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both aged, and I believe strong horses, running over 

 the course at Newmarket for a thousand guineas, at 

 five stone seven pounds and six stone. In the first 

 Spring Meeting of the present year, the very extra- 

 ordinary occurrence took place of a dead heat with 

 three racers, and the race was run over again. I 

 never before heard of, during my time, nor do I 

 recollect ever reading of such an occurrence. 



For Turf reference Books, the following are in 

 constant request and use; Weatherby's Racing 

 Calendar, published annually, containing accounts 

 of all the races in Britain and Ireland, and of the 

 transactions of the Cock-pit; also abstracts of the 

 Acts of Parliament relative to horse-racing; King's 

 Plate articles ; the form of a Certificate of winning ; 

 Give and Take weights; description of a Post and 

 Handy Cap match ; Rules and Orders of the Jockey 

 Club, and concerning Racing in general ; the Colours 

 worn by the Riders of the chief sporting Noblemen 

 and Gentlemen ; the number and lengths of the 

 various courses at Newmarket ; Stallions to cover 

 during the following season, with a variety of other 

 relative particulars. Weatherby's General Stud 

 Book, containing the Pedigrees of Race Horses from 

 the earliest accounts. This book was first published 

 in 1791, and is continued periodically. Pick's Turf 

 Register, in three volumes, the last published a 

 few years since, gives a history, in many cases a very 

 particular and interesting one, of all known racers 

 from the commencement of the regular Turf system 

 in England, their races, winnings, purchase, sales, 

 with the dates of their death. There is also a Racing 



