34 THE DERBY, 1832. 



doubt from the thoughts of what he had lost. Messenger, 

 another pseudo-favourite, kept Mm in countenance, being 

 " as lame as a cat" as the saying goes. 



In consequence of endless " little goes," it was past three 

 o'clock before a start was eifected. When they did get 

 away. Trustee jumped off at a pace which shortened the 

 field in doul)le quick time ; Perion, St Giles, Beiram, Mar- 

 grave, Non Compos, and Kate, lying well up with him. 

 Trustee led them along a clipping pace to Tattenham 

 Corner, where the ragged ones sold out. Here George 

 Edwards set to work on Trustee, and by this means finding 

 that the speed had told so well, and that St Giles main- 

 tained it without difficulty, he continued leading till about 

 two distances from home, and not till then did Scot bring 

 up St Giles. Perion followed, and made a vigorous push 

 for the race. St Giles, however, was in hand, and won 

 without difficulty by nearly two lengths. Trustee was 

 beaten only a neck from the second horse, and Margrave 

 a good fourth, without having been called upon. Non 

 Compos was fifth, Kate sixth, and Beiram about seventh. 



This was one of the fastest races ever seen for the Der- 

 by, and a proud triumph for the North country, their 

 horses being first, second, third, and fourth ; and both the 

 owner and jockey of the winner, " Yorkshire." The St 

 Giles party won a heap amongst them ; the trainer also 

 pocketed a large sum, while Mr Crockford was said to clear 

 about six thousand by liis book. The principal sufferers 

 were the gentlemen, most of whom " lodged " on Perion. 



The settling day at Tattersall's produced a little variety, 

 in the shape of an objection to the qualification of the 

 winner ; — early in the morning, the "West End was indus- 

 triously placarded with a " poster" headed, 



" St Giles "not entitled to the Derby Stakes!" 



