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4. — Mr. Sparrows Badger. 



Beading 50?. Plate, 4 miles. 1753. 



Mr, Sparrow's Badger not arriving in time for 

 the first heat, the stewards agTeed that he should 

 start for the second heat if he performed the 

 distance by himself in 9 min. 20 sec, which was 

 the time Poor Kobin, 10 si. 5 lb., ran the first heat 

 in ; but Badger not performing the 4 niiles under 

 10 min., was deemed distanced. 



b.—Botli Horses Throivn — Singular Judgment. 



Chelmsford Kaces, 1797. 



On the Thursday, Sir C. Banbury's Cedar and 

 Mr. Perron's Peeping Tom started for the Maiden 

 Plate, heats. Not far from the ending-post, both 

 horses were thrown down by a servant employed 

 to clear the course riding across them. Peeping 

 Tom died soon afterwards. Cedar was brought 

 round and carried in his weight, but did not go 

 round for a second heat. 



It being objected that Cedar was not entitled to 

 the plate, not having won a second heat, the mat- 

 ter was referred to a committee of the Jockey 

 Club, who determined that Peeping Tom being 

 distanced the first heat, it was not necessary for 



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