346 THE RACING SEASON, isi: 



THE EACING SEASON, 1847. 



Racing proceeds gloriously : — from our limited space it is a 

 matter of impossibility to chronicle the doings at the various 

 meetings, we must confine ourselves therefore to a retrospect 

 of the principal races, so that they may serve as a general 

 commentary on the working of the Turf. 



There was a little two-year-old skirmishing previous to 

 the Craven Meeting at Newmarket, but that we make our 

 starting post. War Eagle gave us a taste of his quality in 

 a 50 Sweepstakes, while Miami received defeat from Halo 

 for another 50 sovs. Sweepstakes. Whirligig carried off 

 the Monday's Riddlesworth, as did the King of Naples the 

 Tuesday's, without obtaining much additional honour. The 

 Newmarket Handicap went to Mr Gregory's Clermont, Sting 

 second. Mr Bowes obtained the Column by means of Epi- 

 rote. The Port was a remarkable race. Sting beating Sir 

 Tatton Sykes by eight lengths. The races and matches 

 generally were exceedingly well contested. 



Bath and Catterick Bridge ran opposition, whereby both 

 were losers. At the former Do-;t-again won the Weston 

 Stakes from a sorry lot of two year olds ; and Miss Burns 

 the Somersetshire Stakes, handicap. At the latter, Beverlac 

 secured the Shorts from a good field of youngsters ; and 

 likewise the Champagne ; while Stinger obtained the Junior 

 Stakes. At Epsom Spring Meeting the Great Metropolitan 

 Handicap was won by Clermont. 



The Newmarket First Spring Meeting, the first of tiie 

 great race meetings, was this year peculiarly interesting. 

 Conyngham won his race, the 2000 Gs. Stakes cleverly, 



