3(J(J THE RACING SEASON, 1844. 



Alice Hawthorn winning in a canter just as she liked by 

 three lengths; Prizefighter second, and The Era third. 

 Britannia won a Sweepstakes for two year olds, as did The 

 Laird 'Cockpen the Sussex Stakes ; the two year olds showed 

 but badly at this meeting. The Chesterfield Cup procured 

 a good race, won by Knight of the Whistle, beating, among 

 others, the two Oaks' winners Our Nell and Poison. Aris- 

 tides made off with the Maidstone Stakes, Croton Oil coming 

 in last of the eight that started. The other races were ge- 

 nerally well contested, and the meeting altogether quite of 

 the first order. 



Brighton was only remarkable for the '* mistake" regarding 

 Alice Hawthorn, who was distanced in the race for Her 

 Majesty's Plate, Pineapple winning both heats easily. Mus- 

 tache won the Brighton Stakes in a canter. 



Passing by Salisbury and Wolverhampton with the soli- 

 tary remark on the style in which Franchise won her races, 

 cutting down all before her ; we arrive at York, which has 

 not yet recovered its former splendour. Alice Hawthorn 

 walked over for the Dundas Stakes, the Cup, and Her Ma- 

 jesty's Plate [for mares ; and cantered in a winner of the 

 other Plate given by Her Majesty. The Great Ebor Han- 

 dicap was won easily by Godfrey, beating Franchise and a 

 good field. The Prince of Wales's Stakes brought out a 

 long string of two year olds, which was won by Lancashire 

 Witch by nearly two lengths. 



Doncaster Meeting showed a goodly company. Alice 

 Hawthorn ran off with the Fitzwilliam Stakes and the Cup 

 in her usual style, and walked over for Her Majesty's Gui- 

 neas. Lancashire Witch follow^ed up her luck by winning 

 the Champagne Stakes from a respectable lot of two year 

 olds : and thereby obtained the first place in the Oaks bet- 

 ting. The St Leger was won by good generalship ; had 

 The Cure run tolerably straight, or had Ithuriel been weH 



