328 HISTORY OF THE 



key taking a wrong place to be fined £5. The 

 starter to have authority to order any jockey riding 

 a restive or vicious horse, to drop out of his place, 

 and start at the extreme left of the line. 



First Day, 1839. —The Craven Stakes of 10 sovs. 

 each ; three yrs. old, 7st. ; four, 8st. 41b. ; five, 

 8st. 101b. ; six and aged, 8st. 12lb, ; one mile 

 and a quarter. To close and name at the Good- 

 wood House Stables before dinner the day before 

 running. 



The Levant Stakes of 50 sovs. each, 30 ft. ; for 

 two yrs. old colts, 8st. 71b. ; and fillies, 8st. 31b. ;, 

 the winner of the July or Chesterfield stakes, or 

 either of the two yrs. old stakes at Ascot, to carry 

 51b. extra ; half a mile. 



The Drawing-room Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 

 with a bonus by an independent subscription of 

 10 sovs. each ; non-subscribers to the bonus can- 

 not be members of the sweepstakes ; but a sub- 

 scriber to one bonus is entitled to name one horse 

 to the sweepstakes not his own property, or any 

 number of horses bona fide his own property ; for 

 three yrs. old colts, 8st. 71b. ; and fillies, 8st. 21b. ; 

 the whinner of the Derby or Oaks to carry 81b. 

 extra ; the second horse for either, 41b. extra ; 

 once round. Drawing-room Stakes Course ; the 

 second horse to receive 100 sovs. out of the stakes. 

 The whinner to pay 25 sovs. to the judge. 



Sweepstakes of 300 sovs. each, h. ft. ; colts, 8st. 

 71b. ; fillies, 8st. 21b. ; to run at four yrs. old ; 



