2 32 THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE TURF. 



Colonel Yates' Fille de Joie by a length. Betting : 

 6 to 4 on Cobweb. 



J. Robinson, W. Arnold, and S. Chifney were the 



riders of the three placed horses in the Derby of 



ig25. 1825, which was run on May 19th. There 



Middieton. ^^y;QXQ, fifty-eight subscribers to the race, and 

 eighteen horses came to the starting-post ; the largest 

 field that had yet assembled to run for the ' Blue 

 Ribbon of the Turf.' The following is a list of the 

 three — all chestnut colts — placed by the judge : 



Lord Jersey's ch. c. Middieton, by Phantom out of Web, by 

 Waxy ----------1 



Duke of Grafton's ch. c. Rufus, by Election out of Prudence, 

 by Waxy 2 



Mr. Batson's ch. c. Hogarth, by Rubens out of Pranks, by 

 Hyperion -------.-3 



The Duke of York and Lord Oxford also had runners 

 in the race, as had also several of the prominent 

 sportsmen of the period, such as Mr. Udny, Mr. 

 Wyndham, Mr. Heathcote, Mr. Rogers, and Mr. 

 Milner. The race is reputed to have been won 

 cleverly by two lengths, Robinson making a rush 

 about fifty yards from the winning-post ; Mr. Benson's 

 Dauntless, by Whalebone, came in fourth. The bet- 

 ting at the start indicated the result, the odds offered 

 being 7 to 4 against Middieton and 2 to 1 against 

 Rufus. The stakes this year amounted to 1,900 

 guineas, the largest sum that had yet accrued. 



The Oaks of the year was won by a neck (owing to 

 the superior skill of Chifney) by Wings, a chestnut 

 iilly belonging to General Grosvenor. Mr. F. Craven's 



