2'^2 TlIK UACIXG SEASON, 1843. 



smartness of her two-year-old performances. One of those 

 chapter of accidents which induce racing men to keep their 

 horses (however bad they may be) in training, took place at 

 this meeting. Of course we allude to the race for the 300 

 sovs. Sweepstakes for four-year-olds, won by that rank im- 

 postor Reversion, beating a cripple from the Goodwood 

 nursery, called Tedworth, thereby placing in Lord Exeter's 

 pocket 800 sovs. We apprehend the winner might have 

 been purchased for " fifty." It is these things that astound 

 the foreigner. The One Thousand Guineas' Stakes went 

 into the coffers of that ccipital sportsman, the late Mr Thorn- 

 hill, who won it with his favourite blood — a mixture of the 

 celebrated Emilius and the no less deserving Maria. The 

 winner (Extempore) has since proved herself a miniature 

 gem of the first water. The Newmarket Stakes were won 

 in the easiest style imaginable, by Lord Stradbroke's Eve- 

 nus. The other races do not call for particular notice, yet 

 they produced much speculation. 



There were some good performances at Eglinton Park, 

 and Captain Williams won seven races in truly gallant style. 

 A very promising youngster came out for " favour," in the 

 form of Lord Eglinton's The Leech — he won cleverly. 



Skipping ^over the Newmarket Second Spring Meeting, 

 and leaving its brother at " York" to be noticed by those 

 who were interested therein, we come to Gorhambury, 

 where we did get some running of more than momentary 

 interest. The Gorhambury Stakes (handicap) were carried 

 off in a triumphant manner by Colonel Peel's old horse, I- 

 am-not-aware, beating a large field of £fll denominations. 

 His weight was 7st. 8lb., aged. Of course he was the fa- 

 vourite. Evenus gave us another taste of his prowess; and 

 although beaten in one instance, after a false run race, 

 plainly told his friends that he would prove worthy of his 

 corn. Alderman Copeland's Assay came out in good form, 



