274 POISON. 



After four false starts the race commenced at a slow pace, 

 and continued so to the Craven post, the front rank being 

 composed of Carillon, Sister to Jeffy, the Bessy Bedlam 

 filly, Decisive, and the Elegance filly. Here the running 

 was taken up by Sister to Jeffy, followed by Decisive and 

 the Bessy Bedlam filly ; Poison, Extempore, Sister to Po- 

 le. itia, and several others in their wake. At the turn, Sister 

 to Jeffy had a clear lead of two lengths, which she kept to 

 the road, where her followers closed with her, and they ran 

 in a body till within a distance and a half of the ending, 

 Fanny Callaghan and the Elegance filly being about a head 

 in advance. Extempore then went in front on the right, 

 followed by Poison on the lower side, and the Bessy Bedlam 

 filly next, — in a few strides the three were clear of the 

 body. Extempore retained her lead to the Grand Stand, 

 where Poison went past her, and, without even the sem- 

 blance of a race, won by a couple of lengths. The Bessy 

 Bedlam filly was half a length from Extempore, Messaliiia 

 a length from her, with Decisive half a length behind, and 

 the Rococo filly as far from the latter. Value of the stakes 

 £2,825. 



At Ascot Heath Poison followed up her luck by winning 

 on Tuesday the 13th of June, the Trial Stakes of 5 sovs. 

 each, with 50 added ; two yr olds, a feather ; three, 7st. 

 41b.; four, 8st. 131b.; five, six, and aged 9st. 41b. — The 

 New Mile. — Fourteen subs. 



Mr Ford's ch. f. Poisor, by Plenipotentiary, 3 yrs old 1 



Duke of Bedford's ch. h. John o'Gaunt, 5 yrs old 2 



Captain Oliver's bl. f. Grace Darling-, by Sheet Anchor, 3 yrs old 3 



Mr John Day's br. h. 8t Lawrence, 6 yrs old ; Lord Chesterfield's b. f. Dilbar, 4 yrs 

 old ; Mr DUly's br. f. Temerity, 3 yrs old ; Lord Exeter's br. f. Wee Pet, 3 yrs old ; Mr 

 Stephenson's b. f. Ma Mie, 4 yrs old ; Gen. Yates's ch. c. Canton, 3 yrs old ; Mr T. 

 Ilussey's b. c. Volo, by Maple, or Count Porro, dam by Whalebone, out of Liena, 3 yrs 

 old ; and Mr Gardnor's cli. h. Monops, 6 yrs old ; also started, but were not placed. 



Poison closed her labours for 1843 by running second to 

 Lord Oiford's Mallard for the Town Plate of £50, at the 

 Newmarket .Inly Meeting. 



