so PLENIPO. AND GLENCOF. 



Jersey's party laid out large sums, under an ill-founded im- 

 pression that it was a " good thing." 



Plenipo. being a large horse of ponderous muscle, and, 

 moreover, carrying as much flesh as a bullock, was supposed 

 to be fat. Under this impression, Robinson's orders were 

 to go off* at score, and cut him down by pace ; accordingly 

 Glencoe made play at a speed that has seldom been equalled 

 even at Newmarket ; he found, however, that the opponent 

 so lightly valued could not only go with him, butyrom him, 

 whenever he was called upon. This occurred about half a 

 mile from home, Glencoe being then as completely destroyed 

 by the pace as they had anticipated would be the case with 

 Plenipo., who won by four lengths. 



But perhaps the best account of the race is given in the 

 words of Robinson, who rode Glencoe : " I came the fitst 

 half mile," said he, " according to orders, as hard as I could 

 lick, but when I looked round there was the great bullock 

 CANTERING closc by my side." Plenipo. was certainly not 

 put up to his speed in this race. 



Speculation now seemed rife upon the Turf for the ap- 

 proaching Derby. Large ofiers, it is asserted, were made 

 (to the amount of £10,000) to Mr Batson, for the purchase 

 of his horse ; but Mr Batson, with a feeling highly to be 

 admired, declared that Plenipo. was public property, and 

 should not leave his stable until after the Derby, In the 

 mean time, the speculators heaped their coin upon the 

 thousand changes incidental to the lapse of time, and on 

 the chances of the day, which at length came upon the 

 29th of May. 



The following horses came to the post : 



Mr Batson's ch. c. Plenipotentiary, by Emilius, out of Harriet, by Pericles. 1 

 Duke of Cleveland's b. c. Shilelag-h, by St Patrick, out of Emiliana's dam, 



by Whisker 2 



Lord Jersey's ch. c. Glencoe, by Sultan 3 



Mr Yates's cli. c. Bentley, by Buzzard ; Mr W. Edwards's b. c. Intrig-uer, by Reveller; 

 Mr HonMswortli's b. c. Dnrins, by Reveller; Mr Watt's b, c. Bubastes, ))y Blaoklock ; 



