The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-10 00:00:00

pared with past opening days of the Craven Meeting,
was remarkably scanty.
MONDAY NIGHT.

NEWMARKET HANDICAP.—The following horses are
scratched :—Grand Inquisitor, Ammonia, Newmarket,
King of Trumps, Homily, Middlesboro', Kaffir, De-
termination, and Redlands.

NEWMARkET RACES—THre DAY.
Seven races are appointed for this day—the first at
Half past one, the Newmarket Handicap at three.

NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING.
Stakes and Plates not previously advertised.
MONDAY.
Handicap Plate of 501., for three-yr-olds and upwards.
R.M. Entrance 3 sovs.
Sweepstakes of 20 sore each, h ft, with 50 added ;
three-yr-olds, 7st' ; "four, Bst 9lb ; five, Oct 21b ; six and
aged, 9st 41h. D.M. The winner to be sold for 500
cove, if demanded, &c.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 soya each, h ft, if declared
by ten o'clock the evening before running, for three-yr-
olds and upwards. T.Y.C.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for three-yr-olds ; colts,
Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. The winner to be sold for 200
soya, if demanded, &c. T.Y.C.
TUESDAY.
Handicap Plate of 701., for three-yr-olds and upwards.
A.F. Entranbe 3 cove.
Sweepstakes of 5 soya each, for tbrae-yr-olds ; colts,
Bst 71b; fillies, 8-st 31b. The winner to be sold for 50
soy., if demanded, &c. T.Y.C.
Sweepstakes of 1Q sovs each, for three-yr-olds, 7st
21b ; four, Bst 71h ; five and upwards, 9at. The winner
to be sold for 150 cove, if demanded, &c.

NEWTON SPRING MEETING—MONDAY.
The Trial Stakes. One mire and a quarter.
Cardsharper
Tom Perkins
Eight ran.
The Golborne Park Stakes. Half a mile.

Stork
Van Dunck

Six ran.
The South Lancashire Tradesman's Plate. One mile

and a half.

Master Slender
Kiteflyer
(Six ran.

DURHAM RACES—MONDAY.
The Trial Stakes. One mile.

Courtenay
Cherry Brandy

Five ran.
The Hopeful Stakes. T.Y.C.
Alfred
Bird in Hand .-
Five ran. if
The Durham Handicap. One mile and a half
Miss Allen
Bolton •
Garnelad

Seven ran.

LONGCHAMPS STEEPLECHASES.

The Longehamps Handicap of 7,000 f., added- to 300 t.
entry ; 200 f. forfeit, and 100 f. onl) if declared before
the acceptation of the weights. The second to receive
I,ooof from-the entries. Distance about 5,000 yards.
The horse which, after the publicatiOn of the-weights
may win a steeplechase of 2,500 f. to carry a surcharge
of 41b ; of 5,000 f., 6lb ; and of two steeplechases of

the latter sum, 81b. 17 entries : •
K de la Motte's Needwood, aged, 1471 b (Wakefield) 1
Mr. B. Symonds' Vie Dean, aged, 11481 b, and 31b
over.. (11r. Little) 2
M. Delamarre's Lady Arthur, aged, 129ib .. 3
The following also raii :—Sea!nau, Augustine.
The Dean went off with the running, with Lady
Arthur in waiting, Needwood third, and Seaman fourth.
At the third fence, Augustine bolted, and at the bank
at the top he fell, and stopped. Perjury fell at the brook
and stopped. The Dean continued the running to the
bottom in the last round, when he was caught by Need-
wood. A splendid set-to between the two commenced
in the straight, and it ended by Needwood winning by
a bead, a length between the second and third. The
number of jumps was 24, none of them very stiff.
Selling Stakes of 2,000 fr., added to 100 fr. entry. The
second togreceive 300 fr. from the entries. Distance,
about 4,050 yards. Weight, 1501bs, and the winner
to be claimed for 12,500 fr. ; but horses entered as to
be claimed for less to be allowed from slbs to 251 be.

7 entries.
M. de laMotte'sTheColonel, aged, Drag (Lamplugh) 1
M. Delarnarre's Flying Buck, aged, 145!bs (Donaldson) 2
Mr. Golby's Ploughboy, aged, 1451bs 3
M. Basly's Radetzky, 6 yrs, 1351bs
Hurdle Race of 1,000 f., added to 100 f. fur all sorts
of horses. The second to receive 300 f. from the en-
tries. Distance, 3000 metres. Weight, 1501bs, and
the winner to be claimed fur 12,500 f. ; but horses en-
tered to be claimed for less to be allowed from 51bs.