The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-12 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This.

CITY BETTING—THIS DAY.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STARES.
Bto 1 aget Lioness (taken)
10 to 1 agst Blithfield (taken)
13 to 1 aget Gardener (taken)
14 to 1 aget Dollar (taken)
16 to 1 agst Fairwater (taken)
20 to 1 aget Tonoh-and-Go
20 to 1 agst Gibraltar
Very little betting.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

SHREWSBURY SPRING RACES.---FRIDAY.

The Hawkstone Cup (handicap), value 100 sous, by sub-
scription of 10 sovs each. One mile
Mr Walker's Le Mareehal, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b (L 3ates) 1
Lord Bateman's Despair, 5 yrs, ist 131 b ....(Furtlham) 2
Betting-2 to lon Despair. _ .

L 3 Mare"chal made all the running :and won in a canter
by a length and a half, the favourite never being able to
get on any terms will him.
The Borough Members' Plate (handicap) of 50 sous, added
to a sweepstakes of 5 soya each, for 3-yr-olds and up-
wards. About 1 mile. 5 subs.
Mr Walker's Colonel Crockett, 6 yrs, 7st 21b
(Tomlinson) 1
Mr Capers Bright Cloud, 4 yrs, 7st 51b (Loates) 2
Lord Uxbridge's Jupon, 3 yrs, 6st 21b (Hulne) 3
Betting-6 to 4on Bright Cloud, and 2to 1 agat Colonel
Crockett. Jupon made the running, followed by Colonel
Crockett and Bright Cloud to the turn, where the latter
went to the front, but was soon afterwards headed by the
Colonel, who had his horses safe at the stand, and won in
the commonest of canters by 15 lengths; a length between
the second and third.
The Attingham Handicap of 3 soya each, with 20 added,
for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Three-quarters of a mile.
4 subs.
Mr Mansfield's Damascus, 6 yrs, Bst 91b.... (T. French) 1
Mr Griffith's Little Saxon, 3 yrs, ist 21b (Sayers) 0
Betting-5 to lon Damascus, who made the whole of

he running, and Little Saxon falling on rounding the turn,
. . . .

the favourite cantered in alone.
The Shropshire Sweepstakes (handicap) of 10 soya each,
5 ft, with 60 added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards ; the
second saved his stake. Shropshire Course 1i mile. 7
subs.
Mr K. Walker's Le Markihal, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (in. 141 b
extra) (Loates) 1
Lord Batemau's Despair, 5 yrs, Bst 11b (includ slb extra)
(Fordham) 2
Lord Westmoreland's Aurelian, 6 yrs, 9st (in 141 b extra)
(J. Goatee) 3
Betting-5 to 4 agst Aurelian, 9to 4 eget Despair, and 5
to 2 agst Le Marechal.
Le Marechal made play, followed by Despair and Aure-

Tian, the latter shortly afterwards taking second place. In
this order they came into the straight, and opposite the
stand Despair rushed to the leader's quarters, but never
succeeded in quite getting up, Le Marechal winning a file
race by a head; three parts of a length between the second
and third.

The Spring Steeplechase of 100 soya, added to a handicap

sweepstakes of 10 soya each, sft ; the second saved his

state. About 3i miles.
Mr Court's Vivandiere, 6 yrs, 10st 91b (W. White) 1
Mr Hervey's Hermit, aged, lOst 9lb

Jerry and Di Reuter also ran.

Betting-6 to 4 agst Vivandiere, 2to 1 agst De Reuter,
and 3 to lagst Hermit.

Hermit jumped off with a strong lead, Vivandiere lying
second, and Jerry and De Reuter in the order named.
Hermit maintained the lead during the whole of the
first and second rounds, Vivandiere and De Reuter alter-
nately occupying second position, but Jerry tiring early
in the race, pulled up in the last turn; De Reuter, who
had been going rather unkindly, refused at the road in
the middle of the last round. The race was left to Hermit
and Vivandiere, the latter winning by ten lengths.
The Selling Hurdle Race of 3 soya each, with 20 added
for 3-yr-olds and upwards; weight for age, with selling
allowances. 11 miles, over six flights of hurdles, 6
subs.

Mr Barber's Cutler, 5 yrs, 12st 21b (25 soya) .... (Knott) 1
Mr Bird's Lady of the Isles, 4 yrs, list 41b (25 soya)
(Sharp) 2
Mr Parkinson's Kiss Me Quick, 6 yrs, 12st 71b (60 soya)
(Grosvenor) 3
Betting-4 to lon Cutler.

Lady of the Isles made the most of the running, followed
by Kiss-me-Quick and Cutler. Kiss-me-Quick died away
at the distance, and Cutler won in a canter by eight lengths,
four lengths between the second and third.

The Longner Steeplechase, a handicap. plate of 60 sows.

2} miles.

Lord Uxbridge's Marble Hill, 5 yrs, lOst 91b
(Mr Edwards) 1
Mr Holman's Over the Sea, aged, lOst 21b (G. Holman) 3
Mr Newman's Paroquet, lost..
Mr Griffith's Whiteless, aged, lOst 2lb (Meadow) 4
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Pot Pourri also ran.

Betting-6 to 4on Over the Sea, sto 2 agst Paroquet, 4
:o 1 agst Marble Hill.

Over the Sea took the lead, followed by Paroquet and
Marble Hill; and the favourite kept his posi' ion until enter-
ing the straight, where Marble Hill went to the front, and
won by a length; a bad third,