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advertised as a £16,000 stake, but it has not caught on with the public, like 

 most of the events that are advertised to be raced for at Oadby. Kusticus 

 has won the prize two years in succession, its value being £5,347 last year 

 and £4,205 last September. Compare these big stakes to the Derby, Oaks, 

 and St. Leger, and we find that the "old timers," as they are now remodelled, 

 are steadily improving. Thus the Derby in 1889 was only worth £4,050 ; 

 in 1890 it rose to £5,930 ; in 1891 to £5,510 ; and in 1892 to £6,960. Good 

 old Derby ! The St. Leger has also gone up, being worth but £4,800 in 

 1889, £5,125 in 1890, £4,300 in 1891, and £5,270 in 1892. The Oaks in 1889 

 Avas worth £2,600; in 1890, £4,400; in 1891, £4,405 ; and in 1892, £5,270. 

 Take these figures as they stand above, and they show a tremendous balance 

 in favour of the old-fashioned races over the modern "Frankensteins." 



