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immediately amiss, and thus lost all chance for the 2,000 

 Gs., for which race it was sheer folly in Lord Orford to start 

 him. Canadian came out in capital trim ; his two races 

 were merely gallops to him, though in the last he was op- 

 posed to Barrier, Espartero, Chatham, and Rover. Lord 

 G. Bentinck was fortunate in winning two good stakes with 

 those most miserable animals, Tedworth and Flytrap. The 

 roaring Archy managed to poke his head in front for a race 

 over the Ditch mile, and thereby enabled his gallant owner 

 to pocket a snug purse of 900 sovs. Dilbar won one race, 

 and walked over for another, and became at once first fa- 

 vourite for the Oaks. Canadian's running raised him from 

 the extreme outside to 12 to 1 for the Derby, while the 

 winter favourite Chatham disappeared altogether. 



The First Spring Meeting was in every respect a good 

 one. Attila won his race without an effort, and rose to 7 

 to 2 in the Derby betting. Meteor was just sound enough 

 to pull through the 2,000 Gs., but went to pieces immedi- 

 ately after his victory. The Nob came out famously by 

 winning Her Majesty's Plate easily from The Currier, Bar- 

 bara, Flambeau, and E.O. Firebrand carried off the One 

 Thousand Guineas Stakes entirely through the other fillies 

 in the race being off. The Newmarket Stakes was another 

 canter for Canadian, and he lose to 9 to 1 in the Derby 

 market; after this race he became the property of Mr Gre- 

 ville at a large sum. The Newmarket Palace Stakes was 

 remarkable for the defeat of Robert de Gorham by the in- 

 firm Chatham. The result of this race induced Lord G. 

 Pentinck to buy Chatham, supposing that a change of air 

 and a few gentle gallops at Goodwood, would get him in 

 good condition for the Derby ; but his lordship was doomed 

 to be wofully disappointed, although no horse ran better in 

 the race than Chatham till he fell. 



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