were of course various, and according to the amount, so was the table arranged; but there was a great family likeness about them all, the principle being to show that the horses, when they did not win, were very close up, and so seconds, with now and again a third, were nearly always chosen! Thus one £10 stake for the Derby week of 1871—the week in which the advertisement given appears—was accounted for thus:—
| Epsom, Tuesday, May 23. | Won. | Lost. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trial Stakes, Manille, | — | £0 | 10 | 0 |
| Horton Stakes, Trident, | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maiden Plate, Queen Bee, | — | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rous Stakes, Banderolle, | — | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Woodcote Stakes, Cremorne (11 to 8 on), | £0 | 14 | 6 | — |