From the turn of the Lands, in

Clermont Course (from the Ditch to the Duke's
Stand)

Audley End Course (from the starting-post of
the T.Y. C. to the end of the B.C.) about

Across the Flat

Rowley Mile

Ditch Mile

Abingdon Mile

Two Middle Miles of B. C.

Two yrs old Course (on the Flat)

New ditto (part of the Bunbury Mile)
Yearling Course

Bunbury Mile

Cesarewitch Course (from the starting-post of
T. M. M. to the end of the Flat)

Cambridgeshire Course, last Mile and a distance

ABINGDON-Is a flat Course, a mile and a quarter round, and within half a mile of the town.

ASCOT HEATH-Is a circular Course, short of 2 miles by 66 yards; the first half of it is nearly all on the descent, and the last half, which is called the Old Mile, is up hill the greater part of the way. The Swinley Course is the last mile and a half of the above. The New Mile is straight, and up hill all the way. The T.Y.C. is the last 5 furlongs and 136 yards of the New Mile.

AYR-Is a round flat Course of one mile and 330 yards, with a straight run in of a quarter of a mile.

BATH-Is nearly an oval of one mile and a half, with a straight run in of half a mile.

BURTON CONSTABLE.-The Race-course is in the extensive park of Sir Clifford Constable, Bart. of Burton Constable, which is situated about 4 miles from the town of Hedon, and 8 from Hull. The Course is nearly circular, a mile and a quarter, with a straight run in of about 500 yards. It is, on the whole, a level Course, with the exception of the top side, where there is a hill.

CATTERICK BRIDGE.-The Course is an oval, of one mile and 60 yards, almost flat; from the Catterick turn in is a little short of half a mile.

CHATHAM-IS one mile and one furlong. There is a straight run in of a quarter of a mile and 24 rods, which is flat; the opposite side of the Course, which is on lower ground, is also flat. The Course is in one field, and the horses are seen from the Judge's chair all the way round.

CHELMSFORD-Is a round or oval Course, short of 2 miles by about 30 yards, but made up 2 miles by starting between the Distancepost and the Winning-chair. The last half-mile is a rise to the end. There is likewise a straight mile.

CHESTER. A flat Course of one mile and 100 yards round.

CROXTON PARK.-The new Course is pear-shaped, 22 yards short of 2 miles; the run in flat and perfectly straight for 840 yards.

DONCASTER-Is a circular and nearly flat Course of about one mile, 7 furlongs, and 70 yards. The shorter Courses are portions of this circle. The T.Y. C. is 7 furlongs, 214 yards. Red-house in, 5 furlongs, 152 yards.

DUDLEY-IS of oval shape, one mile and a quarter and 18 yards, two-thirds of which are nearly flat, and the remainder rather hilly. The run in is a straight half-mile, with a very gradual rise.

EDINBURGH-IS nearly oval, measuring one mile and a quarter and 46 yards, with a nearly straight run in of half a mile, rising slightly from the distance.

EGHAM. This round or rather oval Course is short of 2 miles by 66 yards, and nearly flat.

EGLINTON PARK-Is an oval Course, 150 yards less than 2 miles ; it is almost flat, with the exception of rather a steep hill about half a mile from the Winning-post. The run in is about half a mile. The T.Y.C. is a straight half-mile.

Ersoи.-The Old Course, now seldom used, is 2 miles, of an irregular circular form, the first mile up hill. The late 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 the remainder is on the descent till within the distance, when the ground again rises. For the new Derby Course (first used in 1848) the horses start in front of Sir G. Heathcote's stables, and run into the late Derby Course at the mile post-this first half-mile is also on the ascent. The new T.Y.C. is 6 furlongs; the old T.Y.C. or Woodcote Course, is something less than 4. The Metropolitan Course is 2 miles and a quarter; for this race the horses start at the Winning-chair and run the back way of the Derby Course as far as the road, when they turn to the right and go round the hill, coming into the Derby Course again about a mile from home, The Craven Course is one mile and a quarter.

EXETER. The Old Course is round, or rather oval, of 2 miles, two-thirds of which are nearly flat, and the remainder rather hilly; the last half-mile is in a straight line, with a little ascent, and beautiful coming in. There is a round and level Course of one mile, recently made, called the New Course, and a Three-mile Course, also nearly level, formed out of the New and Old Courses.

HEREFORD (New Course).- An oval Course of one mile and 330 yards, with a straight run in of about 600 yards.

HUNTINGDON-Is a round or oval Course, flat, short of 2 miles by a distance, with a straight run in of nearly half a mile.

KNUTSFORD-Is a round Course of one mile only, nearly flat,

LEICESTER IS rather oval in shape, a mile and 12 yards, nearly level, with a little hill before coming to the straight run in, which is 540 yards in length, and flat. It is half a mile from the town, on the London road.

LIVERPOOL-Is an oval Course of a mile and a half; one side is gently declining, the other rising from the Canal side, where is the starting-post for the Cup Course and the T.Y.C. There is a straight run in of about 1000 yards.

MANCHESTER (New Course)—Is a triangular Course of one mile and 20 yards, perfectly flat, excepting the straight run in of 700 yards, which has been laid to form a gentle ascent to the Winning

post. It is a large tract of meadow land called Castle Irwell Park, having a gravel bottom, with an alluvial deposit of soil at the top about four feet deep, which renders the turf excellent and the ground soon dry after rain. It is situated in an amphitheatre, being more than three-fourths surrounded by the river Irwell, the opposite sloping banks of which are covered with villas and gardens. Distance about two miles from Manchester.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNX-IS composed of four unequal sides, and nearly approaching to a triangle; the distance round is one mile, 6 furlongs, 82 yards. The T.Y.C. is 6 furlongs. The Courses called Two-mile Course and Mile Course are exactly of the stated distances. There are bills in different parts of the Course.

NEWTON-Is a triangular Course of about a mile and a quarter, with a strong hill, and straight flat run in of nearly half a mile. The Golborne, or Two yrs old Course, is the last half-mile.

NORTHAMPTON-Is an oval Course, one mile and a half and 180 yards round, with a hill half way, and a straight run in of half a mile, which is the Two yrs old Course. There is a good width up the ropes, and the turns are easy.

NOTTINGHAM-Is a round Course of one mile, 2 furlongs, and 11

yards.

OXFORD-IS a round or rather oval Course of 2 miles all but a distance, and quite flat; the last half-mile straight.

PLYMOUTH-IS nearly an oval Course of one mile and a half, quite flat, with a straight run in of a third of a mile.

RADCLIFFE.-The Course is one mile round, oval and nearly flat, with a straight run in of nearly 800 yards, eighteen yards wide in the narrowest part, and entirely free from objectionable turns, It is situate on the estate of the Earl of Wilton, and within twelve minutes' ride of Manchester by railway.

RICHMOND-Is an oval or egg-shaped Course, measuring one mile and a half and 164 yards. From the Grey stone it measures half a mile and 200 yards of straight running, rather against the hill, and finishing on the level. From the Lime-kiln Gate three quarters of a mile and 100 yards. There is a substantial stone-built Stand, from which the whole Course is visible except about 100 yards.

SALISBURY.-The Mile Course is straight and flat, with the exception of a rise for the first 50 yards. The T.Y. C. is the last three quarters of this straight Course. For the Two-mile Course the horses start beyond the Winning-chair, run past the Chair and the Stand, and diverge to the left from the straight Course, which they re-enter at the T. Y.C. Starting-post.

SHREWSBURY—IS rather an oval Course, of one mile and 185 yards, VOL. LXXIX.

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with a straight run in of nearly half a mile, and a little hill between the last turn and the distance.

STAMFORD IS a round or rather oval Course, with a straight run in of nearly half a mile. This Course is flat, but there is a new straight mile, the first half of which is rather up hill till it joins the round Course at the Eastern turn. The Cup Course, three times round, is exactly four miles; there are no sharp turns.

STOCKBRIDGE-Is nearly a round Course, somewhat hilly, the last three quarters of a mile straight for the run in; and there is also a straight mile.

STOCKTON.-The New Course at Tibbersley is an oblong of about one mile and 100 yards, with a straight run in of nearly half a mile, with a gradual rise.

SUTTON PARK-Is an oval Course of one mile, well turfed-the run in is an ascent of 600 or 700 yards, and on the opposite side there is a slight descent. It is situated about half a mile from the town of Sutton Coldfield, which is six miles and a half from Birmingham, on the road to Lichfield.

WINCHESTER.-The Course is two miles round, starting at the Winning-chair. There is a straight run in of about three quarters of a mile, the first part of which is a strong hill.

WOLVERHAMPTON.-The Course is of an oval shape, a mile and a quarter, the run in is straight, and the T.Y.C. is a straight halfmile.

WORCESTER IS a dead flat, and of irregular shape. The Halfmile Course and the Five-furlong Course are straight. The Mileand-quarter Course is a figure of 6, the first and last half-mile being straight. The Two-mile Course is a figure of 8, the last half-mile straight.

YORK.-The Race-course is about a mile from the city, on a plain called Knavesmire; it is quite flat, rather oval in shape, and about two miles in length.