The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-05-25 00:00:00

EPSOM RACES.

SECOND DAV, WEDNE3nAT, MAT 24.
The Dawns to-dtv did nut present a very numerous attendyce,
the great majority oi. the people keeping therteo.ives in reserve tut
to-morrow and Friday. The company. however, was respectable.
There were not many betting men here. and those who did at.
tend came not so much for the sake of the races. as to acquire some
information to guide them in the present complicated state of the
betting, which was never before known to be so uncertain.
Mr. Forth's winning again to..day has giien Premier a fine lift
for the Derby he is now first favourite, and, from being a horse
of fine action and a hostler, has a good chance.
It is impossible to describe the confusion which prevails ; but it
may be imagined, when we say that The General will not start for
the Derby, nor will Panic, it is said, it, two Of three other fa-
vourites, for this great stake*.
The dismay which prevails prevents our givigt any other than
the following statement of odds :

DERRY.
I it to I aget Monarch
I 10 to 1 agst Moslem
OAKS.
2 to I agst Problem 6 to I agst Paraplois
S to 4 one of the two wins...
We are assured that Chiffney is engaged to ride Prefo!er.
The running is as follows :
The Woodcot Stakes of 30 sows. each, h. ft. for 2 yrs old colts.
list. filb.; fillies. list. 31b. The last half mile.
Mr. Forth's b. f. by Interpreter, out of Dandizette's dam
Mr. Mockfonl'a b. f. by Smolensko--Stella
Mr. Gritlith's b. 1. Sylph, by Spectre.
The following started, but were not placed 1—
Mr. .1. Smith's b. f. by ('arbon
Genersl Grosvenor's Sparkler, by D'acklock.
Lord Exeter's Brother to Attica.

4 to 1 eget Mr. Forth's
t to 1 eget Advance

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Betting 4 to 1 art. Sparkler ; 4 wl apt. Sylph; 4 to I agst.
3lqckford's; and 4 to 1 two. the winner.
ISlockford's went off at a bustling rate, making the first running,
Jinn very closely followed by Forth's and Sylph, with all the others
at their heels, to the ands; when Forth's came in front, and' w
desperate struggle ensued between these three home, the leder
winning by a length. It was a fine race. The y • anima, though
it is not often the case, came off like old ones, without making
any false starts; and the whole kept so close together till near
home, that a sheet would almost have covered them. The winner
was rode by H. Edwards, Mockford's by K. Boyce. Sylph be J.
Day, Lord Exeter's by ItObinson, Sparkler by S. Day, and Carbon
by D. Dockeray.

The Surrey Stakes of 25 nova. each ' • 15 ft., and ordr 11 if dellarel,
&c: BerbyCoursc.
3lr. 31 ilis's Trimlo„ 4 yrs, B't. 41b. . - 1
31r. Petiit's Rigmarole, 4 yra„ 7st. 91b. . . - 2
2.lr.:4lockfortlN Velamptec, 4 yrs. Tat. 91b. - n
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Two paid 15 soya, and 6 paid 3 Rove. Betting even on Trinculo
against the field.
Rigmarole junineil off at starting, and kept on it a rattling me.
with the lead, full three lengths of 'frineuln, until they came to
the it i•itance-post, when the latter came ep, let loose, and won a
very pretty race cleverly by a length. Vcla.quez had no chance
of winning. Sam hay rode Trinculo; a lad, Rigniasote; and young
Buckle, Velasquez.

The god cup. value 100 !ion. by subscription of 10 inn. eye!), and
20 tors. added from the Race Fund : 3 yrs, 5 st. 4 lb. ; 4 yrs,
H at. ; 5 yrs, 8 at. 10 Ib.: 6 yrs, 9 st.; and aged, 9 sr. 2 lb. Mares
and geldings allowed 3 lli. Two miler, winners extra. The
winner to be Sold for 250 son. &c.
Gen. Grosvenor's trockery, 4 yrs . • . 0 1
Mr. Rogers's Jocito. 3 en . . . . U
Sir. Vates's Ville de Joie, 5 yrs • : • 3 0

The following started, but w tie hot placed
Mr. Smith's Jack Pounce. Mr. Denison's f. by Whalebone.
Mr. Farrall's Tamar /Oh Griffiths's Speculum. Pickford's
Monimia, Mr. Pettit s Cataline, and Mr. Whiteside's Brother to
Antonio.

Betting 4 to 1 agst. Crockery ; and 4 tot asst. Jocko.
Monimia took the lead at starting, going at score to the
cords; Jocko, Crockery, and }ilk de Joie, who were till then in
the crowd, close to the haunches of Munimia. These three then
singled themselves out, prepared for a terrible strulgle, and they all
ran her head and head till a short distance from home; when Pile
de Jule end Monimia severally gave way, and it finished in a dead
heat between Crockery and Jocko, the otter two lying close behind,
Pule de Joie only half a length.