TPIE CORINTHIAN CUP PICTURE. 3 I I 



meetings held annually at the Curragh, and the 

 racing continued at each of them six days in the 

 week ; and In June there was always a second Monday. 

 On Monday, November 15th of that year, Mr. F'orbes 

 and Lord Howth had two matches over the old Ash- 

 bourne steeplechase course. In the first, Mr. Forbes' s 

 Zanga, iist., beat Lord Howth's Fiddler, 11 st. In the 

 second Lord Howth's Johnnie, i2st., beat Mr. Forbes's 

 Little Shakes, list. In both the owners rode, and the 

 stake was 100 sovs. each. Mr. Forbes was an officer 

 in the Coldstream Guards, the owner of several 

 racehorses, and a first rate horseman. In 1831 

 his Lordship had several racehorses, and was very 

 fortunate, particularly in matches. One of the most 

 Interesting and exciting races of the year was a sweep- 

 stakes of 25 sovs. each, over Connolly's mile, between 

 Lord Howth's Lancet, lost. lolb., Lord Clanmorrls's 

 Tidings, I2st., Mr. Forbes's 29th of July, lost. lolb. 

 Owners rode, and they finished in the order written. 

 In 1835, Lord Howth was appointed Steward of the 

 Turf Club ; the other two were Colonel Westenra and 

 Mr. John Maher, M.P., Balllnkeele, Enniscorthy. With 

 the exception of the Sllgo whip, which was won by 

 Emu in 1836, no very Important race was won by his 

 Lordship's horses. "Little fishes were sweet" to him, 

 and he preferred running his horses In Corinthian races. 

 In which he could ride himself, and in small stakes, 

 to flying at bigger game. With Emu, the Little 

 Clown, Claret, and others, he won many races. 



In 1 84 1, the **team" were in great "form," and 

 comprised C. G., the Colonel, Spring-heel'd Jack. 

 Doctor Sangrado, Paste, Penelope, filly by Barebones, 

 Magic, Profligate, Flash, Augean, Hazard, and St. 



