•312 THE OAKS, 1845. 



stakes of 25 sovs. each, eleven subs., with Mr Gully's The 

 Maid of Orleans. 



On the Tuesday in the Newmarket Second October 

 Meeting, fortune again smiled upon her in the Clearwell 

 Stakes of 30 sovs. each, 20 ft, for two years old colts, 8st. 

 71b. ; and fillies, 8st. 51b. ; the winner of the July Stakes 

 to carry 71b. extra; T.Y.C. Thirty-one subscribers. 



Duke of Richmoud's br. f. Refraction, by Glaucus. — E. Edwards 1 



Col. Peel's b. f. Hersey. — Chappie 2 



Mr Payne's br. c. Sir Francis, by Jerry, out of Espoir's dam. — Flatman . . 3 



Duke of Bedford's br. c. Prologue. — Robinson 



Lord Eg-linton's br. f. Plaudit. — Marson 



Lord Exeter's ch. c. Tunic, by Velocipede, out of Tog-a. — S. Mann 



Lord W. Powlett's br. c. by Jerry, out of Zeal. — ^Bartholomew 



Mr Copeland's br. c. Arthur, by Dick, out of Susan by Mang'o. — Marlow. . 

 5 to 4 ag-st Refraction, 4 to 1 ag-st Prolog-ue, G to 1 agst Plaudit, 6 to 1 ag-st Sir 

 Francis, and 7 to 1 ag'st Hersey. 



Won by a neck. Sir Francis beaten a head only for 

 the second place; Arthur and Plaudit next, about two 

 lengths from Sir Francis. 



Refraction commenced the season 1845 unsatisfactorily, 

 in the Newmarket First Spring Meeting, by running third 

 and last for the CofTee Room Stakes of 50 sovs. each. Lord 

 Exeter's Lyons being first, and Duke of Bedford's Prologue, 

 out of place, second. 



But on the Epsom Downs Refraction showed to greater 

 advantage ; the Oaks Stakes brought out the following lot 

 of twenty -one fillies, from a subscription of one hundred 

 and twenty-eight. 



Duke of Richmond's br. f. Refraction, by Glaucus, out of Prism H. Bell 



Mr Bennett's ch. f. Hope, by Gladiator Marlow 



Major Yarburgh's b. f. Miss Sarah, by Gladiator, out of Easter . . . . J. Holmes 



Lord Chesterfield's ch. f. Lady Wildair, by Hornsea Whiteliouse 



Mr Rogers's b. f. Glee, by Touchstone, out of Harmony Bartholomew 



Sir C. Monk's b. f. by Physician, out of Castaway T. Lye 



Mr Worthington's ch. f. Lancashire Witch, by Tomboy Templeman 



Lord G. Bentinck's br. f. Rose of Cashmere, by Bay Middleton Esling- 



Mr Gully's ch. f. Maid of Orleans, by Jereed J. Day, jun. 



Mr Armstrong's b. f. Venus (sister to Vulcan), by Vtrulani Murphy 



Mr Liley's b. f. Stamp, by Emilius, out of Receipt, by Rowton Artliur 



Lord lilglinton's br. f. Plaudit, by Tomboy Marson 



Lord G. Bentinck's ch. f. Miss Elis, by Stockport W. Howlett 



