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grand stand, curious, if not illusory. The second day 

 of the meeting saw Osborne in great form as he threw 

 in for a main of four successive winning mounts, all of 

 which provided desperate finishes. The first race was 

 the Belsav Sellincr Plate, in which the contestants were 

 Truce, Lady Ida, and Lady Auckland. On the previous 

 day Lady Ida defeated Truce a neck, Lady Auckland, 

 beaten half a length, finishing third. Lady Auckland 

 and Truce met on the same terms, while Lady Ida 

 had a pull of 6 lbs. on the first day's running over the 

 pair, which allowance placed her on presumably 

 equal terms with them. The only other nmner in, 

 the race was Cupboard, who was a ver}^ moderate 

 animal from Ashgill. Lady Ida was a 6 to 4 favourite. 

 Truce quoted at 9 to 4, and Lady Auckland at 5 to 2. 

 Truce made the running from Lady Ida, and Lady 

 Auckland to the distance. Here Lady Ida took up 

 the running, being about clear of Truce at the half 

 distance, where she was virtually a winner for Wm. 

 I' Anson. Truce then closed up with her, but Osborne 

 on Lady Auckland swooping down upon both, a stride 

 or two from the chair, won on the post by the shortest 

 of heads, w4th Lady Ida, ridden by F. Barrett, and 

 Truce, ridden by Woodburn, making a dead heat of it 

 for second place. Any amount of betting took place 

 in the ring before the numbers went up as to which 

 had won, evens being wagered both on Truce and Lady 

 Ida, the prevailing opinion being that Osborne had just 

 failed to get home on Lady Auckland. Mint Lozenge 

 won John the second race of the afternoon, his third 

 successive win being gained in the Zetland Welter on 

 Mr, J. Pickersgill's colt by Salvator-Peffar. Mr. 

 Vyner's Gloriosa, by Camballo, brought him home in 

 the Wright Stakes by a neck, though not before another 



