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chestnut, reminding one not a little of his 

 celebrated mother, Cruiskeen. Robinson, 

 his jockey, in spite of having been very 

 much off in the spring, and obliged to sub- 

 stitute a dressing-gown for the sweaters 

 during the first three Newmarket Meetings, 

 looked as fresh as paint, and in wonderful 

 spirits, not hesitating to declare that he 

 would frighten the crack amazingly, if he 

 did not beat him. Windischgratz went as 

 if he had seven-leagued boots on, and seemed 

 to get over an enormous space of ground at 

 each stride ; but although there was no fault 

 to find with his condition, several spectators 

 took objection to his light middle-piece. 

 Bolingbroke did infinite credit to the pre- 

 siding genius of the Palace stable, and the 

 only fault brought against him was that his 

 action was a little expensive. Chatterbox 

 was not liked ; while The Italian was de- 

 cidedly the compactest and smallest horse 

 in the race. He presented a great contrast 

 to Beehunter, who, although a fine slashing 

 animal, was sadly too narrow in his back, 

 and showed symptoms of having had quite 

 enough of it this vear. Poor Mildew had 



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