192 BLOOMSliUliY— lis41. 



flinch under it ; lie hung upon Bosphorus, then a beaten 

 horse, and drove him agamst I-am-not-aware, Stagg's whip 

 faUing on Sam Mann's arm ; he dropt behind, and Blooms- 

 bury immediately bore towards I-am-not-aware, Chifney 

 having great difficulty to keep him off; at this critical 

 moment Robinson made a desperate rush, and in spite of 

 Chifney's splendid jockeyship, snatched the prize out of 

 his grasp by a neck. No third was placed, but T-am-not- 

 aware's head was at Clarion's girths, and Bosphorus at 

 Bloomsbury's haunches next the ropes; Isaac was fifth. 

 Behind him were Calypso, Fitzroy, and Janus; to this lot 

 succeeded King Cole, Joannina, and Bellona; to them Isa- 

 bella, Silistria, The Corsair, Mungo Park, and Colchicum ; 

 and finally, The Ruler, Perdita, and Mervan — the last 

 horse in the race being Mervan. 



With this race concluded the present season of a horse 

 w^hose history can find no parallel. He was a most fortu- 

 nate horse, — though almost unfortunate to his owners and 

 backers. He won the Derby, — and a lawsuit. He caused 

 the non- settlement of a settlement. He embroiled lords and 

 commoners, — enriched poor men, — impoverished wealth, 

 — and made " all the world" stare, — when their eyes were 

 opened. 



On Thursday June 3, 1841, Bloomsbury was unsuccessful 

 for the Ascot Gold Cup, by subscription of 20 sovs. each, 

 with 200 added; three yr olds, 6st. 101b.; four, Sst. 51b.; 

 five, 9st. ; six and aged, 9st. 31b. ; m. and g. allowed 31b. 

 — To start at the Cup-post on the New-mile and go once 

 round. — About two miles and a half. — Fifteen subs. 



Mr Ramsay's br. h. Llanercost, by Liverpool, 6 yrs old 1 



Duke of Rutland's b. b. Flambeau, 5 yrs old 



Mr Pettit's b. b. St Francis, 6 yrs old 



Sir G. Heathcote's b. c. Bokhara, 4 yrs old 4 



Mr Ridsdale's b. h. Bloomsbury, 5 yrs old 5 



Mr Wifi'raiu's ch. f. Teleta, 4 yrs old 6 



And at Liverpool on the 14th July for the Cioxteth 



