MISCELLANEA. 
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The Lengths of the Newmarket and other 
Courses. 
N. B. 1760 yards are a mile ; 220 yards are a furlong ; 
240 yards are a distance. 
Miles. 
Fur. 
Yards. 
The Beacon Course is .... 
4 
1 
138 
The Round Course 
3 
4 
187 
Last three miles of B. C. ... 
3 
0 
45 
Ditch-in 
2 
0 
97 
The last mile and a distance of B. C. 
1 
1 
156 
Ancaster mile 
1 
0 
18 
From the turn of the Lands in . . 
0 
5 
184 
Clermont Course (from the Ditch to 
the Duke’s stand) 
1 
5 
217 
Audley End Course (from the starting 
post of the T. Y. C. to the end of 
the B. C.) about 
1 
6 
0 
Across the flat 
1 
2 
24 
Rowley mile 
1 
0 
1 
Ditch mile 
0 
7 
178 
Abingdon mile 
0 
7 
211 
Two middle miles of B. C. . . . 
1 
7 
125 
Two years old course (on the flat) . 
0 
5 
136 
New ditto (part of the Banbury mile) 
0 
5 
136 
Yearling course 
0 
2 
47 
Banbury mile 
0 
7 
248 
Ascot Heath. 
The two-mile course is a circular one, of which the last half 
is called the old mile. The new mile is straight, and up hill all 
the way. The T. Y. C. is five furlongs and 166 yards. 
Epsom. 
The old course, now seldom used except for the cup, is two 
miles of an irregular circular form, the first mile up hill. The 
new Derby course is exactly a mile and a half, and somewhat in 
the form of a horseshoe ; the first three quarters of a mile may 
be considered as straight running, the bend in the course being 
very trifling, and the width very great; the next quarter of a 
mile is in a gradual turn, and the last half mile straight. The 
first half mile is on the ascent, the next third of a mile level, and 
