| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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(i) Under a mile and a half:— | 1 |
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The Newmarket Stakes, 1 mile 2 furlongs. | 2 |
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The Prince of Wales’s Stakes (at Leicester), rather less. | 3 |
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The Eclipse Stakes, 1 1/4 mile. | 4 |
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The Kempton Park Stakes, 1 1/4 mile. | 5 |
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The Lancashire Plate (at the September Manchester meeting) is only 7 furlongs. | 6 |
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In 1890 the Duke of Portland won all these five races; Ayrshire won two of them, and Donovan the other three. |
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(ii) Long distances (between 1 3/4 and 3 miles):— | 7 |
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The Great Northampton Stakes, 1 3/4 mile. | 8 |
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Ascot (Gold Vase), 2 miles. | 9 |
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Ascot (Gold Cup), 2 1/2 miles. | 10 |
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Ascot (Alexander Plate), 3 miles. | 11 |
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The Chester Cup, 2 1/4 miles. | 12 |
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The Great Metropolitan Stakes (in the Epsom Spring Meeting), 2 1/4 miles. | 13 |
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The Hardwicke Stakes, the Goodwood Cup, 2 1/2 miles (in July), and the Doncaster Cup, 2.634 miles (in September), are long races. | 14 |
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