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Sir F. Standislj's b. c. Spread Eagle, by Volunteer out of 

 Eaule's dam ---------1 



Lord E'Tremont's b. c. Caustic, brother to Precipitate - - 2 

 Sir F. Poole's br. c. Peiter, by Fortunio out of i\Iica:ia - 3 



Mr. Dawson's b. c. Diamond, by Highflyer out of Screveton's 

 dam ----..--..4 



Lord Grosvenor's b. c. Yorkshire Bite, by Pot-8-os out of Sting 5 



Also ran : Lord Egremont's b. c, by Mercury, dam 

 by Highflyer; Duke of Bedford's br. c. Brass, brother 

 to Hermione, by Sir Peter; ^Ir, Durand's br. c. by 

 Sal tram out of Pyrffimons, dam by Eclipse ; i\Ir. 

 Kallet's ch. c. Volunteer, dam by Herod ; Mr. O'Kelly's 

 br. c. by Volunteer, diim by Evergreen ; Mr. Turner's 

 b. c. Miller, by Volunteer out of Maid of the Mill. 

 ]>ettlng : 5 to 2 against Spread Eagle, 5 to 2 against 

 Lord Egremont's colt (dam by Highflyer), 3 to 1 

 against Yorkshire Bite, 9 to 1 against Peiter. A, 

 "Wheatly rode the winner, and the value of the prize 

 would be 1,400 tjuineas. 



Lord Egremont's Platina, sister to Silver, won the 

 Oaks. The filly was ridden by Fitzpatrick, who had 

 twice before proved the successful jockey of the ladies' 

 race. Lord Grosvenor's Ariadne ran second. There 

 Avere forty-two subscribers and eleven runners, but 

 only the above two were placed. The winner and 

 another filly of Lord Egremont's were quoted in the 

 betting at 3 to 1 asjainst them. 



The race for the Derby Stakes (the seventeenth) was 



run on Thursday, May 12th, and was again Avon by 



^^(jj,, Sir F. Standish, the victorious horse being 



Dideiot. ridden by J. Arnull, the value of the stakes 

 'being' 1,400 guineas. Out of forty-five nominated for 

 the race, eleven ran. 



