The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-17 00:00:00

LUDLOW RACES-THURSDAY.

The Oakley Park Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added,
for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; certain
penalties and allowances ; the second to save his
stake. Three-quarters of a mile. (10 subs.)
Mr. Wilkinson's b f by Flatcatcher—Skilful, Bst 41b
(T. Cliff) 1
Mr. Copeland's The Lune, Bst 71b 3lb ex.) (Knott) 2
Betting-3 and 4tol on The Lune. Won easily by
two lengths.
The Powlett Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 30 added ;
3-yr-olds, Bst 51b ; four, 9st 81b ; five, lOst ' • six and
aged, lOst 31b; mares and geldings allowed 51h; the
second to save his stake ; the winner to be sold for
801.; allowances if entered to be sold for less ; maiden
3-yr-olds allowed 31b, four and upwards, 71b. One
mile. (3 subs.)
Mr. Flintoff's Whalebone, by Heron, 5 yrs (401.), B,t
71b (W. White) 1
Mr. Moseley's Romeo, 5 yrs (401.), Bst 21b...(T. Cliff) 2
Betting-3 to lon Whalebone, who won by half a
length.
The Ludlow Stakes (Handicap), of 10 sovs each, 3 ft,
if declared, &c., with 50 added by the Hon. Percy Her-
bert, M.P.; the second to save his stake. Certain penal-
ties. Two miles and a quarter. (21 subs., Bof whom pay
3 sovs each.) The highest weight accepting being Bst, it
was raised to Bst 71b, and the others remaining in pro-
portion.
Mr. J. Davies's Titterstone by Greatheart, aged, Gat
101 b (T. CHM 1
Mr. Treen's Imogene, 3 yrs, Set 131 b (including 616
extra) (Salter) 2
Mr. Paltuer's Lurley, 4 yrs, Ost Cab (Or. Walt.,)
Mr. Pell's Polestar, 3 yrs, sst 71b (Stagg) 4
Mr. Longmore's Brinklow, 3 yrs, sst 1116 (Bray) 5
Betting-6 to 4on Imogene, 3to 1 each agst Lurley
and Titterstone. Won by half a length ; a head between
second and third ; very bad fourth.
The Bromfield Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 30
added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. A winner of any race
after the declaration of the weights, 71b extra. The
winner to be sold for 501, ; the second to save his stake.
Five furlongs. (6 subs.)
Mr. Samwell's Usurer, by Flatcatcher, 3 yrs, sst 1216 1
Mr. Griffiths' The Cripple, 4 yrs, 7st 416
Mr. J. Flintoff's Timotheus, aged, 6st 10Ib 3
Mr. Stone's Scarecrow, 6 yrs, 7st 4
Mr. J. Davies's Gaylad, aged, Bst 71b 5
Won by a neck.

The Herbert Rate of 2 sovs each, with 25 added, for
horses that had never won 501., for 3-yr-olds and up-
wards. Certain penalties and allowances. The winner
to be sold for 1501., &c. One mile. Heats. Only
the winner of the first and second heats allowed to
start for the third. (3 subs.)
Mr. Jones's The Weasel, 5 yrs, (401.), 'Bst 131 b ... 1 1
Mr. Minton's Garland (h b) aged (401.), Bst 101 b... 2
Mr. Weyman's Brompton (h b), 4 yrs (401.), 7st 9lb 3
First heat won easily. Second heat, Weasel walked over.

ABINGDON R.
Weights for the Berkshire
feits to be declared o:

,ACES—AUG. 28.
Stakes. Two miles. For-
m or before Aug. 21.
Age at lb
Imogene 3 6 13
Jenny Wren 4 6 13
Incubus 4 6 13
%Vantage
The Cropper
*Venison
Vulcan
Diana 4 6 0
Mayboy 3 5 7
Piccadilly
The Despised 3 5 1
Ilereulea

Age st lb
Rataplan 5 10 7
Mortimer
Domino
B. to Grey Tommy 5 8 5
Speed the Plough 4 8 5
Robgill
Ethelwolf ...... 6 8 0
Hercules
Florist ~ 5 7 12
Le Juif
Jack Leeming
Octavia
Noisette 5 7 1