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years of age ; ' but Swift could run second to Nubienne 

 for the French Oaks and to two other animals on two 

 other occasions at three years of age, and could carry 

 high weights at four years, which does not look 

 like harm taken at two years. It is only extra- 

 ordinary. 



Of the other Frencli horses that ran in England in 

 1878 the chief, if not the whole, that ran on the flat 

 were Alsace (three years, won — by the disqualification 

 of Arab — a selling handicap plate of 100/. at Alexandra 

 Park), Anemone (two years), Arlette (three years), 

 Augusta (five years), Barde (two years), Beauclair (two 

 years), Bergere (two years), Bienvenu (three years), 

 Bilboquet (four years), Boule de Neige (two years), 

 Boidouf (three years, won the Town Plate of 200 gs. 

 at Doncaster), Buridan (four years), Camemheft (five 

 years), Chalumeau (two years). Charivari III. (five 

 years), Clocher (three years ; won the Sussex Stakes of 

 1,895/. at Goodwood from his only opponent, Insulaire ; 

 unplaced for the Cambridgeshire, third for the Limited 

 Free Handicap at Newmarket Houghton, and second 

 for the Winding-up Handicap), Creature (three years, 

 won the Stewards' Selling Plate Handicap of 125/. at 

 Worcester and the Garrick Selling Handicap Plate of 

 100/. at Kempton Park), Cuisiniere (two years), Etolia 

 (three years), Faisan (three years, won the Hamilton 

 Stakes of 257/. andtheEous Stakes of 245/. at Brighton, 

 unplaced for the Cambridgeshire and for the Limited 

 Free Handicap), Faisane (four years, unplaced for the 

 Third Welter Handicap at Newmarket Houghton), 

 Fauvette (three years, unplaced for the Coronation 

 Stakes at Ascot), Fier-a-bras (four years), Gourmand 

 (two years), Guemenee (four years), HoUandaise (three 

 years), Ismael (two years), holier (two years), Japonica 



