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nil, which her owner put upon her. This clemency was due 

 to her owner having such a silvery tongue and persuasive 

 manners. The fourth race brought out a field of seven very 

 good looking ponies belonging to Assistants; Breach of Promise 

 and Little Hercules being the most fancied, the Jaintpore crack, 

 Nellie, not coming inforthe support that her reputation deserved. 

 After three false starts, they all got off together, and noth- 

 ing was in it up to the distance with Asthore, who had the race 

 in hand, till she broke down and was eased off. From the 

 distance post, Breach of Promise and Little Hercules came 

 away by themselves, till near the stand Greenhalgh, on the 

 outsider, Beauty, managed to get up and win by half a length 

 all out; Little Hercules a short nose in front of Breach f 

 Promise. The race, however, was not of the swiftest, as the 

 owner of the second objected to Beauty, on the ground that 

 her owner had not registered his assumed name, and this 

 being found a fact, Little Hercules was awarded the race. 

 This was very hard luck on Mr. Adlam, a good sportsman, 

 who deserved a win ; and so ended a good day's racing. 



The third day handicaps promised exceedingly good 

 sport ; the lotteries had been well supported over night and 

 everyone came to the scratch smiling, and determined to win 

 a lot of money. The first race was a half mile Handicap for 

 countrybreds, Tete-a-Tete on paper having a good look in, 

 but his owner after the first lottery stated that he was only to 

 go to the post, so punters had to look for another favorite. 

 Harlequin was undoubtedly the pick of the handicap, after 

 Tete-a-Tete, receiving as he was ten pounds from the harshly 

 treated cur Splendor, and being at the same weight as the 

 green colt Melody, whom he had beaten at three-quarters of a 

 mile in the Karnaul Purse on the first day ; and sure enough, 

 win he did, though only by half a length, from the much 

 improved Sairey Gamp, who seemed to thrive on work. Next 

 came a pony handicap, which was an exercise canter for 



