270 THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE TURF. 



took the lead to Tattenham Corner, after which 

 Octavius, Sweep, and Coinus came up and made a 

 severe race to the distance-post, when the two first 

 singled themselves out and contested a tremendous 

 and severe race to the ending-post, where Octavius 

 won by half a neck, Coinus being beat about a length. 

 Arnold had the winning mount. Wisdom was the 

 property of Mr. Wilson, and was ridden by Clift. Mr. 

 Mellish had tvv^o of his in the race — Flash, by Sir 

 Oliver, and Bodkin, by Trumpeter ; the Duke of Rut- 

 land, General Gowcr, Lord Lowther and Sir F. 

 Standish also ran their colts in the race, Comus was 

 favourite in the betting ; the price, against Octavius at 

 the start was 7 to 1. The stakes amounted to 1,525 

 guineas. 



Mr. Hewett's b. Manuella, ridden by W. Pierse, won 

 the Oaks by three quarters of a length from the Duke 

 of Rutland's Elizabeth, on whom S. Chifney had the 

 mount. 



In 1813 lucky Sir Charles Bunbury won his third 

 Derby, by the aid of Smolensko, which had previously 

 1813. credited him with the Two Thousand 

 Suioieusko. Guineas, and as there were fifty-one sub- 

 scribers, and twelve of their hort^^es started for the 

 race, the value of the stakes must this year have been 

 1,575 guireas. The names and breeding of the first 

 three horses were as folloAvs : 



Sir C. Bunbury 's bl. c. Smoleusko, brother to Thunderbolt, 

 by Sorcerer -------.-1 



Lord Jersey's br. c. Caterpillar, by Haphazard out of Coar.se 

 Mary 2 



Mr. Glover's b. c. Illusion, by Haphazard out of Miss Holt - 3 



