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of Dalkeith, Marquis of Stafford, Lord Cavendish, Lord 

 Vilhers, Earl Granville, Lord Raglan, Lord Malmesbury, 

 Lord Mountcharles, Lord Hardwicke, Marquis of Conyngham, 

 Marquis of Waterford, Baron Rothschild, Sir W. Milner, 

 Sir Robert Peel, Hon. J. Stuart Wortley, General Peel, 

 Colonel Ferguson, Mr. H. Lowther, Mr. J. Garrard, Sir 

 Joseph Hawley, Colonel Campbell, Sir \V. Codrington, 

 Count Batthyany, Admiral Rous, Mr. G. Payne, Colonel 

 Vyse, Captain Smyth, Colonel Forester, Sir R. W. Bulkeley, 

 Mr. S. R. Batson, Sir W. W. Wynne, Mr. Sloane Stanley,, 

 and Captain White. 



Lord Londesborough's colours were successful in the 

 Royal Hunt Cup, while the Vase was cleverly captured by 

 Mr. Howard's Arsenal, who, although last at the start, 

 quickly out-distanced his competitors. The Triennial was 

 also a good race, and resulted in a win for Aleppo by a 

 short head. In the Gold Cup some champions were in 

 the field, including winners of the St. Leger, Ascot Cup, 

 Goodwood Cup, Champagne Stakes, and Chester Cup. 

 Skirmisher seemed determined to win, and from the start 

 went like the wind, and it was all Charlton could do to 

 steady him up the hill. Fordham on Chevalier, however, 

 led them at a rare pace: at one time he seemed twenty lengths 

 ahead, but, as they got into the straight, the struggle was 

 grand : Chevalier fell back next the rails, Jemmy was fourth 

 and handy, Saunterer in the middle (seemingly running away 

 with his boy, who had lost his cap), and Charlton on the 

 outside, with his horse going like a lion. And the result : — 



Lord Zetland's b c. Skirmisher by Voltigeur, 3 yrs. (Charlton) i 



Mr. John Robson's br. c. Gemma di Vergy, 3 years (Hughes) . 2 



Mr. John Jackson's bl. c. Saunterer, 3 years (Bray) . . 3 



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