102 TOUCHSTONE— 18;iG. 



Lord Westmiuster's br, h. Touchstone, by Camel, 5 yrs old 1 



Lord Chesterfield's br. c. Carew, 3 yrs old 2 



Mr J. Day's b. c. Venison, 3 yrs old 3 



Mr Orde's b, f. Bee's-wing-, 3 yrs old 4 



Sir J. Boswell's ch. h. General Chasse, 5 yrs old 5 



Mr W. Richardson's b. g. Flying- Billy, aged 6 



6 and 7 to 4 on Touchstone, 9 to 2 agst Bee's-wiug-, 9 to 2 ag-st Venison, and 7 to 1 

 agst General Chasse. 



Here he met his old opponent General Chasse once again. 

 Carew led the way at moderate speed for three parts of a 

 mile, and then resigned to Venison, w^ho improved the pace, 

 and kept the lead to the Red House, where he " shut up." 

 Touchstone now had it all to himself, and won just as he 

 pleased: three or four lengths astern was Carew, Sam. 

 Day, with a prudent recollection of the Town Plate, having 

 eased his nag at the distance ; Bee's-wing's position was 

 even worse, and as for the poor General, it is hard to say 

 how soon he was beaten. Robinson was whipping and 

 spurring before he had gone a mile of the ground : he had 

 been run long enough to spoil both his temper and his 

 action. Scott rode the winner, who wound up the season, 

 victoriously, by walking over at Heaton Park, the scene 

 of so many of his former triumphs, for a Gold Cup, value 

 100 sovs. given by Mr King of the Bush Inn, added to a 

 Sweepstakes of 30 sovs. each, 10 ft ; three yr olds, 9st. 21b. ; 

 four, lOst. 71bc; five, list.; six and aged, list. 51b.; m. 

 and g. allowed 31b.; a winner of a Cup, Cup Stakes, or 

 King's Plate in 1836, previous to the day of starting, to 

 carry 31b. ; of two or more, 51b. extra ; a winner of the 

 Stand Cup at Liverpool July Meeting to carry 61b.; of 

 the Doncaster Cup, lOlb. extra ; the winner of the St Leger 

 to carry 71b. ; and the second horse 31b. extra ; no horse 

 to carry more than one extra weight ; maiden horses al- 

 lowed 71b.; and horses not having won in 1836 allowed 

 51b.; only one allowance. — St Leger Course. — Ten subs. 



Touchstone had now nearly run out his day ; in June 



