358 THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE TURF. 



Tliebais, the property of Mr. W. S. Crawfiird, whicli 

 won easily by three lengths, beating eleven competi- 

 tors ; Lucy Glitters was second, Myra third. There 

 were 182 subscribers to the Oaks of i881. 



Although Shotover won the Two Thousand Guineas, 



Bruce started favourite for this year's Derby, ridden 



188'2 '^y ^- Mordan ; but that horse was not 



Shotover. destined to prove the winner, as the follow- 

 ing list of the placed horses will show : 



Duke of Westminster's ch. f. Shotover, by Hermit - - 1 



Lord liradford's b. c. Quicklime - - - - - - 2 



Mr. P. Lonllard's ch. c. Sacheoi - - - - - - ?> 



Mr. IJ. II V mill's b. c, Bruce - - - . - . .i 



Among the other ten runners which, with the above, 

 comprised the field, and which were afterwards known 

 as horses of mark, were Lord Falmouth's filly Dutch 

 Oven and Count de Lagrange's horse Executor. T. 

 Cannon was entrusted with the handling of the Duke's 

 lilly, whilst Wood and Webb rode the second and 

 third. Letting: 9 to 4 against Bruce, 11 to 2 against 

 Shotover, 10 to 1 against Dutch Oven. Shotover won 

 the race by three-quarters of a length. 197 sub- 

 scribers. Value of the race, £4,775. 



T. Cannon was so fortunate as to ride the winners 

 of both races. The first three were Geheimniss, the 

 property of Lord Stamford, Mr. W. S Crawfurd's 

 Marguerite, and Mr. L. de Rothschild's Nellie. Lord 

 Stamford also ran Incognito, and Count de Lagrange's 

 Lady May completed the field. The betting is re- 

 corded as being G to 4 on Geheimniss. There were 



