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The Knave ; Lord Stamford ran his br. c. Ensign, 

 which was left so far behind at the start as to lead to 

 a complaint being made by his lordship against the 

 starter, Mr. McGeorge, who was severely reprimanded 

 for starting the horses in advance of the starting-post. 

 * A repetition of the offence,' said tlie stewards, ' will 

 justify his dismissal.' Won by a neck ; a length and 

 a half between second and third. There were 233 

 subscribers, so that in Caractacus's /ear the value of 

 the stakes must have araoimtcd to the handsome sum 

 of £6,675. 



With odds of 20 to 1 laid against her, Mr. Nayloi's 

 ch. f. Feu de Joie, ridden by Challoner, won the Oaks, 

 followed home by Imperatrice, Hurricane, Avinner of 

 the One Thousand Guineas, and sixteen others, the 

 entries having numbered 124. Won by two lengths 

 was the verdict of the judge. 



Thirty-one horses started on the 20th of May for 



this year's race, the tield being swelled by three of 



jgg3 Lord Glasgow's, Rapid Rhone, one of the 



Macaroni, number, being placed third. Count de 

 Lagrange supplied two of the number that ran, as did 

 Mr. Naylor, one being the winner, the other Aggressor. 

 Lord Palmerston was also an aspirant for Derby honours; 

 he ran his ch. c. Baldwin. Mr. Bowes, Mr. H. Saville, 

 Sir F. Johnstone, Lords Strathraore, Durham, Stam- 

 ford, and Bateman also supplied candidates. The 

 following horses received honours from the judge : 



Mr. R. C. Naylor's b. c. Macaroni, by Sweetmeat - - - 1 



Lord St. Vincent's b. c. Lord Clifden - - - . - 2 



Lord Glasgow's ro. c. Rapid Rhone, by Melbourne - - 3 



Captain D. Lane's b. c. Blue Mantle, by Kingston - .4 



