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husbanded, the result might have been different. Pompey 

 showed in front for the Great Yorkshire Handicap. The 

 other races were, generally, well contested. 



The Newmarket October Meetings close a season unpre- 

 cedented for the amount and goodness of its sport. In the 

 First, The Maid of Orleans maintained her sway by carry- 

 ing off the Hopeful. Lord George Bentinck's Cowl won 

 the Buckenham in a canter : his lordship made a sad mis- 

 take in leaving this colt out of the Derby — got by Bay 

 Middleton (winner of the Derby), out of Crucihx (winner 

 of the Oaks — of what could his lordship have been thinking. 

 The Duke of Bedford's Prologue won the Rutland from a 

 sorry lot of two year olds. His Grace of Richmond was in 

 luck's way at this meeting. Pastoral winning for him three 

 races — the St Leger, the Town Plate, and the Queen's Gui- 

 neas. In the Second, Mr Copeland's My Mary won the 

 Prendergast easily : as did Lord G. Bentinck's Longitude 

 the Bretby. In the Houghton, Lord Lonsdale's colt by 

 Jerry, out of Turquoise, won the Criterion cleverly. Old 

 England carried off the 50 sovs. Sweepstakes easily. Mr 

 E. Blake's Event won the first class of the Nursery Stakes, 

 and Lord G. Bentinck's Rose of Cashmere the second class. 

 In these meetings Foig a Ballagh carried off two of the 

 prizes for which he contended, but was unsuccessful in his 

 third attempt. The racing altogether was above the aver- 

 age, and some of the matches excited considerable interest. 



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