366 THE BL UE RIBBON OF THE TURF. 



Sainfoin won the Astley stakes, his only start, and won 

 the Dee stakes, at Chester, in April He was purchased 

 by St. James Miller in March, 1890, for £7,000 and a 

 contingency — half the net amount of the stakes if he 

 won the Derby. 



MEMOIR WINS THE OAKS, 1890. 



Oaks stakes of 4,000 sovs. to the winner. It was 

 won by the Duke of Portland's brown filly Memoir by 

 St. Simon — Quiver, Chevalier Ginistrelli's brown filly 

 Signorina, by St. Simon — Star of Portici, was second 

 and Mr. J. H. Houldsworth's bay filly Ponza, by 

 Springfield — Napoli, was third. The other starters 

 were the Duke of Portland's bay filly Semolina, Mr. 

 Manton's chestnut filly Shall We Eemember, Sir W. 

 Throckmorton's chestnut filly Albertine and Prince 

 Soltykoff's chestnut filly Star, 



Semolina was first away and held the lead to the dis- 

 tance post. Here Memoir came out and was never after- 

 ward headed, M'inning by three-quarters of a length. 

 There were two lengths between Signorina and Ponza. 

 Semolina was fourth. The winner was ridden by F. 

 Barrett. 



The last betting -was 4 to 1 against Memoir; even 

 money against Signorina ; 1 2 to 1 against Ponza ; 4 

 to 1 against Semolina ; 33 to 1 against Shall \Ye Re- 

 member, and 66 to 1 each against Albertine and Star. 



THE END. 



