THE ASCOT CUP, 1835. 91 



put in for the Gold Cup of 300 sovs. value, by subscription 

 of 20 sovs. each, with 200 sovs. added from the fund; three 

 yr olds, 6st. 101b.; four, 8st. 21b.; five, 8st. 121b.; six and 

 aged, 9st. 31b. ; m. allowed 31b. ; the owner of the second 

 horse received 50 sovs. out of the stakes. To start at the 

 Cup post on the New mile, and go once round, about two 

 miles and a half. — Thirty -six subs. 



Lord Jersey's ch. c. Glencoe, by Sultan, 4 yrs old 1 



Sir E. Baker's ch. c. Bran, 4 yrs old 2 



Col Peel's ch. h. Nonsense, 5 yrs old 3 



Duke of Cleveland's br. c. Shilelag-h, 4 yrs old ; Mr Cosby's br. f. Pussy, 4 yrs old ; 

 Mr Goring-'s ch. c. Bentley, 4 yrs old ; Mr Forth's b. f. Famine, 4 yrs old ; and Lord 

 Jersey's b. f. by Merlin, dam by Phantom, 4 yrs old ; also started, but were not placed. 



Glencoe was the favourite at 6 to 5, Bran stood with 9 

 to 2 agst him, Shilelagh with 7 to 1 ; 8 to 1 agst Bentley, 

 who pulled up at the first turn; 12 to 1 agst Famine, and 

 20 to 1 agst Nonsense. After the usual parade before the 

 stands, they repaired to the starting-post and set off*. Sir 

 Frederick Johnstone's filly by Merlin led the field at a merry 

 pace till within a mile of home, when Glencoe, with Jem 

 Eobinson on his back, took it up and maintained it to the 

 end. Bran and John Day made an ineffectual struggle, as 

 they neared home, followed by Nonsense. Glencoe beat 

 Bran by a length, and, Bran ran in two or three lengths 

 a head of Nonsense. Famine was fourth, Shilelagh fifth, 

 Marpessa sixth, poor Pussy, who made a very bad fight of 

 it, seventh, and the Merlin filly last, barring Bentley, who 

 did not go round. Bran and Pussy appeared to be drawn 

 too fine. Glencoe looked well and full of running. The pace 

 was fair, but the race only middling — the tail, considerable. 



At Oxford on the 18th August, Pussy ran third for the 

 Oxfordshire Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and only 5 if 

 declared, &c. — Two miles. — Nineteen subs., twelve of whom 

 paid only 5 sovs. each. 



Capt. Berkeley's Paris, 4 yrs old, 8st. 41b 1 



Mr Etwall's Reveng-e, 5 yrs old, 9st. 21b 2 



Mr Cosby's Pussy, 4 yrs old, 8st. 71b 3 



At Egham, on the 25th August, Pussy was unsuccessful 

 in her efforts for the Gold Cup, in specie, a subscription of 



