The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-30 00:00:00

Sporting Intelligence,

TATTERSALL'S—THIIRSDAY.
0 wing to the meeting at Harrow, this was a blank day
at " the Corner."

THE NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
It is officially announced that the Newmarket Handi-
cap, with 200 sovs added, will be renewed, to be run on
Thursday, instead of Tuesday, in the Craven Meeting,
and will close on the Ist of January.

HARROW AND METROPOLITAN STEEPLE-
CHASE MEETING.
THURSDAY.
A Scurry Handicap of 10 soya each, h ft ; gentlemen
riders ; professionals 61b extra. Three-quarters of a
mile. 6 subs.
Mr. S. Jacob's Victory, 6 yrs, lOst 21b (including 61b
extra) (llSaclean) 1
Mr. Thornton's Roving Betsy, 3 yrs, 9st 131 b (includ
ing 61b extra)
Mr. Davies's Minerva, 5 yrs, 115t...(W Davenport) 3
The following also ran ;—Pharos, Sandboy, and Twm
Shun Catti.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Sandboy, 3to 1 each agst Victory
and Roving Betsy, 4to 1 agst Minerva. Won by a
length ; half a length between the second and third.
Sandboy was fourth. After passing the winning post
Roving Betsy slipped up near the turn, fell, and rolled
upon her rider, who was severely shaken.
Handicap Plate of 401. The winner to be sold by auc-
tion. for 40 sovs, &e. Three-quarters of a mile.
Mr. Thornton's Sine-qua-non, 4 yrs, Bst 41b..-(Wells) 1
Mr. Brook's Anglo-Saxon, 5 yrs, B=t 101b...(Kendall) 2
Mr. B. Land's Gossip, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (carried Bst 91b)
(Land, jun.) 3
Mr. Mason's Sidney, 4 yrs, Bst (carried Sat 31b)
(Palmer) 0
Betting —7 to 4on Anglo-Saxon. Won by half a
length. The winner was bought in for 60 guineas.
The Harrow Plate, a Sweepstakes of 5 sore each, with
25 added ; for two-yr-olds and upwards ; the winner
to be sold by auction for 30 sovs, &c. Three-quarters
of a mile. 8 subs.
Mr. Hadland's John o'Bruges, 4 yrs, Bat 61b (Palmer) 1
Mr. S. Jacob's Victory, 6 yrs, 9st (carried 9st 11b)
(Maclean) 2
Mr. Salt's Alfred the Great, 6 yrs, 9st (carried 9st 31b)
(Owner) 3
Mr. Wood's Vine, 2 yrs, Est 61b (Bollands) 4
Betting--2 to lon John o'Bruges. Won by a neck ;
three lengths bel;ween the second and third, and a length
between the third and fourth. The winner was bought
in for 50 guineas.
Handicap Steeplechase of 5 soya each, 2 ft., with 50
added. Three miles. Seven subs.
Mr. Davies's Minerva, list (R. Sly, jun.) 1
Mr. Jones's Lord of the Isles, lOst (Green) 2
Mr. Ellmore's Janus, llet 71b (G. Darby) 3
The following also ran ;—lronbrace, Goodlad, Liver-
pool Boy.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Goodlad, 3to 1 agst Lord of the
Isles, 8 to 1 agst Ironbrace. Liverpool Boy fell on charg-
ing he brook the first time and got loose. On coming to
the water jump the second time, Janus, who was lead-
ing, fell, and Minerva came into collision with him ;
Lord of the Isles then went on with the lead, but was
caught by Minerva at the distance and beatea by half a
length ; Janus was third ; Goodlad, who was beaten
early in the race, and Ironbrace, were pulled up some
distance from home.
A Hack Steeplechase Plate of 301., for horses carrying
lOst 71b each. A winner of a steeplechase once in 1855,
71b extra; twice, 101 b ; and three times, 141 b extra.
The winner to be sold by auction for 251., &C. Two
miles.

Mr. Weatherglas's Ginger, lOst 71b (R. Sly, jun.) 1
Mr. Lucas's Massaroni, list 71b (Burrows) 2
Mr. Salt's Nom de Guerre, llst (Owner) 3
The following also ran :—Lambay, Sailor, Humter
(late the Moor), Ironbrace, Mustang.
Betting-2 to 1 agat Sailor, sto 2 ngst Nom de
Guerre, 3to 1. agst Massaroni. The Sailor went the
wrong course, mad was pulled up and brought back to
the enclosure, before the race was over. Massaroni
and Lambay fell into the brook the first time ; the
former was remounted, but the latter was not per-
severed with. The Hunter fell at the fence into the
" dip ;" Ginger won easily ; Massaroni broke down ;
Nom de Guerre walked in third. Only the three
placed passed the post.
The winner was bought in for 70 guineas.
A Handicap Hurdle-race of 5 soya each, 2 ft, with 30
added. Two miles. 11 subs.
Mr. Johnstone's Sailor, 10st (Green) 1
Mr. Weatherglas's Ginger, Bst 111 b (R. Sly, jun.) 2
Major Bringhurst's Humboldt, lOst 61b...(Hammond) 3
The following also ran :—Nonsuch, Stamford, Anglo-
Saxon, Royalty, Gossip, and Nicholas.
Betting.-2 to 1 agst Nonsucb, 3to 1 agst Sailor,
5 to 1 agst Royalty, 6 to 1 each agst Ifuraoldt and
Gossip. Won easily by a length ; three lengths between
the second and third ; Royalty was fourth, Nicholas
fifth, Stamford sixth, Gossip seventh, Nonsuch eighth,
and Anglo-Saxon last.
The proceedings were creditably conducted, and the
efforts which were made to improve the character of the
" Metropolitan Steeplechases " were well directed, and
are likely to meet with encouragement. On Wednesday,
the "grand day," spectators mustered very numerously,
but yesterday there was a marked falling off in the
attendance.

A further dividend of 33. in the pound will be paid on
Monday under the estate of Messr.3. De Lisle, Janvrin,
and Co., making, with the previous distribution, a pre-
sent total of Bs. The realisation of the assets is pro-
gressing favourably, and it is anticipated a third divi-
dend will be announced early, in February.

SERIOUS FlBS.—Wednesday night a fire occurred in
Princess-street, Little Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields,
and was unfortunately attended with considerable loss of
property. It took place in the premises (formerly the
swimming baths) in the occupancy of Messrs. Tamplin
and Pearce, wholesale feather bed manufacturers ; Mr.
Eehelby, currier ; and the Tilbury Glassworks, No. 6,
Princess-street, Little Queen-street, within a short dis-
tance of High Holborn. In a very few minutes the
brigade engines attended, as well as that of the West of
England Office, and the firemen, under the direction of
the principal officers, went to work, and by ten o'clock
—four hours after the outbreak—they succeeded in get-
ting the fire subdued. Messrs. Tamplin and Pearce's
stock is almost entirely destroyed, as well as the con-
tents of Messrs. Eshelby and Co.'s premises, and serious
damage is done to the costly stock of Messrs. Basire,
engravers and printers. As to the origin of the fire no-
thing could be gleaned.