O ftPAXiliiL, WINNER 01' THE l)/;Ri;V. 



Mr Cookes's b. c. Incubus; Sir G. Heatlicote's b. c. Ferdousi; Mr ThornhiU's h. c, 

 Africtmu3 ; His Majesty's b. c. by Mustacliio, out of F.lectress' dam ; Lord Exeter's br. 

 c, Hsemiis ; Mr S. Day's br. e. Caleb ; Duke of Richmond's gr. c. Cuidad Rodrig-o ; Mr 

 Vansittart's eh. c. by St Patrick, out of Slig-ht; Lord Slig-o's ch. c. Bras de Fer ; Mr 

 Ueardsworth's b. c. Colwick ; Mr W. Chifuey's br. c. by Emilius, out of Pig'my ; Lord 

 Egreniont's b. c. Brotlier to Recruit ; Gen. Grosvenor's b. c. Sarpedon ; Lord Verulam's 

 b. c. Vestris ; Lord Chesterfield's b. c. by Emilius, outof Cressida ; Mr Rush's b. c. Roadster j 

 Mr Petre's ch. c. Rattler; Sir R. Bulkeley's b. c. Pickpocket; Duke of Grafton's b. c. 

 lEneas ; Mr W. Chifney's br. f. by Emilius out of Surprise, and Lord Jersey's ch. c. by 

 Middleton, out of Blunder's dam, also started, but Avere not placed. 



Betting-: 6 to 4 on Riddle sworth; 12 to 1 ag-st Vestris ; 16 to 1 ag-,t Blunder; 23 to 1 

 ag-st Bras de Fer ; 25 to 1 agst Cressida ; 25 to 1 ag-st Roadster ; 30 to 1 ag-st the Mus- 

 tacliio colt; 50 to 1 p.g-st Caleb ; 50 to 1 ag-st Spaniel ; 50 to 1 agst Coh\ick ; 50 to 1 ag-st 

 Surprise, and 100 to 1 ag-st Incubus. 



The horses, after many tiresome attempts and delays, got 

 well together, and went a good pace for a few hundred yards, 

 when all appeared to give a pull as if by common consent; 

 and, with the exception of Mr Rush's colt, and Colwick, the 

 whole cluster came round Tattenham-corner, in what are 

 called good places. Indeed, old Sam Spring, the quondam 

 quiz of a box-keeper, declared that he never saw so many 

 front p/aces booked in the whole course of his life. The run 

 home was any thing but severe ; how, indeed could it be 

 severe ? when Incubus and Riddlesworth were together, 

 gossiping with a thing belonging to Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 

 (and fioin which nothing was really to be feared,) until the 

 very finish, when Spaniel came up with perfect ease, and 

 showing something like a pace for thirty yards; won in a 

 most triumphant style. Riddlesworth was second. His 

 length and speed were, in eflect, forbidden to be used. 

 Had proper use been made of these from the top of the 

 hill, it would have been difficult for the other jockies to 

 have kept t/ieir horses with hbii. Vestris ran a beaten horse 

 at the corner. Conolly is said to have received waiting 

 orders — a sort of order which Vestris appeared to have heard, 

 and well ^understood, and obeyed. His place belied his 

 promise. Sam Chifney rode the Surprise filly, and looked 

 at the race with the composure of a philosopher, who feels 

 tliat what he sees is far beyond his reach. The sporting 



