THE

I. PORTRAIT OF PRIAM.-II. THE GOODWOOD GOLD CUP.
III. PORTRAIT OF ECHO.

PRIAM,

THE PROPERTY OF THE EARL OF CHESTERFIELD.

WE
WE did not give the print of
this splendid horse sooner,
because his portrait was in every
print shop, in most of the bar-
bers' shops, in half the booths in
the fairs, on whole windows full
of snuff-boxes; and many rock-
ing horses had the honour of his
name all faithful productions of
many artists who had never seen
him in their lives-and some very
little better for what they had

seen.

employed Marshall to make the best representation he could on the day Priam beat Lucetta the Two Middle Miles at Newmarket, and urged the best exertions of Romney the engraver. How far they have been successful we leave to be decided by our numerous and enlightened Sub

scribers.

PEDIGREE.

PRIAM (a bay colt, foaled in We preferred choosing a 1827) was bred by Sir J. Shelley, time when age should develope Bart., and sold when a yearling, the whole splendour of his mus- by public auction, to Mr. Dilly cular elegance, and till success for 1000 guineas, with his enshould stamp him the BEST gagements, of whom Mr. ChifHORSE IN THE WORLD. We ney purchased him; now the

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property of the Right Hon. the Earl of Chesterfield.

PRIAM was got by Emilius (winner of the Derby in 1823), out of Cressida (sister to Eleanor, winner of both Derby and Oaks in 1801), by Whiskey; grandam, Young Giantess (Sorcerer's dam), by Diomed (winner of the Derby in 1780); great grandam, Giantess (Pharamond's dam), by Match'em; great great grandam, Molly Longlegs by Babraham ; great great great grandam, by Cole's Foxhunter; great great great great grandam (Sister to Cato), by Partner; great great great great great grandam (Sister to Roxana), by the Bald Galloway; great great great great great great grandam (Sister to Chaunter), by the Acaster Turk -Leedes's Arabian, out of a daughter of Old Spanker.

PERFORMANCES.

At the Newmarket Craven Meeting, April 12,1830, PRIAM (rode by Buckle) won the Riddlesworth Stakes of 200 sovs. each, h. ft., for the produce of mares covered in 1826, Abingdon Mile (21 subs.), beating easily by a length Lord Exeter's b. c. Mahmoud, by Sultan out of Advance. The following also started but were not placed: Duke of Grafton's b. f. Brambilla, by Partisan out of Minuet; Lord Anson's b. f. Zillah, by Whisker out of Elizabeth; Lord Sefton's b. c. by Emilius out of Sal; Lord Jersey's ch. f. by Comus out of Cobweb:-5 to 4 and even betting on PRIAM, 5 to 1 agst Mahmoud, 5 to 1 agst Brambilla, and 6 to 1 agst Cobweb. Won easily by a length.

2.-April 14th, PRIAM (rode by Buckle) won the Column Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., for the produce of mares covered in 1826, Rowley Mile (45 subs.), beating by a head Lord Exeter's ch. c. Augustus, by Sultan out of Augusta, and Duke of Portland's b. c. Amphiaraus, by Tiresias out of Emily.-The following also started but were not placed:

Lord Verulam's br. f. by Whalebone
out of Venom; Mr. Scott Stone-
hewer's ch. f. The Fairy, by Emilius
out of Witch; Duke of Rutland's b.
f. by Middleton out of Sister to
Adeliza; Lord Grosvenor's b. c.
Thermometer, by Whisker out of
Michaelmas :-3 to 1 on Priam, 7 to
1 agst Amphiaraus, 7 to 1 agst Augus-
tus. Mr. Chifney also received for-
feit from Mr. Payne's colt (dead) by
Tramp, dam by Haphazard, who
was engaged against him for the
further sum of 100 sovs. h. ft.

3. In the First Spring Meeting,
April 26th, PRIAM received forfeit in
a Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each,
h. ft., colts 8st. 7lb., fillies 8st. 4lb.,
Ab. M.-untried horses or
allowed 3lb. (10 subs.)-Lord Exe-
ter's ch. c. Augustus by Sultan, with-
drew his Stake.

mares

4. Same day, PRIAM also received ft. in a Sweepstakes of 300 sovs. each, h. ft. for the produce of mares covered in 1826, Across the Flat, (4 subs.)

5.-At Epsom, May 27th, PRIAM won the Derby Stakes (rode by S. Day) of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., for three-yearolds, colts 8st. 71b. and fillies 8st. 2lb.the owner of the second horse received 100 sovs. out of the Stakes-last mile and a half (89 subs.), beating Mr. Ridsdale s ch. c. Little Red Rover, by Tramp out of Miss Syntax, and Lord Exeter's b. c. Mahmoud by Sultan. · Twenty others also started but were not placed:-4 to 1 agst Priam, 9 to 2 agst Little Red Rover, and 16 to 1 agst Mahmoud. -For particulars of this race the reader is referred, to the Sporting Magazine, vol. i. Second Series, p.

181.

6.-Ascot Heath, June 8th, PRIAM (S. Day) won a Sweepstakes of 100 sovs., h. ft., for colts, 8st. 7lb. eachthe winner of the Derby 7lb. extraOld Mile (18 subs.), beating Lord Burlington's br. c. by Godolphin out of Mouse, and Lord Exeter's b. c. Mahmoud by Sultan:-3 to 1 on PRIAM.

7.-At Doncaster, September 21st., PRIAM ran second to Mr. Beardsworth's Birmingham for the Great St.

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