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must be drawn so uncomfortably tight as possibly to prevent 

 many horses so treated from winning. 



After such scenes, it was refreshing to witness the example 

 set by the Prince of Wales and Lord Strathnairn in their 

 match, both as to weight and distance. Here was no five 

 furlong scramble, with boys up riding helter-skelter from one 

 post to the other; but a four-mile race, with men as jockeys, 

 which tested the merits of the horse, the skill of the rider, 

 and the ability of the trainer. This worthy example set by 

 England's future king, himself a member of the Jockey Club, 

 should bear good fruit. 



The Master of the Horse has given us the different weights 

 each horse has to carry for a Queen's Plate in a tabu- 

 lated form which I append as useful for reference.^ And I 



^ The following is the official table referred to, the weights being fixed by the 

 Master of the Horse, and sanctioned by the Jockey Club : — 



QUEEN'S PLATE WEIGHTS. 



August. iSeptemberi October. No' 



Three years.. 

 Four years... 

 Five years ... 

 Si.x and aged 



Three years.. 

 Four years... 

 Five years ... 

 Six and aged 



Three years.. 

 Four years... 

 Five years ... 

 Six and aged 



TWO MILES AND 

 7 9 



QUARTER AND 



THAN THREE MILES. 



8 3 



9 7 

 9 13 



THREE MILES 



JD LESS THAN THREE 1\I 



THREE MILES 



HALF AND 



8 5 



9 7 

 9 12 



LES AND A HALF. 



8 6 



9 7 

 9 13 



St. lb. 

 8 9 



8 6 



9 7 

 9 13 

 9 13 



This table, though complete in itself, and for its special purpose, requires, as I 

 have observed, enlargement for general use. It apsigns no weights for distances 



