36o THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE TURF. 



Mr. J. Hammond's b. c. St. Gatien, by Rotheihill or Hover ) .. 

 Sir J. Willoughby'.s br, c. Harvester . - - . j 



Sir J. Wilioughby's ch. f. Queen Adel.iide - - - - 3 



Mr. W. Stevenson's ch. c. Waterford - - - - - 4 



St. Medard, Talisman, Loch Ranza, Ercst, Bedouin, 

 Beaucbamp, Borneo, Bichmond, Condor, Woodstock 

 and The Hopeful Dutchman made up the field of 

 seventeen. The jockeys who brought about the dead- 

 heat were C. Wood and S. Loates. 'Jlie betting 

 against the placed horses was as follows : 5 to 2 

 Queen Adelaide, 100 to 9 Waterford, 100 to 8 St. 

 Gatien, and 100 to 7 Harvester. 189 subscribers. Value 

 of the race, £4,900. Verdict, 'A dead heat; Queen 

 Adelaide beaten two lengths.' St. Medard and 

 Harvester ran second and third in the Two Thou- 

 sand. 



Mr. Abington's b. f. Busybody won the Oaks, Mr. 

 Peck's Superba being second, Queen Adelaide third. 

 Cannon rode the winner, which started at odds on of 

 105 to J 00, and took the race by half a length. 148 

 subscribers ; nine starters. 



Twelve horses started for the Derby, which was 

 jgg5 run on Wednesday, June 3rd, to which 

 Melton, there were 198 subscribers, the value of the 

 race being £4,525. The order of placing was : 



Lord Hastings' b. c. Melton, by Master Kildare - - - 1 



Mr. Brodrick-Cloete's Paradox 2 



Mr. Child wicks b. c. Itoyal Hampton - - - - - 3 



F. Archer, C. Webb, and A. Giles rode these horses; 

 in addition to which the following ran : Xaintrailles, 

 Red Ruin, Sheraton, Choubra, Esterling, Crafion, 



