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ELIS. 



AVINNER OF THE DONCASTER ST. LEOER, 1836. 



Elis, a light chesnut colt, with a white face, white hind legs, 



and a peculiar formation of the head, was bred by Mr Hood 



of Stockport, and got by Langar, out of Olympia, by Sir 



Oliver; — her dam, Scotilla by Anvil — Scota — Eclipse — 



Herod, &c. 



-.- Unlike the generality of our " Cracks," Elis had a long 



list of performances to be enumerated, prior to the one 



which chiefly made his fame, as one of the three great 



winners of bis year. 



On the 9th of July 1S35, Elis won the Chesterfield Stakes, 



at the Newmarket July Meeting, beating, by more than a 



length, Mr Chifney's Brother to Glaucus (The Athenian), 



who carried 91b. extra^ as winner of the July Stakes. 



Corunna, Tom Beazely, colt by Velocipede out of Dahlia, 



Alfred, Sister to Zulima, St Luke, Kitty of Coleraine, 



Ethiopian, The Profeseor, El Pastor, and Mena, also started, 



but were not placed. Four to 1 agst the winner, 2 to 1 



ao^st The Athenian. 

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 On July 30tti he won the Molecomb Stakes at Goodwood, 



carrying 8st. 101b.; for 50 sovs. each, h. ft. — T.Y.C. — 

 Nineteen subs., beating the Duke of Richmond's Havihlar, 

 and Mr Gardner's Skirmisher, 8st. 51b. each. 6 to 4 on 

 Elis, 7 to 4 agst Skirmisher. 



At the Newmarket Second October Meeting, Elis won 

 the Cloarwell Sta^':es,30 sovs. each, 20 ft.— T.Y.C.— Thirty- 

 five subs. ; beating Mr Greville's Marmalade by a length. 

 Saltator, Arbaces, Alfred, Sister to Green Mantle, Slane, 

 Ermine, St Luke, Eedshank, and Ealtle, also started but 



