290 THE DERBY OF 1848. 



Lord Stanley's gr. c. Cannibal, (Marlow), also started and 



were not placed. 



Betting — 7 to 4 v. Canezou, 2 to 1 v. Surplice, 7 to 2 

 V. Flatcatcher, 9 to 2 v. Justice to Ireland. Won by a neck : 

 Flatcatcher beaten three lengths. 



The ' Kacincc Calendar ' adds : — 



" There was one false start, and all the riders were fined 

 5 sovs. each for starting without orders, except Marson, 

 who pulled up his horse immediately, and was fined 3 sovs. 

 only. .The fines were subsequently mitigated to 3 sovs. 

 and 1 sov. with an intimation to the jockeys that if they 

 offended again in the same manner, the highest penalty 

 would be enforced," 



•'' This mishap," says ' Bell's Life,' " was all the more 

 unlucky because the horses go.t off capitally on the first 

 occasion — better, indeed, than on the second. When the 

 flag fell, they dashed off at full speed, and Flatcatcher, 

 followed by Assault, at once rushed to the front, the for- 

 mer leading by a few strides, and then giving way to 

 Assault who made running at the top of his speed. Surplice 

 and Justice to Ireland following just behind Flatcatcher, 

 Canezou lying up with them. Sponge next, and Cannibal 

 and Escape in the rear. Assault led the van to the rise 

 of the hill, and then resigned in toto, his stable companion 

 Flatcatcher taking up the running. At the Bed House 

 Surplice took second place, with Canezou at his quarters, 

 Flatcatcher still leading. Just before the distance -post 

 Flatcatcher was passed by Surplice and Canezou. The 

 mare then took the lead by half a length, and up to the 

 stand appeared to have the best of it. At this point, 

 however. Surplice got to her head, and after one of the 

 most exciting races ever witnessed, won in the last two 

 or three strides by a neck, steel and whipcord having been 

 vigorously plied to land him. Flatcatcher was three lengths 

 behind the pair, and the rest beaten a very long way off. 



