CANTERBURY-Is nearly a two mile Course, with two or three hills, but not steep; a beautiful run in, and excellent turf. The Straight Mile is from the top turn in, and is 7 furlongs, 83 yards. The T.Y.C. is the last six furlongs of the Straight Mile. The Round Mile is 7 furlongs and 190 yards. The Mile and a Half Course is one mile, 3 furlongs, 10 yards. The turns are all good, and all the Courses finish on the Straight Mile.

CARDIFF Is nearly an oval Course of one mile and 52 yards, with a straight run in of a quarter of a mile, perfectly flat, over well-drained land, and the whole can be seen from the Stand.

CARLISLE.-The Course is oval, one mile and 90 yards round. The T.Y.C. is called "from the Style turn," and is about 6 furlongs; a straight run home of about 700 yards, railed on each side, with a gradual ascent after passing the Chair for about 200 or 250 yards. The Queen's Plate Course is two miles.

CATTERICK BRIDGE.-The Course is an oval of one mile and 60 yards, almost flat; from the Catterick turn in is a little short of half a mile. The new T.Y.C. is five furlongs, straight.

CHELMSFORD Is a round or oval Course, short of 2 miles by about 30 yards, but made up two miles by starting between the Distance-post and the Winning-Chair. The last quarter of a mile is a gradual rise. The three-quarters of a Mile Course is straight, as also the seven furlongs Course.

CHELTENHAM-Is an oval Course, one mile round, over rich meadow land; the turns are good; there is a slight dip about three furlongs from home, from whence the run in is straight. The T.Y.C. is 6 furlongs.

CHESTER IS a flat circular Course of one mile and about 50 yards. The T.Y.C. is three-quarters of a mile. From the Castle-pole, once round and in, is rather more than a mile and a quarter. The Cup Course is about two miles and a quarter. The Grosvenor Course is about a mile and a quarter. The Queen's Plate Course is twice round, rather over two miles.

CROXTON PARK.-The Course is pear-shaped, 22 yards short of 2 miles; the last five furlongs being flat and perfectly straight for 840 yards. The Granby Course is about a mile and a quarter. The New T.Y.C. is five furlongs, and quite straight.

CROYDON-Is an egg shaped course of one mile and three furlongs round. The "Great Welcomes" Course is nearly one mile and a quarter, with an easy turn between the six furlongs and four furlongs posts, it is slightly down hill from the mile to the six furlongs post, and has a rather strong incline near the finish, the last 200 yards being flat.

DERBY-Is an oval Course of rather more than 1 mile and 2 furlongs, perfectly flat, with easy turns. The New Course is six furlongs and 100 yards, perfectly straight, and of great width.

DONCASTER-Is a circular and nearly flat Course of about 1 mile, 7 furlongs, and 70 yards. The shorter Courses are portions of this circle. The T.Y.C. is 7 furlongs, 214 yards. "Red house in" is 5 furlongs, 152 yards. "The Rifle Butts in" is about three-quarters of a mile. The St Leger Course is one mile, 6 furlongs, and 132 yards. The Cup Course is 2 miles, 5 furlongs, and 14 yards. The Hopeful Course is 5 furlongs. The Two-mile Course is two miles, 15 yards. The Queen's Plate Course is the same as the Cup Course. A New Course has been formed which possesses a straight mile. The Fitzwilliam Stakes Course is three-quarters of a mile, and straight.

DOVER-IS situate in Waldershare Park, and is an oblong of two miles round, excellent old turf, with a slight dip on one of the long sides, the turns are all easy, and the run in straight for five furlongs. There is also a straight six furlongs Course.

DOWN ROYAL CORPORATION MEETING-see Maze Course. DURHAM Is an oval Course of nearly one mile of good sound old grass land. The T.Y.C. is five furlongs, flat, except a short dip in the middle. In running round there is au ascent to the T.Y.C. starting-post.

EDINBURGH The Course is at Musselburgh, and is nearly oval, and flat, measuring one mile and a quarter and 46 yards, with a nearly straight run in of half a mile, rising slightly from the distance. The T.Y.C. is fully five furlongs, and nearly straight. The Queen's Plate Course is two miles.

EGHAM-On the Runnymede, is an oval Course short of 2 miles by 66 yards, and nearly flat. It is close to the town, on the banks of the Thames. The T.Y.C. is three-quarters of a mile and straight, as is also the Mile Course. Queen's Plate Course is two.miles and a distance.

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EGLINTON PARK (Irvine)-Is an oval Course, 150 yards less than two miles, it is almost flat with the exception of a hill about half a mile from the winning post. The run in is nearly half a mile.

EPSOM-The Old Course, now seldom used, is 2 miles, of an irregular circular form, the first mile up hill. The old Derby Course (last used in 1847) is exactly a mile and a half, and somewhat in the form of a horse-shoe; the first threequarters of a mile may be considered as straight running, the bend in the Course being very trifling, and the width very great; the next quarter of a mile is in a gradual turn, and the last half-mile straight. The first half-mile is on the ascent, the next third of a mile level, and the remainder is on the descent till within the distance, when the ground again rises. For the present Derby Course (first used in 1872) the horses start at the New High Level Starting Post, and run into the Old Derby Course at the mile-post-this first half-mile is also slightly on the ascent. The New T.Y.C. is 6 furlongs, and runs into the Old Course above the roads at the Walton turn. The Egmont Course is five furlongs straight. The Metropolitan Course is two miles and a quarter; for this race the horses start at the Winning-chair and run the back way of the Derby Course as far as the road, when they turn to the right and go round the hill, coming into the Derby Course again about a mile from home. The Craven Course is one mile and a quarter. The Queen's Plate Course is the same as the Metropolitan Course.

FOUR OAKS PARK (Birmingham).-The Course is situate at Sutton Coldfield, about seven miles from Birminghain, near the L. and N. W. and Midland railway stations, and is over one mile and three furlongs in circumference, being thirty yards wide at the narrowest point, and possesses excellent old turf. The T.Y.C. is five furlongs, nearly straight.

GOODWOOD.-The Orange Course. The horses start at the Orange-post on the Queen's plate Course, and run the Maidstone Course, a little short of three miles.

The Cup Course.-The horses start at the Cup-post, go out to the westward of the Clump, and return to the eastward of the Clump, two miles and a half.

T.Y.C. Is the straight three-quarters of a mile, upon which all T.Y.C. races are run unless specified to the contrary.

The Old Queen's Plate Course.-The horses start at the Charlton Down to the north-west of the Stand, run over to the east of the Clump, go the outside circle of the hill, and return to the east of the Clump, about three miles and five furlongs.

The Old Mile.-To start in the upper Course and run the inner circle.

New Mile. The last Mile of the Craven Course.

Once round.-The horses start at the Winning-post, go out to the westward of the Clump, and return the same way. One mile and a half-one mile and three-quarters—and two miles are run upon the Cup Course.

Craven Course.-One mile and a quarter.

HIGH GOSFORTH PARK.-The Course is situate about four miles and a half from Newcastle; there is a mile Course, quite straight, of great width, and with a slight rise from start to finish-races over a mile are run round a loop of a mile and three-quarters in circumference, the turns being all very easy; the short Courses are portions of the straightmile.

HALIFAX.-The Course is about 70 acres in extent, of good old moorland, and about a mile in circumference, being intersected at parts with slight gradients, while the run in of over four hundred yards is arrived at by a very gentle bend rather than curve. The starting points for the five furlongs, three-quarters, and mile races, are so arranged that none are on a curve or bend.

HAMPTON-IS a flat oval Course, one mile and a half round. The T.Y.C. is five furlongs. The Queen's Plate Course is two miles, starting at the T.Y.C. and going once round and in. The mile-three-quarters-and five furlongs Courses are portions of the same.

HARPENDEN-Is a two-mile Course. The mile and a half, mile, three-quarters of a mile, and five furlongs are portions of it. The T.Y.C. is five furlongs. The Course is 30 yards wide, and nearly level.

HEREFORD-Is an oval Course, perfectly flat, with easy turns, and a good width. It is a mile, one furlong, and 107 yards round, with a straight run in of not quite half a mile; situate about a mile from the city.

HUNTINGDON-Is a round Course, flat, short of two miles by a distance, with a straight run in of five furlongs. The Peel Course is five furlongs. The Course is situate on Port Holme, close to the town.

IPSWICH-IS Somewhat in the form of the capital letter D, made up to two miles by starting at the Distance-post; the straight side, which is wider than the rest, and on which is the Winning post, is about three-quarters of a mile in length. The Queen's Plate Course is two miles.

KELSO-Is an oval Course of exactly a mile and a quarter, with a straight run in of about half a mile up a slight ascent. There is a stone marking each quarter of a mile, so

the shorter and longer Courses are exactly of stated distances. From the Stand, or anywhere inside the Course, the horses can be distinctly seen all the way round.

KEMPTON PARK.-The Course, which is upwards of 300 acres in extent, is situate about one mile from the Hampton Station, on the Thames Valley Railway, and about 500 yards from the Sunbury Station on the same line. The mile course-which is on a splendid piece of turf and nearly flatis nearly 100 yards wide in the first five furlongs, and the remaining portion of it is 30 yards wide at the narrowest point. The inner course is about one mile and a half in extent.

KNIGHTON-IS a flat course, pear-shaped, and about one mile; for longer distances the course is crossed, making the figure of 8; there is a run in of about 700 yards, nearly straight.

LANARK.-The Course is one mile, nearly circular, and quite level, with a straight run in of two furlongs and a half.

LEWES.-The Course is in the shape of a narrow horseshoe, at the extreme point of which is the Starting-post for two miles, the first part being a strong incline, then level for rather more than three-quarters of a mile to the T.Y.C.; the latter, being a little more than five furlongs from home, has a slight ascent for a considerable distance from the Starting-post, then level for a couple of hundred yards, again an incline to opposite the Stand, finishing on the level. The mile, mile and a half, &c. are parts of the Two-mile Course. The Queen's Plate Course is two miles.

LICHFIELD-Is an oval of two miles, starting at the Distance-post. The T.Y.C. is about five furlongs, and straight. The Queen's Plate Course is two miles.

LINCOLN IS a circular Course of one mile, 6 furlongs, and 23 yards. The top side of the Course, furthest from the Stand, has rather a strong hill for a little more than a quarter of a mile, and after passing the mile post there is a slight descent for a quarter of a mile; the remaining parts of the Course are level, with a straight run in of nearly half a mile, perfectly flat. The New Course is exactly one mile, and perfectly straight. The remaining Courses are portions of the circle, and are the exact distances described. Queen's Plate Course is two miles, and the T.Y.C. is about tive furlongs.

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LIVERPOOL (at Aintree)-Is an oval Course not quite a mile and a half round; one side is gently declining, the other