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third respectively to Prince Charlie in the Two Thou- 

 sand Guineas. Landmark, Almoner, Wenlock and 

 Statesman also ran in both races. Prince Charlie, 

 although placed second to Wenlock in the St. Leuer, 

 did not gain honours in the Derby. Among the other 

 candidates for the ' Blue Ribbon ' were Vanderdecken, 

 Laburnam, and Bertram. Maidment rode the winner ; 

 Chaloner and T. French coming in second and third. 

 There were 191 subscribers. Betting: 5 to 2 against 

 Prince CharHe, 3 to 1 Cremorne, and G to 1 Queen's 

 Messenger. Value of the race, £4,830. 



Reine, by Monarque, the property of Mr. Lefevre, 

 ridden by G. Fordham, won the Oak? ; Mr. Cart- 

 wright's Louise Victoria being second, and Guadaloupe 

 third. 170 subscribers ; seventeen runners. Won by 

 half a lenq-th. Betting: 5 to 2 against Louise Victoria, 

 3 to 1 Reine. 



Gang Forward and Kaiser, who ran first and second 

 in the Two Thousand, could only run a dead-he it for 

 1373 second place in the Derby of 1873, which 

 Doiicaster. ^^s won by a horse that was not placed in 

 the Guineas, and which, starting at 40 to 1, was evidently 

 not expected to do much in that race. Six of the 

 horses Avhich ran in the big Newmarket event formed 

 half the field at Epsom, the rimners-up being : 



Mr. Merry's ch. c. Doncaster, by Stockwell - - - .1 

 Mr. W. S. Crawford's ch. c. Gang Forward - - - - f 

 Mr. Saville's b. c. Kaiser ....... .-j- 



Montargis, Beadroll, Snail, Andred, Chandos, Hoch- 

 stapler, Meter, Somerset, and Sulieman. F. Webb was 



