230 THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE TURF. 



Boudrow, the horso which ran second to him at 

 Epsom, and which lie had previously defeated at 

 Newmarket in tlie big sweepstakes referred to. 

 Diomed did not run in the year 1782, and in the fol- 

 lowing year, although he won the King's Purse in 

 three four-mile heats, it was his fate to be beaten on six 

 occasions. Falling lame, the horse was turned out of 

 traininsf, and releixated to the stud, where he covered 

 at various 'places at fees varying from five to ten 

 guineas, and was ultimately sold by his owner for fifty 

 g. lineas, at the end of 1798, to go to America, where 

 he was resold for a sum of one thousand guineas. He 

 died, however, soon after changing hands. 



A complete list of the horses comprising ' the field ' 

 for the first race for the Derby cannot fail to prove 

 interesting : 



Sir C. Bunl)ur\'s cb. c. Diomed, by Florizel out of sister to 

 Juno, by Sjiectator- - - - - - - -1 



Major O'Kelly's b. c. Boudrow, brother to Vertunmus, by 



Eclipse --2 



Mr. Walker's c. Spitfire, by Eclipse out of Houghtou's dam - 3 

 Sir F. Evelyn's b. c. Wotton, by Yauxhall Snap out of Miranda 4 

 Mr. Panton, jtin.'s c. by Herod, dam bv Blank - - - 5 

 Duke of Cumberland's c. by Eclipse, dam by Spectator - 6 



Mr. Sul.^^bs b. c by Cardinal Puff out of Eloisa - - - 7 

 Mr. Delme's gr. c. by Gimcrack out of Haras (VVolsey's dam) 8 

 Duke of BoltOT;'s b. c. Bay Bolton, by Matchem out of 

 Brown Regulus - - - - - - - -9 



The winner of the Oaks— for which eleven fillies 

 came to the starting-po t — was Teetotum, named by 

 Mr. Douglas. Tlie first race for the Oaks Avas run in 

 the preceding year, when Bridget, the property of 

 Lord Derby, proved successful ; there were seventeen 

 subscribers. 



