29S THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE TURF. 



ch. c. Maadiq-, odds of 6 to 1 beino^ laid accainst him 

 at the start, the favourite being one of the Ibrahims. 

 It must have been productive of some confusion to 

 find two horses of the same name in the betting; 

 but as neither of them won nor was much fancied 

 for a place, no wrangling took })lace. The race, as 

 described by the turf reporters of the day, seems to 

 have been of a most common-place description. The 

 pace is described as being 'severe throughout, but 

 there was not much of a tail at the finish,' which 

 would point to the field being pretty much on an 

 equality. ' All the horses were very moderate,' asserts 

 one writer ; ' how can it be otherwise when we find 

 such an animal as Pelops third ?' The race was 

 behind time in consequence of the fractiousness of 

 one or two of the horses. There were several false 

 starts ; Silenus at length went off with the lead in 

 order to serve Ibrahim, whilst Luck's All was started to 

 pilot Mr. Ridsdale's c. Coiiolanus. Silenus took his 

 field along at a powerful rate of speed, all the horses 

 keeping well together ; nor did Lord Jersey's horse 

 give up his place till he was well within the distance. 

 Just before reaching the road Mundig and Ascot both 

 bettered their places, the first-named taking the upper 

 ground, and the latter taking the lower part of the 

 road. When the Stand was reached only four seemed 

 to be left with any chance of winning the race — these 

 were Ibrahim, Ascot, Pelops, and ]\lundig. Each of 

 these seemed to be running a match, so to put the 

 case — Ibrahim and Ascot, and Pelops and Mundig. 

 Before the stand was reached one of each of these 

 pairs cried Feccaui. Mundig and Ascot were then 



