340 THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE TURF. 



Fille de I'Air, the property of Count de Lagrange, 

 ridden by A. Edwards, won the Oaks, with odds of 

 11 to 8 laid against her; Baron Rothschild's Breeze, 

 ridden by Daley, was second, the same owner's Tomato 

 being third. There were 188 subscribers, and nineteen 

 starters. The race was won very cleverly by halt" a 

 length. The winner was bred for her owner at Dangu, 

 in Normandy, where was situated his stud-farm ; she 

 was by Faugh-a-Ballagh out of Pauline, her sire having 

 in his racing days been a horse of great reputation, 

 having won the St. Leger and the Cesarewitch, carry- 

 ing the wonderfully great weight for a three-year-old 

 of 8st. 



As * the French year ' is noticed at length in 

 jggg another part of this volume, it is un- 

 Gkdiateur. necessary to do more here than give the 

 names of the placed horses ; these were : 



Count F. de Lagrange's b. c. Gladiateur, by Monarque out 

 of Miss Gladiator --------1 



Mr. R. Walker's br. c. Christmas Carol, by Rataplan out of 

 Middleton 2 



Mr. Robinson's ch. c. Eltham, by Marsyas out of Butterfly - 3 



Mr. Spencer's br. c. Longdown, by Rattle out of Subtilty - 4 



The respective jockeys were H. Grimshaw,T. French, 

 S. Adams, and J. Osborne. In addition to the above, 

 there were twenty- six other horses in the field. Lords 

 Stamford, Poulet, Durham, Glasgow, and Westmore- 

 land sending runners. Baron Rothschild, Messrs. 

 Chaplin, Merry, Bowes, and T. Parr also sent their 

 representatives. The net value of the stakes (249 

 subscribers) was £6,875. 



Mr. Harlock's Regalia won the Oaks, steered to 



