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good pace, waited upon by Twilight, Athewone, and Pel-
lucid, in the order we have given them, to the distance,
where Twilight was in difficulties, and in a faw strides fur-
ther she was passed by Atherstene, who took his place at
the quarters of Camerino, the pair running together to the
stand, where the favourite obtained a clear lead, and won in
a canter by three lengths, a like distance separating the
second and third, a bad fourth.

Grand Stand Plate of 50 soya (handicap). Winners extra.

One mile.
Lord Westmoreland's Clementi, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b

- - (G. Fordham) 1
Mr. Weysford's Consternation, 3 yrs, Gst 7lb _

(J. Grimshaw) 2
Mr. Howell's Mary Stuart, 5 yrs, 6st 71b (Arnull) 3
Bettin-7 to 4 on Clementi, and 5 to 2 agst Mary Stuart.
Mary Stuart shortly after. reaching the post jumped
round and bolted, passed the Stand over the hill towards
the town, and when again taken back she bolted towards
the mile-and-half post, then wheeled round, and came on to
the diAance. She was led back, when Consternation gave
evidence of the same unruly conduct, and upwards of an
hour was lost before they could be got away, Consternation
made play, followed by Mary Stuart and the favourite, into
the bottom, where Mary Stuart was run out, and Clementi
Tbwahesdnetattßkhoeriinrsgdih.n waiting to the Stand, where, after a semblance of
a race, he took a clear lead and won by half a length ; a
of t
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3-yrs
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Weight
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for age. Certain winners extra, with allowances. The
Old Course, about two miles. 20 subs.
Lord W. Powlett's Piste, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Rogers) 1
Mr. Astley's Atherstone, 4 yrs, 9st ........ (Fordham) 2
Mr. Naylor's Feu de Joie, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Challoner) 3
Mr. W. H. Mundy's Watchfire, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (Reeves) 4
Betting-7 to 4 agst Atherstone, 3to 1 agst Watchfire,
and 100 to 30 each agst Paste and Feu de Joie.
Rogers, immediately the flag was lowered, took Paste to
the front, and made the running at an indifferent pace,
which mended as they descended the hill to the Bristol mile
post, Watchfire going on second, the favourite next, with
Feu de Joie lying up. In this order they entered the
straight, where Atherstone drew forward, and on their
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he took the second
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and came
smtaenodn,
where Fordham made an attempt to get up, but was never
enabled so to do, and was beaten, after a fine race, by a long
head; three lengths between the second and third; Watch-
fire finished a bad fourth.