38 MALTON. 



race. This seTved Melton, who had a fine dash 

 of speed, and he just managed to win the deciding 

 heat by a neck. 



The Morpeth Handicap was the onl}'' race 

 which Adamite won in 1879, but in 1880 he was 

 more successful, and placed nearly £1,000 to his 

 owner's credit, principally by winning the July 

 Welter Handicap at Manchester, in Avhich he 

 beat Kaleidoscof)e at a difference of only 2lbs. in 

 weights; Pride of the Highlands, who was in 

 receipt of lOlbs. ; Kosemount, and other good 

 horses : and the Stockton Handicap, where he 

 fairly wore down Blackthorn, the winner of the 

 Liverpool Cup, and won cleverly by half a neck. 



The last two sales of the Blink Bonny Stud 

 yearlings, which took place before the death of 

 the late Mr. I'Anson, made fair averages, the 

 sale of 1879 realizino- 4,960 Q'uineas for eleven 

 lots, whilst that of 1880 made 2,225 guineas for 

 seven lots. 



The highest priced yearling at the sale in 1879 

 was Bonapaite, for whom Mr. W. I'Anson, Junr., 

 gave the respectable sum of 1,700 guineas on 

 Mr. Perkins' account. Well-bred though he is, 

 and good looking to boot, he has been a most 

 disappointing horse, not Avinning a race till he was 

 four years old, and since then only occasionally 

 earning winning brackets. He is a thoroughly 

 sound horse, however, and his trainer remarked 

 to US; as he ran second for the Redcar Handicaj), 



