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gradual falling off, both in the value of the stakes and in 

 the number of runners, but even now the prizes are well 

 worth winning, and it must be borne in mind that they are 

 of fairly even character, with the exception of the Selling 

 Plates, and that there is no monster stake to attract the 

 crowd, as has become the custom at several of the en- 

 closures. To go into figures, the actual stakes to the winners 

 in 1900 were: On Tuesday, 3,515; on Wednesday, 2,859; 

 on Thursday, 6,605 ; on Friday, 2,267. Total, 15,246. 

 This is a capital total, and moreover the programme pulls 

 to pieces fairly well, though long-distance racing is not so 

 much in evidence as at Ascot. The following table shows 

 the various distances over which last year's races were 

 run : 



The Goodwood Cup . .{>, 



Goodwood Stakes . 



Gratwicke Stakes ;* 



Craven Stakes . . .*, 



Drayton Handicap . ; , 



Chesterfield Cup .,.,, ^ ; - H 



Charlton Handicap , t , 



,, Sussex Stakes lt . r 



Corinthian Plate ^ . , 4 |, 



Visitors' Plate ,../. 'I 



,, Nassau Stakes . _ . 



Ham Stakes "'? r "1 



,, Stewards' Cup 



Richmond Stakes . !v : 



Prince of Wales' Stakes 



,, Findon Stakes 



,, Rous Memorial Stakes r-/. 



Molecomb Stakes . \ r -f 



West Dean Stakes . 



,, Halnaker Stakes 



,, Sweepstakes of ^125 



Selling Plate (two-year-olds) 



,, Lavant Stakes 



Selling Plate (two-year-olds) 



Singleton Plate 



Chichester Stakes . 



Selling Stakes (all ages) 



2 1 miles. 

 *\ 



i * 

 mile 2 furlongs. 



2 



2 



6 furlongs. 



6 



6 



6 



6 



6 

 6 



