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Sir Charles Bunbury was exceedingly fortunate 

 this year with his famous horse Smolensko ; but 

 we shall take another opportunity of noticing the 

 performances of this splendid racer. 



One unfortunate " better," Mr. Robert Bro- 

 grave, having lost upwards of £8000 at Epsom, 

 by backing the field against Smolensko, and being 

 "unable to pay his bets, shot himself to avoid the 

 shame of meeting his "turf" creditors, although 

 he had £4000 in the hands of his bankers. Among 

 other losers by this gentleman's unhappy death 

 we find the name of Mr. Gull}^ the once cele- 

 brated pugilist, but who, at this time having left 

 *' the ring," had become one of the principal 

 " betters on the turf." 



The Claret stakes at Newmarket this year, were 

 won by Comus beating Cato, Crew, and Historia ; 

 but on weighing after the race, Chifney, who rode 

 Crew, made a complaint of crossing against both 

 Comus and Cato, but the Jockey Club upon the 

 evidence of the rider of Historia, decided in favour 

 of the winner. 



PRINCIPAL STAKES, &C., IN 1814. 



Craven Meeting, April II. — The Craven stakes, twenty subscribers, 

 won by Mr. Glover's ch. h. Slender Billy by Y. Woodpecker. Sweep- 

 stakes of 200 gs., eleven subscribers, won by Lord Lowther's b. c. 

 Bourbon by Sorcerer. The first class of the Oatlands' stakes, ten 

 subscribers, won by Mr. Watson br. c. Pericles by Evander. Pro- 

 duce sweepstakes of 200 gs. each, four subscribers. Gen. Gower's 

 ch. c. by Sehm, out of the dam of Maid of Orleans. Sweepstakes of 

 100 gs. each, five subscribers, won by Mr. Dundas's b. c. Liberator 

 by Johnny, Sir C. Bunbury's bl. c. Smolensko by Sorcerer beat Mr. 



