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beat Gladiateur. The Frenchman led by Jennings was in 

 splendid condition and passed the chair 40 lengths in front 

 of Regalia. 



There was a Spring Meeting in 1867, held in the first 

 week in May, when an exciting race was run between the 

 three celebrated horses, Friponnier, Knight of the Garter, 

 and Opoponax, for the second year of the First Spring 

 Biennial. The Knight was in good form and won in a 

 canter by three lengths, Friponnier second, and Opoponax 

 a bad third. Sir Joseph Hawley, who was known as the 

 lucky Baronet, succeeded in capturing three of the prizes. 



When the Summer Meeting commenced, it was in 

 unsettled weather, and the Royal Hunt Cup was run in 

 drenching rain. Thirty competitors went to the post, 

 Camellia being favourite. The few who backed Jasper at 

 30 to I had fortune on their side, for he romped home a 

 winner, leaving Camellia a long way behind. Mr. Chaplin 

 won ^5,000, the fact of his own lad Jeffery riding the 

 Son of King Tom inducing the owner of Hermit to back 

 the horse. 



The Prince of Wales on this occasion went from 

 Cliveden to Windsor with the Duke of Sutherland, and 

 and was there met by the royal carriages. When the 

 Royal procession moved up the Course, headed by Lord 

 Colville, as Master of the Buckhounds, wearing his silver 

 couples (the badge of Office), and followed by Mr. King, 

 the Royal Huntsman, with Whips, Royal Park Keepers, 

 Footmen, Postilions, gay with scarlet and gold, there was 

 great cheering, in which the bookmakers joined heartily 

 from their new enclosure. This had been made for them 

 by railing off a portion of the lawn in front o^ the Iron 



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