266 THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE TURF. 



Peter. Tlie name of Lord Stawell's horse was No 

 Conjurer. Mr. Ladbroke's Tristram also ran, as like- 

 wise Mr. Mellish's Bradbury. This Derby is described 

 as having been 'a very gieat betting race' — Vandyke 

 being elected favourite at the start, at odds of 2 to 1 

 against it; the Prince of Wales' horse Ptubens was 

 second favourite, at 7 to 2 ; Pan started at the re- 

 munerative price of 20 to 1, and was steered to victory 

 by F. CoUinson, winning by half a length. This year's 

 contest was allowed to be one of the finest races ever 

 run for the Derby, and Frank Collinson rode in a 

 masterly Yorkshire style. There were thirty-eight 

 subscriptions taken out, and ten horses appeared at 

 the starting-post ; the value of the sum contended for 

 was therefore 1,200 guineas. 



The Duke of Grafton again won the Oaks, this time 

 with Morel, by Sorcerer out of Hornby Lass, by Buz- 

 zard, VV. Clift being the successful jockey. The Duke's 

 filly started favourite, and won by a length and a half. 



The subscriptions to the Derby begin now to increase, 



there being seven more this year than last, namely 



ig09. forty-five to thirty-eight, the field at the 



Pope. start numbering ten horses, six of which 



were placed, namely : 



Duke of Grafton's b. c. Pope, by Waxy out of Prunella - 1 



Mr. Wilson's ch. c. Wizard, by Sorcerer - - - - 2 



Duke of Rutland's b. c. Salvator - - - - - - B 



Sir C. Bunbury's br. c. Fairstar - - - - - - 4 



Mr. Wyndham's cb. c. Trusty, by Wcrtliy - - - - 5 



Lord Foley's br. c. Osprey, by Eagle - - - - - 6 



Also competed : Sir J. Shelly 's Robin, Mr. Lake's 

 Break, Lord Lowther's Blue Ruin, Sir J. Mawbey's 



