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those that did not. There are, likewise, a 

 gold cup, and several other stakes, as well 

 as three plates. Independently of seeing 

 him run, amateur admirers of the race-horse 

 have here a fine opportunity of studying him 

 in the highest state of his perfection. We 

 allude to the place called the Warren, in 

 which the Derby and Oaks horses are 

 saddled and mounted. It is a small but 

 picturesque bit of ground in the forest style, 

 enclosed by a wall, and entered by all who 

 choose to pay a shilling. To some it is 

 a great treat to see the celebrated New- 

 market jockeys, who may be only known to 

 them by name. A view of half the aristo- 

 cracy of England, also, is, even in these 

 times, worth a shilling to many. The 

 sporting men, meanwhile, reap much advan- 

 tage from their anxious inspection of the 

 horses as they walk round this rural circus. 

 They can closely observe the condition 

 of their favourites ; and should anything 

 dissatisfy them, they have a chance to 

 hedge something before the race is run, 

 although the ring is generally broken up a 

 short time after the horses are assembled 

 in the Warren. 



