

 br. c. Brother to Euclid by Emilius, also started, 

 but were not placed. 



Much betting took place on this race. At start- 

 ing the odds were : — 5 to 4 against Launcelot, 

 4 to 1 against Queen Bee, 5 to 1 against Brother 

 to Euclid, and 7 to 1 against Interlude. 



It now becomes our painful duty to account, as 

 w^ell as possible from the facts, for the great 

 depression Bloomsbury undoubtedly underwent 

 about this period. In addition to rumours which 

 had gone abroad, that this crack horse was amiss, 

 hints were thrown out most unsparingly, that 

 Bloomsbury was to be sold for £3000, and in addi- 

 tion, one half of the stakes if he won. It is but jus- 

 tice to Mr. Ridsdale to say that on finding the omi- 

 nous fluctuations which these rumours occasioned, 

 he lost no time in giving them an instant and 

 indignant denial. But this proved of no effect. 



On the Monday evening, while Charles XII's 

 backers showed increased confidence, those of 

 Bloomsbury thought only of hedging off" all they 

 could. Malvolio and Euclid became strong favour- 

 ites, the former from the favourable results of a 



