A CHRONICLE OF THE DERBY. 2S1 



By the success of h's brown fill}", Zinc, the Duke of 

 Grafton won tliis year his sixth Oaks. Buckle was the 

 rider, and defcuted nine runners, winning by three 

 lengths. The Duke's filly had previously wun the 

 One Thousand Guineas. 



Seventeen of the fifty-eight horses nominated f(>r 

 jy9^ the race of June 3rd came to the starting- 



Cedric. post — Ccdric, the winner, being ridden by 

 J. Fvobinson. The first .and second horses only were 

 placed, namely : 



Sir J. Shelly's ch. c. Cedrir, by Phantom ont of Sister to Parrot 1 

 Sir W. M. iMiloers br. c. Uiuioud, by Filho da Puta out of 

 Banshee ----------2 



Other noblemen and gentlemen who supplied 

 runners were the Duke of Grafton, Lord Stradbroke 

 (2), Loid Egremont and Lord G. H. Cavendish, 

 General Grosvenor, Mr. Udny, ]\lr. Forth, Mr. Houlds- 

 worth, Mr. Greville, Mr. Batson, etc. Mr. Thornhill's 

 ch. c. Beform started favourite with odds of 5 to 2 

 being offered against him ; 4 to 1 was the price laid 

 against the winner. Osmond, described as beino- 

 ' amiss,' ran well, especially in three false starts 

 which took place, but in the race, at the fourth 

 time of asking, he did not get well away — Cedric, when 

 it came to real business, taking the lead, keeping in 

 front and winning eas}'. Value of the race, 1,875 

 guineas. 



Lord Jersey's filly, Cobweb, by Bhnntom out of 

 Fillagree, winner of the One Thousand, also proved 

 victorious in the Oiiks. She was ridden in both races 

 by J. Robinson, who had twelve opponents, and beat 



