296 THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE TURF. 



of Grafton ran second with Octave. Yespa, the 

 winner, was put to the stud, but ultimately found a 

 home in Hungary. The Oaks victory was mo^t un- 

 expected ; Sir Mark Wood, when he was told, would 

 hardly believe in his success. Dangerous, the winner 

 of the Derby, also found a home abroad, having been 

 purchased by the French Government. 



On Thursday, May 20th, 1834, the Derby was Avon 



by a horse named Plenipotentiary, the owner being 



Mr. Batson. Oat of the 123 animals 



1834. . T 



pieiiipoten- nommatcd, twenty- two came to the start- 

 ^^'^^' ing-post, two of the number being' the 

 property of the Duke of Cleveland. The Dukes of 

 Grafton and Rutland each supplied a runner, as did 

 also Lords Lowther, Orford, and Jersey. The follow- 

 ing are the three placed by the judge : 



Mr. Batson's cb. c. Plenipotentiary, by Erailius out of Harriet 1 

 Duke of Cleveland's b. c. Shillelagb, by St. Patrick out of 



Emilius' dam ----.--.-2 

 Lord Jersey's ch, c. Glencoe, by Sultan out of Trampoline - 3 



P. Conolly rode the winner, the rider of Shillelagh 

 being S. Chifney, whilst Gleneoe, which had previously 

 won the Two Thousand Guineas, was handled by 

 J, Robinson. Pavis, Buckle, W. Scott, J. Day, Chappie, 

 and other well-known horsemen of the time had also 

 mounts in the Derby of 1834, which was won by Mr. 

 Batson's horse in a canter, by two lengths. In these 

 days great delays often took place before the horses 

 could be started ; in the case of the race now being 

 referred to there were five false starts — false starts, 

 indeed, were of frequent occurrence. Plenipo started 

 favourite in the betting, with odds of 5 to 2 betted 



