344 THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE TURF. 



of 7 to 4 bcino^ laid ao^ainst her ; but she never showed 

 prr ninently in the race, and 'the Lady EHzabeth 

 scandal ' was for a long time a prominent theme of 

 controversy, whilst the fortunes and misfortunes of 

 the Marquis of Hastings have been over and over 

 again discussed in journals and other periodicals 

 devoted to the interests of the turf. The three placed 

 horses were : 



Sir J. Hawley's b. c. Blue Gown, by Beadsman - - - 1 

 Baron Rothschild's b. c. King Alfred - - - - - 2 



Duke of Newcastle's b. c. Speculum - - - - - 3 



Norman rode the second horse, and Ken3'on had 

 the handling of Speculum. Other horses of note in 

 the race were Mr. Hodgman's Paul Jones (which, in 

 expectation of its victory, had a large following), 

 St. Ronan, the property of Mr. Chaplin, and Lord 

 Wilton's See-Saw. Baron Rothschild also ran Suffolk, 

 whilst Lord Glasgow was represented by Brother to 

 Bird-on-the-Win<;. Pace, a horse belonsfinsf to the 

 Duke of ^'ewcastle, broke down, and did not run, but 

 the field numbered eighteen, and there were 260 sub- 

 scribers, the value of the stakes, as jjiven in the 

 ' Calendar,' being £G,800. Sir Joseph declared to win 

 with either Rosicrucian or Green Sleeve in preference 

 to Blue Gown, which the public would have, despite 

 the fact that the owner would not have it. It was said 

 that the jockey, on being ottered his choice of the 

 three, selected Blue Gown, which started at odds of 

 7 to 2, Paul Jones being next in demand at 8 to 1. 

 The race was won by half a length. Several mishaps 

 occurred in the course of the struggle. Samson broke 

 down, and Lord Ailosbury's Franchise, a chestnut 



