l62 THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE TURF. 



year-old, and a placed horse in the St. Leger of 1SG7, 

 secured the Cesarevvitch, carrying 8 St., it was con- 

 sidered a marvellous result. Having earned a penalty, 

 Foxhall, vvith 9 st. on his back, beat thirty-one horses, 

 and won the Cambridgeshire, one of the greatest turf 

 events ever celebrated in England. Blue Gown, a 

 Derby v.^inner, could only manage in 1868 to obtain 

 the second place with 'a similar weight. The double 

 event of Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire had only 

 been once before acbieved, Avhen Roscbery won both 

 handicaps : the Cesarewitch carrying 7 st. .5 lb , and 

 the Cambridgeshire with 8 st. 5 lb. on his back. 

 That horse was a four-year-old. 



The money won in stakes by the two famous 

 American horses is worth noting, Iroquois ran nine 

 times, and only lost two races, and .in these he was 

 second and third respectively. lie won the following 

 sums : 



Newmarket Stakes - - £275 



Rurwell Stakes (w. o.) - - 180 



The Derby ... - 5,925 



Prince of Wules's Stakes - 2,800 



St. James's Palace Stakes - 1,500 



The St. Leger - - - 5,450 



Newmarket Derby ... 075 



Being a totul of - - £10 805 



The sum credited to Mr. Lorillard by the turf 

 statisticians is £18,787 ; but the above are the ligures 

 contained in ' Ruffs Guide,' to which must, of course, 

 be added a sum for the second horse in the Two 



