1892 — 1893. KEGISTEKED HUNTER STALLIONS. 11 



HESPER— 12. 



Bay. Foaled 1873. 

 Breeder, late Colonel Towneley, Towneley, Lane. 



SUMMARY OF PRINCIPAL RACES:— 



( May 25th, A IMaiden Plate of £100 at Epsom. 



' '( May 28th, The Epsom Two-year-old Plate of £200. 



( September 27th, Kentford Stakes of £175 at Newmarket. 



t November 1st, Autumn Handicap of £295 at Brighton. 



f June 1st, Epsom Cup (Handicap) of £660. 



July 11th, Liverpool Plate (Handicap) of £250. 



1877"! September 11th, Cleveland Handicap of £385 at Doncaster. 



October 4th, Leicestershire Handicap of £300 at Leicester. 



^October 22nd, Trial Stakes (Selling) of £220, Newmarket Houghton. 



( November 29th, November Hunters' Flat Race of £202 at Croydon. 

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I December 6th, Claremont Hunters' Flat Race of £240 at Sandown Park. 



f April 20th, Welter Handicap of £230 at Sandown Park. 



1 May 5th, May Handicap of £247 at Kempton Park. 



/ October 18th, Sandown Autumn Cup (Handicap) of £194 15s. 



1883 ■{ November 22nd, De Trafford Welter Handicap of £386 10s. at Manchester. 



I November 29th, Gopsal Handicap Hurdle Race of £489 15s. at Leicester. 



I February 20th, St. James' Stakes of £206 17s. at Sandown Park. 

 April 8th, Handicap Hurdle Race of £105, Household Brigade Meeting, 

 Sandown Park. 

 April 26th, St. James' Stakes of £216 17s. at Sandown Park. 

 May 3rd, Southdown Club Open Long Welter of £150 at Lewes. 



The dam " Hesperithusa," hroion mare. Foaled 1855. Won 

 as a three-year-old : — 



/June 2nd, Royal Hunt Cup of £200 (with £380) at Ascot. 



1 oro June 24th, Gold Cup Handicap of £140 at Newcastle-on-Tyne. 

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August 2nd, Studley Handicap Plate of £50 at Ripon. 



lAugust 23rd, Bury Purse of £39 at Radcliffe. 



The grand-dam, Rosaura, by Don John, was the foundation of the late Colonel 

 Towneley's stud, and was said to have fifteen or sixteen known pure crosses, and 

 yet a "half-bred" in the eyes of Messrs. Weatherby 1 Her daughter "Hesperi- 

 thusa," was the first foal, and first Cup winner Colonel Towneley ever owned. 

 Rosaura was sent to Doncaster to be sold, with her grand-daughter " Doefoot," 

 by King of 'Trumps. They returned unsold to Colonel Towneley's paddocks, no 

 bid havizig been made for them, and Doefoot won the Liverpool Summer Cup 

 subsequently, and many other races. See also pedigree of Red Hind (447) in 

 Vol. IV., of the Record. 



