The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-19 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

STAMFORD RACES.
WEDNESDAY.
Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 25 added, for
two-yr-olds. New T.Y.C.

Adamant
Plenty filly •• 2
Sweepstakes of 100 sovs eacl4.ll ft, for three-yr-olas.

Straight mile.

Exchange
The Ketton Stakes. One mile and a half.

Besika
Sandboy

The Gold Cup. Thrice round.

Besika
Shara vogue
Only these two ran. Won by a neck

STOURBRIDGE RACES.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
The following is a complete return of the two days'
sport :

MONDAY.
The Prestwood Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 20 adde.3,
one mile and a quarter, were won easily by Mr.
T. L'..
Griffith's Cripple, 4 yrs, Bst 41b, Wells, beating Nin-
netta, 3 yrs ; Forward, 3 yrs • and Sailor, 6 yrs.
The Stourbridge Stakes of 7 each, 4 ft, and 2 only
if declared, &c., with 50 added, one mile and a quarter,
Mr. Sparrow's Master Slender,
were won by a length by
6 yrs, 7st 91b, T. Cliff, beating Whitelock, second ; Kite-
flyer, third ; and Blossom, Grief, and Helene not placed.
The Innkeepers' Plate of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, with 25
added, &c., one mile and a half, was won in a canter by
Mr. Wadlow's Roving Betgy, 3 yrs, beating Alma,
yr 9.
Helene,
The East Worcestershire Stakes of 3 sovs each, with
yrs ; Nell Gwynne, 3 yrs ; and Maid of Golborne, 5
25 added, were won in three heats by Mr. Blakeway'a
one mile, was won by Rov
Ithuriel ware, dam by Sadndlei22.6 yrs, beating Miss Hatoh,
3 yrs ; Victory, 6 yrs
; T'uEdsUDAln'eger, 5 yrs.
3 yrs ; Timoth_eru?,,
toinfg7 sovs each, 4 ft, and 2 only
of Golb
5 rs
igaßfgeedlreTted• iheYe2le: :7°3 Ladiese
ordYii , rdesf :
Cup
e. g.
,FeCwduSl irit;ffteah:kbleseas; d added,
and Sailor, orne, 5 yrs ; and Gin*
won by a length by Mr. F " &c.,
Wells, beating Kitefl
Stakes of sfoousrothr.e,
e; lintoff's Whalebone, 5 yrs,
two miles, were
6Y , 6 yrs, second ; Tower, aged,
third ;
The Enville '
one mile and a guar-
alf a neck by IVIr.
ter. were won by h
lock, 4 yrs, T. Cliff . G. Mather's Whites
_, beating Timotheus, aged, sectond ;
Grief, Romeo, Maid of Golborne, Victory, and Haiene
also ran.
The Hi
m 1 ey Stakes of 3 sovs, with 20 added, were veoll
in four heats by mare by Ithuriel, dam by Saddler, ii
yrs, beating Miss Hatch and Victory.

CHELMSFORD RACES.—JULY 24 AND 25.
Ace eptances for the Welter Cup. One mile and a half.
Age st lb Age st
Cock Pheasant.... 5 11 3 Florist 5 10 5
7
Hu. mboldt ......... 4 10 12 Kennyside Hero 4 10
Val iderdeclien ..... 510 10 Caliph ..... .
Bb ok Swan.-- 510 9 Nonsuch (h b) 6 99 11
Spy :ed the Plough. 5 10 9 Master Horton 4
9

YORK AUGUST MEETlNG.—Aribbas should have been
11,v aongst those paying 5 sous forfeit in the Great Ebot
2 Ciandicap.

CAFE OF GOOD HOPE.--Among the mercantile failure*
I n this colony may be mentioned the houses of
0001.
Ilf nne, Eager, and Co., with liabilities between VO,
ar _d 35,0001.—the firm was one of the first in the oolnillo
:c nd had been in business for 30 years ; Messy.. I,°nlic:
Zbden, and Co., with liabilities for about 40,0001. ; 131.'a
Messrs. Broadway and Herman, with nobilities for up'
wards of 35,0001. These failures were followed by severi
iminor firms. Losses in the A.ustralian trade are repro,
stinted as the immediate cause, of the crisis. Meagre.