14 OXYGEN, A TWO YEAR OLD. 



£100 each, half forfeit. She was not so lucky in the Re- 

 newal of the 1000 gs. Stakes, of 100 sovs. each, h. ft., for 

 fillies, 8st. 41b.— D.M.— Twenty-five subs. 



Sir M. Wood's b. f. Gallantine, by Reveller, out of Snowdrop 1 



Mr Scott Stonehewer's b. f. Lioness, Sister to the Lion 2 



Duke of Grafton's b. f. Oxyg-en; Duke of Grafton's b. f. Catalpa, by Centaur, out of 

 Sister to Pastille ; Lord Exeter's b. f. by Catton, out of Dulcinea ; Mr W. Chifney'sb. f. 

 by Emilius, out of Surprise ; Mr Gully's b. f. by Lottery, out of Stotsworth's dam ; Mr 

 Houldswortb's b. f. by Filho da Puta, dam by Rubens, out of Altisidora ; also started, 

 but were not placed. 



2 to 1 on Oxygen, 6 to 1 ag'st Lioness, and 10 to 1 ag-st the winner. 



The pace was poor, and the performance of Oxygen, who 

 ran an indifferent third, such as to make the " knowing 

 ones" declare, that the Oaks race was over ; Circassian 

 being able to carry Mr Thornhill (no feather) and distance 

 all the fillies that had been out, in a common canter. So 

 much for prophecy ! But those who held these sentiments, 

 subsequently found that they were not in any way con- 

 nected with the profits. 



On Friday, May 20, speculation was rife upon the Oaks, 

 Circassian and Lioness being first and second favourites, 

 vvrhilst Oxygen stood almost friendless at 12 to 1. The 

 following twenty-one came to the post, viz. : — 



The Duke of Grafton's Oxyg-en 1 



Lord Exeter's Marmora, by Sultan, out of Miss Catton 2 



Mr Rog-ers's b. f. by Partisan, dam by Rubens, out of Pennytrumpet .... 3 



Mr. Houldsworth's b. f. Circassian, by Sultan 4 



Mr Scott Stonehewer's br. f. Lioness, by Tiresias ; Sir G. Heathcote's b. f. Shirine, 

 by Blacklock, out of Maldonia's dam ; Lord Jersey's br. f. Alea, by Whalebone ; Mr 

 Sadler's br. f. Euryone, by Reveller ; Mr W. Chifney's br. f. by Emilius, out of Surprise ; 

 Lord WarwicV's b. f. Water Witch, by Whalebone ; Lord Chesterfield's b. f. Titania, by 

 Merlin ; Mr Maberley's eh. f. Farce, by Swiss, out of Comedy ; Mr Sadlei-'s b. f. De- 

 lig'ht, by Reveller; Lord Exeter's b. f. by Catton, out of Dulcinea; Duke of Grafton's 

 b. f. Blassi, by Emilius ; Mr H. Wag-staif's br. f. Streamlet, by Tiresias, out of Bizarre; 

 Mr Gates's b. f. by Little John, out of Vulcan's dam ; Mr Delme Radclifl'e's ch. f. by 

 Woful, out of Posthuma ; Lord Eg-remont's b. f. by Whalebone, out of Ilarpalice (Clare's 

 dam) ; Mr West's b. f. by Shaver, out of Charming' Molly ; and Duke of Richmond's b. 

 f. Syma, by Swiss, also started, but were not placed. 



Betting' : 6 to 4 ag-st Circassian ; 8 to 1 agst Delig-ht; 12 to 1 ag'st Alea; 12 to 1 agst 

 Oxygen; 12 to 1 ag-st Lioness; 12 to 1 ag-st Pennytrumpet; 14 to 1 ag-st Streamlet; 20 

 to 1 ag-st Water Witch ; 30 to 1 ag-st Marmora ; 30 to 1 ag-st Farce ; 30 to 1 agst Surprise ; 

 30 to 1 ag-st Euryone, and 100 to 1 ag-st Titania. 



It ^va3 a very fine nice, and very true. Every inch of 



