oer 0 0 THE RACING CALENDAR is published by subscription, commencing on the 1st of January. The Numbers of the Sheet Calendar are published every week during the year, and contain reports of Races Past, the earliest information of nominations for stakes recently closed, weights for handicaps, advertisements of future races, sales of blood stock, &c. The Book containing the Races to Come is published in February; a Monthly Pocket Edition of Races Past, every month during the season from the end of April w the end of October; and the Book containing the whole of the Races Past as soon as possible after the conclusion of the Racing season. Advertisements and reports of Steeple Chases under the Grand National Hunt Rules are included in the Sheet Calendar. The Volume of Steeple Chases Past, appearing at the end of the year, is a separate publication. Terms of subscription, payable in advance: £ s. d. For the Sheet Calendars only 1 For the Sheets and both books (carriage free) 2 For the Sheet Calendars, Monthly Parts, and both Books (carriage free) 2 12 For the Monthly Parts only (carriage free) 0 12 Prices of the Volumes to Non-Subscribers: Races to Come - 0 10 0 0 7 N.B. All the Books will be delivered to subscribers, by post or otherwise, carriage free. The charge for postage is not included in the above prices to non-subscribers. The Volumes for former years may be had in lots, at a reduced price, according to the number taken. Subscribers commencing during the season, and not requiring the back numbers of the year, pay in proportion, but all subscriptions expire on the 31st of December. *** Post-office crders to be made payable to J., E., and J. P. Weatherby, at the Vigo Street Money-order Office. 0 0 0 10 0 1 1 2 . CONTENTS. Page Places of Sport in 1885, with Index Form of Certificate of having won a Queen's Plate Rules and Orders of the Jockey Club Report of the Jockey Club proceedings for the year lxv List of Members of the Jockey Club Lengths of the Newmarket and other Courses Lengths of the Curragh Courses Explanation of the abbreviations used in this book cii Races in Great Britain and Ireland in 1885- Winning Horses in Great Britain and Ireland in 1885 553 Royal Plates in 1885, with the Winners Index to the Performances of Horses in Great Britain 697 700 app. apr. WILTSHIRE. 136 Northampton 36,530 WORCESTERSHIRE. 232,490 Newcastle and Gosforth Park - 20,201,459 YORKSHIRE. 176 Catterick Bridge 30 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. Doncaster 155.371 Nottingham13,418 Pontefract 48,301 Redcar 119,305 Richmond 31 SALOP. Ripon 2:6 Shrewsbury 507 Scarborough 338 Thirsk 45,467 York 106,330 SOMERSETSHIRE. Bath 124 SCOTLAND. Elinburgh (Musselburgh Course) 426 Lichfield 381 32 Irvine 32 Kelso 417 SURREY. Lanark 411 Croydon 51,284,450 Lothians' Racing Club Epsom 68,14 2 (Edinburgh) 426 Sandown Park(Esher) 73,162, Paisley 318 271,369,472 Perth 414 Vol. CXIII. PAGE PAGE SCOTLAND-Continued. IRELAND-Continued. Royal Caled. Hunt: 411 | The Curragh of Kildare Western Meeting (Ayr). 387 41,182,301,347,463 Down Royal Corp. M.. - 270 IRELAND. Dublin Metropolitan Baldoyle -122,288,385 Meeting 122,288,385 Bray 347 Galway 200 Bellewstown 249 Laytown 360 Cork Park 87,399 | Termonfeckin 318 |