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ment with Julius, of whose running up to within 

 a few hours of the race some doubt was entertained. 

 The horse had been pricked in some way or other, and 

 up to the time he was led out of his stable to proceed 

 to Doncaster the injured parts were being constantly 

 fomented to allay inflammation that had set in. Julius 

 twisted a plate in that race, and seeing that he had 

 managed to run the Derby winner to a neck for second 

 place, he certainly must have proved in more favourable 

 conditions a dangerous opponent to Achievement. 



We now give, in extenso, a description of four races 

 in 74 with which our hero was most brilliantly 

 identified. 



APOLOGY'S OAKS, 1874. 



THE OAKS STAKES of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., for three-year-old fillies, 8 st. 10 Ib. 

 each ; second to receive 300 sovs. and the third 150 SOYS, out of the stakes. 

 One mile and a half. (189 subs.) 



Mr. Launde's Apology, by Adventurer Mandragora, . J. Osborne 1 

 M. Lefevrc's Miss Toto, by Lord Clifden Baroness, . Fordham 2 

 Mr. East's Lady Patricia, by Lord Clifden Lady Longford, Goater 3 

 Lord Falmouth's Blanchefleur, by Sauntcrer, . . . F. Archer 

 Mr. Wright's Princess Theresa, by Birdcatcher, . Heslop 



Mr. Savile's f. by Skirmisher Vertumna, . . . Maidment 

 Mr. Thompson's Memoria, by Speculum, . . . Griffiths 



Lord Ailesbury's Aventuriere, by Adventurer, . . T. Chaloner 



Mr. Bowes's Polonaise, by Adventurer, .... Morris 



Sir J. Hawley's Devastation, by Defender, . . . Cannon 

 Mr. Bennett's Lady of the Lake, by Broomielaw, . . Custance 



Betting 7 to 4 against Miss Toto, 5 to 2 against Apology, 5 to 1 against Lady 

 Patricia, 10 to 1 against Princess Theresa, 100 to against Blanchefleur, 

 100 to 6 against Memoria, 20 to 1 against Vertumna filly, 100 to 3 against 

 Lady of the Lake, 40 to 1 against Aventuriere. 



THE RACE. 



The lot at once arranged themselves in line, with Lady Patricia on the inside and 

 Aventuriere on the extreme outside, and without a moment's delay the cry was 

 raised "They're off." The outside pair, Devastation and Aventuriere, first 

 showed in front, whilst Memoria, who started slowly, brought up the rear. 

 After going about a hundred yards, however, and settling into their places, 

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