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at Goodwood, the latter the Gordon Stakes. Both 

 then went to Doncaster — the Prince won the Leger, 

 Lord Derby's colt the Doncaster Stakes — after which 

 they met at Newbury. They continue to revolve in 

 the same orbits — if that is anything like a correct 

 astrological expression^ — but touching only on occa- 

 sions. They did touch at Epsom in the Coronation 

 Cup, then both went to Ascot, where the Prince took 

 the Gold Cup, Stedfast the Hardwicke next afternoon, 

 and so to Sandown. 



"When will they meet next? These are not the 

 days of matches, but what a race it would be if the 

 two ran against each other at Newmarket, each being 

 allowed a pacemaker ! They must, of course, com- 

 pete on equal terms to settle the point decisively, and 

 they would not do so at Liverpool, at the meeting in 

 progress as this paper is published, Stedfast's breed- 

 ing allowance giving him a 7 lb. pull. In the Jockey 

 Club Stakes Stedfast has 9 lb. the better of it ; but 

 in the Champion Stakes and the Jockey Club Cup, 

 one a mile and a quarter, that is Across the Flat, the 

 other a mile further, they could meet at evens. We 

 can only hope that both will start for these races, for 

 their antagonism would be memorable, and we should 

 know all about their speed and their staying powers. 

 I only talked of a match because, though King 

 William — if he is of real use for the purpose — could 

 go to the post with Stedfast in the Champion Stakes, 



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