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Gemma (by Womersley), and Straclella (by the Cossack 

 or Fatlier Thames), wmiiers of the three principal 

 ' Criteriums ' in France. 



Of this number Palestro and Gabriellc d'Estrees were 

 the most remarkable, for reasons which will be given 

 liereafter. 



Meanwhile let ns see how the French, led by the 

 ' Big Stable,' acquitted themselves in England, the arena 

 in which they were constantly testing their growing 

 strength. 



The ' Big Stable ' ran Heliopolis (at Coventry) ; 

 Palaiseau and Grenadier (at Warwick and all over the 

 country) ; Cosmopolite and Mademoiselle de Chantilly 

 (at Northampton and very many other places) ; Light, 

 Angelo, Gabrielle d'Estrees, Pretendant, and Marignan 

 (two years old, the first foal, it is said, ever bred at Dangu 

 under the new ' departure ' of Count F, de Lagrange) 

 at Epsom Spring Meeting (and at many other meetings) ; 

 Gouvieux, Isabella, Dangu, Alba (two years), and 

 Lyciscote (at Newmarket Craven, &c. &c.) ; Boran (by 

 Ion, at Newmarket First Spring) ; Baliverne (at Chester, 

 &c. &c.) ; Wedding, Eoyallieu (for the Derby), and Sur- 

 prise at Epsom Summer Meeting, &c. &c. ; Absinthe 

 (two years) and Alerte (two years, winner of the 

 Biennial for two-year-olds) at Ascot, &c. &.c. ; La 

 Vapeur, Faljius, Mistral (two years), Flaub (two years), 

 at Newmarket July, &c. ; Shingle (English gelding) at 

 Goodwood and Lewes ; Genealogie (two years) for the 

 Gimcrack Stakes (for which she ran second) at York, 

 &c. ; Hadji Stavros (two years) at Warwick Autumn 

 Meeting, &c. ; Allez-y-rondement (two years) at New- 

 market and Liverpool ; May field (English gelding) at 

 Newmarket and Worcester ; Palestro at Newmarket ; 

 Exactitude (two years), Benjamin (two years), and 



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