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the lead, and, despite the challenges of Euphrates 

 and Truth, was brought home a winner, beating Sultan, 

 who ruade an effort in the last hundred yards, by 'half 

 a neck.' Mr. Crockford also ran Emperor. Lords 

 Foley, G. H. Cavendish, and Rous had horses in the 

 race ; also \\x. Payne and Mr. Lake. The odds against 

 Tiresias, who was favourite at the start, were 2 to 1. 

 Value of the stakes, 1,750 guineas. 



In 1819 there were thirty-nine subscribers to the 

 Oaks, and ten fillies came to the post. Evadne, the 

 property of Mr. AA'atson, was made favourite in the 

 bettiug, but the winner turned up in Mr. Thornhill's 

 Shoveller, by Scud out of (Josseander, which, ridden 

 by Chifney with great skill, only beat Lord G. H. 

 Cavendish's Espagnolle by 'little more than a head,' 

 F. Buckle was entrusted with the guidance of the 

 second horse. Catgut, the Duke of Grafton's filly, 

 winner of the One Thousand Guineas, starting at 

 12 to 1, was not placed. 



Wx. Thornhill's ch. c. Sailor, by Scud out of Gosse- 

 ander, by Hambletonian, ridden by S. Chifney, was 

 ^^g.Q the winner of this year's Derby. F. Buckle 

 Sdiior. ^yr.^g entrusted with the handling of Mr. 

 Udnj-'s Abjer, which had to put up with second 

 honours. Lord (J. H. Cavendish had tliird place 

 awarded to him by the aid of Tiger. The Duke of 

 Grafton's Pindarric, on the strength of his victory in 

 the Two Thousand Guineas, was elected favourite, the 

 odds of 3 to 1 beinof offered aj^ainst him. The race is 

 described in one account of it as having been won by 

 two lengths. The Duke of Rutland supplied a runner 



