TUK lIAl'lNCi SEASON, 1848. ."JOJ 



ings was quite magical. The sport was first rate. Cigar- 

 ette won the Two Year Old Stakes by three lengths. Swiss 

 Boy won the Tradesmen's Cup and the St Leger easily, and 

 Chanticleer the Welter Cup and the Castle Irwell Stakes in 

 the like style. The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Meeting was 

 good. Vanguard won the two year old Produce Stakes by 

 a head, a dead heat for second between Bolus and Post- 

 tempore. Flatcatcher secured the Hotspur Stakes (late the 

 Northern Derby) cleverly by a length. The Tyro went to 

 Westow, beating four others cleverly by a length. Eagle's 

 Plume obtained the 50 so vs. Produce Stakes, beating Oscar 

 by a neck, Camphine half a neck from the second. Chan- 

 ticleer won the Northumberland Plate by a length from a 

 large field, and afterwards walked over for the Gold Cup. 



The Bibury Club and Stockbridge Meetings have dwin- 

 dled away, at the former Glauca obtained the Champagne, 

 beating three others. Loadstone and Hope ran a match for 

 the 50 sovs. Produce Sweepstakes, which the former won 

 easily ; and Pyrrhus the First secured the Cup, but was not 

 considered worth the £600 for which he was to be sold if 

 demanded. At the latter, the 50 sovs. Produce Stakes was 

 again run as a match between Loadstone and Hope, the 

 former winning by ten lengths. Passing by a host of pro- 

 vincial meetings, we come to 



The Newmarket July Meeting, which was as select and 

 aristocratic as is its wont. The July Stakes, which brought 

 out a field of eight. The Flying Dutchman ran off with in 

 capital style, and afterwards did the same with the 100 sovs. 

 Sweepstakes. The Chesterfield went to Mr Payne's Far- 

 thingale, beating eight others. 



The Liverpool July Meeting was far from what it ought 

 to be; three days, and those not well filled, tell a sad tale 

 of lack of spirit in the inhabitants of the second town in the 

 kiue,dom. The Mersey brought out a field of five, which 



