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his cotemporaries, John Pratt, John Singleton, 

 J. Oakley, Joseph Rose, and John Sheppard, all 

 died about this period, at very advanced ages, 

 and in full possession of their mental faculties 

 to the last. 



At Shrewsbury races, in this year, Clift the 

 jockey evinced remarkable coolness and courage 

 under the following very dangerous circumstances: 

 as he was riding Niagara for the Member's plate, 

 the bridle broke, so that the bit came entirely out of 

 the horse's mouth ; upon which, with great pre- 

 sence of mind, he gathered up the dangling bridle, 

 and guided his horse with his whip, till she stopped 

 at the winning chair. 



PRINCIPAL STAKES, &C., IN 1830. 



Newmarket Craven Meeting, April 12. — The Craven stakes, twelve 

 subscribers, won by Mr. Batson's b. f. Seraph by Phantom. The 

 sixteenth Riddlesworth stakes, twenty-one subscribers, won by Mr. 

 W. Chifney's b. c. Priam by Emilius out of Cressida. Sweepstakes 

 of 200 sovs., five subscribers, won by Lord Exeter's ch. c. Augustus 

 by Sultan. The Bildeston sale stakes, R. M., six subscribers, won 

 by Mr. Batson's ch. c. Suffolk Punch by Wrangler. The Oatlands' 

 stakes of 50 sovs., eleven subscribers, won by the Duke of Rutland's 

 ch. c. Oppidan by Rubens. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs., three sub- 

 scribers. Gen. Grosvenor's ch. c. Tantivy by Emilius, walked over. 

 Sweepstakes of 100 sovs., five subscribers, won by Lord Exeter's 

 ch. c. Augustus. Sweepstakes of 200 sovs., four subscribers, won by 

 Lord Exeter's ch. c. Rover by Middleton. The Column stakes, forty- 

 seven subscribers, Mr. Chifney's b. c. Priam 1 ; Lord Exeter's Augus- 

 tus 2. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs., D. M., six subscribers, won by the 

 Duke of Grafton's br. f. Emerald by Emilias. Sweepstakes of 200 

 sovs., A. F.,won by Lord Verulam's b. c. Albert by Waterloo or Moses. 



