LaUNCELOT— 1840. 



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for tlje Two-Year Old Stakes of 20 sovs. each ; for colts, 

 8st. 51b.; fillies, 8st. 2lb.—T.Y.C.— Twenty-five subs. 



Duke of Cleveland's br. c. Brother to Euclid, by Emilius, out of Maria ... 1 

 Lord Westminster's br. c. Launcelot, brother to Touchstone, by Camel .... 2 



Mr Howard's ch. c. Fitzroy, by Belshazzar, out of Ellen, by Starch 3 



Mr Parkin's br. c. Naworth, by Liverpool, dam by Emilius, out of Surprise; Duke of 

 Cleveland's ch. c. by Lang-ar, out of Eraig-rant's dam ; Mr Bell's b. f. by Gainsboroug-h, 

 out of Golden-drop's dam ; Lord Kelburne's ch. f. by Retainer, out of Emilia, by Abjer ; 

 Mr St Paul's b. f. Calypso, by Liverpool, out of Gralewood's dam; Mr Bowes's br. c. 

 Black Beck, by Mulatto, out of Emma ; and Mr Osbaldeston's ch. f. by Belshazzar, dam 

 by Whalebone, out of Frolic ; also started, but were not placed. 



Betting-: -5 to 2 ag-st Launcelot, 7 lo 2 agst the Lang'ar colt, 5 to 1 ag-st Naworth, 6 

 to 1 ag-st Fitzroy, 7 to 1 ag-st Black Beck, 8 to 1 ag-st Retainer colt, and 20 to 1 ag-st 

 Brother to Euclid. 



After three false -arts, the horses got off tolerably well, 

 with the exception of Calypso. The race was truly run — 

 and the finish was in earnest between Brother to Euclid, 

 Launcelot, and Fitzroy. A neck separated the winner from 

 the second, and a neck interfered between the second and 

 the third. The Retainer colt was fourth, Naworth fifth, 

 and BelTs fiUy sixth — all well up. 



Launcelot's next race was for the Derby 1840, where, as 

 we have already related (at page 221), he ran second to 

 Litde Wonder. — At Liverpool July Meeting, he walked 

 over for one Produce Stakes, and paid forfeit for another; 

 and at the York August Meeting, he again walked over for 

 a Produce Stake. 



Tlie betting world was at this time divided in opinion 

 between the respective claims of Crucifix and Launcelot, to 

 the station of first favourite for the approaching St Leger ; 

 but no sooner was it declared that Crucifix would not go, 

 than Launcelot at once took possession of the first place in 

 tiie odds. 



On the evening before the race, Lord Wilton, on behalf 

 of the Marquis of Westminster, declared his intention of 

 winning the race with Launcelot, and on the day the fol- 

 lowing horses came to the post. 



Lord Westminster's br. c. Launcelot, brother to Touchstone, by Camel «<■ . • 1 

 Lord Westminster's b. c. Maroon, by Mulatto ... 2 



