320 THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE TURF. 



Attraction and Mr. Foljambe's Queen of the May. 

 Lord Exeter ran two of his ; and Mr. Merry, Baron 

 Rothschild, Colonel Peel, and Sir Joseph Hawley all 

 supplied competitors. 



There were this year 237 subscribers to the Derby, 



and the field numbered twenty-six horses, 



The Flying four of which Were placed by the judge, 



Dutchman. i 



namely : 



Lord Eglinton's br. c. The Flying Dutnhmaa - - - 1 



Mr. Godwin's br. c. Hotspur, by Sir Hercules - - - 2 



Colonel Peel's b. c. T.idinor, by Ion - - - - - 3 



Lord Clifden's b. c. Honeycomb, by Bay Middleton - - 4 



Lord Eglinton also ran his c. Elthiron, declaring, 

 however, to win with the Dutchman, who was ridden 

 by Marlow ; Whitehouse, Flatman, and Robinson being 

 on the other placed horses. Tadmor and The Flying 

 Dutchman started equal favourites in the betting, at 

 2 to 1 each ; but the half-bred Hotspur was the horse 

 most liked by the crowd. He made a gallant fight 

 for victory, and had he not been ' hashed about ' a 

 good deal before reaching the starting-post, he might 

 liave won. The Dutchman gained the verdict of the 

 judge by only 'half a length.' The start, was a good 

 one, but, as is frequently seen in great races, the horses 

 that attract attention by the alacrity with which they 

 start are soon beaten ; Uriel, for instance, which led 

 the field on the present occasion for a few seconds, 

 was passed by Weston, Chantrey, Henry of Exeter, 

 Elthiron, the stable companion of the winner, and 

 Tadmor. Weston in his turn was dis{ilaced in the 

 lead by Vatican; a few horses followed, and then came 



