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and an Irishman, Charlie Canavan, father of David 

 and Willie, who have been so fortunate during the 

 last few years here in Ireland, was on Wolverhampton. 

 It was a fine race between Sir John, who was steered 

 in artistic style by J. Ryan, Vain Hope, The Doctor, 

 and Proceed. Sir John and Vain Hope cleared the 

 last flight of hurdles together, but the Irish horse, 

 gradually forging ahead, won a well contested race by 

 a couple of lengths. 



The year following two celebrated horses were added 

 to the string — Lord George and Duc-an-Dhurras — 

 and during the season they scored many wins. The 

 performance of the latter was, indeed, brilliant ; few 

 better horses ever looked through a bridle. He was 

 by Molyneux, his dam Calamity, by Vampire. Moly- 

 neuxwas own brother to Bloomsbury, St. Giles, Vacuna 

 and Scroggins. He was not a prolific sire, but got a 

 few first-class horses. St. Giles won the Epsom Derby 

 in 1852, and Bloomsbury the same race in 1859. 

 Duc-an-Dhurras was a brown horse, 15-3 high, a 

 model, perfect in symmetry, up to big weight, and won 

 no less than 21 races. In 1850, at the Curragh April 

 Meeting, carrying 1 ist. ylh., he won a stake of 10 sovs., 

 h. ft., 20 sovs. added; at the same meeting he won, 

 at two heats, the Corinthian Stakes of 10 sovs. each, 

 h. ft., 25 sovs. added, carrying i2st. gib. ; in the June 

 Meeting he won, at four heats (one being a dead one), 

 carrying list. 6lb., the Scurry Corinthian Stakes of 5 

 sovs. each, 25 sovs. added; he won the Metropolitan 

 Stakes at the Phoenix Park of 10 sovs. each, h. ft.,. 100 

 sovs. added, carrying yst. i ilb. ; at the Curragh Sep- 

 tember Meeting, same year, he won the Wellington 

 Stakes of 30 sovs. each, h. ft.^ carrying yst. ylb. ; the 



