THE AUTUMN SUPPLEMENT TO RUFF'S GUIDE TO THE TURF FOR 1854; CONTAINING A CALENDAR OF THE RACES IN 1854, THE HORSES INDEXED WITH THEIR PEDIGREES; PERFORMANCES OF THE TWO-YEAR-OLDS IN ENGLAND, NOMINATIONS FOR THE DERBY AND OAKS, 1855. NOMINATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER, 1854; DERBY LOTS, 1855; ETC., ETC. EDITED BY W. H. LANGLEY. EDITOR OF THE TURF DEPARTMENT OF " BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON." LONDON: PIPER, STEPHENSON, AND SPENCE, 1854. 172 206 229 137 Performances of the Two-year Olds in England to the end of August. Nominations for September and October, 1854 Derby and Oaks, Nominations for 1855 Gerald Joshua By BAY MIDDLETON, c. (Bro- | ther to Exhibition) out of Industry By COTHERSTONE, C., out of Polydora DOCKERAY'S. By EPIRUS, C. (Brother to By THE LIBEL, b. c. (Brother Citadel), out of Glacis to Bribery), out of Splitvote By RED HART, br. c. out of Refraction Valentinian W. BUTLER'S. Bre by St Leon-Lapwing, 8st 7lb Given-away, 8st 7lb Chaon, 8st 7lb Charlton 1 G. Oates 2 G. Hall 3 Knott 0 Wells 0 Holmes 0 Hauxwell 0 7 to 4 agst Prince Plausible, and 4 to 1 each agst Yewtick, Chaon, and Challow Boy. Won by a length; a neck between second and third; Given-away was a good fourth, Chaon fifth, and Proserpine last. Optional Selling Stakes of 501.; 1 mi. 2 fur. Truegirl, by Trueboy, 6 yrs, 8st 111b Frost 4 1 1 Royal George, 5 yrs, 8st 101b T. Cliff 1 2 2 Juverna, 3 yrs, 6st llb (car 6st 41b) Aspinall 3 3 dr Linnet, 5 yrs, 8st 7lb Charlton 5 4 dr Lucio, 5 yrs, 8st 101b G. Oates 2 dr First heat: 5 to 4 agst Royal George. Won by six lengths. Second heat: 2 to 1 on Royal George. Won by a length. Third heat: 6 to 4 on Truegirl. Won by three lengths. The winner, entered for 10 sovs., was bought in for 50 gs. Andante, 6 yrs, 7st 2lb T. Cliff 3 Wells 4 Ferguson 0 D. Hughes 0 Wilberforce 0 Aspinall 0 3 to 1 agst Sam, 4 to 1 agst Voucher, and 5 to 1 each agst Sir Rowland Trenchard and Andante. Won by half a length; two lengths between second and third; Sam was a bad fourth, and Telegraph next. Optional Selling Stakes of 351.; Vineleaf, 5 yrs, 8st 11lb once round. Frost 0 1 1 Aspinall 1 5 2 W. White 0 2 dr Thackeray 3 3 dr Griffiths 0 4 dr Hauxwell 2 dr Won by three lengths. Won by a length. Won by three lengths. First heat: 6 to 4 agst Sam. Second heat: 7 to 2 agst Truegirl. Third heat: 2 to 1 on Truegirl. The winner, entered for 10 sovs., was bought in for 47 gs. DERBY SPRING. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8.-Match, 201.; 2 mi. Sars Rosello (h b), 6 yrs, 12st Á. Taylor 1 -W. Archer 2 Won easily.-4 m. 7 s. Tasker 1 7 to 4 on Queen of Diamonds. Union Hunt Stakes of 451.; 1 mi. 4 fur. Escape, 6 yrs, 12st 2lb (inc 71b ex) Newman Noggs, 6 yrs, 11st 61b May Day, aged, 12st 12lb (inc 81b ex) Louisa (hb), 6 yrs, 12st 7lb Melody, aged, 12st 121b (inc 8lb ex) Miss Oakley, 6 yrs, 12st Mr Boynton 2 - Mr Hunter 0 Mr Hope 0 3 to 1 agst May Day. Won by two lengths; a bad 7 to 4 agst Escape, 5 to 2 agst Newman Noggs, and third.-3 m. 2 s. Handicap Hurdle Race of 951.; 2 mi., over 6 hur. Teddesley (h b), 5 yrs, 9st 5lb W. R. Holman Free Trader, 5 yrs, 9st 21b Alp, aged, 10st 81b Freedom, 5 yrs, 10st 61b Beresford, aged, 9st 121bGalileo, 6 yrs, 9st 101b Luck's-all, aged, 9st 61bWee Mickey, aged, 9st 41b 5 to 2 each agst Luck's-all and Free Trader, 4 to 1 agst Freedom, and 5 to 1 each agst Wee Mickey and Teddesley. Won by a length; a bad third; Freedom was fourth.-5 m. 7 s. 0 THURSDAY.-Handicap Hurdle Race of 951.; 2 mi., Optional Selling Hurdle Race of 621.; 2 mi., over 6 hur. |