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ATTILA. 



WINNER OF THE DERBY STAKES AT EPSOM, 1642. 



Attila, a small-sized, but strongly -formed horse, of a rich 

 bay colour, was got by Colwick, out of Progress by Langar, 

 dam by Blacklock — grandam by Knowsley out of Sur- 

 veyor's dam. 



A reference to our summary of the Racing Season, 1841, 

 will show how justly Attila's performances had raised him 

 to the first rank in public opinion. On the Day however 

 Jack rose upon the idea that the Scotts had a second horse, 

 and the same cause depreciated Attila, who fell back from 

 3 to 5 to 1 — Coldrenick being first favourite at 11 to 8 

 against him. 



The odds, at the breaking up of the ring were, 11 to 8 

 agst Coldrenick, 5 to 1 agst Attila (6 to 1 laid two or three 

 times), 12 to 1 agst Jack, 12 to 1 agst Forth's lot, 14 to 1 

 agst Seahorse, 20 to 1 agst Agreeable colt, 30 to 1 agst 

 Chatham, 40 to 1 agst Combermere, 40 to 1 agst William 

 de Fortibus, 40 to 1 agst Lasso, 50 to 1 agst Auckland, and 

 1,000 to 10 agst any other; and after two or three false 

 attempts, and dodges, peculiar to a Derby array, a bungling 

 start was effected; and the following twenty-four were 

 "off." 



Colonel Anson's b. or br. c. Attila, by Colwick W. Scott 



Lord Venilam's br. c. Robert de Gorham, by Sir Hercules Cotton 



Mr Allen's b. c. Belcceur, by Belshnzzar Marson 



Mr Etwall's br. c. Palladium, by Defence W. Day 



Mr Connop's ch. c. The Oneda Chief, by Divan R. Sly 



Mr Greenwood's br. c. Lasso, by The Saddler Heseltine 



Sir G. Heathcote's ch. c. Hadaspes, by Velocipede Chappie 



Hon. S. Herbert's Nessus, by Sir Hercules Whitehouse 



Lord Chesterfield's b. c. Jack, by Touchstone J. Holmes 



Mr Goodman's ch. c. Rover, by Muley Moloch Macdonald 



