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eleventh, 2 minutes 9 seconds ; twelfth, 2 minutes 

 10 seconds). 



A.D. 1816: At Newmarket Craven Meeting, on 

 April 15, took place the celebrated match for 

 1,000 guineas a side, R.M., between Sir Joshua, 

 belonging to Mr. Ralph Neville (afterwards Lord 

 Braybrooke, editor of ' Pepys' Diary '), and Filho 

 da Puta, purchased from Sir W. Maxwell by 

 Mr. Houldsworth for (it is understood) about 

 3,000 guineas. Sir Joshua (by Rubens, and a 

 Sister to Haphazard) had beaten in 181 5 

 Whisker (winner of the Derby in that year), 

 A.F., at Newmarket Houghton, giving him 

 4 lb. ; and Filho (by Haphazard and Mrs. 

 Barnet) had won the St. Leger of 181 5, but 

 neither of them had run for the Derby. They 

 were both ' rising' four years ; Sir Joshua (ridden 

 by W. Arnold) carried 8 st. 2 lb., and Filho 

 (ridden by T. Goodisson, son of ' Hell-fire Dick ') 

 8 St. 9 lb. Sir Joshua was favourite at odds 

 varying from 11 to 8 to 6 to 4 ; and after a fine 

 race, for which Filho got a bad start by rearing 

 at the post, won by a neck. There was ' an 

 immense concourse of spectators,' and ' large sums 

 depended upon the event.' Soon after this Sir 



