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over the Waf-hington Course, it becomes important to take measures for 

 securing a sure and prompt compliance with the conditions, which may 

 be attached to such stakes : Be it, therefore — 



Resolved, That whenever a subscriber to a Sweepstakes opened, to be 

 run over the Washington Course, shall fail either to pay up his forfeit 

 for not starting, at or before the time of starting, or otherwise comply 

 with the conditions of the stake, he shall not be allowed to enter a horse 

 for any purse or stake, to be run for over the Course, until all such lia- 

 bilities be cancelled, and permission for entry to the purses or stakes be 

 given by the Stewards, or the Clerk, for satisfactory reasons assigned. 



The Sweepstakes for 3 yr. olds, which occupied so much of public at- 

 tention and conversation, previous to its decision on Wednesday, and 

 has afforded so much matter of congratulation, since it has been over, 

 even to those who lost, as the result has shown that a field of better 

 bred ones have rarely, if ever, been brought to the Post in this country, 

 and acquitted themselves with more signal eclat. The subscribers to this 

 stake who started horses, may lay "this flattering unction to their soul," 

 that they own a good horse, and will, in all probability, be well repaid, 

 by some future achievement, for any disappointment experienced now. 

 That the knowing ones calculate upon this, may be deduced from the 

 fact, that overtures have already been made for the purchase of the Shark 

 colt at a high figure ; and although the " Revenue" did contrive to Row 

 the Rio Orande " up Salt river," or as the little boys have thought proper 

 to pronounce it, " Rye Brandy," nevertheless his owner still continues 

 confident of his powers, and in excellent spirits as to his future career, 

 and will not consent to part with him even at a long price. 



The more we reflect upon the issue of this race, the better satisfied 

 are we, that a finer two mile race has never been run on our Course — 

 we have conversed with many on this subject, conversant with the most 

 remarkable events of the Turf, by whom it is generally conceded, that 

 they have never known it surpassed in interest, and in the time made. It 

 should be recollected that there were four heats, and that each was close- 

 ly contested, with only a deviation of time between the fastest and slow- 

 est of six seconds and three-quarters — the fastest heat, which was the 

 second, having been run in 3 m. 41^ sec, and the slowest, being the 

 fourth, run in 3 m. 54 sec. 



The winner pocketted two thousand four hundred and fifty dollars — a 

 pretty little crura for our Virginia friends, and which, we trust, in addi- 

 tion to the inducements we can offer, "of a fair field and no f;xvor," and 

 the delights of friendly interchanges, always so acceptable to the heart 



