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Colonel Cradock's b. c. The Provost, by The Saddler, out of Rebecca.— 

 S. Templeman 



Mr Jacques's b. c. Malvolio, by Liverpool, out of Comedy. — T. Lye . . 



Colonel Crauford's b. f. Dolphin, by Priam, out of Mei-maid. — J. Holmes - 



Mr Ridsdale's b. c. Bloomsbury, by Mulatto, out of Arcot Lass. — S. 

 Rogers 



Mr Clark's br. c. Dragsmau, by St Nicholas, out of Olive-leaf. — Mac- 

 donald 



Mr Dixon's b. c. Hyllus, brother to The Hydra, by Sir Hercules, out of 

 Zebra.— S. Day - 



Mr Wormald's gr. c. Bolus, by Physician, dam by Comus, — Heseltine. . 



Lord Westminster's ch. c. The Lord Mayor, by Pantaloon, out of Honey- 

 moon, by Filho. — G. Nelson 



Lord Lichfield's bl. c. The Corsair, by Sir Hercules, out of Gulnare, by 

 Smolensko. — John Day 



Mr Allen's br. c. Fitz-Ambo, by The Saddler or Tramp, out of Nerissa, 

 by Woful. — Marson 



Mr Ramsay's br. c. Easingwold, by Mulatto, out of Eve, by Lottery. — 

 Cartwright 



Lord Kelbume's b. c. by Jerry, out of Purity, by Octavian. — G. Calloway 

 The betting at starting, we should say was, 6 to 4 on Charles XII. ; 6 to 1 agst 

 Bloomsbury; 9 to 1 agst Malvolio; 12 to 1 agst Euclid; Provost, Easingwold, The 

 Corsair, and The Mayor, at odds varying between 30 and 40 to 1. 



The horses got away in excellent order. Euclid was first 

 off, and went with a lot of five or six for about a hundred 

 and fifty yards, by which time they had settled into their 

 places. Charles the Twelfth now emerged from the crowd, 

 and took up the work at a first rate pace, with Bloomsbury, 

 Bolus, Euclid (about fourth), The Dolphin, The Provost, 

 and Malvolio, in close attendance, and a ruck of four well 

 up ; the rear was brought up by Easingwold, Dragsman, 

 and the Purity colt; the latter, quite unfit for running, 

 " went up the hill," and then literally " came back again." 

 The front, composed as we have stated, continued unbroken 

 until Bloomsbury removed all doubts as to his fitness to 

 run, by diopping behind Malvolio and The Provost, taking 

 his galloping companion, Bolus, with him. Euclid now 

 settled into the second place, The Dolphin lying up with 

 him, and Malvolio and The Provost behind her. On 

 making the turn into the straight run in, about two distances 

 from home, The Dolphin discovered that she was out of her 

 element, and declined, Malvolio taking her place ; Euclid 



