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cup at Kilkenny. Another of the stud, Condor, a good 

 horse, by Economist, won the Wellingtons of 105 sovs. 

 in April, and next day beat a field of eight good horses 

 for Her Majesty's Plate. This horse's third appear- 

 ance that year was his last on a race-course, as he 

 broke down when running for the Kirwans of 50 sovs. 

 each at the Curragh June Meeting. The chaser Blue- 

 skin secured the New Melton Stakes at Cahir of 15 

 sovs. each, 100 added, but had Brunette not fallen she 

 would have made him play "second fiddle" to her; a 

 few days afterwards he gained another " bracket" by 

 winning a sweepstakes at Dungarvan. 



In 1845, the Marquis had sixteen horses in training, 

 including King Dan, a beautiful son of Philip the First, 

 which he purchased for a very long price from Mr. 

 George Watts, and was about the best horse that per- 

 formed in Ireland during that year. At the Curragh 

 June Meeting he won Her Majesty's Plate of ico gs., 

 four miles, beating Ironmould, Colleen Dhas, Fireaway 

 Helpmate, Beatrice, and Highwayman. On Tuesday 

 of the following October Meeting he won the Kirwan 

 Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., beating Switcher and 

 Star of Erin, twelve others paying forfeit. On the 

 following Thursday, he won the Cesarewitch Stakes 

 with 100 sovs. added, about two and a quarter miles, 

 beating Coranna (winner of the Newmarket Cesare- 

 witch Stakes and Chester Cup, the former comprising 

 a field of twenty-five horses and the latter thirty-three, 

 including The Baron, winner of the Doncaster St. 

 Leger) and three others. Same day he won the Chal- 

 lenge of the Kirwan Stakes of 100 sovs., beating 

 Switcher. On Friday, he ran a beautiful race for the 

 Gold Whip, four miles, being only defeated by a 



