570 THE ilACING SEASON, 1849. 



Epsom Spriog Meeting was postponed in consequence of 

 the snow from the 20th to the 21st April, when Sir G. 

 Heathcote recovered his 50 sovs. added to the Trial Stakes, 

 his colt Black Eagle being the winner by a length. Offi- 

 cious again appeared in good form, carrying off the Two 

 Year Old Stakes easily. And Fernhill was in luck's way 

 for the Great Metropolitan Handicap, worth £1,640, win- 

 ning by half a length. 



The Newmarket First Spring Meeting received a sad 

 drawback in the weather, the rain descending in regular 

 torrents. Goodwood obtained the Downham by a head ; 

 while Honeycomb received defeat from Clarissa in a 50 

 sovs. Sweepstakes, and from Nunnykirk in the 2000 Gs. 

 The 1 000 Gs. Flea managed to obtain by a head by the 

 excellent riding of A. Day, Clarissa second. And Sobraon 

 ran second to Vatican for the Newmarket Stakes. 



Chester was a good meeting, four days of excellent sport ; 

 but the interest is absorbed in the great handicap the 

 Tradesmen's Plate, worth £2,455, for which tweiity-eight 

 came to the post; Malton, 4 yrs old, 6st. lOlb., obtained it 

 by a neck, Cossack, 5 yrs old, 9st. lib., second. Countess 

 of Albemarle won the Mostyn Stakes, and Elthiron the Dee. 

 The Newmarket Second Spring was of its usual charac- 

 ter. The Suffolk, handicap, was won by Essedarius. And 

 St Rosalia won the Champion Stakes, without giving any 

 insight as to the Derby. 



Epsom, all crowded Epsom, was as crowded as heretofore. 

 All London and its adjacent districts would appear to have 

 transported themselves to the Downs. The sport was first 

 rate, and the weather admirable, though the course was 

 exceedingly heavy f^om the previous rains. Sir Gdbert 

 Heathcote and Lord Exeter opened the bull by running a 

 dead heat for the Craven with Black I'^agle and Sword - 

 plajer, and afterwards dividing- the stakes. The Woodcotc 



