SIXTY YEARS ON THE TURF 



Mr. Saxon's The Black Doctor. 4 yrs., 7 st. f) lb. . J. Osborne 



Lord Waterford's Due au Darras. Aged, 7 st. . . D. Doyle 



Sir W. Booth's Retail. 6 yrs., 7 st Kitchener 



Duke of Bedford's Hesse Homburg. 4 yrs., 7 st. Esling 

 Mr. Nott's Birmingham. 4 yrs., G st. 12 lb. (car. 7 st. 



12 lb.) • . . . . Knight 



Won by a length ; a length and a half between second and third. 



Fordham, it will be noted, at this time could ride 

 4 st. Of the forty-three runners, twenty-six carried 

 under 7 st., and of the first four two were burdened 

 with less than 5 st. and two with less than 6 st. 

 These instances were by no means isolated, as will 

 be revealed by a glance at 



THE CHESTER CUP OF 1853. 



Mr. Palmer's Goldfinder. 5 yrs., 7 st. 6 lb. . 

 Mr. Knowles's Talfourd. 3 yrs., .5 st. G lb. (inc. 10 lb 



extra) 



Mr. Parr's Trifle. 4 yrs., 5 st. 12 lb. 

 Captain Scott's Allegro. 4 yrs., 6 st. 12 lb. 

 Captain Key's Little Jack. 6 yrs., 6 st. 10 lb. . 

 Mr. Morris's Timid Fawn. 5 yrs., 6 st. 8 lb. 

 Lord Waterford's Bellewstown. 5 yrs., G st. 8 lb. 

 Mr. Cooper's lanthe. 5 yrs., 6 st. 6 lb. (car. 6 st. 10 lb.) 

 Mr. Greville's Scarecrow. 4 yrs., 6 st. 4 lbs. 

 Mr. E. R. Clarke's Constantine. 4 yrs., 6 st. 4 lb. 

 Mr. I' Anson's Braxey. 4 yrs., 6 st. (car. 6 st. 2 lb.) 

 Mr. E. R. Clark's Missive. 4 yrs., 5 st. 8 lb. 

 Captain Scott's Helena. 3 yrs., 5 st. 7 lb. (car. 5 st 



11 lb.) 



Mr. Kimberley's Snowdon Dunhill. 3 yrs., 5 st. 6 lb. 



Mr. Willans's Peggy. 3 yrs., 5 st. G lb. 



Mr. Bm-ke's Hannah. 3 yrs., 5 st. 



Mr. J. M. Stanley's Contentment. 3 yrs., 4 st. 12 lb. 



Mr. J. Wilkinson's Lord Lieutenant. 3 yrs., 4 st. 10 lb 



(car. 5 st.) 



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Aldcroft 1 



Ashmall 2 



Wells 3 



J. Jones 



Stan way 



Hiett 



D. Doyle 



Crouch 



Harding 



Quinton 



Chilman 



S. Steggles 



Carroll 



Rickards 



Bates 



Hughes 



J. Steggles 



Olliver 



