272 THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE TURF. 



be beaten, and it was at the last moment that Blnchor 

 headed Mr. Prince's colt and was awarded the victory. 

 The race now began to be of considerable account, the 

 value of the stakes this year being 1,625 guineas, 

 100 guineas being paid to the owner of the second 

 horse. 



The Oaks was won by the Duke of Eutland's 

 ch. f. Medora, by Sclim, dam by Sir Harry, the rider 

 being S. Barnard. There were forty-four entries, and 

 of the nine fillies which faced the starter, the Duke of 

 Grafton supplied the second and third in Vestal, by 

 Walton out of Dabchick, and Yv^ire, a sister to Whale- 

 bone, by Wax}", which, with Goodison on her back, 

 started favourite at about 5 to 2. 



The Oaks was run on the Fridays. The fillies' race 

 for the One Thousand Guineas was instituted this 

 year, and was destined to have considerable influence 

 on the contest for the Oaks in the same way as the 

 Two Thousand has a bearing on t!ie Derby, 



The number of horses nominated was again fifty- 

 . one, thirteen of which came to the 



Whisker, startiug-post, General Gower's Raphael 

 being made favourite. Only two of the competitors 

 were distinguished by the notice of the judge; these 

 were : 



The Duke of Grafton's b. c. Whisker, by "Waxy out of Penelope 1 

 General Gowei's b, c. Raphael, by Rubens out of Iris - - 2 



These colts were respectively ridden by T. Goodison 

 and John Jackson. General Gower supplied another 

 runner in his br. c. Busto, by Clinker. Lord Foley, 



