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reputed as having been about the best of their kind ; 

 and the fact of their being ' matched to ri n a race ' 

 was one of the turf sensations of the pericd. The 

 terms of the contest were fixed at £1,000, half forfeit, 

 tvv'o miles over the old course. The betting, which 

 had been evens throughout, continued so up to the 

 fall of the flag, as if it were expected the horses would 

 run a dead heat ; but that event did not occur, as after 

 what may be described as a ' punishing race,' the 

 Scottish Earl's horse proved the victor by a short 

 lencrth. The stru2r""le from bei^innino^ to end was an 

 excitinof one. Voltigeur started with a lead of about 

 three lengths, which he maintained for a long distance ; 

 but the heavy state of the ground soon began to have 

 its effect, and when his jockey (Marlow) put a pertinent 

 question to The Dutchman, the horse responded with 

 great gameness. The finish of the race exhibited a 

 desperate struggle; but stride by stride Marlow's horse 

 came up on Lord Zetland's fine colt, and won the 

 match amid a scene of wonderful excitement and 

 enthusiasm. The value of the Derby stakes in The 

 Dutchman's year was £6,575. 



Lord Chesterfield's br. f. Lady Ev.elyn, ridden by F. 

 Butler, won the Oaks by a length, from fourteen oppo- 

 nents, Mr. B. Green's Lady Superior being second, and 

 Mr. Wreford's Woodlark third. 172 subscribers. 



Run on Wednesday, May 29th, the Derby honours 



of 1850 fell to that excellent sportsman, Lord Zetland, 



1850 whose representative, ridden by Job Marson, 



Voitigeur. \)Q2X the twenty-thrce competitors who 



opposed him. The horses placed were the following : 



21-2 



