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must be drawn so uncomfortably tight as possibly to prevent 
many horses so treated from winning. 
After such scenes, it was refreshing to witness the example 
set by the Prince of Wales and Lord Strathnairn in their 
match, both as to weight and distance. Here was no five 
furlong scramble, with boys up riding helter-skelter from one 
post to the other; but a four-mile race, with men as jockeys, 
which tested the merits of the horse, the skill of the rider, 
and the ability of the trainer. This worthy example set by 
England’s future king, himself a member of the Jockey Club, 
should bear good fruit. 
The Master of the Horse has given us the different weights 
each horse has to carry for a Queen's Plate in a tabu- 
lated form which I append as useful for reference. And I 
1 The following is the official table referred to, the weights being fixed by the 
Master of the Horse, and sanctioned by the Jockey Club :— 
QUEEN’S PLATE WEIGHTS. 
Age. ant ee, May. June. July. August. |September| October. |November 
TWO MILES AND LESS THAN TWO MILES AND aA QUARTER. 
st. Ib. st. Jb. st. Ib. st. lb. st. Ib. st. Ib. st. Ib. st. Ib. 
Three years.. 79 7 11 8 o 8 3 8 5 8 7 8 8 8 9 
Four years... oF y 7 9 °7 G7 97 97 o 7 07 
Five years ... I0 0 Io 0 913 9 12 9 12 g 12 g Ir Q IL 
Six and aged Io 2 10 2 I0 0 9 13 9 12 g 12 g It gli 
TWO MILES AND A QUARTER AND LESS THAN THREE MILES. 
Three years.. 7 8 79 7 10 9 oe 8 x 8 3 8 5 8 5 
Four years... o 7 9 7 9 7 97 oF 9 7 97 o 3 
Five years ... ro © Io I I0 oO 10 0 9 13 9 13 9 12 g 12 
Sixand aged | 10 4 Io 3 Io 2 Io - 10 0 I0 oO 9 13 9 12 
THREE MILES AND LESS THAN THREE MILES AND A HALF. 
Three years.. 7°7 7 8 7 11 8 o 8 2 8 4 8 8 6 
Four years... 9% 9-37: 97 9 7 9 7 9 7 9 7 0 3% 
Five years ... 10 2 Io 2 Io 1 10 I I0 oO Io oO 9 13 9 13 
Six and aged to 5 Io 4 10 3 Io 2 10 1 Io I Io 0 9 13 
THRRE MILES AND A HALF AND UPWARDS. 
Three years.. 7 3 fae 7 6 7 9 7 Ir 7 13 8 1 8 2 
Four YEATS oe 9 7 9 7 97 9 7 97 Cis oS 7 9 7 
Five years ... Io 4 Io 4 10 3 IQ 12. Io 2 Io Io o 10 oO 
Six and aged | 10 8 10 7 io 6 10 5 Io 4 Io 3 10 2 io r 
This table, though complete in itself, and for its special purpose, requires, as I 
have observed, enlargement for general use. It assigns no weights for distances 
