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to mount a first-rate horse. And on one occasion, 

 when on the point of winning the Oaks, in 1834, 

 on May-day, she fell down, and broke her neck ; 

 fortune seeming to grudge him even this " slice 

 of the good things." 



On the same day, the Duke of Portland's 

 famous staUion, Tiresias, winner of the Derby in 

 1819, closed his mortal career at Welbeck. Ti- 

 resias, although an excellent racer, was not suc- 

 cessful as a stallion. 



PRINCIPAL STAKES, &C., IN 1837- 



Newmarket Craven Meeting, April 10. — The Craven stakes, won by 

 Lord Egremont's br. c. Flock by Chateau Margaux. Handicap 

 sweepstakes of 10 sovs., thirteen subscribers, won by the Duke of 

 Richmond's b. c. Mus by Bizarre. Handicap sweepstakes of 10 sovs., 

 T. Y. C, ten subscribers, won by Mr. Sowerby's b. h. Rioter by 

 Reveller. The twenty-third Riddlesworth stakes, twenty-one sub- 

 scribers, won by Lord Jersey's b. c. Achmet, brother to Mahomet by 

 Sultan. Produce stakes of 100 sovs., six subscribers, won by Col. 

 Peel's eh. Gertrude by Bedlamite. The Hyde Park stakes, three 

 subscribers, Mr. Thornhiirs ch. c. brother to Mouche by Emilius 

 walked over. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs., won by Lord Lichfield's 

 ch. c. The Drummer by The Colonel. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs., four 

 subscribers, won by Lord Chesterfield's b. c. Fright by Young 

 Phantom. The fourth Tuesday Riddlesworth stakes, twelve sub- 

 scribers, won by Lord Exeter's b. c. Troilus by Priam out of Green 

 Mantle. The Oatlands' stakes, twelve subscribers, eight of whom 

 ])aid 10 sovs. forfeit, which went to the owner of the second horse ; 

 the Duke of Rutland's b. h. Floristan by Catton, 1 ; Lord Suffield's 

 b. c. Alfred, 2. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs., four subscribers. Lord 

 Exeter's ch. c. Gauntlet by Redgauntlet walked over. Sweepstakes 

 of 200 sovs., three subscribers, Mr. Greville's br. c. Mango by 

 Emilius walked over. Handicap sweepstakes of 10 sovs., T. Y. C,. 

 won by Col. Peel's ch. h. Castaway by Cain. The Column stakes, 



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