332 THE KACING SEASON, 1«46. 



The First Spring Meeting at Newmarket was one of the 

 best of the year. The 2,000 Gs. was booked as a certainty 

 to Tom Tulloch, but Sir Tatton Sykes proved the folly of 

 these certainties. Mendicant scrambled throuo^h a winner 

 of the great Filly Stakes; Pyrrhus the First, after a hard 

 contest with lago, obtained the Newmarket Stakes. The 

 other races and matches were generally well contested. 



The Chester Meeting showed good symptoms of a revival. 

 The great feature of the meeting, the Tradesmen's Cup, 

 brought thirty to the post, Corranna was the winner. The 

 Dee Stakes brought out seven Derby nags, won by Fancy 

 Boy, who obtained a place in the Derby odds. 



The Newmarket Second Spring was an improvement on 

 its predecessors of former years. The Suffolk Stakes, for 

 which a dozen started, was won easily by A-la-mode. And 

 Cantley carried off the Rowley Mile Plate. 



Epsom shone pre-eminently this year ; Mr Henry Dorling 

 richly merited the thanks of the numerous visitors to the 

 Downs for the great improvements he has effected on the 

 turf, the stands, and the general arrangements of the meet- 

 ing; they were beyond all praise. The meeting furnished 

 more than its usual allowance of sport ; and the Derby and 

 Oaks were remarkable for being won by horses belonging 

 to the same owner, trained in the same stable, and ridden 

 by the same jockey. 



Her Majesty was prevented from attending Ascot Races 

 this year, and her absence told sadly on the meeting. lago 

 put money into his gallant owner's pocket, and Gnmston 

 added the Queen's Vase. Brother to Valentissimo carried 

 off the Ascot Derby, and Leaconsfield the Royal Hunt Cup. 

 The Emperor of Russia's Plate went to Alarm, who won it 

 in a very racing-like style. And Slander made away with 

 the New Stakes for two year olds very easily. 



The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Meeting furnished one of those 



