(l SPANIEL. 



Vestns made light work of the Column stakes, in his turn 

 j,"iviiiig' up the Dinner stakes to Riddlesworth ; whilst Colwick, 

 Blunder, and Black Daphne, had each and all their several 

 admirers. 



Spaniel did not appear again until the 17th of May, two 

 days before the Derby ; when he came out a winner of The 

 Shirley Stakes of 25 sovs. each, for three yr olds; colts, 8st. 

 71b.; and fillies, 8st. 4lb. — One mile. — Seven subs. 



Mr Rog-ers's b. c. Spaniel , I 



Mr Sadler's b. f. Euryone 2 



Sir G. Heathcote's b. f. Penance, by Emilius 3 



Mr R. Clark's b. c. by Borodino, dam by Glow-worm 4 



For this race Spaniel was the favourite, at 4 to 1 on him, 

 and though he won his race in the easiest possible style, yet, 

 strange to say, he went at once down in the betting list no 

 less than twenty points, standing with fifty points to one 

 against his efforts for the Derby- Alarmed at such a sudden 

 change as this, so contrary to their expectations, Spaniel's 

 few backers'now deserted him, and Wheatley, who had been 

 engaged to ride him for the Derby, hastened to Mr Stewart 

 to beg oflfa five pound bet which he had booked with him, 

 at forty points to one. Stewart, with his accustomed good 

 nature, relieved him of his fears at once ; but old Joe 

 Rogers, the trainer, who had also made a small investment 

 on the chance, at the same odds, could not get off, and was 

 obliged to stand the shot. 



At length the eventful day arrived, which was to settle 

 all the doubts and certainties, — the hopes and fears, — the spe- 

 culations and the peculations of the past twelvemonths- In 

 the opinion of the principal betting men, Riddlesworth, and 

 Riddlesworth only, could carry off the great prize. He 

 appeared even to have risen in favour with a fresher spirit, 

 from the moment Lord Jersey publicly declared to iv'ui ivitk 

 the Blunder colt if he could ! The odds in the Town were 

 G to 4 on IJiddleswortl), and 20 to 1 against the Blunder. 



