178 THE GOODWOOD STABLE IN 1845. 



Mr A. Johnstone's ch. f. Rowena, 4 yrs., 8 st. 6 lb. 



(Marson). 

 Sir G. Heathcote's ch. c. Akbar, 4 yrs., 8 st. 5 lb. 



(Chappie). 

 Mr Vane's ch. c. Valerian, 4 yrs., 8 st. 1 lb. (F. Butler). 

 Colonel Anson's b. g. Ariindo, 5 yrs., 7 st. 12 lb. (Flat- 

 man). 

 Baron N. de Rothschild's Drummer, 5 yrs., 7 st 5 lb. 



(E. Flatman). 

 Duke of Richmond's br. c. The Laird o' Cockpen, 3 yrs., 



6 St. 13 lb. (Esling). 

 "2 to 1 each agst. Miss Elis and Weatherbit, and 6 to 1 

 agst. Valerian. Discord made play at a great pace. Miss 

 Elis next ; she passed him at the turn round the hill and 

 was never headed, and won by two lengths. Weatherbit 

 came up to Miss Elis about the commencement of the rails 

 and ran with her for a short time, but she increased her 

 lead, and was never approached afterwards. My Old Hack 

 was a bad third." 



I have frequently been present upon race-courses 

 when the betting was heavy, but never have I 

 seen money staked so lavishly as it was by Lord 

 George on the one hand, and by the Danebury 

 party on the other, just before this event. Weath- 

 erbit had been a great favourite for the Derby 

 of that year, which was won by Mr Gratwicke's 

 Merry Monarch in a field of thirty-one starters ; 

 but in coming round Tattenham Corner, Lord 

 Chesterfield's Pam fell just in front of Mr 

 John Gully's Old England and Weatherbit, both 

 of whom jumped over him. Old England 

 finished third, but Weatherbit was the best, 

 as was proved at Ascot, where Weatherbit 



