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yesterday. Bramble's running was very satis- 

 factory yesterday, as he not only showed speed 

 but ajDpeared to run on too : the ground was 

 rather heavy also. Young John Day, carrying 9 st. 

 1 lb. on a three-year-old, made strong play — such 

 strong play that he began whipping his horse before 

 he had gone half a mile ! ! ! Sam Rogers and 

 young John Day both thought Bramble would have 

 beat Kate Kearney colt, at even weights ; but 

 8 lb. and such riding as that of young John Day's 

 would make a mighty difference. However, assum- 

 ing this to be the fact, and that the Queen of 

 the Gipsies and Pompey are where they were 

 last October — viz., a dead heat at even weights — 

 Bramble would give them a stone, and, if we have 

 made no mistake. Gaper would give them two 

 stone apiece, which would make him beat Cother- 

 stone just as easy as he beat him last year. Would 

 to goodness I could hope that you could again 

 bring him sound and right to the post ! I am 

 quite satisfied now that Gaper was lamed in the 

 false starts, and that he ran that race with New 

 Brighton on three legs. Discord being such a 

 hard - pulling horse, and William Howlett upon 

 him. It is impossible there can have been any 

 mistake about that gallop between him and Gaper ; 

 and having only 7 st. 5 lb. on his back, there can 

 be no excuse for him ao-alnst the hill, 



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