452 HISTORY OF THE 



Wednesday. — Handicap plate of £50, A. F., won by Lord Tavistock's 

 gr. g. Gimcrack by Stumps, 4 years old ; W. Cotton. 



Tliursday. — The Jockey Club plate, won by Lord Exeter's ch. g. 

 Adrian by Sultan, 5 years old ; Robinson. £50, T. M. M., won by 

 the Duke of Grafton's b. f. Drogheda by St. Patrick, 3 years old ; 

 Hall. Handicap sweepstakes of 10 sovs., T. Y. C, five subscribers, 

 won by Lord Tavistock's ch. c. All-fours by Augustus, 3 years old ; 

 Cotton. Sweepstakes of 25 sovs., T. Y, C, won by Mr. Rayner's 

 br. f. Ten-pound-note by Augustus or Taurus ; Robinson. The whip 

 was not challenged for in this meeting. 



York Spring Meeting, Tuesday, April 30. — The York Derby stakes, 

 ten subscribers, won by the Duke of Cleveland's b. c. Commodore 

 by Liverpool ; T. Lye. The two years old stakes, eleven subscribers, 

 won by Col. Anson's b. c. Nicholas by Jerry; H. Edwards. The St. 

 Leger stakes, four subscribers, won by Mr. Stephenson's b. c. Light- 

 foot by Velocipede ; J. Holmes. 



Wednesday. — Sweepstakes of 10 sovs., T. Y. C, seven subscribers, 

 won by Mr. Allen's b. f. Antigua by Mulatto ; J. Marson. The 

 York Oaks' stakes, four subscribers, won by Mr. Smith's br. m. 

 Margaret by Margrave ; Templeman. The Shorts of 50 sovs. each, 

 five subscribers, won by Major Yarborough's bl. f. Lollypop by 

 Starch or Voltaire; J.Holmes. The Ruby Castle stakes, handicap, 

 fifteen subscribers, two of whom paid only 5 sovs. each, Mr. Ste- 

 phenson's b. c. Lightfoot walked over. 



Chester, May C. — Tlie Trial stakes, six subscribers, won by Mr. 

 Price's br. g. Capt. Pope by Priam, 4 years old ; M. Jones. Produce 

 sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, nine subscribers, won by Lord Jersey's 

 ch. c. Aeronaut by Velocipede ; Lye. The Tradesmen's plate, forty- 

 three subscribers, eleven of whom paid only 5 sovs. each, won by 

 Lord Westminster's br. h. Cardinal PufF by Pantaloon, 5 years old ; 

 Darling. Mr. Ferguson's ch. h. Harkaway, 5 years old, lOst., was 

 not placed. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs., with 50 added, two mile heats, 

 won ]>y Mr. W. Denham's b. f. Query by Emancipation ; G. White- 

 house. 



Tuesday. — The late Stand cup, ten subscribers, won by Mr. Fer- 

 guson's ch. h. Harkaway by Economist, 5 years old ; Calloway. Her 

 Majesty's plate, won by Capt. Lamb's ch. h. Chit-chat by Velocipede, 

 ConoUy. Sweepstakes of 25 sovs., nine subscribers, won by Mr. 

 Fowler's b. c. Mogul by Saracen, Dodgson. CO gs., the gift of the 



