378 THE llAClN(i SEASON, 184y. 



Cantab. The Gold Cup, run as a match between Chanti- 

 cleer and Camphine, went to the former easily. 



The Newmarket July Meeting produced its average sport. 

 The July Stakes were won by Sweetheart by two lengths; 

 and Cranberry obtained the Chesterfield by a head. The 

 two year olds did not show well. Liverpool July was an 

 improvement on its predecessors. Col. Anson's filly by 

 Touchstone, out of" Potentia, carried off the Mersey, and 

 Tingle the Post Sweepstakes beating The Italian and Knight 

 of Avenel easily, while Hariott obtained the 10 sovs. Pro- 

 duce Stakes. The Liverpool Cup, worth £1,540, engaged 

 the principal attention of the meeting ; it brought ten to 

 the post, won by a length by Bon Mot, who afterwards won 

 easily the Bentinck Testimonial. The Liverpool St Leger 

 w^ent to Lord Eglinton, Bel us being the winner. Notting- 

 ham, Stamford, Oxford, and Lancaster Meetings ran oppo- 

 sition, whereby all vv^ere losers. 



Goodwood Meeting was the glory of the year, — the 

 beautiful weather enhancing the splendid scenery, with the 

 sport in keeping. The Ham produced a good race, won by 

 a head by Hardinge. The Gratwicke, the golden race, was 

 won easily by Tadmor: and William the Conqueror came 

 off a conqueror in the Levant. The Goodwood was won 

 easily by Maid of Lyme from a large field ; while the 

 Bunney was reduced to a match, in which Officious gave 

 Hood a beating, and afterwards won the Settrington. Bor- 

 neo cantered off with the Drawing Room, and Canezou with 

 the Goodwood Cup. The Stewards' Cup brought a large 

 field to the post, Cotton Lord obtained it by half a length. 

 Honeycomb ran oti' with the Racing Stakes ; and Compass 

 had a hard contest for the Sussex, won by a head. The 

 Nassau Clarissa won easily. Brighton is giving symptoms 

 of improvement, but the racing requires no comments. 

 York, with its glorious sun, ^hone le-spUuidunt, The 



