RU FF'S
GUIDE TO THE TURF;

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Porket Raring Companion

FOR

1856:

CONTAINING

THE NOMINATIONS FOR 1856 ;
ENTRIES FOR THE GREAT STAKES IN 1857 :

ALSO,
A CALENDAR OF THE RACES IN GREAT BRITAIN

AND IRELAND, 1855.
PERFORMANCES OF TWO-YEAR-OLDS IN 1855.

LENGTH OF COURSES; LAWS OF RACING;

DERBY LOTS;

LIST OF THE TRAINERS, &c., &c.;
WINNERS OF THE GREAT PRIZES FROM THEIR COMMENCEMENT.

EDITED

BY W. H. LANGLEY,
EDITOR OF THE TURF DEPARTMENT OF “ BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON.”

LONDON:
PIPER, STEPHENSON, AND SPENCE,

23, PATERNOSTER ROW.

1855.
[Entered at Stationers' Hall.]

LONDON PRINIED BY ROGERSON AND TUXFORD,

246 STRAND.

THE SPRING EDITION of the GUIDE for 1856 will be published in MARCH next, containing, in addition to the Contents of the present Volume, the January and March Nominations, a List of the JOCKEYS, their lowest RIDING WEIGHTS, &c., &c.; Colours of the Riders; Races to Come, &c.

Advertisements will be received up to the 1st of March.

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RACING FIXTURES FOR 1856.

FEBRUARY, ..., 12 | Derby Spring ..... 19 | Liverpool Spring .... 26

Lincoln Spring

MARCH.

Nottingham Spring : : • 4 Coventry. ...... 25 | Northampton ..... 26 Salisbury. . . . . 13 |

APRIL.

Doncaster Spring . . . . 1 Durham . . . . . . 14 Malton . .

. . 24 Thirsk . . . .

... 3 | Newmarket Craven. . . 14 | Newmarket First Spring . 28

. . Epsom Spring ..... 10 | York Spring ..... 22 |

ΜΑΥ.
Chester Spring .... 6 | Manchester ...... 14 Bath ........ 20
Shrewsbury . .

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. . . 13

. 13 Ludlow
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. . . . . . . 16 Epsom . . . . . . .

JUNE.

Ascot Heath . . . . . 10 | Newcastle-on-Tyne ... 24
Hampton. . . . . . . 18 Bibury . . . . . . . 25
Newton . . . . . . . 181

Stockbridge. . . . . . 26
Winchester . . . . . . 27

JULY.

Newmarket . . . . . . 1 Stourbridge . . . . . . 14 | Chelmsford . . . . . . 22 Carlisle . . . . . . . 2 Nottingham. . . . . . 15 Marlborough . . . . . 22 Worcester . . . . . . 3 Stamford . . . . . . . 17 Goodwood . . . . . . 29 Liverpool . . . . . . 9)

OWN

AUGUST.

Ripon . . . . . . . . 4

4 | Wolverhampton . . . . 11 Radcliffe.
Wolverhampton . .

. . . . . . 25 Brighton . . . . . . . 6 Great Yarmouth . . . . 18 Derby . . . . . . . . 26 Brighton Club . . . . .8 | York . . . . . . . . 20 | Egham . . . . 28

SEPTEMBER.

Warwick. ... .. 2 Doncaster .. . .. 16 Leicester . . . . . . . 24 Lichfield. .... 9 Cardiff ....... 24 Newmarket First October 30

OCTOBER. Chester Autumn . ... 7 | Newmarket Second Oct. . 13 | Newmarket Houghton . . 27 Wrexham . . . . . . 9 | Warwick Autumn ... 21

NOVEMBER

Worcester Autumn . . . 4, Liverpool Autumn ... 12 | Shrewsbury Autumn . . 13