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THE ItACING .S1U:S0N, 1S41. 



THE RACING SEASON, 1841. 



Coventry as usual opened the Racing Season 1841, with a 

 very bad performance by half-trained horses, the frost and 

 snow having lasted so long as to give but little time for pre- 

 paration. This however proved of but little consequence, 

 as nothing of note was " sent to Coventry." 



To Coventry succeeded Warwick, which was rendered 

 interesting to the favoured few, by the first appearance of 

 the '* Crack of the year," Coronation, who beat a bad field of 

 nine easily, a performance which did little to raise him in the 

 eyes of the public, although it established him more firmly 

 in the estimation of his more intimate friends — in other 

 respects Warwick suffered from the same cause which had 

 " spoiled sport" at Coventry, viz., the want of preparation 

 for the nags. 



The Newmarket Craven Meeting was this year only re- 

 markable for the number of im posters which it brought be- 

 fore the public eye, in the forms of Eringo, Potentia, Oak- 

 i(>y, and Metternich. Eringo frightened all his opponents 

 out of the field for the Riddlesworth, and on the strength 

 of this easy victory (?) was heavily backed for the Derby — 

 Potentia was thought much of for having run second to 

 Oakley, beating Abydos, who ran a dead heat with Wahab 

 in the Tuesday's Riddlesworth ! — whilst Oakley himself 

 was raised in public opinion by beating Potentia! Metter- 

 nich came forward in the Hundred Sovereigns Sweepstakes, 

 D.M., against Wahab and Arundel, — Eringo having paid 

 forfeit -, and Robinson landed him a winner by half a length. 

 Scott's stable, in this meeting, set the ball of luck rolling. 



