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veri/ tri/'nig two mile and a half course — such tliing-s cannot 

 be done with impunity. St Francis came out amazingly 

 fresh and well — he won Her Majesty's Gold Vase by sheer 

 stoutness, and the Gold Cup by fine riding. 



The Hippodrome, under new managers, and Hampton 

 under the old ones, afforded the cockneys an opportunity of 

 displaying themselves at *' the races;" but to the real lover 

 of sport, these meetings were painfully insignificant. It is 

 true that Maroon came out at the former Meeting for the 

 Hippodrome Handicap, but ran only into a third place, 

 being beaten by Fitzroy, 6st. 81b.; and The Currier, 6st. 81b.; 

 Maroon carried 6st. 121b. ; and was not half prepared. 



At the Bihury Club, and Stockbridge Meetings, Mr Et- 

 wall's promising colt Thistlewhipper, gained the smiles of 

 his party, by winning his two engagements in a nlasterly 

 manner ; and Warden seemed to have recovered in some 

 degree his speed and stoutness, by carrying off easily the 

 rich Produce Stakes of 50 sovs. each, thirty subscribers. 



Manchester races were only remarkable for the immense 

 multitude on the course each day, and the inferiority of the 

 horses out ; but its spirited companion Newton, afforded 

 three days of capital sport. 



Newcastle-upon-Tyne went off with much spirit. Thirsk 

 made light work of his race, and Helman Platoff proved 

 himself the best horse of his year, by winning the North- 

 umberland Handicap from a capital field. The Gold Cup 

 was won by Llanercost, beating Bee's-wing and the Young- 

 'un, after a good race. The other races filling up the week 

 were upon the whole well contested. 



The Newmarket July Meeting was nearly deserted, and 

 the running singularly moderate. 



The Liverpool July Meeting may, with one exception, 

 boast of having beeu the most sporting week during the year. 

 The managers exerted themselves to the utmost, and sue- 



