294 THE PRINCESS. 



THE PEINCESS. 



WINNER OF THE OAKS, AT EPSOM, 1844. 



The Princess, a bright chesnut filly, with the off hind pas- 

 tern white, and a snnali star on the forehead, was bred by 

 Lord Jersey in 1841, and is by Slane, out of Sister to Cob- 

 web (foaled in 1820) by Phantom, her dam Filagree by 

 Soothsayer, out of Web by Waxy — Penelope by Trumpator. 

 She was sold when a yearling to Colonel Anson at the com- 

 paratively low figure of 120 gs. 



The Princess made her entry into public life at the Don- 

 caster Meeting of 1843. She started for the Champagne 

 Stakes, for two year olds, on the Monday, but was not placed. 

 Mr Williamson's The Cure being first, Mr Osbaldeston's 

 Sister to Martingale second, and Mr Irwin's Foig a Ballagh 

 third ; seven others started, but were not placed. 



But on the Thursday The Princess turned the tables, by 

 winning in a canter by three lengths, the Two yr old Stakes 

 of 20 sovs. each; colts, 8st. 7lb. ; and fillies, 8st. 4lb. ; the 

 owner of the second horse to receive back his stake. — T. Y.C. 

 Thirty-four subs. 



Col. Anson's ch. c. The Princess, by Slane 1 



Lord G- Bentinck's br. f. All round my Hat 2 



Mr Salvln's b. c. The Cure 3 



Mr Jaques's b. f. Advice ; Mr Mostyn's br. c. Brunei; Mr St Paul's b or ro. c. Tele- 

 machus; Mr Stebbing-s's br. f. Celeste, sister to Edmond ; Lord Westminster's br. f, 

 Carol; and Mr M Jones's b. c. British Tar; also started, but were not placed. 



On the Wednesday in the Newmarket Second October 

 Meeting, The Princess was beaten by a neck for the Bretby 

 Stakes, Lord Chesterfield's Joan of Arc and Mr Osbaldes- 

 ton's Sister to Martingale running a dead heat, and after- 

 wards dividing the stakes; Lord Exeter's filly by Beiram, 



