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and Voss ; Barons de Biel, Hertefeldt, and 

 Hamerstein. The Duke of Lucca has a 

 large stud ; and the stables at Marlia have 

 been rebuilt in a style of grandeur equal to 

 the ducal palace. At Naples, racing has 

 been established, and is flourishing. Eleven 

 thoroughbred horses were, a year or two 

 back, shipped at Dover, on their road to 

 that capital, and which were to be eighty 

 days on their journey, after landing at 

 Calais. Prince Butera's breeding-stud, on 

 the southern coast of Sicily, is the largest 

 in these parts : it was founded by a son of 

 Haphazard, from a few English mares ; and 

 his highness is one of the chief supporters 

 of Neapolitan horse-racing. In Sweden is 

 some of our best blood, and Count Woron- 

 zow and others have taken some good blood- 

 stock to Russia. In Austria four noblemen 

 subscribe to our Racing Calendar ; in 

 Hungary, eight; in Prussia, two. As I 

 have not the last Racing Calendar^ there 

 may be more subscribers now; but, of all 

 wonders, who would look for racing in good 

 form at Van Diemen's Land ? There, how- 

 ever, it is : we perceive several well-bred 

 English horses in the lists of the cattle at 



