STEEPLE CHASE CALENDAR. 183 



ASHBOURNE. 



APRIL 14th. The Ashbourne Challenge Cup, value £100., with 

 £ 20. added, heats four miles. 



Mr. Foster's b. g. Reynard, by Bob Booty, 12st. 41b. Owner. 1 1 

 Mr. Conolly's b. m. Tidings, 12st. 4lb. * T. Abbot. 3 2 



Mr. Preston's Morning Star, 12st. ?lb. Sharkey. 2 3 



Two others were distanced in the first heat. Won by half a neck. 



Sweepstakes of two sov. each, with £ 10. added, (heats two miles) 

 was won in two heats by Mr. Morgan's Biscuit, list. 111b. (J. Abbot) 

 beating Mr. Smith's gr. g. The Curate, lOst. 71b., (T. Smith) and 

 three others not placed. 



LIMERICK. 



APRIL 17th. Sweepstakes of 10 sov. each, h. ft., with £ 100. 

 added ; the second saved his stake and received the forfeits ; 3 yrs. 

 old 9st. 4lb., 4 yrs. lOst. 121b.. 5 yrs. list. 61b., 6 yrs. and aged 

 12st. ; maiden horses allowed 51b. ; a winner of one chase in 1342-3 

 31b. extra, of two 71b. extra, and of three or more 91b. extra, three 

 miles. (9 subs). 



Mr. Mathew ns. ch. h. Erin, by Distingue, 5 yrs. Matbew. 1 



Mr. Briscoe's ch. c. Mario, by Roller, 4 yrs. (allowed 5!b.) 



Canavan. 2 

 Mr. Davis ns. gr. g. Regulator, by Regulator, aged, (7 lb. extra) 



D. Wynne. 3 



Mr. Kelly's b. c. Fencer, 4 yrs. D. Irwin. 4 



Mr. Foote's b. g. Jack Hinton, 3 yrs. (allowed 51b.) Doolan. 5 



Mr. Lockwood's b. h. Saucepan, 5 yrs. (3lb. extra) Owner. 



Ld. Waterford's b. g. Blueskin, aged (71b. extra ) Burke. 



6 to 4 agst Regulator, 3 to 1 agst Erin, 5 to 1 agst. Fencer. Won 

 cleverly. 



Match for £ 100. 12st. each, three miles. 



Mr. Foote's ch. g. The Screw - - Fitzgerald. 1 



Sir R. De Burgo's b. g. Goblet - - Colgan. 2 



Won in a canter. 



Sweepstakes of 1 sov. each, with £15. added ; weight for age, — 

 the winner to be sold for £30. — (heat one mile and a half) was won 

 in two heats by Mr. Garney's b. g. Tatter Jack, aged, (Ryan) beating 

 seven others. 



