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went to Mr Gratwicke, his filly Countess winning in a 

 canter. The Derby, the all exciting Derby, Lord Eglinton 

 obtained. The Flying Dutchman winning, from the heavy 

 state of the turf, with difficulty. The Oaks went to the 

 best mare. Lady Evelyn ; it must have been peculiarly gra- 

 tifying to my Lord of Chesterfield thus to win with the 

 produce of his Leger and Oaks winners. Manchester was 

 a good meeting, but we can but mention that Sylvan won 

 the Tradesmen's Cup by three quarters of a length. 



Ascot Heath Meeting once more rejoiced in the presence 

 of Her Majesty, fair weather and good sport attended on 

 her. Her Majesty's Vase produced one of the best races 

 on record, won by Lord Exeter's Glenalvon by a head, a 

 dead heat between Cossack and Canezou for second place. 

 Borneo (late Dotheboys) was the winner of the Ascot Foal 

 Stakes, beating a host of the Derby aspirants. Lady Eve- 

 lyn won the Coronation in a canter. Officious came out in 

 good form, and carried off" the Fernhill Stakes in capital 

 style. The Emperor's Plate was a treat, it brought out 

 Van Tromp, Chanticleer, Cossack, and Collingwood ; Van 

 Tromp secured it by half a length. Blarney obtained the 

 New Stakes, beating William the Conqueror by a neck, and 

 a good field of youngsters. Passing by Newton, Bibury, 

 Stockbridge, and a multitude of other provincials, we 

 come to 



Newcastle-upon-Tyne, where the sport goes on increasing 

 both in quantity and quality. Mulgrave obtained the Tyro 

 from some decent two year olds. The Northumberland 

 Plate, the crack race of the meeting, with its seventy-two 

 subscribers, fifty of whom accepted, brought out a dozen to 

 contest for it; won easily by John Cosser by two lengths. 

 In the Hotspur Elthiron met his Epsom competitor Robert 

 de Brus, and beat him and two others in a canter. Ithania 

 won a Produce Stakes, but ran last for the Tyne, won by 



