THE 



BLUE RIBBON 



OF 



THE TURF 



A CHRONICLE OF THE RACE FOR THE DERBY 



FROM THE VICTORY OF DIOMED, I7S0, TO THAT OP SAINFOIN, 1890, WITH NOTES 

 ON THE WINNING HORSES, THE MEN WHO TRAINED THEM, THE JOCKEYS 

 WHO RODE THEM, AND THE GENTLEMEN TO WHOM THEY BELONGED; 

 ALSO NOTICES OF THE BETTING AND THE BETTING MEN OF THE 

 PERIOD; TOGETHER WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE SURROUND- 

 INGS OF THE RACE, AND BRIEF ACCOUNTS OF THE OAKS 



BY 



LOUIS HENRY CURZON 



PHILADELPHIA 



GEBBIE & COMPANY 



1890 



