WILLIAM THE THIRD 421 



Gold Cup, value £1000, with ;£30oo in specie (of which the 

 second received ^^700 and the third £300), added to a Sweep- 

 stakes of ;^20 each, half forfeit ; three-year-olds, 7 st. 7 lb. ; 

 four, 9 St. ; five, six, and aged, 9 st. 4 lb. ; mares allowed 3 lb. 

 Starting at the Cup post and going once round, about 2J miles 

 (57 subscribers — ^£3660). 



Duke of Portland's b.c. William the Third by 



St. Simon, 4 yrs M. Cannon i 



Lord Wolverton's b.c. Osboch, 4 yrs. . . Maher 2 



Mr. G. Edwardes' b. or br.h. Santoi, 5 yrs. . Piggott 3 



Mr. A. Stedall's b.h. First Principal, 5 yrs. . . W. Lane 4 



Mr. J. Buchanan's b.h. Black Sand, 5 yrs. . . Valdez - 



Lord Ellesmere's ch.c. King's Courier, 5 yrs. C. Jenkins - 



Duke of Portland's br.c. Mannlicher, 4 yrs. K. Cannon - 



M. M. CaiUault's br.c. Cheri, 4 yrs. . . J. ReifF - 



M. A. Abeille's b.f. La Camargo, 4 yrs. . . M*Intyre - 

 Mr. Foxhall Keene's b. or br.f. Cap and Bells 



IL, 4 yrs. ..... . Spencer - 



Mr. W. C. Whitney's b.c. Volodyovski, 



4 yrs. . . . . . . J. H. Martin - 



Betting : 2 to i against William the Third, 9 to 2 Osboch, 

 8 to I each La Camargo, Santoi, and Cheri, 10 to i Volodyovski, 

 100 to 8 First Principal, 100 to 7 Cap and Bells IL, 33 to i 

 each Black Sand and King's Courier. Won by five lengths ; 

 three lengths between second and third. 



The victory gained that day by William the 

 Third called forth unstinted admiration. Until 

 about six furlongs from home he was at the tail 

 end of the field, but before another three furlongs 

 had been traversed was leading. Thereafter he 



I sailed along at his ease. His triumph was hailed 

 with popular approval. There was hearty cheer- 





