The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-26 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, 1864.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

YORK AUGUST MEETING.-THURSDAY.

The interest in the Great Yorkshire Stakes ceased the
moment it was known that General Peel was scratched, and
that therefore the melting between him and the Derby
winner would not take place. Rumours were rife last even-
ing that Blair Athol had been sold—the price the large sum
of £lO,OOO. The name of the purchaser was variously stated
as the Duke of St. Albans and Mr Naylor, but we are not
inclined to attach much credibility to the report.
There was a fine race for the cup between Caller Ou,
Rapid Rhone, and East Lancashire, the old mare giving
Lord Glasgow's horse 61b, and beating him by a short head,
amid vociferous exclamations from the foot people, in which
the Northumberland dialect was distinctly audible.
There was great excitement caused by the issue of the
race for the Great Yorkshire, where the Derby victor had
to lower his colours to Miner, and Claremont's pretensions
to the Leger certainly received their quietus. Blair Athol,
though beaten, was not disgraced, He was looking unpre-
pared, and carried 71b extra, Still his defeat created a sen-
sation, and sent him back a point in the betting on the great
Northern event. The rest of the racing calls for no parti-
cular notice beyond what our return gives. The meeting
has been very successful, and, the attendance, especially
yesterday, quite up to the mark of former years.
The Knavemire Stakes of 200 sous each, h ft, for 3-yr- olds;
colts, Bst 101 b; and fillies, Bst 61b. One mile. 4 subs,
Duke of St Albans' Brindisi, Bst 10110 ....(F. Adams) w.o.
The Colt Sapling Stakes of 50 soya each, 30 ft, for 2-yr-

olds; colts, Bst 101 b each. T.Y.C. 9 subs.

Duke of Beautort's Kcenig, Bet 101 b (Fordham) 1
Mr John Osborne's King Arthur, Bst 101 b .... (Rogers) 2
Betting--5 to lon Hoenig, who made all the running,
and won with extreme ease by a length and a half.
The York Cup, value 200 soya, by subscription of 10 sovs
each, the surplus in specie, with 100 added, for 3-yr-olds
and upwards; weight for age; winners extra, with mai-
den allowances ; the second to receive 20,sovs out of the
stakes. Two miles, over the Old Course. 24 subs.
Mr W. I'Anson's Caller On, 6 yrs, Bst 111 b (Challoner) 1
Lord Glasgow's Rapid Rhone, 4 yrs, Bst 51b (Fordham) 2
Mr U. Rich's East Lancashire, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (in. 210 ex.)
(Osborne) 3
Bettiag-11 to 10 on Caller On, 2 to 1 agst Rapid
Rhone, and 3 to 1 agst East Lancashire.
The latter, with a clear lead of a couple of lengths, made
play, Rapid Rhone going on second, with the favourite in
waiting. As they approached the plantation turn East
Lancashire's lead visibly decreased, and Caller Ou, as they
came along the woodside, gradually drew forward, and as
they entered the straight they closed up and ran in com-
pany to the distance, where Rapid Rhone headed Lord St.
Vincent's colt and came on slightly in advance of the old
mare to the enclosure, when she went to the front, and won
a fine race, after some rousing, by a short head ; a neck
only separated the second and third.
The Nursery Handicap Plate of 100 soya, for 2-yr-olds ;

winners extra. T.Y.C. About five furlongs.
Mr T. V. Morgan's Wings of the Wind, Est 131 b
(H. Covey) 1
Mr Samuel's Tilt, 7st
Mr Hodgman'e King of Greece (in. 71b extra), 6st 91b
(Morris) 3
Mr James Thirkell's Naples, 7st 41b (Whiteley) 4
The following also ran :—Sister to Lady Augusta, Side-
wind, Lord Conyngham, Busy Bee, Tabitha Bramble,
Lansdown (late Torn Ashworth), East Lynn, Lord Walde-
grave, Doeford, Weatherglass, Holstein, and Exceller.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Wings of the Wind, 4to 1 agst
Lansdowne, 9 to 2 agst Tabitha Bramble, 5 to 1 agst Tilt,
7 to 1 agst King of Greece, and 100 to 8 apt Busy Bee.
After a long delay, they were despatched from the post in
close company. Sister to Lady Augusta, with Tabitha
Bramble, King of Greece, Naples, Wings of the Wind,
Lansdown, and Lord Waldegrave lying up, came on in
advance, Tabitha Bramble with a slight lead, which she re-
tained to the road, where she was headed by Sister to Lady
Augusta, who carried on the running to halfway down,
when Wings of the Wind, in company with Tilt and King
of Greece, drew away and finished the race home, the favo-
rite winning easily at last by a length, Tilt defeating Mr
Hodgman's edit in the last stride by a head—a neck sepa-
rating the latter from Naples, who was placed fourth, Lord
Waldegrave vas fifth, close up, Busy Bee sixth, and Doe-
ford next. The others were widely spread as they came
past the post, the last two were Tabitha Bramble and Ex-
celler—the later did not pass the post.
The Twenty-second Year of the Great Yorkshire Stakes of
10 sovs each, with 100 added for the second horse, for 3-

yr-olds ; colts, Bst 10Ib ; fillies, Bst 51b ; th© winners

extra. 11 miles. 84 subs.
Mr Lsunde's Miner, Bst 101 b (Osborne) 1
Mr W. PAnson's Blair Athol, get 31b (includ 7113 extra)
(ChaHoner) 2
Mr Cartwrigat's Ely, Bst 101 b (Cuetance) 3
Lord Glasgow's Aecham, Bst 101 b (Aldcroft) 4
Mr Perry's 1101131 ex, Bst 101 b (Boyce)