Ciiucirix— I8;)y. 



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race, every body expecting, as a matter of course, that a 

 positive declaration would be made ; it was made, but very 

 tardily, for the noble lord, who arrived at one, delayed it 

 t ill two o'clock, one hour only before the races, until which 

 t ime nothing was backed but C urrency , at 3 to 1 . The closing 

 odds were 2 to 1 on Crucifix, 9 to 2 agst Currency, 5 to 1 agst 

 Stamboul, 7 to 1 agst Palais Royal, 9 to 1 agst Margaret, 

 and 10 to I agst any other. The following started: — 



Lord G. Bentinck's b. f. Crucifix, by Priam, out of 

 Octaviana (clam of Crusader, &c.) ; Duke of Grafton's ch. 

 f. Currency, by St Patrick, out of Oxygen ; Mr Knight's 

 c. by Buzzard, out of Margaret ; Lord Exeter's f. by Sultan, 

 out of Palais Royal ; Lord Exeter's Stamboul ; Lord Albe- 

 marle's Cambyses, by Camel, out of Antiope; and Lord 

 Orford's c. by Clearwell, out of Petulance. Of these, only 

 three had any active part in the race, the others having 

 knocked under to the pace long before they reached the 

 plantations. The front, throughout, was composed of 

 Currency, the Margaret colt, and Crucifix, the former 

 leading and the favourite waiting : so they ran to the 

 " plantings," as the trainers call it, where young John Day 

 after vainly attempting to restrain his mare (Crucifix), 

 was obliged to go in front, and win by two lengths — it 

 required desperate pulling to prevent her winning by six. 

 Currency was second, the Margaret colt third, and Palais 

 Royal filly fourth, all placed; Stamboul w^as last. After 

 the race. Crucifix was backed for the Oaks at 7 to 1, to 

 three or four hundred pounds. 



On the Thursday, in the same Meeting, people were 

 anxious to see if Crucifix would play off "the July" trick 

 for the Chesterfield Stakes of 30 sovs. each, 20 ft, for two 

 year olds ; colts, 8st. 71b. ; fillies, 8st. 41b. — The laet hail 

 of B.M. — The winner of the July Stakes to carry 91b., 

 and the second horse 41b. extra. — Twenty-five subs. 



