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against him, 3 to 1 being offered against Shillelagh. 

 The value of the stakes in 1834 would amount to 3,625 

 sovereigns. The Derby of 1834 was thought at the 

 time it was run to have been a race'of more than ordi- 

 nary interest, because of the many good horses that 

 took part in the struggle — Plenipo being greatly 

 admired and much thought of, especially by the 

 ' gentlemen ' ; he was thought, indeed, to be a horse 

 the like of which might never again be looked upon. 

 The Chifneys declared he was a 5 lb. better horse 

 than ever Priam had been, and in consequence backed 

 him very heavily. As was to be expected, Plenipo was 

 made favourite for the St. Leger; but, unfortunately 

 for his backers, he made no show in the great north- 

 country race, at which the racing public professed to be 

 thunderstricken, and many were not slow to assert that 

 on the St. Leger Day Plenipo was 'a safe 'un.' An 

 offer of £5,000 down, -or £1,000 a year as long as he 

 might live, was refused for the Derby victor of 1834. 



Fifteen fillies ran for the Oaks, which fell to Mr. 

 Crosby, by the aid of Pussy, ridden by J. Day ; Mr. 

 Perth's Louisa Avas second, Mr. Richardson's Lady Le 

 Gros third. The winner started with odds of 20 to 1 

 betted against her, and won cleverly enough by a 

 length. There Avere ninety-five subscriptions taken 

 out for the race. 



Three dukes and three noble lords were among 



those who nominated (there were 128 subscribers) 



jg35 and ran horses on Epsom Heath this 



Mundig. yQc^x with a view to winning the great 

 race of the period, which, however, fell to Mr. Lowes' 



