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YESPA. 



WINNER OF THE OAKS, AT EPSOM, 1833. 



Vespa a very dark brown mare — almost a black, was bred 

 by her worthy owner, Sir Mark Wood, and is by Muley, out 

 of Miss Wasp — Miss Wasp was bred by George the Fourth 

 (when Prince of Wales), in 1807, was got by Waxy, her 

 dam Trumpetta, by Trumpator, out of Peggy — sister to 

 Postmaster, by Herod — Snap — Gower Stallion — Childers. 

 Vespa's tale is soon told. In the Second October Meeting 

 of 1832, she started for the Clearwell Stakes, but was not 

 placed. Lord Orford's Clearwell winning. Nonsense and 

 Cactus second and third ; twelve others not placed. 



In the First Spring Meeting of 1833, she ran third for 

 the 1,000 gs. stakes, a subscription of 100 sovs. each, h. ft, 

 for fillies, 8st. 41b. rising three yrs old. — D.M. — Twenty- 

 eight subs. Tarantella being first, and Falernia second 

 — eight others not placed, among the number the Duke of 

 Grafton's Octave, sister to Oxygen. 



On the Oaks day (Friday, the 26th of May), 1833— 

 nothing would "go do^Ti" but Tarantella, although there 

 came to the post, 



Sir M. Wood's br. f. Vespa 1 



Duke of Grafton's br. f. Octave, sister to Oxygen 2 



Mr Batson's ch. f. Revelry, by Reveller 3 



Mr Barrow's f. by Whisker, out of Alecto ; Mr Rawlinson's b. f. [Funny, by FuugTis ; 

 Sir G. Heathcote's b. f. Carnation, by Blacklock ; Duke of Richmond's ro, f. Baleine, by 

 Whalebone ; Lord Egremont's Sister to Gayhurst, by Whalebone ; Lord Chesterfield's f. 

 Dirce, by Partisan ; Lord Chesterfield's Weeper, by Woful ; Mr Stonehewer's ch. f. 

 Chantilly, by Gustavus ; Mr Chifney's b. f. by Emilius, out of Shoveler'; Mr Gratwicke'a 

 Sister to Frederick ; General Grosvenor's b. f. Falernia, by Chateau Marg-aux ; Colonel 

 Peel's Malibran, by Whisker ; Lord Exeter's br. f. Amima, by Sultan ; Mr Cookes's Taran- 

 tella by Tramp; Mr Cosby's Diversity, by Muley; and Mr Grant's f. by Emilius, out of 

 Ducklings 



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