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Bangor Steeplechases, on Friday, were favoured with 

 fine weather, but I understand failed to create as much 

 fun and enthusiasm as usual. It was feared that the 

 floods of the Dee would put a stop to them, but this, 

 happily, was not the case. It was pleasing to see a 

 Wynn still to the front, a most promising horseman, and 

 of course the Ash stable scored a win to keep the people 

 in a good humour. 



On Thursday and Friday, Shrewsbury Spring Meeting 

 is to be brought off, when I trust there will be good 

 sport to tempt sportsmen from all round the Wrekin. 

 The entries give promise of fair fields. 



In the Shrewsbury Spring Handicap I like the looks 

 of Craig Eoyston and Oliver Twist. In the Severn 

 Plate> Boundary. The Bradford Two-year-old Plate has 

 a lot of dark entries, except Binder, who has 12-lb extra 

 to carry, but perhaps Mr. Abington will have a second 

 string in Warble good enough ; or Mr. Jousiffe's filly by 

 Eeverberation, out of Perea, may be smart. In the 

 Borough Open Hunt Steeplechases, Chancellor looks 

 rosy. In the Shropshire Hunt Cup we will take the 

 Jones nominations against the remainder, unless the 

 Cow can land it without the three acres ! while the 

 Private Sweepstakes may go to Leaton Knolls. 



On Friday Silver Sea or Edward should win the Apley 

 Welter, the Countess or Oliver Twist the Acton Burnell 

 Handicap, Prince lo or the Wrekin the Hawkestone 

 Handicap, and Chancellor or Coracle the Tradesmen's 

 Hunt Steeplechase. 



Can it be true that there is a transmigration of souls 

 — I beg pardon, I mean of cubs — from Shropshire into 

 more fashionable countries ? Such things seldom carry 

 with them a blessing. A change of blood is not a bad 

 thing, and I hope there will be a corresponding return 

 of cubs from the more fashionable countries, just to 

 make things square. The exportation of foxes will soon 

 get carried too far. M.F.H.'s., like ^ other mortals, hate 

 to be robbed. A man not satisfied with taking his stud 

 of horses must needs import his foxes also — as well ag 

 his champagnes -. — 



O Nimiiin, creed Judajus — ab illg 

 tempora, mores ! 



