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Maid, and ten others, including fillies started by Lords 

 Derb}-, Londesborough, Clifden, Portsmouth, and 

 Chesterfield. Mr. Merry's Sunbeam helped to swell 

 the field, * Won by three-quarters of a length ' was 

 the verdict given by the judge. 



Beadsman proved a gold-mine to Sir Joseph. Not 

 only did he win a Derby on his own account ; he 

 became th.e sire of another winner of that classic race 

 in Blue Gown, who, ten years later, became the hero 

 of the ' Blue Ribbon.' Beadsman was also the sire of 

 Green Sleeve, the winner of the Middle Park Plate. 

 Rosicrucian also was sired by Beadsman. Pero Gomez, 

 too, was a product of the same sire. 



Sir Joseph was again credited vviih the Derby Stakes 



by the aid of Musjid and his jockey Wells. Out of 



jgjf) the 246 horses nominated, thirty came to 



Musjid. t,he post, of which the following attracted 

 the attention of the judge : 



Sir J. Hawley's b. c. Musjid, by Newminster - - - 1 



Mr. C. E. Johnston's br. c. Marionette, by Touchstone - - 2 



Mr. H. Hill's ch. c. Trumpeter, by Orlando - - - - 3 



Mr. W. Day's br. c. The Promised Land, by Jericho - - 4 



Rogers had the mount on Marionette ; A. Day rode 

 Trumpeter, and W. Day was, of course, the rider of 

 The Promised Land, winner of the Guineas. Sir J. 

 Hawley also ran his colt Gallus. Mmy of the other 

 prominent sportsmen of the pei iod contributed to the 

 field : Mr. Payne, Mr. Merry, and Baron Rothschild 

 among others. The race was won by half a length. 

 The judge had placed Ticket- of-Leave second, but the 

 owner of Marionette made the claim of second place 



