POISON. .. ; ) 



Poison commenced her season of 1844, at Ascot Ileiitli, 

 by walking over for a Sweepstakes of 100 so vs. 



At the same Meeting she was not placed for the Gold 

 Cup, won by The Emperor, Corranna second, and Ionian 

 third. 



And at Goodwood she again found herself among those 

 without a place for the Stewards' Cup of 300 sovs. value, 

 added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each. — T.Y.C. 

 Thirty-eight subs.. Captain Harcourt's Sir Abstrupus, four 

 yrs old, 6st. lOlb. being first: Lord G. Bentinck's African, 

 five yrs old, 8st. lib., second; Poison, four yrs old, 7st. 

 121b., and twenty others not placed. 



For the Chesterfield Cup, at the same Meeting, Poison 

 was in the same awkward predicament. Lord Chesterfield's 

 Knight of the Whistle, six yrs old, 9st., wmning ; with 

 Lord Eglinton's Pompey, four yrs old, 8st. 21b., second ; 

 while Poison, four yrs old, 7st. 131b., and Our Nell, five yrs 

 old, 7st. 121b., with ten others, were not placed. 



With this race Poison terminated her doings on the Turf, 

 proving herself no- exception to the rule of late years that 

 the Oaks' winners are but a miserable lot. 



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