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London, England, 1864-05-28 00:00:00

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

EPSOM RACES-FRIDAY.
THE OAKS.

To- day is, by general admission, the most really enjoy-
able one in the Epsom week. We can take our fill of the
racing and enjoy a stroll in the paddock without being
jostled in the way we were on Wednesday. We can travel
down by road or rail without being exposed to the pelting
of the pitiless storm of/chaff, more or less refined. It is the
" Ladies' Day," and they mustered well on this occasion.
If the Derby was an open race, the same could not be said
of the Oaks. the fillies of the year were, with one excep-
tion, deemed to be moderate; but then that exception was,
or had been, a clipper. Fille de l'Air, in her two-year-old
form, was a magnificent animal, and her performances,
more especially in the Criterion, extraordinary. Her run-
ning in the Two Thousand Guineas this year was certainly
curious, to say the least of it. She was never in the race
from the moment the flag fell, finished nowhere, and pulled
up as cool as if she had walked the Rowley Mile, instead of
gallopped it. Then we heard of her at Paris carrying off
with ease the French Oaks, and returned to her old form.
And now, directly the betting on the Oaks opened in
earnest, she was made a hot favourite. An indifferent lot
came to the post for the opening race today—the Ewell
Plate, which the favourite, Nucleus, put to Count Batthy-
any's credit very easily. The fielders were again hit in the
Durdans, Bandarilla, hard held, running away from her
horses, and never giving Nucleus a chance of reaching
her. But, then, with the previous race in him, this
was hardly to be expected. Out of the 21 entered for the
great race, the Hersey filly was the only absentee.
A very fair-looking lot of fillies they were, Fille de l'Air
being of course conspicuous among them, and looking in
grand order, and as if she meant business this time. Tene-
riffe we did not fancy so much as we did at Bath, Sara-
gossa and Tomata striking us as looking very fit and well.
One of the handsomest there was Toni Tooi. Molly Carew
will probably never b 3 the mare she was before her ac-
cident; and the form of Masquerade, La Gana Ladra,
Sardinia, and Bandarilla must be held to be moderate. The
rest call for no particular notice. Mr, M`G eorge despatched
them, after a trifling delay, to a very good start, Lord Glas-
gow's two showing for a short distance in front, but soon
retiring, the French mare going on with the running from
the bushes, and taking a lead which she maintained to the
end, the only two near her at the distance being Breeze
and Tomato, the latter dying away and leaving her stable
companion to make an effort for the " blue and yellow ;"
but Edwards had the race in hand, and won easily by a
length. Teneriffe proved herself but an indifferent animal,
as she was not in the race after descending the hill. Sara-
gossa, going well within herself, on coming round the turn
was seen to fall, and, we are sorry to add, she was dis-
covered to have broken her leg. This is a great disappoint-
ment to Lord Zetland, as she had been tried to be 191 b.
better than her stable companion, Bandarilla, who won the
Durdans, and therefore he was justified in considering her
chance as a very good one. There was a demonstration,
not of a complimentary character, when Fille de l'Air's
number was hoisted. Great groaning anl noises of all
sorts greeted the announcement of the telegraph, and a
very hostile-looking crowd pressed on horse and jockey as
they returned to scale. Jennings, as if anticipating some-
thing of the sort, had taken care to provide a few extra
policemen. At all events, horse and rider reached the ring
in safety, where, however, they were not received with
more favour, and some very strong opinions. which we will
not repeat, were uttered, Custance, who rode Antoinette,
was from a similarity of colour mistaken for Edwards.
The entrance to the weighing-room had to be barricaded to
prevent the entrance of the hostile forces. It was altogether
a scene suggestive of many reflections, and one we hope
never to see again on Epsom Downs.
The Ewell Plate (Handicap) of 60 soya for all ages.
One mile,

Count Batthyany's Nucleus, 3 yrs, sst 91b ....(Carroll) 1
Prince Soltikoff's Belle of the Vale, 3 yrs, 6st.. (Mordan) 2
Lord Bateman's Moulsey, 3 yrs, 7st 51b ....(Challoner) 3
The following also rail :—Coronet, Perquisite, Balder-
dash, Jessie, and Double First.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Nucleus, 2to 1 agst Jessie, 7to 2
agst Moulsey, and 5 to 1 agst Belle of the Vale.
Belle of the Vale made the running, followed by Maul-

sey, Nucleus, and oronet to the distance, where Coronet
dropped back, leaving Nucleus, with Jessie at his quarters,
in attendance on the leaders. At the stand Carroll brought
the favourite to the front, and won very easily by a length
and a half; a neck separated the second and third, Jessie
finished fourth close up, Perquisite fifth, Double First sixth,
and Balderdash last.
The Dardans Stakes (Handicap) of 10 sous each, h ft, with
100 added. Derby Course.

Lord Zetland's Bandarilla, 3 yrs. 6st 131 b (Carroll) 1
Count Batthyany's Nucleus, 3 yrs, bet 91b (in 51b extra)
(J. Smith) 2
Captain Wortham's Fletton, 4 yrs, 7st 131b..(Foraham) 3
Mr Hughes's T P. Cooke, aged, 7st 71b
Mr Whittaker's Pixie, 3 yrs, 7st (Morris) 5
Mr R. Chilton's Little Duchess, 3 yrs, 7st 41b
(Whiteley) 6

Betting-6 to 4 agst Bandarilla, 4to 1 agst Nucleus, 6
to 1 each agst T. P. Cooke and Pixie, and S to 1 agst
Fletton.

T. P. Cooke was the first away, and came on with a slight
lead of the favourite, who was followed by Little Duchess
and Nucleus to the tan road, where he dropped away beaten,
leaving Bandarilla with a clear lead. At the enclosure Nu-
cleus took the second place, but without a chance of reach-
ing the leader, who won, pulling double, by three lengths.
Fletton finished a bad third,
The Oaks Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for 3- yr-old fillies,
Sat 101 b ; the second received 100 soya. One mile and a
half. 188 subs.
Count F. Lagrange's Fille de l'Air.. (Edwards) 1
Baron Rothschild's Breeze (Daley) 2
Baron Rothschild's Tomato .. (J. Osborne) 3
Mr F, Rowland's Molly Carew (H. Grimshaw) 4
The following also ran :—Sister to the Drake, Young
Melbourne filly, Saragossa, Lady de Trafford, Teneriffe,
Madam Walton, Antoinette, La Gazza Ladra, Masquerade,
Finesse, Cutaway, Sardinia, Tooi Tooi, Merry Wife, and
Syren.
Sir E. Baker's Hersey filly was struck out at 1 33 p,rn,
this day.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Fille de l'Air, sto 1 agst Teneriffe,
6 to 1 each agst Saragossa and Tomato, 11 to 1 agst Breeze,
12 to 1 agst Finesse, 100 to 7 agst Molly Carew, 20 to 1
each agst Antoinette and Lord Glasgow's two, 25 to 1 each
agst Merry Wife and Madam Walton, 100 to 3 each agst
La Gazza Ladra and Cutaway, 40 to 1 agst Masquerade, 50
to 1 each agst Sardinia and Syren, and 1,000 to 15 at
Tooi Tooi.

With a trifling delay they were despatched from the post
to one of the fairest starts of the meeting. Lord Glasgow's
two, on the far side, were the first away, but after running
a few strides they dropped back, and the lead was taken by
Teneriffe, lying in the centre, close up with whom came
Fille de l'Air and Lady de Trafford, Tomato being fourth,
with her stable companion on her right ; Antoinette, Sara-
gossa, Finesse, Molly Carew, and Madam Walton headed
the next division, and behind them were Tooi, Tooi, Mas-
querade, Merry Wife, Syren, and Sister to the Drake. Half
way through the furze Teneriffe was headed by Fine de
I Air, who came on with a clear lead, Lady de Trafford being
third, closely followed by Tomata and Breeze, with An-
-1 toinette and Saragossa next, In this order they entered the