THE OAKS, 1834. S9 



first favourite, Louisa and May Day, second and third, and 

 Pussy with 20 to I against her ; the following fillies came 

 to the post, for the Second Year of a Renewal of the Oaks 

 Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., for three yrs old fillies, 8st. 

 41b. ; allother conditions as for the Derby. — Ninety-five subs. 



Mr Cosby's br. f. Pussy, by Pollio, out of Valve, by Bob Booty 1 



Mr Forth's b. f. Louisa, by Long^waist, out of Miss Witch 2 



Mr Richardson's b. f. by Phantom, out of Jenny Mills's dam 3 



Sir S. Graham's b. f. Zuhma, by Sultan ; Mr Vansittart's br. f. by Lottery, dam by 

 Abjer, out of Slig-ht ; Mr Greville's b. f. Pickle, by Emilius ; Mr Sadler's ch. f. Delig'ht- 

 ful, by Defence, out of Lady Stumps, by Tramp ; Mr Walker's b. f. Cotillon, by Partisan ; 

 Lord Berners's cb. f. May Day, by Lamplig-hter ; Mr Grant's b. f. Fiddle Faddle, by 

 Whalebone ; Lord Jersey's ch. f. Nell Gwynne, by Sultan ; Mr Osbaldeston's b. f. Sister 

 to Benedict; Mr Forth's b. f. Sister to Imbar; Lord Stradbroke's br. f. Beg-um, by 

 Partisan ; and Col. Peel's b. f. Rosalie, by Whalebone ; also started, but were not placed. 

 Betting- : 9 to 4 ag-st Cotillon, 7 to 2 ag-st Louisa, 6 to 1 ag-st May Day, 9 to 1 ag-st 

 Pickle, 12 to 1 ag-st Zulima (t.), 20 to 1 ag-st Pussy (t.), 40 to 1 ag-st Delightful, 40 to 1 

 Rosalie, 40 to 1 ag-st Slight, and 40 to 1 ag-st any other. 



Much time was lost in starting ; the race was fixed for 

 half-past two, but on the horses getting to the post, Cotillon, 

 who has always been of a skittish temperament, determined 

 to try her hand at jumping and rope-dancing ; the exhibi- 

 tion gave great delight to the spectators, and more especi- 

 ally, we should conceive, to Mr Walker and others, who 

 had backed her to win the Oaks, not to jump over the cords. 

 The first act being over, she was prevailed upon to turn her 

 head where her tail had been for at least half an hour, and 

 this accomplished, the race began. Nell Gwynne was se- 

 lected to cut out the work, which she did at a good steady 

 pace with Fiddle Faddle, Rosalie, and Louisa, in close at- 

 tendance upon her, and Jenny Mills f. and Delightful clus- 

 tered at their heels. At the turn, Nell Gwynne gave way, 

 and Rosalie took up the running, which she carried round 

 the corner, where she fell ofi", and Louisa took the command, 

 May Day and Pickle lying immediately behind her. A 

 few lengths short of the distance. May Day, who was then 

 pulling hard, and looking amazingly like a winner, broke 

 her near fore leg short in two, and fell, throwing her jockey 



