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Rothschild's Prudence (two years ; won the Scurry 

 Nursery Stakes Handicap of 247/. at Newmarket First 

 October, the Monday Nursery Handicap Plate of 196/. 

 at the Houghton, as well as a plate of 195/., and was 

 second by a short neck, 9 st., to Yule Tide, 6 st. 8 lbs., 

 for the Chesterfield Nursery Handicap at Derby 

 Autumn), M. C. J. Lefevre's Trident (two years, un- 

 placed for the Rous Memorial at Newmarket First 

 October and for the Cheveley Stakes at the Houghton 

 Meeting), M. Lefevre's Venette (two years; unplaced for 

 the Stud Produce Stakes at Newmarket First Spring, 

 unplaced for the Ascot Biennial won by Saraband, a 

 bad third to Saraband and Lorgnette for the Astley 

 Stakes at Lewes, and unplaced for the Bretby Nursery 

 Handicap Plate at Newmarket Houghton), and M. 

 Lefevre's (afterwards Mr. F. Robinson's) Yilleneuve 

 (two years ; ran several times, being sometimes honoured 

 by the company of The Bard — a long way in front of 

 her, so that she made •• a very bad third ' to him and 

 Bread Knife in the race for the John O'Gaunt Plate at 

 Manchester, but she won nothing) — about a score, or a 

 few more, in number, of which those whose names are 

 printed in italics acquired some reputation at some time 

 either at home or abroad. 



As for the Grand Prix de Paris, the French nose was 

 put very much out of joint this year, 1885 ; for the 

 international race was won by an Englishman with 

 an English horse, Mr. Brodrick-Cloete with Paradox 

 (winner — by a head — of the Two Thousand and second 

 — by a head — for the Derby), the only English horse 

 among the seven runners. The six ' Frenchmen,' 

 Reluisant, Present Times, Lapin, Barberine, The 

 Condor, and Extra, were beaten with the greatest 

 ease. 



