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| BIG RACING CARDS IN ENGLAND K foiling to the comments of some writers on the recent day at Warwick when ten races took place, Mr. John Ashton of Krigi:. writing to the Yorkshire Post, compares it with racing about fifty yean ago. He says: "I well remember at the Newmarket Houghton meeting in 1»C 4 seventy contested events and six walkovers was the bill of fare for the week. At the Shrewsbury Autumn meeting. 1883, on the Friday, thirteen items were on the card, eight flat laces, in which that prince of jockeys. Oeorge Ford -ham. rode seven times and lost only one rare a race for officers, etc. a match, two ateeplecbaaea and a bardie race. "In running through a sporting paper for 1802 I noted that the horses sold that year realized •"« . 7 17 r. guineas. The Sledmere yearlings were sold at York then and thirteen of them went for L.700 guineas and not one of their dams had a name I well remember at that period the eccentric Lord Glasgow had several roan colored horses running. rbej were from PhyaaUa, by Baj Middle toa Ha -leine. among them being Rapid Khom am! The White Dink. During the past season a roan filly. desceaded from this family, has been raaalag, and a loan filly was lately sold. "A few years ago. after the failure of FoXhall at the stud, our turf guides, philosophers and ft lends thought they had a cheap thing on in abusing American bred stock, but after the brilliant doings of the progeny of Orbj and the introduction ol soine of his offspring into oar must fashiaaahle ■tads, such phra-es as wen then used weald not do now for eats polite." To Mr. Ashtous interesting letter we may add that in istll the Newmarket meeting extended from Monday lo Saturday inclusive. Oa the Friday seventeen races wcie down for decision. Two of the races ended in walkovers, but fifteen were actu.ill.v contested, six of those being matches. — Sporting Chronicle.
