■^ Reign of Queen Victoria, 1 837-1 901 



enormous crowds attended the meeting of 1857. The 

 course was well kept, thanks to the new rails that had 

 been put up. Among the visitors present were : Prince 

 Edward of Saxe-Weimar, the Duke of Cambridge, Duke 

 of Beaufort, Duke of Montrose, the Russian Ambassador, 



A SKETCH BY JOHN LEECH 

 You going to Hascot, Bill ?" " Why, yes, I'm going to chaperong this young lady down by the rail " 



Earl of Wilton, Lord Londesborough, Marquis of Ailesbury, 

 Lord Enfield, Lord Drogheda, Lord Suffield, Lord Sidney 

 Osborne, Lord Annesley, Lord Clifden, Marquis of Bath, 

 Marquis of Anglesea, Earl of Derby, Earl of Zetland, 

 Earl of Cork, Lord G. Manners, Lord Portsmouth, Earl of 

 Chesterfield, Lord Burleigh, Lord Althorp, Earl of Sefton, 

 Lord Bateman, Earl of Harewood, Lord Scarborough, Earl 



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