1J4 PHOSPHORUS. 



uhoi'us now went a-head, but still kepL with the body of 

 horses, among which Dardanelles, Mango, and Hibiscus 

 were the most forward. Caravan carried the running to the 

 cross road, where he and Phosphorus singled themselves 

 clearly out, and it became now a single-handed affair be- 

 tween these two. The contest was magnificent — neither 

 gettino- a pull on his opponent till right on the Chair, vi^here 

 George Edwards, by downright manual labour, drove his 

 horse half a length in front and won — ^w^e certainly never 

 saw a more beautiful display of horsemanship. Between 

 Caravan and the next horse there must have been at least 

 six lengths ; which really was third we do not pretend to 

 say, but the honour is variously bestowed on Hibiscus, 

 Dardanelles, and Mahometan. Mango was about sixth, 

 and close to him were Rat-trap, Wisdom, and Benedict ; 

 the tailing amongst the others was most distinct — Critic, Sir 

 Frederick, and Norgrove whipping in the stragglers. The 

 pace was amazingly fast from the beginning. 



Phosphorus, " the hero of the day," never came again, 

 and Lord Berners dying soon afterwards, his horses were 

 put up for sale in the Newmarket First Spring Meeting, 

 1838, when Phosphorus was bought in for 910 guinea ^ but 

 subsequently sold by private contract to the Euke of 

 Brunswick for 1000 guineas. 



He was immediately sent over to Brunswick, and put 

 into training for the races there, but his lameness was too 

 deeply seated to be easily cured, added to which, the sea 

 voyage upset him, and after running several times unsuccess- 

 fully, he was finally withdrawn from the Turf, and put to 

 the Stud in Brunswick, where he still remains. 



