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They were then taken to Newmarket, and on 

 the Wednesday of the Houghton Meeting Xi and The 

 Earl ran a significantly interesting match over the 

 Bretby Stakes Course (three-quarters of a mile) on 

 the terms and with the result here given : — 



Xi, 4 yrs., 9 st. 4 lb 1 



The Earl, 3 yrs., 7 st. 9 lb. . . . .2 



Betting : 55 to 50 on The Earl. Won by a head. 



Without overloading this portion of these pages 

 with conveniently accessible details, it may be 

 remarked that Sir Joseph Hawley literally swept 

 the board at Newmarket, winning the Clearwell 

 with Blue Gown, running first and second in the 

 Middle Park Plate with Rosicrucian and Green 

 Sleeve, and securing the Prendergast with Green 

 Sleeve, and the Troy and the Criterion with Rosi- 

 crucian. Even Cottyto, by long- chalks the worst 

 two-year-old in the stable, was returned a winner. 

 When the limited extent of Sir Joseph Hawley's 

 stud is taken into consideration, the number and 

 splendour of these successes appear extraordinary 

 indeed. Kenyon and Huxtable rode for the stable 

 in the Middle Park Plate. After the race Porter, 

 who had in the saddle been an accompanying spec- 

 tator of the proceedings, cantered up to the rider of 

 Rosicrucian, and said, ' Well, Huxtable, how did 

 he carry you ? ' ' Oh ! ' replied the jockey, with airy 

 confidence, * I won in a canter by about six lengths.' 

 When Porter informed him that Green Sleeve had 

 beaten ' Rosi ' the mortification of poor Huxtable 



