THE following Guide

to the usual time of naming for the principal Stakes in England which appear in the Book Calendar as closed Stakes, has been compiled in consequence of the frequent inquiries which are made on the subject.

Further particulars of these Stakes, and of the Stakes still unclosed, will be found in the body of the work.

This Guide is confined to the principal annual Stakes, the time of closing which is so established by custom, as to make it improbable that it will be changed; still, however, it is right to observe that, as the time of closing and naming for every Stake is a part of the conditions of the race to be fixed by the Stewards or other parties proposing the same, and liable to be altered at their discretion, this Table cannot be regarded as a final and official announcement, nor supersede the necessity of reference to the conditions of the several races, as they are advertised in succession in the Sheet Calendar, before the time of closing.

Produce Stakes, in general, close on the 1st of January.

Horses take their ages from the 1st of January; this is especially necessary to be noticed, as regards the Stakes which close on that day.

When a Stake is advertised to close in any Newmarket Meeting, it is always understood that it remains open till the Saturday night of that week.

In addition to the above, there are usually some Stakes for foals and yearlings to run at 2 or 3 yrs old proposed during the year, to close in the Newmarket July and

Houghton Meetings, and on the 1st of January.

* This Stake for the present year did not fill on the 1st of January last, and is reopened till the 1st of March.

BIBURY CLUB (Stockbridge Course). -p. 101.

CHESTER.-p. 255.

DONCASTER.-р. 108.

The above form a small portion only of the Stakes run for annually at Newmarket. Many others are proposed during the year, some to be run for by 2 and some by 3 yrs old, they generally close at the end of the Spring or Autumn Meetings, or on the 1st of January, when the horses to be named are foals or yearlings, and the particulars will always be found in the Sheet Calendar some time before they close. In addition to these there are many engagements entered into every year by the members of the clubs at Newmarket, which are not advertised as public stakes.

Yearlings

July Meeting

Great Yorkshire St

3 yrs

Foals

Saturday before the

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ERRATA AND ADDENDA.

IN THE PRESENT VOLUME.

37, for "f. out of Olive," read "colt."

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"c. (dead) out of Plenary," read "ch. f."

57, for "Mrs Baggs," read "Miss Baggs."

101, to Mr Hill's nom. for Produce Stakes at Ascot add " 3lb."

130, to the nomination of Belus for the 200 sov. Stake, add "3lb."

145, omit Mr Ayres's nomination in the Great Yorkshire Stakes

154, for "Fanny Middleton," read "Ellen Middleton."

163, line 11, for "c." by Kremlin, read "f." by Kremlin.
179, line 10 from the bottom, for "Resolution," read "Revolution."

182, line 22, for "Burgundy," read "Burgundy's dam."

192, line 1, for "5 yrs," read "3 yrs."

258, line 4 from the bottom, for "Varnish," read "Vanish."

261, line 13 from the bottom, for "Pinkindindess, 3 yrs," read "4 yrs."

285, line 15, for "Walfield," read "Hatfield."

IN THE VOLUME FOR 1846.

189, The Hero's weight for the County cup at York was "7st. 8lb." not "8st. 7lb.' 287, Jenny Wren carried "6st. 8lb." for the Cesarewitch stake, not "8st. 8lb." 397, the reference to p. 284 is to be transferred from "Weebit" to "Weatherbit." 398, Robin Burns should be in the name of "Mr J. Haworth," not of "E.'

Haworth, Esq."

399, Eglantine and The Bashaw should not be in the Index under the name of "A. W. Hill, Esq." not being the property of that gentleman. 512, among the foals by St Francis for "ch. c." out of Chinchilla, read " br. f."

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