The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-28 00:00:00

GOOD WOOD RACES.-WEDNESAY.

The visit of the Prince and Princess of \Vales has been the
event of the meeting this year, and has invested the Stakes
day with an interest it lacked in other respects. Their Royal
Highnesses arrived about 2 30, and were received by their
noble host and hostess and immediately conducted to their
seats in the private portion of the stand. Her Royal High-
ness seemed much struck with the beautiful features of the
scene. The Goodwood Stakes, formerly such an attractive
feature in the programme, have gradually been losing their
prestige till this year has seen their almost total decline,
considered as a betting race. The bad acceptances showed
the opinion formed of the Handicap, and the " turned
loose" Thalestris has occupied such a position in the market
as effectually to damp the little speculation there has been
on the event. Only seven starters was a woeful falling off
from the fields of former years, and " the 'parade" created
no interest. Thalestris made the running at a pace which
became strong by the time they had gone half the distance.
On approaching
.the enclosure the favourite was evidently
in difficulties, and the French horse, Blondin, and Guerilla
came in together, Mr Parr's horse wininggeasily, and £ha-
lestris struggling into third place. Never was a greater
favourite more easily defeated.

The attendance was much larger than yesterday, includ-
ing many of the leading members of the aristocracy. Prince
and Princess Edward of Saxe Weimar were prevented by a
domestic affliction from being present.
The Drawing-room Stakes of 25 sous each, 10 ft, with 100
added, for 3-yr-olds ; colts to carry Bst 101 b, and fillies,
Bst 61b ; winners extra. Craven Course. 33 cubs,
Captain A. Cooper's Knight of Snowdon, Bst 101 b
(Fordham) 1
Mr T. Parr's Glendusk, Bst 101 b (Custance) 2
Mr Bowes's Hark Forward, Bst 101 b (Ashmall) 3
Captain Gray's King George, 9at llb (inc. slb extra)
(Rogers) 4
Mr Perry's Hollyfox, Bst 101 b (Boyce) 5
Mr Perry's Goldylocks, Bst 61b (Nicholson) 6
Betting-2 to 1 agst Knight of Snowdon, 4to 1 agst
Hollyfox, 5 to 1 agst each Glendusk, Hark Forward, and
King George, and 10 to 1 agst Gcldylocks.
They ran in a body for a few strides, when Goldylocks
rushed to the front, and came on with a commanding lead,
King George going on second, with Glendusk, Hark For-
ward, and the favourite lying up, with Hollyfox a long way
in their rear. Descending the hill King George headed the
leader, who immediately after dropped away beaten, and
her place was taken by Glendusk, close up with whom were
Mr Bowes's colt and Knight of Snowdon, who followed
King George to the distance, where the latter gave way to
Glendusk, who retained a slight lead to the enclosure, where
Fordham brought up the favourite and won a close and in-
teresting race in the last stride by a neck, Glendusk defeat-
ing Hark Forward by half a length for second—King
George finished fourth close up. The others were beaten off
some distance.

A. Handicap Plate of 50 sovs, for 2-yr-olds and upwards.

T.Y.C.

Duke of Beaufort's Crytheia, 3 yrs, 7st 121b..(Fordham) 1
Mr Whiteside's St. Vincent, 2 yrs, 6st .. (J. Grimshaw) t
Lord Westmorland's Voluptas, 4 yrs, 7st (Morris) t
The following also ran :—Waterloo, Countersign, Corro-
borator, and Glenochty colt.

Betting-2 to 1 each agst Voluptas and Crytheia, sto 1
agst Corroborator, and 100 to 15 agst Waterloo.
Voluptas got away in front, having Waterloo on her left,
and Crytheia, St. Vincent, and Corroborator on tho right.
They retained these positions to the distance, whore Water-
loo gave way, and Lord Westmorland's filly was joined by
Crytheia and St. Vincent, the three running in close com-
pany to the stand, where Fordham came with one of his
accustomed rushes, and getting up in the last stride won a
fine race by a short head, Voluptas and St. Vincent finish-
ing with a dead heat for second—Waterloo and Corrobora-
tor finished fourth and fifth close up—the Glenochty colt
was sixth, and Countersign last.

Sweepstakes of 300 soya each, h ft, for colts, to carry Bsl
71b each ; winners extra. Craven Course. 4 subs.

Mr R. Ten Broeck's Idler, Bst 71b l (Ford ham) 1
Lord Glasgow's Ascham, Bst 71b (Aldcroft) 2
Lord Stamford's Gownsman, Bst 71b (Cuatance) 3
Betting-5 to 4on Ascham and 2to 1 agst Idler.
The favourite, with a slight lead of Idler, made slow
running into the distance, where Idler drew forward and
waited upon him to the stand, where he fairly got to him
and won a splendid race by a short head. Gownsman was
beaten off.
Sweepstakes of 300 soya each, h ft; for fillies, Bst 71b each ;
certain winners extra. Craven Course. Each subscriber
to name two fillies, one to the post. 9 subs.
Lord Glasgow's Sister to the Drake, Bst 71b (Alderoft) 1
Lord Exeter's Auricula, Bst 71b (J. Adams) 2
Lord Stamford's Procella, Bst 71b . (Custance) 3
Mr R. C. Naylor's Gazza Ladra, Bst 71b (Challoaer) 4
Duke of Beaufort's Esperance, Bst 71b (Fordham) 5
Betting-5 to 2 agst Auricula, and 9to 2 agat any
other.
After running a few strides Esperance went to the front
and made play, followed by Procella and Auricula to the
brow of the hill, where they closed up and ran in com-
pany into the distance, where the formor was beaten,
and shortly after disappeared from the front, leaving
Auricula with a slight lead, but who was headed by
Sister to the Drake previous to reaching the lawn, and
beaten very cleverly by a length; Procella finished third,
two lengths in their rear ; Gazza Ladra was fourth, and
Esperance beaten off.
The Goodwood Derby of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, for 3-yr-olds;
colts Sat 10Ib, and fillies Bst 71b. Maidens allowed 31b.
Gratwicke Stakes Course. One mile and four furlongs.
12 subs.
Mr W. G. Craven's Young Rapid, Bst 101 b (Goater) w.o.
The Goodwood Stakes of 25 00Y0 each, 15 ft, and 5 if de-