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each, h. ft. with 30 added, to be ridden by mem- 

 bers of a Racing or Fox hunting Club ; one mile 

 and a half. 



Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added by 

 the county members, the new mile. The Queen's 

 Plate of 100 gs. 



Second day. — The Winter Stakes of 30 sovs. 

 each, 20 ft., T. Y. C. 



Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each : the winner to be 

 sold for 120 sovs., &c. 



The City Members' Plate, of 50 sovs., for any 

 horse, that did not win the Queen's Plate that 

 year, 2 mile heats. 



A Forced Handicap of 5 sovs. each, with 25 

 added by the county members ; last three quarters 

 of a mile. 



HEREFORDSHIRE. 



Hereford. — The capital of the county, situated 

 on the river Wye, 130 miles from London. In 

 1831, the inhabitants amounted to 10,280. This 

 city contains a theatre, which is open during the 

 race week , public libraries, assembly and reading 

 rooms. The course comprises a circuit of two 

 miles. The two days' racing, about the end of 

 August, attracts a numerous and respectable com- 

 pany. The principal stakes run for, are as fol- 

 lows : — 



