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Elthiron won. The Flying Dutchman gave us another 

 taste of his quality by flying off with the 200 sovs. Produce 

 Stakes. The Liverpool Cup, for which eleven started, was 

 won cleverly by a length by Executor : and the St Leger, 

 which brought four to the post, Flatcatcher secured by 

 three lengths. 



The Goodwood Meeting suffered from the boisterous 

 state of the atmosphere, the presence of company being 

 considerably limited as a consequence, though the sport 

 was undeniable. The Lavant Glauca obtained easily by a 

 length. The Drawing Room was run as a match between 

 Sword player and Glen dower, and produced a dead heat, 

 the deciding course S wordplay er won by two lengths, the 

 betting being 6 to I on Glendower. Tadmor secured the 

 Ham Stakes by two lengths from a field of seven ; and the 

 Gratwicke went to Distaflina. While the 300 sovs., 

 Sweepstakes produced considerable interest, as tending to 

 decide the respective merits of Van Tromp and Cossack, 

 who ran a mach for it ; the former won in a canter by 

 upwards of one hundred yards ! The Hero suffered de- 

 feat by a length for the Queen's Guineas from Footstool. 

 The Stewards' Cup brought a large field to the post, which 

 The Admiral obtained, after a severe struggle, by a neck 

 from Landrail, The Prior of St Margaret's half a length 

 from the second. Chanticleer carried off the Goodwood 

 Stakes, and Buffalo Gal the Cowdray. The 200 sovs. filly 

 Stakes for two year olds, went to Sir R. W. Bulkeley, won 

 by his Picaroon filly, out of Bonny Bonnet ; and Glen- 

 alvon won the Sussex by a head. The Molecomb Mr F. 

 Clarke's Mr Milner obtained by a length. Van Tromp 

 again came out a winner for the Goodwood Cup. Honey- 

 comb cantered off with the 25 sovs. Sweepstakes, beating 

 Mounseer, and Bolus won the 200 sovs. Stakes for two 

 year olds by half a length. The Racing Stakes })rought 



