t;28 HISTORY OF THE 



SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER. 



WINNERS OF PRINCIPAL STAKES IN THE PRESENT YEAR. 1840. 



Newmarket Craven Meeting, April 20. — The Craven stakes, nine 

 subscribers, won by Mr. Boyce's b. h. Scroggins, aged ; Conolly, 

 6 to 1 agst. Handicap sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, won by Lord 

 Orford's b. c. by Clearwell ; R. Pettit. The Riddlesworth stakes, 

 nine subscribers, won by Lord Chesterfield's b. f. The Ant, sister to 

 Industry ; W. Scott, 2 to 1 agst. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, 

 eight subscribers, won by the Duke of Cleveland's br. c. Theon ; T. 

 Lye, 2 to 1 on. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, won by Lord Albe- 

 marle's b. c. Cambyses ; W. Cotton, 2 to 1 agst. The Tuesday Rid- 

 dlesworth stakes, four subscribers, won by the Duke of Bedford's ch. 

 f. Billow ; Robinson, 4 to 1 on. Sweepstakes of 200 sovs. each, won 

 by Mr. Thornhill's ch. c. Euclid ; Conolly, 7 to 4 on. The Coffee- 

 room stakes of 50 sovs. each, five subscribers, won by Lord Albe- 

 marle's b. f. Spangle ; W. Cotton. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, 

 seven subscribers, won by the Duke of Cleveland's ch. c. by Emilius ; 

 J. Day, 7 to 4 agst. The High Ash stakes, five subscribers, won by 

 Lord G. Bentinck's b. c. Dreadnought ; J. Day, 7 to 4 agst. The 

 Column stakes, thirty subscribers, won by Lord Albemarle's b. c. As- 

 sassin ; E. Edwards. 5 to 2 agst. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, won by 

 Gen. Grosvenor's ch. f. Diploma ; Wakefield, 3 to 1 agst. Subscrip- 

 tion plate of t"50, won by Mr. Boyce's b. h. Scroggins, aged ; Conolly, 

 even on. Handicap sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, won by the Duke 

 of Rutland's b. c. Flambeau; Robinson, 11 to 8 agst. The Claret 

 stakes, four subscribers, won by Mr. Thornhill's ch. c. Euclid ; Co- 

 nolly, 10 to 6 on. Sweepstakes of 200 sovs. each, three subscribers, 

 won by Col. Anson's b. c. Nicholas. Subscription plate of £50, won 

 by the Duke of Portland's ch. c. by Glencoe ; J. Howlett, 6 to 4 on. 

 The Berkeley Square stakes, eleven subscribers, won by Col. Anson's 

 bl. f. Black Bess ; W. Scott, 5 to 4 agst. The Port stakes, won by 

 Lord Albemarle's ch. c. Domino ; W. Cotton, 3 to 1 agst. Sweep- 

 stakes of 100 sovs. each, four subscribers, won by the Duke of Graf- 



