Enthusiast, chestnut colt by Sterling—Cherry Duchess, ran in Middle Park Plate in October and was not placed, ran in Criterion Stakes, Newmarket Houghton Meeting, and was second to Royal Star, ran in Dewhurst Plate at same meeting and was second to Donovan.
Donoran is a brown colt by Galopin—Movwerina, won Brocklesby Stakes, Lincoln Spring Meeting, in March 1888, the Portland Stakes at Leicester in April 1888, the New Stakes at Ascot in June, and beat Enthusiast in the Dewhurst Plate in October.
Pioneer is a brown colt by Galopin—Moorhen and won the Doveridge Stakes in November 1888.
On 23rd March Donovan was at 2 to 1 for the Two Thousand, while for the Derby Donovan was at 10 to 3 and Enthusiast at 'THE BOULANGER TRIAL, Paris, 12th April.
The High Court of Justice has been constituted. The Procureur-General has formulated a charge against General Bou-longer, Comte Dillon, and Henri Rochefort, who have fled to Belgium, Paris, 13th April.
The Conservative Deputies have hel meeting at which they unanimously protested against the High Court, Paris, 14th April.
It_is expected that the proceedings in the Boulanger trial will last several weeks, Merlin has been appointed President of the Committee of Instruction.
MIN. Georges Thiébault, formerly a Conservative journalist and a promoter of Bou-longer's candidature, and Michelin, an active Boulangist Deputy, have resigned their membership of the National Republican Committee.
CUSTOMS DUTIES IN FRENCH INDO-CHINA, Paris, 17th April. the Customs tariff indo-China has pre-'The Commission appointed to report on sented its report. It proposes the abolition of duties on Asiatic products and an increase of the duties on cotton goods,
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