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Charles the Twelfth, Calypso, Fitzroy, and a large field, 

 for the Tradesmen's Cup, by the kindness of the Handi- 

 capper, who put her in a stone too light at the least. Doctor 

 Caius showed gieat improvement on his previous perform- 

 ances, beating Bloomsbury for the Croxteth, and Maroon 

 for the Grosvenor Stakes. The Racing altogether passed 

 off with an eclat which gives this a first place amongst 

 provincial Meetings. 



Goodwood this year "surpassed itself" in quantity as 

 well as quality of sport. Passion put the seal upon her 

 Newmarket performance by winning the Lavant Stakes 

 (with 51b. extra on her back) very easily. Chatham won 

 and lost a race, running second to Mr Wreford's Wiseacre 

 (by Taurus, out of Victoria), for the Ham Stakes, on the 

 Monday, and beating Lucy Banks, Straw -hat, and Nessus, 

 on the Thursday, for a Sweepstakes, T.Y.C. Orelia justified 

 her backers, and verified her Liverpool runjiing, by beating 

 The Corsair, St Francis, and a large field for the Goodwood 

 Stakes; and Charles the Twelfth carried off the Cup, after 

 a beautiful neck and neck race with The Recorder and 

 Hyllus. Launcelot broke down in a four-mile race for the 

 Three Hundred Sovereign Stakes. 



Doncaster had fallen to so low an ebb, that it became, 

 this year, a question whether the Meeting should be con- 

 tinued in the Calendar or not. Lord George Bentinck's 

 determination, however, drew blood from the stony hearts 

 or heads of the Corporation; thus practically illustrating 

 the truism, that money makes the mare (quaere Mayor ?) 

 to go. 



The only "event" of the week was the surprising (?) 

 defeat of Coronation. John Day declared after the race 

 that he had never cro-sed a stouter-hearted horse, than 

 Coronation. 



The Ncvrnarket Octob-er Meetings closed a brilliant 



