Trir: UAri.\(i season, ibs.o. 119 



the race for the Tradesmen's Cup, in which General Chasse 

 met, and defeated, his former conqueror, Touchstone ; but 

 the result of the Do.icaster Cup seemed to show, that the 

 latter could not have been up to the mark. One of those 

 extraordinary occurrences, which are usually termed " mis- 

 takes," took place in the race for the Stand Cup, where the 

 horses went in a trot to near the distance, when Catharina 

 started at score, and beat the victorious Chasse in a way his 

 worthy master little calculated upon. 



The Epsom Derby, like most of the other " good things" 

 of this year, found its way into the North. Mr Bowes had 

 been on the Turf for two or three years, without having 

 obtained any greater encouragement in the lottery of Turf 

 prizes, than winning a £50 Maiden Plate. It would have 

 been strange indeed, if the produce of such mares as Gib- 

 side Fairy, Emma, &c., did not do something better than 

 this ; and accordingly his perseverance was rewarded by 

 the very pretty pickings which fell to him this season. 

 The Queen of Trumps won the Oaks in such splendid style, 

 that, if that had been the only race she had ever run, it 

 would have placed her amongst the best horses on the Turf; 

 but coupled with her subsequent performances, it may safely 

 be asserted, that they have never been surpassed ; it may 

 be questioned if they have ever been equalled. Much in- 

 terest was excited for the Ascot Cup, in which Plenipo., 

 over whose career there always appeared to hang as much 

 mystery as misfortune, was to meet his old comrades, Glen- 

 coe and Shilelagh ; but he was drawn in a very unsatisfac- 

 tory way — Glencoe won easily. Ascot was here beaten by 

 Ibrahim; but as it was a particularly near thing,*and only 

 for a mile, it can hardly be classed amongst the " mistakes" 

 of the year. If it had not been for an unavoidable acci- 

 dent, Preserve would doubtless have been the winner of the 

 (jooduood Stakes, in whicli she beat Dacre and Louisa, 



