374 THE OAKS, 1840. 



3 to 1 ag'St Lady Evelyn, 3 to 1 ag'st Glauca, 4 to 1 apst Clarissa, 10 to 1 aprst Wood- 

 lark, 12 to 1 each ag-st Escalade, Lady Superior, Docility, and Imperatrix, and 25 to 1 

 each ag-st Eva and Hig-hland Fling-. 



After cne false start they were off. Highland Fling, 

 Clarissa, Glauca, and Eva, taking the lead, with the others 

 well up, cantering at a moderate pace up the hill. At the 

 one mile-post Lady Superior took the lead at an increased 

 ])ace, with Woodlark, Lady Evelyn, and Eva waiting 

 upon her ; here the speed began to tell, and awful was the 

 tailing. Li this order they passed the Stand, when Lady 

 Evelyn challenged Lady Superior, collared her, and won 

 cleverly by a length. Value of the stakes £4,425. 



At Ascot Heath Meeting, she cantered in a winner by 

 two lengths for the Coronation Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h. 

 ft; for three years old fillies 8st. 7lb. ; the winner of the 

 Oaks to carry 7lb., of the 1000 gs. stakes 31b., of both 91b. 

 extra. — New Mile. — Twenty subs. 



Lord Chesterfield's br. f. Lady Evelyn, by Don John (71b. extra). — Flatman 1 



Lord Exeter's ch. f. Grace. — Bartholomew , . . . 2 



Mr R. H. Nevill's b. f. Letitia. — Robinson 3 



5 to 2 on Lady Evelyn. 



At Doncaster she again cantered in a winner by two 

 lengths of the Park Hill Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft; for 

 tiiree years old fillies 8st. 7lb. — St Leger Course. — Thirty- 

 three subs. 



Lord Ciiesterfield's b. f. Lady Evelyn, by Don John. — Flatman 1 



Lord Zetland's b. f. Ellen Middleton. — J. Robinson 2 



IMr Watt's ch. f . The Baroness.— F. Butler 3 



5 to 4 on Lady Evelyn, 5 to 2 ag-st Ellen Middleton, and 3 to 1 ag'st The Baroness. 



In the Newmarket Second October Meeting, Lady Eve- 

 lyn, carrying 7st. 7lb,, ran third for the Cesarewitch Stakes, 

 won by Lord Stanley's Legerdemain, 3 yrs old, 5st. 71b., 

 Mr Meiklam's Eaby, 3 yrs old, 5st. 71b., second ; twenty- 

 eight not placed. 



And in the same Meeting, Lady Evelyn received forfeit 

 ill a Sweepstakes of 200 sovs. each, h. ft, T.Y.C., three 

 t.ubs. ; Duke of Bediords St, Uosaiia witlidi-i-w her stake. 



