STEEPLE CHASE CALENDAR. 97 



ABERDEEN. 



DECEMBER 14th. Sweepstakes of 10 sov. each, gentlemen 

 riders, last. each, four miles. 



Mr. Robertson's b. g. Jemmy - Owner. 1 



Maj. Laurie ns. br. g. Topthorn - - Mr. Wood. 2 



Count Leslie's ch. g. Burton - Owner. 



Capt. Hamilton's ch. g. Cognovit - Owner. 



A good race. 



Sweepstakes of 5 sov. each, catch weights, (four miles) was won 

 by Mr. Robertson's The Queen (Owner) beating Mr. Machray's 

 Geordy, Count Leslie's Lincoln, and two others not placed. 



DECEMBER 15th. Mr. Napier's br. g. (Owner) beat Capt. 

 Hamilton's Grey Cob (Mr. Wood). £50. four miles. 



PINNER. 



DECEMBER 15th. Sweepstakes of 5 sov. each, catch weights, 

 (four miles) was won by Mr. J. Hill's Black Bess (Owner) beating 

 Mr. P. Hill's Lord Sutt, Mr. Saben's I'm-a-coming, Mr. Deacon's 

 Pretty Billy, and five others. This chase was first run on December 

 7th, when I'm-a-coming came in first, and Pretty Billy second ; but 

 as all the horses went wrong, it was declared void, and the sweep- 

 stakes run again as above. 



LODDON (NORFOLK). 



Mr, Alsop's Modesty (Brett) beat Mr. Casson's Fakeaway. £ 100. 

 four miles. 



FINCHLEY. 



DECEMBER 19th. Sweepstakes of 3 sov. each, with £20. added, 

 list, each, (a winner of one chase 71b. extra, of two or more 141b. 

 extra, thorough-bred horses 10lb. extra— nominated and ridden by 

 Veterinary Students — four miles) was won by Mr. A. Dixon's br. g. 

 Ragman (Owner) beating Mr. Arnhold's Union (Brown), Mr. James's 

 The Student (James), and five others, including Mr. Rice's The Em- 

 peror, who paid 3 sov. to the owner of the second horse. 



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