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French trainer to be allowed to see the horses, as they will
have to look a long time before, they will see another
Gladiateur ; and I am afraid it will be a long time before
hlr. Jennings will be able to fulfil the promise he made to
tho bookmakers when they invited him to a grand dinner
after scratching Gladiateur• for the Goodwood Cup. But
to return to the subject. King Alfred's best performance
was in the Criterion, when Loonie only baat him a head
for second place to Rosicrucian; but, as I statA last week,
Leonie was not herself on that occasion, which made Sir
Joseph's horse look such a clinker, but it should be re-
membered that Lictor beat King Alfred the same week,
giving him 51bs., nearly as easy as Rosicrucian did, and Lictor
cut up very badly at Shrewsbury, about a week after. Never-
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Restitution by King Tom out of Rest's dam is the best-
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favourite, but was disappointed in the race, as Edwards
said he got shut in and never could get through his
horses, or he would have won nevertheless. Restitution
did not disgrace himself, but his two next performances
were only moderate, as he was last in the July Stakes to
Lady Elizabeth ; he is in the Two Thousand. as well as
King Alfred, and I fully expect both those horses will win
races before the year is over, and if they should improve
with time, some good ones too ; and I promise your
'readers to keep them well posted with their doings from
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SCULLERS' RACE FOR £lOO.

A scullers' race for £5O a-side was rowed on Saturday
afternoon, over the metropolitan course, between Benjamin
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and notwithstanding nOtwithstanding the dismal state of the weather was
largely attended. The men aro about the same age, and both
watermen, but there is a great disparity in their height
and weight; Edwards weighing considerably over 11 stone,
while his opponent is well under nine stone, and stands
four or five inches lower. Each has attained consider-
able notoriety, Coombes having won Doggett's Coat and
Badge, and figured well in other matches; while Ed-
wards' principal victory has been over Tons Pocock, and
the fact of his having displayed great improvement within
the last twelvemonth, caused his friends to lay 2 and 3
to lon him freely. Citizen B accompanied and conveyed
the umpires, Mr. Wilcox for Edwards, and J. A. Calla for
Coombes ; Mr. C. Bush being referee. Edwards won the
station, but did not get the lead, although he was soon
alongside his man. They then rowed a capital race to the
London Boat-house, where Coombes spurted half a length
ahead, and presently they were indistinctly observed
fouling in the fog. Coombes got away to the Crab Tree,
where they fouled again, and aftei this they were all over
the river, fouling repeatedly, and although Coombes
maintained his lead to the end, on the umpires appealing
to the referee, that functionary gate the race to Edwards,
with good reason.