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miles ; the winner to give 2 gs. to Mr. Orton the 

 judge. 



Second Day. — The Champagne stakes of 20 

 sovs. each, with 15 added from the club fund ; for 

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

 quarters of a mile ; the winners to give 2 gs. to Mr. 

 Orton the judge. 



Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft. for three old 

 fillies 8st. each ; a mile and a half. 



The three yrs. old produce stakes. 



The Gold Cup, or specie, at the option of the 

 winner, by subscription of 10 sovs. each; m. 

 and g. allowed 31b. ; two miles. 



The Borough handicap of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft. 

 and 5 only if declared to the clerk of the course, by 

 the 1st. of March ; the weights to be published on 

 the 1st. of January ; mile and a half. 



Mr. G. Wade, Clerk of the course. 



Doncaster. — This place, the Donum of Antoni- 

 nus, a Roman station on the river Don, was called 

 by the Saxons, Bona Ceaster, from which its pre- 

 sent name is derived. 



The town of Doncaster is pleasantly situated 

 on the southern bank of the river Don, in the 

 wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, West Rid- 

 ing of the county, and is 37 miles (S. by W.) 

 from York, and 162 (N. N. W.) from London. It 

 contains about 10,000 inhabitants, and consists of 



