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won the Criterion at Newmarket, easily defeating a 

 moderate lot of opponents, finishing his two-year- 

 old career by an equally easy victory under very 

 similar conditions, in the Dewhurst Plate at the 

 same meeting. To conclude with Matchbox, he was 

 second to Ladas in the Two Thousand, and was 

 similarly in attendance on Lord Rosebery's colt 

 when the latter won the Derby. Again, he was 

 second in the Grand Prix to Dolma Baghtche ; 

 then he won the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood, ran 

 third to Throstle and Ladas in the St. Leger, won 

 the Triennial Produce Stakes at Newmarket (beat- 

 ing Speed and Hornbeam), and also the Lowther 

 Stakes at ' headquarters,' overcoming Ravensbury 

 and Grey Leg. In that race he was running 

 Ravensbury (4 years old) at 3 lb., and he left him 

 behind four lengths. After the Derby Matchbox 

 was sold to Baron de Hirsch for 15,000/., who after- 

 wards re-sold the horse to the Austrians. Matchbox 

 was well sold twice over, for he was never within 

 10 lbs. of ' a real good un.' 



Now we come to the unfortunate Bullingdon (by 

 Melton out of Shotover). As a two-year old he was 

 second to Ladas in the Coventry Stakes at Ascot, 

 beaten a length and a half, and fourth and last in the 

 Hurstbourne Stakes at Stockbridge, which was won 

 by Sempronius. Then he won the Ham Stakes, 

 and the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Goodwood. 

 Finally, as a two-year-old he was defeated in the 

 Buckenham Stakes at the Newmarket First October 

 Meeting by Glare (whom he had beaten at Good- 



