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biter won one 100 sovs. Sweepstakes, and Corsican an- 

 other ; while The Fiddler played his party into good tune 

 by his performance for a 50 sovs. Sweepstakes for colts, who 

 immediately backed him heavily for the Derby. But Tisi- 

 phone^s like performance for the one for fillies, had not the 

 same effect with regard to the Oaks. The Port was reduced 

 to a match between Conyngham and Red Hart, won by the 

 former, through Robinson's matchless horsemanship, cleverly 

 by a length. Various walks over terminated a rather vapid 

 meeting. 



The Newmarket First Spring Meeting was but indiifer- 

 ently attended : the exceeding coldness of the atmosphere, 

 accompanied with heavy showers, preventing all but the 

 thorough-going turfite from visiting it : the sport, however, 

 was of first rate order. The various produce stakes fur- 

 nished some good races. Glendower carried off the 200 

 sovs. Sweepstakes and the Newmarket easily, but was beaten 

 by Flatcatcher by a neck for the 2000 Gs. Canezou made 

 a good race for the 1000 Gs., beating Vexation by half a 

 length, Prairie Bird third, Lola Montez, Miss Orbell, and 

 Attraction among the not placed. The Coffee Room went 

 to Col. Peel, Sesostris being the winner; and Iodine gave 

 him a 50 sovs. Sweepstakes, beating Comet easily. Prairie 

 Bird won the Evergreen, beating Sable cleverly. Some 

 good matches were well contested, and afforded considerable 

 interest. 



Chester Spring Meeting has become one of all absorbing 

 interest to the turfite, the Tradesmen's Plate being one of 

 the heaviest bettmg races of the year. Collingwood ran a 

 match with Blackie for the Grosvenor Stakes, and beat him. 

 Athelstane obtained the Chesterfield handicap by a head, 

 after an exceedingly hard contest. The Tradesmen's Plate 

 brought thirty-four horses to the post, which, by an arrange- 

 <nc'nt peculiar to Chester, were started in three ranks, Peep- 



