48 MARGRAVE, A TWO-YEAR-OLD. 



The lot came off so closely packed together, that it would 

 be impossible to say which m\de the running; in the front 

 rank were the two horses placed, Dulcinea, Landgravine, 

 Spinning Jenny, and the Truffle colt — nor could any one 

 have picked out the winner till about fifty yards from the 

 Judge's chair, where Margrave and Chifney's filly had a 

 decided lead, the other four above-mentioned still being on 

 their quarters ; the struggle between the two was exceed- 

 ingly interesting, and terminated in favour of the filly by 

 about half a length. Margrave had a very bad start, but 

 yet ran his race so well, and so nearly, that he immediately- 

 made himself a subject of heavy speculation, and finished 

 the season 1831 by winning the Criterion Stakes of 30 so vs. 

 each, 20 ft., for two yr olds. — From the turn of the Lands 

 in. — The owner of the second horse to receive back his 

 stake. — Thirty-six subs. 



Mr. Billy's ch. c. Margrave, by Muley, 8st. 51b 1 



Colonel Peel's b. c. Archibald, 8st. 51b 2 



Duke of Rutland's br. c. by Truffle, dam by Williamson's Ditto, grandara by Trumpator, 

 8st. 51b. ; Mr GreviDe's br. f. Landgravine, 8st. 31b. ; Lord Chestei-field's b. f. Kittums, 

 8st. 31b. ; Lord Worcester's b. c. Count Ivon, by Bobadil, dam Fidalma, 8st. 31b. ; Lord 

 Lowther's ch. f. by Partisan, out of Scratch, 8st. lib. ; Mr Mills's b. f. Kate, by Lapdog-, 

 out of Effie Deans, 8st. lib. ; and Mr Udny's b. f. by Sultan, out of Antiope, 8st. lib. ; 

 also started, but were not placed. 



2 to 1 ag-st Marg-rave, 5 to 2 ag-st Archibald, 3 to 1 ag-st Kate, 7 to 1 ag-st Landgravine. 



In 1832 Margrave started for the Derby (won by St 

 Giles),* and was not placed. His next entry was that 

 which chiefly made his fame, as a winner of the Doncaster 

 St Leger. In the Newmarket Craven meeting it transpired 

 that Mr Gully had purchased Margrave, formerly the joint 

 properly of himself and his confederate, Mr Ridsdale, to be 

 '' all his own," for the sum of 2500 guineas, and some 

 " contingencies," although, at the time, it was pretty gene- 

 rally suspected that the purchase had been made some time 

 before, although not publicly declared; he was then third 

 favourite for the Derby, but having failed in his attempt to 



* See Pag-e 33. 



