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old antagonist, Flatcatcher, in the Grand Duke 

 Michael Stakes, A.F., with the following result : 



Lord Clif den's Surplice (Eobinson), 1. 



Mr B. Green's Flatcatcher (Flatman), 2. 



11 to 4 on Surplice. Won by half a length. 



In the Second October Meeting, Newmarket, 

 Surplice started for the Cesarewitch Stakes. The 

 race came off as follows : 



Mr W. S. Crawford's ch. g. The Cur, 6 years, 8.3 



(S. Eogers), 1. 



Colonel Peel's ch. f. Dacia, 3 years, 4.13, (Collins) 2. 

 Captain Harcourt's br. f. Ellerdale, 4 years, 8.5 (J. 



Marson), 3. 

 Colonel Peel's . b. f. Palma, 4 years, carried 5.3 (G-. 



Browne), 4. 

 Mr Meiklam's Inheritress, aged, 8.8 (Templeman) ; Lord 



Clifden's Surplice, 3 years, 8.5, including 12 Ib. extra 



(Eobinson) ; and 26 others ran. 



Betting 3 to 1 v. Surplice, 5 to 1 v. The Cur, 12 to 1 

 v. Dacia, 12 to 1 v. Inheritress. Won by a length. Surplice 

 was beaten a long way. 



Next year, in 1849, in the First Spring Meeting 

 at Newmarket, Lord Exeter's b. m. Tophana, 6 

 years, received forfeit from Lord Clifden's Surplice, 

 4 years, T. M. M., 500 sovs. h. ft. 



At Goodwood Surplice ran for the Chesterfield 

 Cup (mile and a quarter), which was won by 



Mr F. Nicoll's ch. c. Woolwich, 3 years, 6 st. (Hiett), 1. 

 Mr Payne's Crucible, 3 years, 5.7 (Charlton), 2. 

 Lord Exeter's Medea, 3 years, 4.10 (Barker), 3. 



