32 THE DERBY FAVOURITES, 1832. 



by Tramp, 2 yrs old, 8st. 21b., beat Capt. Rous's b. f. 

 Lioness, 3 yrs old, 9st. 61b. ; the betting being 7 to 4 on 

 Lioness. And on Friday in the same meeting, he booked 

 himself for the first place in the Derby list, by winning a 

 Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for two yr olds. — 

 D.M. 



Mr Ridsdale's ch. c. St. Giles, 8st. 51b.— Wheatley 1 



Mr Gratwicke's g-r. f. by Middleton, out of Jest, 7st. 81b 2 



Duke of Richmond's g-r. c. Cassador, 7st. 121b 3 



Mr Thornhill's b. c. by Emilius, out of Sal, 8st. 51b. ; Lord Lowther's ch. f. Mersey, 

 7st. 21b. ; and Lord Exeter's ch. c. by Mountebank, dam by Woful, out of Zealot's dam, 

 7st. 31b. ; also started, but were not placed. 



Betting- : 6 to 4 ag'st St. Giles. 



So long as St. Giles had remained in the dark, Spencer 

 and Beiram had been at issue for the first place in the 

 betting on the Derby, 1832. Margrave, subsequently the 

 winner of the Leger, 1832, and Non Compos, were together 

 as next favourites. Margrave, advancing gradually, and Non 

 Compos at the same time retrograding, until Byzantium 

 dropped from the clouds into the situation of first favourite. 

 His reign, however, was but short. The Beiramites mus- 

 tered in force, and Byzantium having been displaced, 

 Beiram finally reigned in his stead. Soon after tliis 

 Spencer was " dowsed," and Mr Gully purchased Margrave 

 for 2500 guineas, but as yet so late as May, 1832, " Mr 

 Ridsdale's lot," including St. Giles, stood last but one upon 

 the list, at ten to one. 



Another month worked wondrous changes in the books. 

 Beiram put a final extinguisher upon Non Compos, and 

 sent him " out of his mind." Trustee and Perion jumped 

 up like mushrooms in the mioonlight, and St. Giles, in the 

 the same stable with Trustee and Margrave, kept gradually 

 rising in the public favour, until he finally established 

 himself " upon the day" a good first favourite. 



On Thursday, the 7th of June, 1832, came off the 

 Second Year of a Renewal of the Derby Stakes of 50 sovs. 



