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Dove House Meeting, held near Harrow-on-the- 

 Hill. We find this Meeting mentioned in the 

 Racing Calendar for 1836, for the first time, 

 Enfield and Pinner races being discontinued. This 

 meeting is held in the middle of August, and 

 judging from last year's sport, bids fair to attain 

 permanent success. 



Hampton, situated on the north bank of the 

 Thames, 12 miles from London. This place is 

 celebrated for the royal palace of Hampton Court, 

 its gardens, and Bushy Park, which adjoins it. 

 It is also much frequented by pleasure parties to 

 enjoy fishing in the Thames, in punts let out for 

 the purpose. The races take place soon after 

 the middle of June, on Moulsey Hurst, adjoining 

 the river, and are always both numerously and 

 fashionably attended. They continue three days, 

 when the following stakes are run for. 



The London and Southampton Railway Stakes of 

 5 sovs. each, with 50 added by some of the direc- 

 tors and proprietors of the Railway company. 



The Strawberry Hill Stakes of 5 sovs. each, 

 with 25 sovs. added. 



The Ofiicers' Plate of 25 sovs. added to a sweep- 

 stakes of 5 sovs. each ; to be ridden by officers or 

 members of a racing or fox-hunting club. 



Her Majesty's Plate of lOOgs. 



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