264 THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE TURF. 



The betting at start was 5 to 1 against Paris, Sir 

 Frank Stanrlish's fillv beinof favourite at 4 to 1. 

 Against Trafalgar C to 1 was laid, whilst Hector's price 

 was 25 to 1. The following is a description of the 

 race : ' At half-past one they started, and went at a 

 good speed to Tattenham Corner, on turning which it 

 was observed that Shepherd, who rode Paris, rather 

 pulled, wdiilst Trafalgar was making play ; notwith- 

 standing Lord Egremont was backed to win. Upon 

 coming to the distance-post, Trafalgar and Paris ran 

 neck and neck, in which situation they continued till 

 within a few yards of the winning-post, when Shep- 

 herd made a desperate push and won the race by 

 about half a head.' 



The Oaks of the year was ' won easy ' by Mr. 

 B. Craven's br. Bronze, sister to Castrel, who beat Lord 

 Egremont's Jerboa and eleven others. The. value of 

 the Derby Stakes this year was 1,275 guineas. 



For the race of 1807 there were thirty-eight nomina- 

 tions, and thirteen horses faced the starter on the 

 1807 ^'^y fixed for the race, which was Thurs- 



Eiection. day, May 14th. It was described by the 

 chroniclers of the period as ' a very tine race.^ Giles 

 Scroggins took the lead, and kept it till he was passed 

 by Coriolanus at the distance-post, who in turn was 

 headed by Election, who in the end won by a length. 

 The winner was the property of ] ord Egremont, and 

 was by Gohanna out of Chesnut Skein. The jockey 

 who rode Election was J. Arnold, sen. ; Mr. Wilsons 

 Giles Scroggins (afterwards Master Goodall), ridden by 

 \V. Clift, was placed second ; the third horse, Corio- 



