A GREAT YEAR 



and he won his next four races. Mr. H. Mallaby- 

 Deeley had followed the example of his brother, Mr. 

 Frank Curzon, and bought some horses, one of whom, 

 Fleetwood, a daughter of Cicero and Will Return, 

 picked up for 260 guineas, had shown a little early 

 form. She had won the Fitzwilliam Stakes at New- 

 market and was made favourite for the Newmarket 

 Two-Year-Old Plate, to be easily beaten three lengths 

 by Lord Glanely's colt. He won the Spring Two- 

 Year-Old Stakes from Lord Derby's Marchetta filly, 

 herself a winner, the Ditch Two-Year-Old Stakes at 

 the First Summer Meeting, giving Fleetwood 10 lb. 

 over weight for sex and a two lengths beating, and was 

 then victorious in a more important event, the July 

 Stakes, for which Lord Derby's filly finished second. 

 The Dark Dinah colt started at 9 to 4 on. Though 

 beaten in four other races he always ran well. No 

 doubt was entertained of his staying the six furlongs 

 in the Exeter Stakes ; but he had to give 8 lb. to Mr. 

 Hulton's Knutsford, regarded by Mr. Dawkins, the 

 official handicapper, as the best of his year, 1 2 lb. also 

 to Mr. J. Buchanan's Athdara, who could gallop when 

 disposed, though his disposition nearly always kept 

 him in the background. Lord Derby's son of Fowling 

 Piece and The Tabard, afterwards called Coq d'Or, 

 in receipt of 12 lb. beat Grand Fleet, running under 

 this name for the first time, three-quarters of a length 

 for the Clearwell, and then came the Middle Park. 



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