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Day entertained of her. The July and Chesterfield Stakes 

 (for the latter race she carried 91b. extra) were swept away 

 in capital style. The betting- was somewhat crippled by 

 the uncertainty of this superior two year old showing ; but 

 the Duke of Grafton and the Marquis of Exeter having 

 horses fit, are very difficult noblemen to enter into a com- 

 promise with ; and the consequence was, Lord George was 

 obliged to bring her out, or lose two valuable stakes. 



At Liverpool, Deception went to get an allowance of five 

 pounds for the Goodwood Cup, and was defeated by a neck 

 by The Doctor, entirely through bad riding on the part of 

 the boy who rode her. The Tradesmen's Cup and the 

 Leger told us the strength of the Scott's stable : Charles 

 XIL, at 6st. 61b., won the first easily; and Hetman Platoff 

 took away the latter without using his best efforts. Charles 

 immediately rose to 5 to 1, and Hetman Platoflf found 

 friends at 16 to 1 for the Great Northern race. Llanercost's 

 running at this Meeting proved him a good and game horse. 



The " grand affair" of 1839 was unquestionably the 

 Goodwood Meeting ; the arrangements were in every re- 

 spect highly judicious — more need not be said. Unfortu- 

 nately, the two first days were dreadfully wet, the course, 

 as a natural consequence, exceedingly heavy, the company, 

 however, despite the weather, was sufiiciently numerous to 

 prove that the admirers of racing care little or nothing for 

 the elements, provided the list reads well ; on the two last 

 days the weather was delightfully fine, and the fashionables, 

 as well as the general company, numerous. The two Two- 

 year-old Stakes were won easily by Crucifix, carrying extra 

 weights in both instances. Barnacles won the Goodwood 

 Stakes, thanks to light weight, good condition, and the 

 heavy state of the ground ; Deception cantered away with 

 the Drawing Room Stakes, giving 81b. to very fair horses ; 

 and Harkaway, in splendid form, won 



