ELIS. 63 



Hornsea at 15 lb. over a distance of two miles 

 and a half. Nevertheless, Elis ran a great horse, 

 and for a time appeared likely to win ; but at 

 last the distance and the disadvantage in weight 

 told upon him, and he finished a good second to 

 Hornsea. Notwithstanding this race, Elis was 

 pulled out for a second time on the same day — 

 to run for the Racing Stakes — -which he won easily, 

 beating the Drummer and Taglioni, with odds of 

 10 to 1 laid on him. 



A fortnight later Elis won the Lewes Stakes at 

 Lewes over a mile and a half, giving 2 1 lb. to Lord 

 Egremont's Hock, and beating seven others, in- 

 cluding Rockingham. This was a great perfor- 

 mance, and Lord George's hopes of winning the 

 Doncaster St Leger with him were raised higher 

 than ever. As the horse continued to take his 

 gallops at Goodwood with The Drummer to lead 

 him, assisted by Pussy and Tiber, it was the 

 general impression that after four races (three at 

 Goodwood and one at Lewes) Elis would never 

 see Doncaster. Fortunately he possessed a strong 

 constitution, like his grandsire Selim. Both were 

 ravenous feeders, but Elis differed in one respect 

 from Selim, whom, from his restive and violent 

 behaviour in the box, it was difficult, and even 

 dangerous, to approach with a feed of corn. Elis, 

 on the contrary, was very quiet both in and out 

 of the stable. Some time after the race at Lewes, 

 Venison was sent to Goodwood to try Elis, who 



