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Saturday, June 15th, ^^50 for horses, etc., that had not won a 

 plate in the year 1793 ; 4-year-olds, 7 st. 11 lb. ; 5 -year-olds, 

 8 St. 6 lb.; 6-year-olds, 8 st. 12 lb.; and aged, 9 st. i lb., 

 3-mile heats. 



Lord Oxford's bay horse Bruiser, by Boxer, 6 

 years ....... 



Mr. O'Kelly's Gunpowder, aged . 



Mr. Parker's Ensign, 5 years 



Lord Belfast's chestnut horse Hawk, 6 years 



5 to 4 on the field ; and after the first heat, 7 to 4 on Gunpowder ; 

 after the second heat, 3 to i, he won. 



A Handicap Plate of ;^50. 3-mile heats. 



Mr. Harris's Serpent by Eclipse, aged, 8 st. 7 lb 

 Duke of Oueensberry's Bustler, aged, 9 st. 

 Mr. Darby's Bashful, aged, 8 st. 2 lb. 

 Mr. Serle's Degville, 5 years, 8 st. 2 lb. 

 Mr. Sawbridge's Emma, 4 years, 6 st. 12 lb. 

 Mr. Richardson's Warrior, 4 years, 7 st. 2 lb 

 Mr. C. W. White's Jericho, aged, 7 st. 8 lb. 

 Bustler the favourite. 



A Subscription of 10 guineas each, the new mile, rode by the 

 owners. 



Mr. Lee's bay horse, 5 years, 1 1 st. . . . .1 



Mr. Gore's grey horse, aged, 1 1 st. 7 lb. . . .2 



Mr. Cookson's bay mare, Sal Williams, aged, I2st. . 3 



Mr. Clerk's chestnut horse, Merry Bachelor . . 4 



It will be seen that the second day's programme 

 consisted of only two items, but when it is remembered 

 that there were three heats of two miles each, and the 

 same horses competed in each heat, it will be understood 

 that some considerable time would be required to get 

 through it. 



Racing started at one o'clock precisely, and exclusive 



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