The Sporting magazine; or Monthly calendar of the transactions of the turf, the chace, and every other diversion interesting to the man of pleasure and enterprize |
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25 sovs 50 sovs added agst animal appeared Arab beat bowled Captain chase Club Colonel colt course CRAVEN Craven Stakes Derby distance Ditto Doncaster Epsom favorite field fillies five following also started four fox-hunting gallop geldings allowed Grey Momus half half-bred hand Harkaway haunches heat horse to receive hounds hunter hunting kennel Lady Langar Leger LEGER STAKES legs length Lord Eglinton's Lord Exeter's mare Match Meeting Mervan mile Momus never Newmarket once round owner pace pack Peel's PLATE of 50 present Priam Queen's Plate race Reigate ride rider season second horse SERIES.-No shewed Sir Gilbert Heathcote Sir Tatton Sykes six and aged sport STAKES of 25 Stud subs Sweepstakes thorough-bred Thousand Guineas Stakes three-year-olds took Turf two-year-olds Velocipede winner winning
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