336 cossuK. 



COSSACK. 



WINNER OF THE DERBY STAKES AT EPSOM, 1847. 



Cossack, a chesnut horse, fifteen hands two inches high, 

 was bred by R. C. Elwes, Esq., of Billing, Northampton, 

 in 1844, he was get by Hetman Platoff, out of Joannina by 

 Priam, her dam Joanna by Sultan, out of Fillagree by 

 Soothsayer — Web by Waxy — Penelope. 



Cossack started but once in 1846, when he was unsuc- 

 cessful, running third for the July Stakes at the Newmarket 

 July Meeting, Sir J. Hawley's Miami being the winner, 

 Col. Peel's Vert Vert second, and seven others not placed. 



In 1847 Cossack came out in better form, and at the 

 Newmarket First Spring Meeting won cleverly by a length 

 the Newmarket Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft, for three yr 

 olds; colts, 8st. 71b. ; and fillies, 8st, 21b. ; the owner of the 

 second horse to save his stake. — D.M. — Twenty-three-subs. 



Mr Pedley's ch. c. Cossack, by Hetman Platoff, out of Joannina. — Templeman 1 



Mr Bouverie's br. c. War Eag-le. — J. Marson 2 



Mr Payne's b. c. by Venison, out of Sister to Cobweb. — S. Mann 3 



Col. Peel's b. c. Orig-on. — Flatman 4 



Lord Orford's gr. c. by Clearwell, out of Angelina. — F. Butler 5 



Lord Exeter's br. c. Veronetz. — W. Abdale (J 



6 to 5 agst Gossack, and 5 to 4 agst War Eagle. 



His next performance was at Epsom, when he made one 

 of the following string of thirty-two horses that started for 

 the Derby Stakes, one hundred and eighty-eight subs. 



Mr Pedley's ch. c. Cossack, by Hetman Platoff, out of Joannina, by 



Priam Templeman 



Mr Bouverie'ft br. c. War Etigle, by Lanercost W. Uo3'ce 



Lord Eglinton's br. c. Van Tromp, by Lanercost J. Marson 



Sir H. Pigot's b. c. Conyngham, by Slane A. Day 



Duke of Richmond's b. c. Red Hart, by Venison Cotton 



Mr Merry's br. c. Limestone, by Touchstone Darling", jini. 



Mr Mostyn's b. c. Mr Martin, by Lanercost, out of Miss Martin . . ..Calloway 



