333 THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE TURF. 



The Oaks was also won by Blink Bonny. There 

 were 130 subscribers, and thirteen of their fillies faced 

 the starter. Charlton rode the winner. 



Sir Joseph Hawley was this year the happy recipient 



of the two great stakes of the Two Thousand and the 



1858. Derby. The first event fell to him through 



Beadsman. ^|^g ^^^ ^>^ ^xtz Ptoland, by Orlando ; whilst 



Beadsman gave him the ' Blue Ribbon.' Four of the 



runners were named by the judge ; these were : 



Sir J. Ilawlej's br. c. Beadsman, by Weathcibic out of 



JNIendicant -.1 



Lord Derby's b. c. Toxopbilite, by Longbow - - - - 2 

 Mr. Harrison's b. c. The Hadji, by Faugh-a-Ballagh - - 3 

 Mr. Howard's b. c. Eclipse, by Orlando - - - - 4 



Wells, the favourite jockey of Sir Joseph, had the 

 mount on the winner. The other riders were respec- 

 tively Flatman, Aldcroft, and 0. Fordham. There 

 were 200 subscribers to this Derby, twenty-three of 

 which came under the orders of the starter. Mr. 

 Howard had three running ; Mr. Gratwicke ran two of 

 his. Lords Glasgow and Ilibblesdale had each a horse 

 in the field, Brother to Bird-on-the-Wing being the 

 first-named nobleman's colt. Lord Derby's horse 

 started favourite, with odds of 100 to 30 against it, 

 but only got second, the race being won easily by a 

 length. Ten to 1 vvas offered against Beadsman. 

 Value of the stakes, £5,575. 



Mr. Gratwicke's Governess, which had previously 

 won the One Thousand Guineas, won this year's Oaks, 

 ridden by Ashmall, and beating (after a dead heat) 

 Admiral Harcourt's Gildcrmire, Mr. Jackson's Tunstall 



