274 THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE TURF. 



number of people present was greater than ever before 

 jgjg remembered.' Eleven of the fifty-one 



Prince Leopold, horses nominated came to the post, the 

 placings by the judge being as follows : 



Duke of York's br. c. Prince Leopold, by Hedley out of 

 (Jramarie- .-.-...--1 



Lord (t. H. Cavendish's br. c. Nectar, by Walton out of 

 li'Huile de Venus - - - - - - - -2 



Lord Stawell's ch. c. Pandour, by Walton out of Pon+ina - 3 



The respective jockeys of the first three were W, 

 Wheatly, F. Buckle, and W. Arnold. The Duke 

 of Grafton and Lord Foley each started a colt; Mr. 

 Blake ran two of his horses ; Mr. Wyndham, Mr. 

 Terrett, Mr. S. Duncombe, and ]\Ir. T. Scaith also 

 supplied competitors to the field. At the start 

 100 to GO was laid against Nectar, who, being winner 

 of the Two Thousand, had been made favourite, and 

 ran well in a hotly-contcstcd race, which was in the 

 end Avon by Prince Leopold by half a length. The 

 Duke of York hacked his horse freely, and landed a 

 few thousands by his victory. The value of the stakes 

 would be in all 1,575 guineas. 



The Oaks, run on Friday, May 31st, was also con- 

 tested by a field of eleven runners, General Gower's 

 Landscape, ridden by S. Chifney, being placed first by 

 the judge. Lord Foley running second with Duenna. 

 The winner started favourite with odds of 2 to 1 oflered 

 against her. Forty-eight subscriptions were taken 

 out to this year's Oaks. Bhoda, the property of the 

 Duke of Rutland, and winner of the One Thousand, 

 ran unplaced 



Fifty-six horses were entered for the great race of 



