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spur could induce to go away. He went right and left, 

 and every way but the right, and Butler had aweary time 

 of it. At last they started without him, but many of the 

 jockies, ►Scott, Buckle, Conolly, and others, missing the 

 horse, concluded it would be a false start, and pulled their 

 horses accordingly, which, though early in the race, still 

 operated prejudicially. Recruit led at a gallant pace, 

 making play for Venison, followed by Bay Middleton, and 

 carried on the running to the top of the hill, where he de- 

 clined, and Slane, Venison, and the Emmelina colt, with 

 Gladiator, appeared in front, in company with Bay Middle- 

 ton, who, however, had the race in hand as cleverly as 

 possible, though Venison kept the lead to the distance, when 

 Bay Middleton and Gladiator extinguished him, the former 

 immediately after bidding adieu to Gladiator, and running 

 in first by a couple of lengths. Venison was a bad third, 

 Slane a poor fourth, Alfred a worse fifth, and the rest 

 came dribbling in at their leisure — any ivhere. 



Bay Middleton having thus fulfilled the most sanguine 

 expectations of his friends, went to Ascot Heath, where he 

 gave Muezzin another sound drubbing for the Buckhurst 

 Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft. 



In the Newmarket First October Meeting for the Grand 

 Duke Michael Stakes of 50 sovs. each p. p. A. F., twenty - 

 one horses were frightened out of the field l)y Bay Middle - 

 ton and Elis ; the betting was not so heavy as when they 

 formerly met, many of Elis's old friends having a reason- 

 able dread of the Derby winner, in addition to a belief that 

 their favourite vras not improved by having been knocked 

 about the country ; the odds, therefore, rose as the time 

 approached, and, at the close, were 3 to 1 on Bay Middle- 

 ton, who came to the post in the most perfect condition. 

 After all, it was a false run race, the pace being poor, and 

 each on the lurching order till they passed the bushes, 



