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COTHERSTONE. 



WINNER OF THE DERBY STAKES AT EPSOM, 184a. 



GoTHERSTONE, a bay horse, was bred in 1840, by John Bowes, 

 Esq., of Streatlam-castle, in the county of Durham. Co- 

 therstone was c^ot by Touchstone, out of Emma (the dam 

 of Mundig), &c. &c. 



Cotherstnne made his first appearance on the Turf in the 

 Houghton Meeting at Newmarket, October 24, 1842, where 

 he was not placed in the Criterion Stakes of 30 sovs. each, 

 for two-year-olds ; won by Gaper, Pine-apple second, and 

 Testy third. 



On the Friday of the same Meeting, Cotherstone ran a 

 dead heat with the Bessy Bedlam filly, for the First Class 

 of the Nursery Stakes of 25 sovs. each, for two-year-olds, 

 beating filly by Bizarre, out of Minx's dam. Testy, and four 

 others. After the dead heat the stakes were divided. 



Cotherstone commenced operations in 1843 at the New- 

 market Craven Meeting-, April 17, for the Twenty-ninth 

 Riddlesworth Stakes of 200 sovs. each, h. ft, for three-yr- 

 olds. — Ab.M. — Eight subs., which he won, beating liOrd 

 Eglinton's Pompey, and Mr Thornhill's Elixir. 



On the Wednesday in the same Meeting, Cotherstone 

 carried off the Column Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft, for 

 three-year-olds. — R.M. — Thirty- four subs- 



Mr Bowes's b. c. Cotherstone, 8st. 41b 1 



Col. Peel's br. c. Murat, 8st. 21b ■ 2 



Lord Albemarle's b. c. The Brewer, 8st. 71b 3 



Mr Thornhill's b. f. Extempore, 8st. 41b 4 



At the Newmarket First Spring Meeting, May 2, Cother- 

 stone was again successful for the 2,000 Gs. Stakes of 100 



