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ran for the Middle Park Plate, and, although no 

 declaration was made, the hopes of the stable 

 were evidently centred on Corisande, for she was 

 ridden by Wells, whilst Peake had the mount 

 upon her stable companion. Moreover, she was 

 much the better favourite of the two, but was 

 unplaced, whilst, as has been previously noted, 

 Hannah did exceedingly well in finishing third. 

 Corisande's next show was an indifferent one in 

 the Criterion Stakes won by General, but, later in 

 the same week, she beat Noblesse by a short head 

 for a Post Sweepstakes, which was reduced to a 

 match between them, and thus finished her first 

 season with a capital record of seven wins out of 

 ten races. 



Her performances for the One Thousand and 

 Oaks may be regarded merely as training gallops, 

 and the first time that she was out for serious 

 business as a three-year-old was at Ascot, where 

 odds were laid upon her for the Coronation Stakes, 

 and she had little difficulty in beating Steppe 

 and five others, including Queen of the Gipsies. 

 Essays at Goodwood and Brighton were un- 

 successful, but she was probably only started for 

 the Cup at the latter fixture to assist Favonius. 

 On the evening that Hannah won the St. Leger, 

 Baron Rothschild sent for Hayhoe, and told him 

 to take her back to Newmarket to try Corisande 

 for the Cesarewitch. This was done, and on the 

 Friday morning the pair galloped two miles and a 

 quarter on the Round Course, the St. Leger 

 winner having a head the better of it, so that it 

 was once more demonstrated that they were as 

 nearly as possible one and the same animal, though 

 some small allowance must probably be made for 

 Hannah having a race in her, and having travelled 

 to Doncaster and back. Owing to so many horses 



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