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left entirely to the committee, or to those to whom they may depute 

 the management of the matter. 



It is indispensable, therefore, that all applications which may 

 have been already made to the Hon. Secretary, and entered by him, 

 as well as future applications, shall be considered simply as Pro- 

 visional, and not at all as entitling the applicant to the right of a 

 nomination hereafter, in any of the Challenge Stakes. 



A memorandum has been made of the names of those who have 

 applied to the Hon. Secretary ; but, with the view of facilitating 

 the eventual selection, it will be very obliging, if all those who may 

 be desirous to compete in a match, which promises to be one of 

 unusual interest, should at once communicate with the committee. 



It is recommended, wherever it may be possible, that the 

 owners of greyhounds shall endeavour at once to ascertain 

 which are the most promising puppies, and forward full particulars 

 to the committee, with names, ages, pedigrees, &c. The specifica- 

 tion of their size and weight would also be useful. 



It is taken for granted that parties who may be anxious to com- 

 pete in the match will also enter their puppies in the unlimited 

 Open Produce Stakes, so as not to be without the opportunity ot 

 running their greyhounds in a good stake, should they ultimately 

 not be selected for the Challenge Stakes, such entry for the Produce 

 Stakes to be made in due course to the Hon. Secretary, in pursuance 

 of the advertisment. 



The present intention (should time and opportunity admit of its 

 being carried out) is to appoint some day, of which notice will be 

 given in the Autumn, previous to the Amesbury Meeting on which 

 preliminary trials shall be arranged in the presence of a selected 

 body of competent public coursers, to determine who shall be the 

 champion representatives in the Challenge Stakes : and it is ex- 

 pected that owners of greyhounds engaged in this competition will 

 cheerfully agree to abide by the selection which shall be thus made. 



All communications on the part of the world, in regard to the 

 Challenge Stakes, should be addressed to 



THE COMMITTEE FOR THE AMESBURY MATCH, 

 15, Great Stanhope Street, May Fair, IV. , London^ 



London, March 19, 1864. 



1 The address given at the end of this circular was that of Mr. Marjoribanks 

 (of Messrs. Coutts and Co.), who undertook the chief direction of the arrange- 

 ments on the part of the World. 



