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In the month of July, 1856, he was sent with Lecomte and 

 Prioress, Mr. Ten Broeck's string, by the City of Edinburgh to 

 Glasgow, and is now understood to be in training on Newmarket 

 heath. It is understood that their owner entertains higlier 

 hopes and expectations of this horse, than his performances 

 would appear exactly to justify, but his sagacity and judgment 

 are such, and have been so rarely proved, that it were unwise 

 greatly to distrust the conclusions to which he may have delib- 

 erately come, on grounds best known to himself. 



FASHION JOCKEY CLUB RACES. 



APRIL SPRING MEETING, 1856. 



Second Race — Second Day. — ^There were three entries for 

 the Jockey Club stakes, four-mile heats — Pryor, Floride, and 

 Augusta ; the latter paid forfeit ; in town on Tuesday and 

 Wednesday morning, Floride was the favorite, but as the race 

 was postponed, all bets made previous to the postponement are 

 void. On the course, Pryor was the favorite at 100 to 75, and a 

 large amount of money was laid out at these odds — one gentle- 

 man winning not less than $10,000. 



Pryor drew the track, and an excellent start was effected. 

 Floride soon went in front, and passed the stand a length ahead 

 the first mile, Pryor making a waiting race of it until reaching 

 the first quarter of the last mile, when he went up, and they 

 passed the half mile post lapped, Pryor winning handily by 

 three lengths. 



Second Heat. — 100 to 20 and 100 to 10 were now offered on 

 Pryor, but few or no takers could be found, as it was thought 

 that Floride could not make her way through the heavy course^ 

 Floride led off, and took the track after making the first turn. 

 The running from here to the end was similar to that in the 

 first heat, Pryor waiting till the last half mile, when he went 

 up, passed, and won by two lengths. Floride is a beautiful 

 mare, but Pryor is a perfect specimen of a race-horse. 



