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Ceres won this yjai'd Oaks, boating eleven com- 

 petitors. 



Only six of the tbirty-four horses entered started for 



the Derby of 1783, the winner proving to be Saltrarn, 



jr-gg a colt nominated by Mr. Parker. It was 



Sdtmm. described as brother to Speianza, by 

 Eclipse out of Virago, by Snaj3, and gave another win- 

 ning mount to Hindley, who rode Young Eclipse on 

 the second of the series of races for the Derby. Colonel 

 O'Kelly ran second with Dungannon, also 'an Eclipse 

 horse ;' the same gentleman ran another ' Eclipse,' 

 named Cornet. The colt which was placed third was 

 Mr. Stapleton's Parlington, by Morwick Ball out of 

 Miss Skeggs, by Matchem. The other runners were 

 the Duke of Queensberry's Gonzales, brother to 

 Slander, by Herod, placed fourth, and Mr. Davis's 

 eh. c. by Herod, dam by Eclipse. Betting on the race : 

 5 to 2 as^ainst Saltrarn, 5 to 2 asfuinst Cornet, to 1 ])un- 

 trannon, 8 to 1 Gonzales, 10 to 1 the other two colts. 

 It is not stated whether or not the 100 guineas to the 

 second horse was bestowed this j'car. Value of the 

 stakes, 900 guineas. 



The Oaks of this year also fell to Lord Grosvenor, by 

 the aid of his ch. tilly Maid of the Oaks, which started 

 favourite (4 to 1 against), beating nine others. 



The race still continues to be run on Thursday. 



This year it was decided on May 20Lh, victory falling 



y.^^^ to Colonel O'Kelly, by means of Serjeant, by 



SerjeHut. Eclipse out of Aspasia, bj' Herod, who was 

 ridden by J. Arnull. Lord Grosvenor's gr. c. Carlo 



