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equiil weights ! Extempore won tlie July Stakes and Canton 

 the Chesterfield, but neither of them in a very creditable 

 style. 



The Liverpool July Meeting was exceedingly well con- 

 ducted and the racing of the first order. Lord George 

 Bentinck's admirable suggestions have been fully carried out, 

 and the Liverpool races were all but perfection. Philip 

 carried off the Mersey Stakes in gallant style from a goo 1 

 field of youngsters, including that splendid runner Maria 

 Day. By the death of Mr G, Clark, Philip is disqualified* 

 for all his engagements. The Cup was a prodigious betting 

 race : twenty started ; Vulcan, 5 yrs old, 8st. 9lb., and Rho- 

 danthe, 5 yrs old, 7st., made a splendid " dead heat." hi 

 running it out the superiority of stride gave the horse the 

 advantage, and he won by a neck. Young John Day dis- 

 played superior skill in his riding, and it is to be regretted 

 that he is not more frequently to be met with in the " pig's 

 skin." Fireaway won the Leger race, thanks to Belcoeur's 

 being a little wrong. Lord Howth's 8t Lawrence won the 

 Stand Cup easily, and was purchased into John Day's stable 

 at a good round sum. Maria Day retrieved her character 

 by winning the Stanley Stakes, beating Misdeal, Frea, and 

 Meal. The other racing was excellent, with every prospect 

 of good sport for next season. 



The splendour of the Goodwood week totally eclipsed all 

 the other Meetings of the year. Under the influential 

 jurisdiction of the noble Duke of Richmond and my Lord 

 George Bentinck everything was conducted in the most 

 approved order. Lord George won several great Stakes ; 

 amongst the number the Sweepstakes of 300 sovs. each, h. 

 ft, value 2,250 sovs., with Mustapha, and the Racing Stakes, 

 value 1,300 sovs, with Misdeal. The Caster and Aristides 

 won their engagements in capital style, much to the delight 

 of their noble owners. They are both first-rate two-year- 



