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spirited style, and tlie last races lacked. none of their form, r 

 lustre. The Tradesmen's Cup was a most interesting race ; 

 the field was good, and the weights most judiciously ar- 

 ranged : Alice Hawthorn was the winner, with Llanercost 

 for second. Maria Day made her first appearance at this 

 meeting, and literally ran away from a very respectable lot 

 of two year olds. Alderman Copeland won the Dee Stakes 

 with Combermere, from a field of good horses. 



The Second Spring Meeting was only remarkable for the 

 race for the Rowley Mile Plate, won by Seahorse, beating 

 that "expensive" Irish horse Ballinkeele. 



The York Spring Meeting brought out A British Yeo- 

 man, who won the Produce Stakes of 25 sovs. each, T.Y.C., 

 cleverly, beating The Bashaw, from Heseltine's stables, 

 thought something of by his party. 



Passing over the Manchester week with the single observ- 

 ation that Mr Bristow's Derby colt, Pharaoh, won his en- 

 gagement in prime style, we get to Gorhambury, where the 

 Two-year-old Stakes was won by Humbug, beating easily a 

 large field. Humbug's running so pleased Mr Theobald, 

 that he purchased him of Mr Ford for a good sum. Ro- 

 bert de Gorham's performances here induced Lord Verulam 

 to send him to Epsom, where he found one too many for him. 



The Epsom week was delightful in every respect. After 

 Satirist's defeat by Lucy Banks in the Craven race, Auck- 

 land receded at a great pace in the Derby betting ; in the 

 morning he had stood firm at 8 to 1, while after the race 

 1000 to 25 was offered. Canadian was declared not to 

 start, and Coldrenick became all the rage. On the eventful 

 morning, Coldrenick was as steady as old Time at 6 to 4, 

 while Attila receded. Every one knows that Attila won in 

 the commonest of canters, and that the despised Robert de 

 Gorham was second, while the flyer Coldrenick was defeated 

 at least a mile from home. Belcoeur ran honestly and well, 



