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Chapeau liaving- orJei's to luake piay, did so at a tair 

 pace, with a ruck at her heels, composed of Voluptuary, 

 Oarcia, Powlett's filly, Velure, Theresa, and Comate, all of 

 them keeping- in position till they got into the straight run- 

 ning, where it was evident that Miss Letty had the race in 

 hand — she was pulling double and fit to run over everything- 

 in her way ; with some difficulty Holmes restrained her till 

 about three hundred yards from the post, when giving her 

 her head, she shot by Chapeau, and the race was over in 

 an instant. Velure and Comate were third and fourth, 

 Theresa fifth, and Voluptuary sixth. Egeria and Vacuna 

 were beaten oflf a long way ; as were Duvernay, Cassandra, 

 La Meprisee, Garcia, and Ebberston Lass ; Duvernay, Cas- 

 sandra, Egeria, and La Meprisee being the first to " cut" it. 

 The pace was excellent. 



Miss Letty was now looked upon as " somebody," and at 

 the York August Meeting we find her winning a Sweep- 

 stakes of 30 sovs. each, 10 ft, for three yr olds ; colts, 8st. 

 51b., and fillies, 8st. 2lb. — One mile and a quarter. — Six 

 subscribers. 



Mr T. 0. Powlett's b. f. Miss Letty, by Priam, out of Miss Fanny's dam . . 1 

 Lord Chesterfield's b. c. Capulet 2 



7 to 4 on Miss Letty. 



But on the Friday in the Doncaster Meeting, she surprised 

 her friends and gave a windfall to the fielders by losing the 

 Filly Stakes of 20 sovs. each, with 20 added by the Cor- 

 poration, for three yr olds, 8st- 41b. each, — St Leger course. 

 — Seven subs. 



Mr Blacklock's bl. f. Yarico, by Waverley 1 



Mr Powlett's b. f. Miss Letty 2 



As a matter of course, the winner of the Oaks was the 

 favourite, and as the other mare had shown temper in most 

 of her previous races, the odds rose to 5 and 6 to 1, and 

 twice as much in running — but there is nothing safe till it is 

 over. Miss Letty made the play to the stand, where she was 

 taken aback on finding Yarico at her side instead of her heels, 



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