A CALENDAR OF THE RACES IN 1856, TO THE END OF AUGUST; THE HORSES INDEXED WITH THEIR PEDIGREES; PERFORMANCES OF THE TWO-YEAR-OLDS IN ENGLAND, TO THE SAME PERIOD; NOMINATIONS FOR THE DERBY AND OAKS, 1857, [ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED]; NOMINATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER, 1856; DERBY LOTS, 1857; ETC., ETC. EDITED BY W. H. LANGLEY, LONDON: 23, PATERNOSTER ROW. [PRICE EIGHTEENPENCE.) CONTENTS. PAGE. Racing Calendar for 1856. . . . . . . . 1-119 Index to ditto . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Racing Calendar for Treland . . . . . . . 120 Performances of the Two-year-olds in England to the end of August. 158 Nominations for September and October, 1856 . . . . . 206 Derby and Oaks, Nominations for 1857 . . . . . . 228 Lichfield. . . . . 9 | Tenby. . . . . . . . 16 Lanark . . . . . . . 24 Swansea . . . . . . 10 Bungay . . . . . . . 16 Walsall . . . . . . . 24 Lincoln . . . . . . . 10 Breconshire. . . . . . 17 Manchester Autumn . . 26 Rochester and Chatham . 10 Pontefract . . . . 22 Newmarket First October 30 Tiverton and North Devon 10 | Beccles . . . . Weymouth . . . . . . 10 | Leicester . . . . ...24 | Monmouth. . . . . . 30 Holbeck . . . . . . . 15 Cardiff . . . . . . . 24 ! Whitehaven. . . . . . 30 Liverpool Hunt Club . . 3 Bedford . . . . . . . 9 Warwick Autumn ... 21 Western Meeting . . . 8 . . 16 NOVEMBER . 18 IRISH RACING FIXTURES FOR 1856. Curragh . . . . . . . . . . . . ? Curragh. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Down Royal Corporation ....... 21 Cashel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Tramore. ......... not fixed DERBY LOTS, 1857. (Corrected to August 30th.) THOMAS DAWSON'S. | Sprig of Shillelagh | Wardermai'ske Commoner Magnifier ISAAC-DAY'S. By SURPLICE, C.out of Beeswax | By SURPLICE, c. out of Blue | By SURPLICE, c. out of Latie | Devils tude INDEX TO RACES PAST IN 1856. 99 So . Page Page Abingdon . . . · 105 Hartlepool 86 North Staffordshire. Airdrie . . 98 Harwich 55 Nottingham Spring. Aldershott 45 Hereford . • 80 Nottingham . Ascot 55 Hoo, The 14 Odiham Bath . Ipswich 84 Paisley Bath Summer. 42 Isle of Sheppy · 91 Peterborough. . Beverley, Hull, and East Kiplin Coates. 8 Plymouth . Radcliffe , Reading Redditch. Lancaster . . . . 81 | Ripon St. Wilfrid . merset . . 95 Leith. . Salisbury. Brighton . . 96 Lenham and Mid-Kent · 67 Shrewsbury Spring . Southminster . Southwell. . Stamford . Stockbridge Stockton . Stokesley. Chester Spring . . 31 Ludlow Stourbridge Coventry Spring 10 Maidstone. 118 Tavistock. Croxton Park 17 Malton .. 26 Tenbury. Derby Spring . Manchester 38 Thirsk . Doncaster Spring Marlborough . 85 Tunbridge Downham. 92 Musselburgh . 17 Ulverston. Durham Newcastle-upon-Tyne Warwick Spring Egham 115 Newhall (Sheffield) Spring | Wolverhampton Epsom Spring . . 18 Newmarket Craven. Worcester. Epsom Summer 48 Newmarket First Spring. 28 Wye . . Goodwood . . 86 Newmarket July Winchester Great Grimsby. . 113 Newton Summer Yarmouth. Hampton . . 60 Northampton . | York Spring Harpenden North Herts (Roys 46 York August Harrow and Uxendon : 42 • 116 . 41 y 109 . 16 . 106 . 14 23 68 . 108 : 24 . 109 RACING CALENDAR FOR 1856. CHERTSEY. - Wells FRIDAY, Jan. 18.-Handicap Plate of 401.; 6 fur. Ernest Atherley, 3 yrs, 6st - - Snowden 3 Plausible, by Springy Jack, 4 yrs, 6st 11lb Snowden 1 Brf by lago, out of Chloris, 3 yrs, 5st 11lb Ducker 4 Treachery, 4 yrs, 7st 31b - - D. Hughes 2 Vice, 3 yrs, 5st lllb Fordham 5 - Matilda, 4 yrs, 6st 8lb Lolaus, 3 yrs, 6st - - Hibberd 6 Rose, 4 yrs, 6st 21b - Land 4 5 to 2 agst Ernest Atherley, and 3 to 1 agst Clara. 5 to 2 on Plausible. Won by two lengths; a head Won by half a length; a bad third. The winner, between second and third ; a bad fourth. The winner, entered for 30 sovs., was sold for 4lgs.-1 m. 54 s. entered for 25 SOVS., was bought in for 60 gs. Two Year Old Stakes of 961., about 4 fur. The Amorous Boy, by Alarm, 8st 71b - Wells i General Evans, by King of Diamonds (h b), Annot Lyle, 8st 416 - Kendall 2 aged, 8st 91b' Kendall 1 Sulpitia, 8st 41b W. Abdale 3 Royalty, aged, 8st 121b - T. Page 2 Cutty Quean, 8st 4lb - Yates 4 Gossip, 6 yrs, 9st 31b - Boxall 3 Apathy, 8st 7lb E. Forster 0 Red Rose, 10st 21b W. White 0 Sebastopol, 8st 716 - Busham 0 Dubious, aged, 9st 121b Gammage Seducer Singleton, 8st 716 G. Oates Laura Selina, 4 yrs, 9st 71b - McLean 0 Willie Crawford, Sst 71b - Chillman 0 Stamford, aged, 9st 5lb (car 9st 111b) C. Boyce 0 Delilah, 8st 41b J. Goater 0 St Patrick, 8st lllb - H. Nunn 0 2 to l'agst Cutty Quean, 4 to 1 agst Delilah, 5 to 1 2 to 1 agst Red Rose, and 3 to 1 each agst Royalty agst Willie Crawford, and 6 to 1 each agst Sulpitia and General Evans. "Won by two lengths; a bad and Amorous Boy. Won by half a lengtu; the same third ; St Patrick was fourth, and Stamford next. between second and third, and a neck between third Scurry Handicap of 401.; 1 mi. and 'ourth; Apathy, who got badly off, was fifth, Royalty, by The Dean, aged, 9st 616 (inc close up; Sebastopol sixth, and Willie Crawford next; 61b ex - the others walked in.-51 s. - - - Page Matilda, 4 yrs, 9st 121b (inc 61b ex) - Boxall 2 WEDNESDAY.-Lincoln Spring Handicap of 1251.; Humboldt, 5 yrs, 11st 71b - - Mr Cameron 3 1 mí. John o'Bruges, 5 yrs, 10st 61b (inc 611 ex) Reeves Flageolet, by Hautboy, 4 yrs, 7st - - Bray 1 Anglo-Saxon, 6 yrs, llst 41b (inc 6lb ex) Kendall Vanessa, yrs, 6st 41b - Challoner 2 7 to 4 agst Matilda, 2 to 1 agst Royalty, and 5 to 2 Fisherman, 3 yrs, 6st 41b Quinton agst Humboldt. Won by four lengths; a bad third. Eulogist, 6 yrs, 8st 71b Basham Ashmall T. Cliff 0 FRIDAY, Feb. 8.-Hurdle Race Handicap of 911.; Prince Plausible, 4 yrs, 6st 131b - Bates 0 2 mi. 4 fur. Victory (h b), aged, 6 st 131b (car 75 Charlton Stamford, by Plenipo, aged, 9st 716 C. Boyce 1 Sandboy, 4 yrs, 6st 121b Fordham 0 Minerva (lb), 6 yrs, 10st 12lb - W. White 2 Br f by Iago, out of Chloris, 3 yrs, 5st 77b Ducker 0 Garland (h b), aged, 10st 101b - R. Sly, jun 3 | Gipsy Girl, 3 yrs, 5st (car 5st 11b) - Snowden / Pillaton, 5 yrs, 9st 31b - G. Stevens 0 7 to 2 each agst Prince Plausible and Eulogist, 6 to Frank (h b), aged, 9st - - T. Olliver, jun 0 1 agst Little Tom, 8 to 1 agst Flageolet, and 10 to 1 Royalty, aged, 9st - - each agst Fisherman and Sandboy. Won by a neck; 7 to 4 agst Minerva, 5 to 2 agst Royalty, and 3 to 1 the same between second and third; Prince Plausible agst Stamford. Won by three lengths; a bad third; was a bad fourth, Sandboy fifth, and Eulogist sixth, Pillaton was fourth. Royalty fell. the others beaten off.-1 m. 54 s. Hunters' Stakes of 81., with a Silver Cup; 1 mi Two Year Old Opt. Sell. Stakes of 351.; 4 fur. Aldershott, by Pegasus, 4 yrs, 11st 5lb Mr Catterns 1 Magistrate, by Burgundy or The Squire, Bg by Bowstring-Faith (h b), 4 yrs, 7st 101b Basham 1 Tost 716 - - Mr Raxworthy 2 Delilah, 8st 41b - J. Goater 2 Madeline (h b), 6 yrs, 12st - - Mr Brown 3 B c by Burgundy-Peggy, 7st 101b - J. Hall 3 Oh Fie! 5 yrs, 12st - Mr Fredericks 0 Even on the Magistrate. Won by a head; a modeNaphtha (h b), 4 yrs, 10st 71b - Mr Smith 0 rate third. The winner, entered for 40 sovs., was sold 6 to 4 on Aldershott. Won by a neck. 1 LINCOLN SPRING. Hurdle Race Handicap of 1101.; 2 mi., over 6 hurdles. Stamford, by Plenipo, aged, 9st 2lb (car TUESDAY, Feb. 12.-Trial Stakes of 651.; 1 mi. 9st 41b) - - C. Boyce 1 Tame Deer, by Venison, 3 yrs, 6st IllbFordham 1 Freedom, aged, 9st 131b - - - - Weaver 2 Fisherman, 3 yrs, 7st - E. Forster 2 Br g by Mooltán, dam by Beiram, 9st W. White 3 Gathercole, 3 yrs, 78t - Bates 3 General Evans (h b), aged, 9st 121b Mr. Cameron Plausible, 4 yrs, 8st 71b Kendall 0 Tomyris, 5 yrs, 8st 121b - - - Green 5 Dresser. 3 yrs, 7st - - - - Cresswell 0 Sandbov. 4 yrs. 8st 101b - - - Escott Cardscarper, 5 yrs, 9st 41b - - Pearl 0 7 to 4 agsi Stamford, 3 to 1 agst General Evans, 5 to Pollux, 3 yrs, 780 - - - - Ducker 0 1 arst Freedom, 8 to 1 agst Sandboy, and 10 to 1 agost 7 to 4 agst Fisherman, 4 to 1 agst Gathercole, 5 to 1 Tomyris. Won by six lengths.-4 mi. 25 s. agst Tame Deer, and 6 to 1 agst Plausible. Wón by a length; the same between second and third ; Pollux DERBY SPRING.'' was fourth; Cardsharper fifth; and The Dresser next. Plausible was pulled up, and walked in.-1 m. 55s. TUESDAY, Feb. 19.-Harrington Plate Handicap of de All-aged Optional Selling Stakes of 501.; 1 mi. Little Tom, by Scamander, 6 yrs, 7st 5lb T. Cliff 1 Clara, by Van Tromp, 3 yrs, 5st 716 W. Grimmer il Romeo, 6 yrs, 8st 71b '-' - D. Hughes 2 for 41 gs.—53 Mhe winner, entered for a head; a mode3 eneral Evans she has to bed, 9st 1216 ME. - Green 5 v. Feb. 19.-21.; 1 mio. 1st 516 p. B |