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Standish, Lord Foley, and Lord Slierborno also ran 

 horses. Aimwell, the "winner, started at 7 to 1. There 

 were twenty -nine subscribers to the Derl)y of 1785. 



Lord Clermont had the good fortune to win the 

 Oaks as well as the Derby of 1785, being the first 

 owner to secure the double event. Mr. Parker nearly 

 achieved the same feat in the year 1783, when he won 

 the Derby with Saltram, and was second for the 

 'Garter of the Turf with Hebe; in the previous year 

 Lord Grosvenor ran second for the Derby with Sweet 

 Robin, and won the Oaks with Ceres, having tMken the 

 same raee in the previous season by the aid of Faith, 

 and bec.me again the recipient of the ' Garter of the 

 Turf in the following year (1783), when Maid of the 

 Oaks won. Trifle, the Oaks victress of 1785, was 

 escorted to the winning-post by Lord Egremont's 

 sister to Camilla, who got second place ; Miss Kitt}', 

 the property of the Prince of Wales, being third, 

 whilst Mr. Olvelly's Boniface Avas placed fourth. 



With odds of 30 to 1 betted against him, Mr. Pan ton's 

 Koble, ridden by J. White, won the Derby of 17SG. 

 i7gg_ The winner was by Highflyer out of Brim, 

 Noble. i^y Squirrel. The other horses which ran, 

 fifteen out of the tvventy-nine entered, belonged chiefly 

 to persons of title. The Dukes of Orleans and Queens- 

 berry each contributed a runner, so did His Royal High- 

 ness the Prince of Wales ; Lord Grosvenor ran two of 

 his colts, whilst Lord Clermont (who won the race in 

 the preceding year) and Lord G. A. Cavendish each 

 supplied a competitor, as did also Mr. Wyndham and 

 Mr. Douglas. Mr. O'Kelly had two running that year. 



