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Lady Patricia took the lead and carried it pn for half a furlong, with Apology 

 second and Miss Toto third. Before the top of the hill had been reached, 

 however, Johnnie Osborne evidently thought the pace was too slow for the North- 

 country mare, and he at once took her to the front, at the same time materially 

 improving the rate of progress, her nearest attendants being Lady Patricia and 

 Miss Toto, the former of whom had the berth next the rails, this trio coining on 

 some three lengths in front of Vertumna filly, Lady of the Lake, and Blanchefleur, 

 who were the next lot, and already having a very extended tail behind them. 

 In this order they ran through the furzes on to the Bushes Hill where Miss Toto 

 dropped back for a short distance, but she soon resumed her place at the quarters 

 of Lady Patricia, Polonaise and Devastation by this time being a long way 

 behind. A hundred yards before reaching Tattenham Corner Apology increased 

 her lead to a good two lengths from Miss Toto, who had passed Lady Patricia. 

 Coming round the turn, however, Miss Toto dropped away a second time, leaving 

 Apology with a three lengths' lead. As the lot entered the straight for home, 

 the whole were busy with the exception of Osborne on Apology, but the last 

 named, evidently to make matters safe, kept Mr. Launde's filly to her work, 

 and though Fordham rode hard on Miss Toto he could never get near Apology, 

 who won a somewhat uninteresting race by a couple of lengths. Lady Patricia 

 was a bad third, with Blanchefleur fourth, Aventuriere fifth, the Vertumna lilly 

 sixth, Memoria next, the last named for some distance after rounding the turn 

 held Apology, but tiring away dropped back in double quick time and finished 

 seventh, then came Lady of the Lake eighth, Devastation ninth, Princess Theresa 

 last of all. Time, 2 min. 48^ sees. 



APOLOGY'S ST. LEGER, 1874. 



THE ST. LEGER STAKES of 25 sovs. each, for th ree -year-olds ; colts Sst. 10 lb., 

 fillies Sst. 51b. ; second to receive 200 sovs. and the third 100 sovs. out of 

 the stakes. 1 mile 6 furlongs 132 yards. (197 subs.) 



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



Sir R. Bulkeley's Leolinus, by Caterer Tasmania, . . T. Osborne 2 



Mr. Marshall's Trent, by Broomielaw The Mersey, . T. Cannon 3 



Mr. Cartwright's Volturno, by Macaroni, . . . Constable 



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



Lord Falniouth's Atlantic, by Thormanby, . . . T. Chaloner 



Mr. Harrison's Sweet Violet, by Voltigeur, . . . Snowden 



Mr. Merry's Blantyre, by Adventurer, .... Hopper 



Sir J. Astley's Scamp, by The Rake, .... Parry 



Mr. Keswick's Rostrevor, by Thormanby, . . . Huxtable 



Count Lagrange's Boulet, by Monarque, .... Butler 



M. Lefevre's Feu d'Amour, by Monarque, . . . Custance 



Mr. Merry's Glenalmond, by Blair Athol, F. Webb 



Betting 4 to 1 against Apology, 5 to 1 against Trent, 11 to 2 against Fen 

 d'Amour, 11 to 2 against Glenalmond, 100 to 15 against Atlantic, 7 to 1 

 against Leolinus, 100 to 3 against Scamp, 40 to 1 Lady Patricia. 



