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OUR XKLL. 



WINN'KR or THE OAKS, AT EPSOM, 184e. 



Oi R Nell, a wiry and muscular, but somewhat coarsely 

 proportioned, bright bay mare, was bred by Mr Ridsdale, 

 and got by Bran, out of Fury, by Tramp, out of Lunacy, 

 by Blacklock — Maniac, by Shuttle — Bcningbrough — Eic- 

 pectation, by Herod. 



That Our Nell threw in luckily for the great prize few 

 will deny ; but fewer still will be found to assert that she 

 is a " flyer," or even equal to the average run of fillies of 

 her year. The subsequent performances of the other 

 starters in the Oaks, as well as the defeat of the winner 

 at Hampton, Wolverhampton, and Doncaster, by inferior 

 nags, sufficiently prove that luck on that day, stood her 

 instead of mfrit. 



Sixteen fillies came to the post for the Oaks, 1S42, viz : 



Mr F. Marshall's ch. f. Our Nell, by Bran, out of Fury Lye 



Mr Shackell's ch. f. Meal, by Bran T. Butler 



Lord Jersey's f. by Touchstone, out of Adela Robinson 



Lord Chesterfield's b. f. Dilbar, by Touchstone .'. Scott 



Mr Forth's ch. f. Lucy Banks, by Elis Bell 



Lord G. Bentinck's ch. f. Firebrand, by Lamplig-hter Rog-ers 



Lord Exeter's br. f. by Touchstone, out of Amima Darling 



Duke of Grafton's bl. f Utopia, by Jerry John Day 



Mr Thompson's br. f Pharmacopoeia, by Physician . • Cotton 



Mr Newton's b. f. Ma-Mie, by Jerry Nat 



Mr Osbaldestop's b. f. Sister to Alexandrina, by The Saddler Wiikefield 



Duke of Richmond's b. f. by Elis, out of Baleine E. Edwards 



Mr Rawlinson's b. f Coral, by Sir Hercules Calloway 



Mr Shelley's b. f. lole, by Sir Ht-rcules Chappie 



Lord G. Bentinck's b. f Topsail, by Sheet Anchor Whitehouse 



Mr Ridsdale's b, f. Eliza, by Muley Moloch Templeman 



Lord George Bentinck having declared to win with Fire- 

 brand, the betting at starting settled into 2 to 1 agst Dilbar, 

 3 to 1 agst Adela filly, S to 1 agst Our Nell, 9 to 1 agst 



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