246 THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE TURF. 



that he won the Derby on three, and the Oaks on six 

 occasions, three of his victoi ies following in consecutive 

 years. Including his first and second upon the present 

 occasion, liis lordship had started thirteen horses for the 

 Derby. His lordship would in all likelihood have won 

 another Derby Avith some one of the six colts, all got by 

 his favourite stallion John I3ull,Avhich had been nomi- 

 nated for the race at the period of his death. Ho died 

 in the year 1802 ; and as he began his sporting career, 

 so far as the turf was concerned, in 1753, it will be 

 seen that his experience of the pastime was a long 

 one. He was in his day the owner of one of the most 

 extensive and valuable studs in the kingdom, and had 

 some very successful racehorses always running in his 

 colours. John Bull, winner of the Derby in 1792, one 

 of his lordships most valuable stallions, died in 1814. 

 He had a good pedigree, his sire being Fortitude, who 

 was got by Herod. John Bull was the sire of Alfred, 

 Cassario, Enterprize, Ferdinand, Muly Moloch, and 

 others. 



All the sporting aristocrats of the day ran their 

 horses at this period in the classic races. The Prince 

 of Wales, the Dukes of Bedford and Queensberry, Lords 

 Grosvcnor, Derby, and G. H. Cavendish, all ran horses 

 in the Oaks of this year, for which the following were 

 placed by the judge, out of the twelve which formed 

 the field : 



Duke of Bedford's ch. Hippolytn, by Mercury out of Hip, by 

 Herod - - 1 



Lord Grosvenor's cb. Mistletoe, by Pot-8 os out of Maid of tbe 

 Oaks 2 



Puke of Bedford's b. f. by Giant out of Heinel - - - 3 



Mr. Vernon's ch. Crazy, by Woodpecker out of sister to 

 Mercury .---------4 



