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The Queen's plate of 100 ^s. — Betting : 5 to 1 on 

 Caravan. Till within half a mile from the post, 

 the Wing's colt cut out the running, when Caravan 

 passed him with great ease, and seemed to have 

 it all his own way— indeed, so much so, that he 

 was freely hacked to win at 10 to 1. The finish, 

 however, proved ticklish work for the layers of 

 these odds ; for, to their manifest consternation, 

 Caravan began to flag ; so much so, that at the 

 stand, Beggarman was almost head and head with 

 him ; after a close struggle. Caravan won by a 

 neck only. 



During the morning of Thursday, the Cup day, 

 a report had got abroad that Mr. Ferguson was 

 resolved not to start his horse, Harkaway, unless 

 those who had backed him to win would lay him 

 £1500 to £500; and it soon appeared that Mr. 

 Wakefield had been induced to lay his agent £600 

 to £200, as his share of his business. This bet 

 was afterwards brought before the stewards for 

 decision by Mr. Wakefield, who having gone fully 

 into all the circumstances, declared it void, as 

 being fraudulent. 



The Molecombe stakes was the opening event 

 of Thursday ; the betting for which, before start- 

 ing, was 4 to 1 on Crucifix, 6 to 1 against De- 

 fendant, and 7 to 1 against Iris. At starting, De- 

 fendant took the lead, Iris and Crucifix (71b. extra) 

 waiting on him until past the distance, when it 

 appeared evident that " the Defendant would lose 



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