The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-28 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING.
FRIDAY.

The Newmarket Stakes, a subscription of 50 sovs each,
h ft, for three-yr-olds • colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst
21b. The owner of the second horse to receive back
his stake. D.M. 20 subs.

Lord Derby's De Clare, Bst 71b (Templeman) 1
Mr. Payne's Polydore, Bst 7st (Flatman) 2
Lord Oxford's Icarus, Bst 71b (Bartholomew) 3
Mr. Mare's Hazel, Bst 71b (S. Roger) 4
Betting-11 to 8 on De Clare, 5 to 2 agst Polydore,
9to 2 agst Icarus. Hazel made the running at a good
pace to the T.Y.C. winning post, where the favourite
and Polydore singled themselves out, and the contest
became very exciting ; at last, however, the favourite
won easily by three-quarters of a length, the second
beating the third two lengths; • Hazel was a bad fourth.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for three and
four-yr-olds. D.M. 5 subs.
. .

Mr. Fenning's Humboldt, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Wells) 1
Mr. Wood's Falcon, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Ashmall) 2
Mr. G. Drewe's Vulcan, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (EL Bray) 3
Mr. Batson's b f by Irish Birdcatcher—Barbara,

3 yrs, 6st 121 b (J. Steggles) 4
Mr. George's Loquacious, 4 yrs, 7st 71b ...(Fordham) 5

Betting-7 to 4 agst Humboldt, 2to 1 agst Falcon.
Won by three-quarters of a length ; two leigths between
second and third, and about the same distance between
the third and fourth.

Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each ; for two-yr-olds, 6st 71b ;
and three, Bst 71b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b.

The winner to be sold for 50 sovs, if demanded, &c.

First half of Ab.M. 3 subs.
Mr. Lucas's Ceres, 2 yrs, Est 41b (Faulkner) 1
Mr. Goodered's Fearless, 3 yrs, Bst 41b.. (Wells) 2
Mr. Bevill's f by lago—Miss Martin, 2 yrs, Est 41b
(J. Steggles) 3
Betting-5 to 4 agst Fearless, 2to 1 agst lago filly.
Ceres made nearly all the running, and won by three
lengths ; a neck between the second and third.

Sweepstakes of 50 soya each, for three-yr:old, fillies, Bst
71b. The winner of the One Thousand Guineas Stakes
71b extra. R.M. 6 subs.
Duke of Bedford's Habena, 9st (S. Rogers) walked over
Mr. Bowes's f by Pyrrhus the First—Wiasma, saved
her stake.

DERBY.
After the rice for the Newmarket Stakes, 7 to 1 was
taken about De Clare. 1,000 to 500 betted between
him and Kingstown.
The sport commenced to-day at twelve 'o'clock, and
was limited to four races, the principal event being the
Newmarket Stakes ; but so denuded was it of strength
and interest by the number that paid forfeit, that it will
suffice to state De Clare beat Polydore, the best of the
three competitors he had to meet, by three-quarters of
a length. Whether the "form" be good enough for the
Derby time will show.

An hour after the last race a special train left for Lon-
don, and the journey was very satisfactorily performed
'in about two hours and a quarter.

. .
EXTRAORDINARY SINGLE WICKET MATCH AT CRICKET.
—ln the morning two, well-known Turfites, Mr. R. H.,
of York; and Mr. J., from the neighbourhood of Rich-
mond, Yorkshire, played a single wicket match, the con-
ditions of which were five games of two runs a game,
251. each game, and 100/. the main ; Mr. H. to bat,.
Mr. J. to bowl. After the first hit in the first game
Mr. H. laid his opponent 200 to 100 he should beat'
him. The betting brotherhood mastered numerously,
great interest was excited, and each side was backed for
a good deal of money. The fourth game placed them 2
and 2 ; 6to 4 was then betted on Mr. g. The fifth
game was opened, and from the fourth ball one run was
obtained. The greatest anxiety was now manifested by
all parties. With the second ball afterwards Mr.. J.
found his wicket, and the match consequently termi-
nated in his favour by 1 run. In stakes and bets he won
upwards of 5001. The same parties are to play a similar
match on the Thursday of the Second Spring Meeting.

The Chelmsford Chronicle states that a deputation
from the Royal Agricultural Society inspected on Thurs-
day the sites in that town, proposed to be occupied at
the next annual meeting of the society, and that they
expressed themselves as much gratified, observing that
the meeting there might, with good management, be
made the best the society has ever had.
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PRICE SD.

NA.VAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The roadstead of Portsmouth harbour again presents
almost as imposing an appearance as it did before the
departure of the van of the Baltic fleet. The Falcon,
14, Commander Pullen, returned from the westward
yesterday, and the Cornwallis, 60, arrived from Devon-
pert, making at Spithead the following force :—Nep-
tune, 120 ; St. George, 120 ; Calcutta, 84 ; and Power-
ful, 84—sailing ; Hawke, 60 ; Cornwallis, 60 ; Pem.
broke, 60 ; Hastings, 60 ; Russell, 60 ; Cruiser, 17 ;
Falcon, 14 ; Centaur, 6 ; and Rosamond, 6.
The Retribution, 28, Captain Fisher, flag of Rear-
Admiral Baynes, third in command of the Baltic fleet,
will be ready to join on Monday, and the Malacca,
17, Captain Farquhar, will be refitted and undocked
ou the same day. These comprise all the ships fit-
ting at Portsmouth for the war service. All the
newly-converted are now at Spithead ; but the whole
of the force enunterated is helplessly short-handed. How-
ever, this is not the fault of their captains, for the
blockships might have been twice manned by this time,
had they been permitted to receive volunteers, which
the Lords of the Admiralty have not allowed them to
do. Such partial crews as they have on their books,
therefore, are the "sweepings" of Tower-hill and such
resorts, and exhibited a woful picture of inanition from
sea sickness on their short voyages from the Nore or
Plymouth to Spithead, and this, too, is shared by the
raw levies of Marines with whom they have for the
most part been supplied. Upwards of 2,000 men are
needed to man the ships above enumerated.

Mr. Murdoch, chief engineer of , the Ist class, lately
selling in the Sanspareil, 70, is apikiiitijd resident
engineer afloat, at Constantinople, with an addition to
his pay of 551. 11s, per annum. Mr. Robert Jago, chief
engineer of the Ist class, is appointed to the Sanspariel,
vice Murdoch.

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