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and if we might form an opinion from the joyful exclama- 

 tions from all quarters of the course, his lordship's success 

 would have been highly gratifying to the public — but there 

 is " many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip." It was soon 

 seen that Colwick was in difficulty, indeed, although going 

 honest as a horse could run, he was so heavy in hand that 

 Scott had no slight work to keep him together ; Glencoe, 

 on the contrary, was full of running, gained on him every 

 stroke, headed him at the Stand, and won by three lengths 

 in a canter. Famine was third, St Giles fourth, Rockingham 

 and The Saddler fifth and sixth, but all tailed off. 



The joke of the day was, that some one in a conversation 

 with Count D'Orsay, just before the race, having spoken of 

 Colwick's extreme nervous temperament, the Count refused 

 to admit it, on the ground that he had " endured the Chi- 

 chester band without betraying any symptoms of irritability ^ 

 while it had kept him in an agony for two hours !" 



St Giles had now run out his " year's allowance." At 

 Plymouth, after running the first heat for a Sweepstakes, 

 he bruised his foot, fell lame, was drawn, and did not start 

 again in 1834. 



On the 22nd of April, 1835, St Giles commenced the sea- 

 son well at Catterick Bridge, by winning the Craven Stakes 

 of 10 sovs, each, p.p.; three yr olds, 6st. ; four, 8st. ; five, 

 8st. 91b. ; six, 9st. ; and aged, 9st. 41b. ; mares and geldings 

 allowed 31b. — Craven Course, one mile and three furlongs. 

 Nine subs. 



Mr Kirby's ch. h. St Giles, by Tramp, 6 yrs old 1 



Col. Cradock's b. m. Fanny, 5 yrs old 2 



Mr W. Crumpton's b. f. Mayflower, 4 yrs old 3 



Duke of Leed's ch. c. Valparaiso, 4 yrs old ; Lord Eglintoun's b. m. Zillah, by Jerry, 

 4 yrs old ; Mr Atwood's b. c. Adrian, 3 yrs old ; Mr Armitag'e's ch. f. by Velocipede, 3 

 yrs old ; and the Hon. T. 0. Powlett's g-. g-. by Fig'aro, 4 yrs old ; also started, but were 

 not placed. 



At the York Spring Meeting he carried off the Stand 

 Purse of 501., for horses of all ages. — Heats one mile and 

 three quarters. 



