352 THE DKUBV, 1848. 



each, h. ft, for two yr olds; colts, 8st. 71b., and fillies, 8st. 

 41b. — Red House in. — Ten subs. 



Mr Mostyn's b. c. Surplice, by Touchstone. — Flatman 1 



Sir 11. W. Bulkeley's b. f. Miss Orbell. — Templeman 2 



And in the Newmarket First October Meeting Surplice 

 received forfeit in the Buckenham Stakes of 300 sovs. each, 

 h. ft, three subs., T.Y.C. Mr Wreford paying only 100 ft. 

 And thus terminated his career successfully for 1847. 



In 1848 Surplice did not run until he made his appear- 

 ance at Epsom, where he started for the Derby Stakes, two 

 hundred and fifteen subscribers, which brought the follow- 

 ing seventeen horses to the post. 



Lord Clifden's b. c. Surplice, by Touchstone, out of Crucifix Templeman 



Mr Bowes's b. c. Springy Jack, by Hetman Platoff F. Butler 



Mr B. Green's bl. c. Shylock, by Simoom S. Mann 



Mr Payne's b. c. Glendower, by Slane Flatman 



Mr J. B. Day's b. c. Nil Desperandum, by Venison A. Day 



Mr Nunn's b. c. The Fowler, by Irish Birdcatcher J. Holmes 



Mr Lillie's br. c. The Great Western, by Hetman PlatofF J. Howlett 



Lord Clifden's b. c. Loadstone, by Touchstone J. Marson 



Mr Baker's br. c. Oscar, by Charles XII Bumby 



Duke of Rutland's b. c. The Fiddler, by Charles XII Robinson 



Mr E. R. Clark's b. c. Weathercock, by Emilius Tant 



Mr T. Parr's b. c. Spong-e, by Ascot Owner 



Sir J. B. Mill's b. c. Deer-stalker, by Venison Donaldson 



Mr Rolfs b. c. Comet, by Auckland R. Pettit 



Lord Eglinton's b. c. Eag'le's Plume, by Lanercost Marlow 



Major Pitt's b. c. Fern, by Venison E. Edwards 



Mr Osbaldeston's ch. c. Fug-leman, by The Saddler S. Rog-ers 



Even on Surplice, 4 to 1 agst Glendower, 4 to 1 agst Nil Desperandum, 14 to 1 agst 

 Shylock, 15 to 1 ag-st Spring-y Jack, 20 to 1 agst Loadstone, 40 to 1 ag-st The Great 

 Western, 40 to 1 ag-st The Fiddler, 40 to 1 agst Fugleman, 50 to 1 agst The Fowler, 

 1000 to 15 agst Fern, 1000 to 15 agst Eagle's Plume, and 1000 to 10 agst Deer-stalker. 



The start was perfect : up the hill to the Craven post they 

 went at a capital pace, where Loadstone made the running 

 for Surplice. Over the hill they went in a cluster; Load- 

 stone had the lead still round Tattenham Corner, with Glen- 

 dower, Surplice, Springy Jack, and Shylock close on his 

 quarters. At the distaixe this lot cleared him. Surplice 

 rushing to the front, Springy Jack waiting on him. The 

 struggle home between these two was very fierce; but 

 Springy Jack could not get his nose first; and Surplice 



