268 THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE TURF. 



TLe Duke of Grafton's b. c. Whalebone, by Waxy out of 



Penelope -.-...---1 



Lord Kinnaird s ch. c. The Dandy, by Gohanna out of Active 2 

 Lord G. H. CavendL-h s b. c. Eocleston, by Csesarioout of Nike 3 



Also ran tho following: Lord Grosvenor's Hephes- 

 tion, Duke of Grafton's Pledge, Mr. Lake's Breslau, 

 General Gower's Abdiel, Lord Egremont's Interloper, 

 Major Wilson's Erebus, Mr. Howartli's Revoke, and 

 Mr. Thompson's br. c. O.P. Whalebone, ridden by 

 W. Clift, and starting favourite, ' took the lead, was 

 never headed, and won easy.' The value of the stakes 

 may be set down at 1,300 guineas. By this time the 

 Derby had begun to attract public attention, and the 

 horses running and those who owned them came in 

 for a good deal of criticism, and so did the jockeys. 



Eleven also came to the starting-post for the Oaks, 

 the winner being Oriana, by Cenningborough out of 

 Mary Anne, by Sir Peter. She was the mount of W. 

 Pierse, and started second favourite, with odds of 7 to 

 2 betted against her. Pirouette, who ran second, was 

 favourite. 



The race, for which there were forty-eight subscri- 

 bers, was run this year on May 30th, and, with Buckle 

 1811 in the saddle, was won by Sir John ShelJy's 



Phantom. ^qJ^^ ^^j^q \iQ,isX fifteen o{)ponents, gaining 

 a victory over the second horse within the very last 

 stride of the winning-post. Only two of the horses 

 seem in 1811 to have been placed by the judge ; they 

 were : 



Sir John Shelly's b. c. Phantom, by Walton out of Julia, 



sister to Eleanor -.----..1 

 Mr. Astley's ch. c. Magic, by Sorcerer out of Elve's dam - 2 



