$2 THIi DERBY, 1834. 



Comet, 20 to 1 agst Bentley, 25 to 1 agst Intriguer, 25 to I 

 agst Defensive, 50 to 1 agst Darius, 50 to 1 agst Barrossa, 

 and 50 to 1 agst Viator, 



Of course, no one is silly enough to imagine that the 

 Derby could be decided without false starts — it would be 

 the height of absurdity to expect such a thing ; in fact, they 

 make an indispensible feature in the business of the day's 

 amusements, the jockies, the horses, and the starters joining 

 most courteously in a determination to prolong the amuse- 

 ments of the people, and keep the spectators in suspense as 

 long as possible — how many there were, we did not take 

 the trouble to count, suffice it that there were enough to tire 

 the patience of Job himself. However, they did get off at 

 length ; Plenipo. had a capital start and was first away, 

 Glencoe was scarcely less quick, but they made different 

 uses of the advantage: — Plenipo. was enabled quietly to 

 draw back till he had picked a good place, while the other 

 made sail with nearly all his canvass out, Paris, Darius, 

 Intriguer, Stradbally, and one or two others waiting upon him. 



" Old Sam" found it advisable to lie more forward than 

 we ever recollect to have seen him, this departure from his 

 tactics being the result of certain nervous apprehensions 

 about Plenipo. Bubastes was in the ruck, from which he 

 was never able to get away. With the horses thus placed, 

 Glencoe led them along at a merry pace till they made the 

 rails at the commencement of the turn, at which time 

 Plenipo. was lying about seventh or eighth, Conolly now de- 

 cided on getting nearer to the van, and, taking advantage 

 of an opening which presented itself at the moment, pricked 

 his horse with the spur, went through them like an arrow, 

 and came round the corner about fourth, Glencoe, Darius 

 and Intriguer being in advance of him : on getting over the 

 roads, he had disposed of the last two ; and at the distance 

 he collared Glencoe, ran with him till he had made him 



