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a third rater. French air anrl skilful training- may have 

 assisted the horse, but Robinson won, and not the horse. 

 Another Cup was won by old Potentate, and the Steward's 

 Cup, T.Y.C., by Epirus. The other races were mostly well 

 contested, the Handicapping being in the hands of one of 

 ihe keenest "judges of the land." 



At Wolverhampton and Warwick the " managers of af- 

 fairs" showed their determination to please; and at each 

 place the running was first-rate. At Wolverhampton, Het- 

 man Platoff won the great Handicap, and would unques- 

 tionably have done the same thing at Warwick, but for his 

 breaking down, after having run a " dead heat" with Glen- 

 livat, giving him thirtii-si.v pounds ; this, of course, pre- 

 vented his winning the Doncaster Cup, which, had he re- 

 mained right, he doubtless would have done. At Warwick, 

 Coronation (having won his race at Oxford easily) came out 

 again a winner. 



The York August Meeting we shall pass over, and come 

 at once to the Doncaster Meeting. The Champagne Stakes 

 were won in the commonest style by Kedge. The St Leger 

 proved that the Camel blood is not to be depended upon, 

 and nothing but luck pulled Launcelot through the race. 

 Maroon could have beaten him easily. The Gold Cup was 

 won by that wonderful old mare, Bee's- wing. Belgrade, 

 thanks to Thirsk's being amiss, won the Two-year-old Stakes, 

 beating a sorry lot. The other races do not require notice. 



We now come to the three Newmarket October Meetinos. 



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Chameleon won the Clearwell and Prendergast Stakes easily, 

 and was beaten for the Criterion with 91b. extra ; and, when 

 amiss, by Thistlewhipper, for the 50 sovs. Sweepstakes, Ab. 

 M. The two great Handicaps caused some money to change 

 hands, and are remarkable for having been won by horsv?s on 

 the extreme outside of the betting, viz. : — Clarion at 100 

 to 3 and Roscius at 50 to 1 ! 



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