Accompanying text page for "The Colonel" (Primary Title)
Printed on front of upper sheet: THE COLONEL, / By Whisker; dam (My Lady's dam) by Delpini; grandam Tipple-Cider, by King Fergus; great / grandam Sylvia, by Young Marske; great great grandam Ferret, by a brother to Silvio-- / Regulus--Lord Morton's Arabian--Mixbury--Mulso bay Turk--Bay Bolton--Coneyskins-- / Hutton's Grey Barb--Byerly Turk--Bustler.--Whisker, by Waxy; dam Penelope, by / Trumpator; grandam Prunella, by Highflyer; great grandam Promise, by Snap; great great / grandam Julia, by Blank, out of Spectator's dam, by Partner--Bonny Lass, by Bay Bolton-- / Darley Arabian--Byerly Turk--Taffolet Barb--Place's white Turk--Natural Barb Mare. Printed on front of lower sheet: DONCASTER, 1828.--THE GREAT ST. LEGER STAKES / Of 25 sov. each, for three-year old colts 8st. 6lb, fillies 8st. 3lb.--St. Leger Course. / (80 subscribers.) / Mr. Petre's ch. c. The Colonel, by Whisker, out of My Lady's dam, by Delpini--W. Scott ... 1 / Maj. Yarburgh's br. f. Belinda, sister to Laurel, by Blacklock--Prime Minister--T. Nicholson ... 2 / Mr. Armitage's ch. c. Velocipede, by Blacklock,dam by Juniper--W. Wheatley ... 0 / Lord Scarbrough's b. c. Cambridge, by Catton, dam by Sir David--G. Nelson ... 0 / Mr. Gascoigne's ch. c. by Blacklock, out of Louisa, by Orville--R. Johnson ... 0 / Mr. Weatherill's ch. f. Jenny Mills, by Whisker,out of sister to Duport--Mr. Weatherill ... 0 / His Majesty's b. c. Jour de Noces, by Blacklock, dam by Governor--J. Robinson ... 0 / Mr. Bower's b. f. Lady Vane, by Reveller, dam by Waxy--E. Jackson ... 0 / Mr. Bradshaw's b. c. Splinter Bar, by Blacklock, dam by Wizard--G. Oates ... 0 / Lord Kelburne's br. c. by Reveller, out of Hell Cat, by Cerberus--H. Edwards ... 0 / Mr. Fletcher's br. c. by Blacklock, out of Arabella, by Ditto--T. Shepherd ... 0 / Lord Milton's b. f. Ballad-Singer, by Tramp, out of Clinkerina, by Clinker--T. Lye ... 0 / Mr. Crompton's ch. c. by Whisker, out of Marion, by Tramp--J. Garbutt ... 0 / Mr. Crompton's b. c. Coulon, by Whisker, out of Miss Cranfield, by Sir Peter--T. Goodisson ... 0 / Col. King's br. f. BessyBedlam, by Filho da Puta, out of Lunatic, by Prime Minister--F. Boyce ... 0 / Mr. Metcalfe's b. c. Economist, by Whisker, out of Floranthe, by Octavian--S. Templeman ... 0 / Mr. Hopkinson's b. f. Eliza, by Filho da Puta, dam by Vermin--M. Noble ... 0/ Mr. Udny's bl. f. by Reveller, out of Lisette, by Hambletoniam [sic?]--J. Day ... 0 / Mr. Bacon's br. c. Alcaston, by Filho da Puta, dam by Windle--Conolly ... 0 // The Judge placed but two. // The above horses, after cantering in front of the Grand Stand, proceeded in a body to the post. The odds were, 3 to 1 against The Colonel, / 7 to 2 against Velocipede, 9 to 2 against Ballad-Singer, 10 to 1 against Bessy Bedlam, 100 to 6 against Jour de Noces, 100 to 6 against / Cambridge, 1000 to 25 against Coulon, and 1000 to 10 against Belinda. When arrived at the post, the word "Go" was given by the Judge, / and they got well and beautifully off, Jour de Noces being first for half a distance, and having then on his right and left, Bessy Bedlam, / Velocipede, The Colonel, and Ballad-Singer. Velocipede then took the lead, and was first over the hill, Bessy Bedlam following next to him as / far as the Red House, where she stopped; The Colonel and Mr. Gascoigne's colt looking well. The Colonel then took the place of Bessy Bedlam, / and headed Velocipede at the white rails, Cambridge and Belinda being well up: The latter, after the defeat of Velocipede, ran in second, The / Colonel winning easily by three lengths. Velocipede and Cambridge, although not placed, were third and fourth.
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