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Richmond's Picnic, which is the only classic standing to his name. He also carried 

 off the Newmarket Handicap on Mr. Drinkald's Vol an Vent, the Great Ebor 

 Handicap on Lord Zetland's Coheiress, and the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster on 

 Princess Alice, after which Mr. Kent entertained a jovial crew, comprising Mr. 

 "Beeswing" Orde, Mr. Pedley, "Assassin" Smith, and others at the Turf Tavern, 

 and Lord George cheerfully paid ^"75 for their champagne. In 1846 Abdale won 

 the New Stakes at Ascot on Lord George's filly Slander, and for Count Batthyany 



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Mr. T. Parr's " Weathergage " (1849) by " Weatherbit? 



he secured the Brighton Stakes with Gannet in 1846, and the Royal Hunt Cup at 

 Ascot with Tragical in the next season. At Goodwood in 1848 he won the 

 Chesterfield Stakes with Mr. Urinkald's Marquis Conynghain. One of his earliest 

 triumphs was the Great Yorkshire Handicap of 1842 at Doncaster on Sir Charles 

 Monck's Galantlnts, by Langar, when he beat both Tommy Lye and Jem Robinson. 

 His best victory against the latter was in the match between Miss Elis (6st. I2lb.) 

 and the Duke of Bedford's Oakley (gst. 4lb.) for ^"300 a side "Across the Flat." 

 His decider on Red Deer, after a dead heat with Neiacourt for the Somersetshire 



