52 CATTEJIICK IJRIDGEj 1832. 



THE RACING SEASON, 1832. 



The Cracks of the Racing Season 1832, being now before 

 us, we will return for a moment to their proceedings, as 

 well as to those of their cotemporaries, and briefly pass 

 them in review. 



The general gloom that marked the opening of the year 

 could not fail of extending its influence to the Turf; and 

 accordingly we find that at every Racing Meeting through- 

 out the season there was a common complaint of the falling 

 off" in sport and company. The prospect was certainly of 

 brilliant promise, but was soon neutralised by^disease, com- 

 mercial distress, and polital dissension, the effects of which 

 were apparent at the first commencement of the season. 

 The Spring Meetings turned out on the whole tolerably 

 good. At Catterick, Emancipation supported the high re- 

 putation he had acquired as a four year old, by beating five 

 decent horses for the Craven Stakes ; but the two year old 

 winners only misled their owners and backers by a promise, 

 M^hich was not to be fulfilled ; Remember, a good winner, 

 proved herself a rank jade in after races; and All-max, 

 after beating a large field, was found to be sadly under- 

 proof at Doncaster. The Craven Meeting at Newmarket 

 was remarkable for the inferior quality of the horses which 

 carried off" all the best stakes, and for the unexpected defeat 

 of others looked upon as safe. For instance, Priam was 

 beaten for the Craven stakes in a canter, by Chapman, a 

 third rater. Captain Arthur second — to either of whom he 

 could have given from a stone to a stone and a half. The 



