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cind cut down a very large field of respectable two year 

 olds ; her running afterwards told us she is not to be trusted. 

 Greatheart disappointed his Derby backers by running a 

 moderate second to the wretch Hyrcanian; in this race 

 Evenus*s chance was given away by wrong orders. The 

 running for the minor sweepstakes and plates amused a 

 very respectable company, and my Lord Verulam's health 

 was drunk, "loud and deep," on all parts of his noble 

 domain. 



We now reach Epsom, where the pomps and vanities of 

 the racing world may be seen to the greatest advantage. 

 There was the usual bustle in the town, always felt before 

 a great event comes off, but not any thing like such sums 

 depending on the Derby, as have been ventured yearly these 

 dozen seasons. It is true that Lord George Bentinck stood 

 to win £100,000 on Gaper, and that others were made 

 responsible for amounts nearly as large. Amongst the 

 number may be noticed Aris tides, A British Yeoman, and 

 Gorhambury. If the latter animal had poked his nose first 

 past Judge Clark, it would have restored to health one 

 whose absence from the Corner was occasioned by the Attila 

 Derby, and whose musical note, although not by that 

 " untoward event'* completely broken, is still content to 

 warble in secret to small parties. All racing men are of 

 one opmion as to the manner in which Cotherstone won, 

 therefore we need only state that it was one of the quickest 

 things ever known over this far-famed course, and won by 

 the most deserving three year old of the year. Some of 

 the losers on Gaper were dissatisfied with the orders given 

 to Sam Rogers, but they have now the consolation of knowing 

 that this son of Bay Middleton never subsequently ran so 

 well ; in fact, at the road after passing the trying corner. 

 '' Gaper wins ! Gaper wins ! ! Gaper wins ! ! !" was the general 

 exclamation. It is really absurd for a little handful of 



