The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-04 00:00:00

BPORTIIVG INTELLIGENCE.

BROMLEY FL AT RACES AND SPEEPLE-
CHABES—THarnsDAY.
The popularity which steeplechasing has gained with the
public and metropolitan holiday seekers generally has in-
duced tho promoters to establish this meeting. The weather
was exceedingly fine, arid Mr J. F. Verrall's name in con-
nexion with the management was certain to insure liberal
support. The inclosure was well filled. and the stand, which
has been recently remov ad from Croydon, afforded ample ac-
commodation to the visi.-ors. The proceedings commenced
with the Volunteer Cup, which was won by the favourite,Old
Surrey. The Bromley 'late brought a good field to the
post, but a most tedious( delay of more than three-quarters
of an hour ensued. The favourite, Land of the West, at
length, when the start was eff_cted, got off with a char lead
of the other thirteen, which ho maintained until coming into
the straight, where he stumbled on to his he ,d, but recovt r-
ing again, won by half a length from Starbeam. Fanny
Seaton fell at the turn, at which point the course is very
uneven, but Dicker, the jockey, only received a severe
shaking. Tie Selling Stakes was won by Lady Warwick,
against whom an oljeetion was entered on account of the
second flag not being lowere2, but this was over-ruled.
Ironsides, with 2 to 1 laid on him, won the Trial Steeple-
chase. The fielders were again thorn' by the favourite,
Stays, winning the Selling Steeplechase, after which he
changed hands, Mr Tompkins having bought him for 30
guineas. Five entered the lists for the Hunt Steeplechase,
!mit the favourite, Pet, was this time defeated, as the race
a long distance from home lay between Lady Blanche wad
Corban, the forme!! however won very easily by 30 lengths.
Full particulars of the running will be found below.
The Volunteer Cup, a silver cup value 15 guineas, for horses
the property of members of the Chislehurst Troop of
Yeomanry Cavalry or 18th Rent Rifles; 13st each. One
mile and a half on the flat.
Mr Moss's Old Surrey, 13st (Owner) 1
Mr Jackson's Harkaway, 13st (11r Jewell) 2
Mr Ingersoll's Lady Well, 13st ..
Fun also ran.
Betting—Even on Old Surrey. •
Old Surrey took the lead, followed by Harkaway, until
passing the Sand, where Lady Well, who had been last up
to this point, came to the front, and carried on the running
for a short distance, when Old Surrey came again, and took
a commanding lead, which he maintained until coming into
the straight, where Harkaway challenged, but was beaten
by a neck ; Lady Well was a bad third, and Fun was pulled
up eosue distance from home,
The Bromley Plate of 40 sews, for all ages; winners extra.
About five furlongs.
Mr Graham's Land of the West, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (Morris) 1
Capt Rennie's Starbeam, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (J. Smith) 2
Mr Saltmarsh's Confusion, aged, Bst .... (J. Commery) 3
The following also ran :—Vision, Cornet, Atlas, Bosh,
Batsman, Fanny Seaton, br m (pedigree unknown), Seven.
and-a. Half, Diploma, Princess Dagmar, and Magic.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Land of the "Vest, sto 1 agst Star-
beam, 7 to 1 agst Magic, 8 to 1 agst Diploma, 10 to 1 agst
any other.
After three-quarters of an hour's delay, caused by nume-
rous false starts, Land of the West got off in front, followed
by Starbeam and Confusion. They ran thus till coming
round the turn into the straight, where Land of the West
stumbled on to his head, but recovering himself won cleverly
by half a length ; a neck separated the second and third ;
Fanny Seaton, Seven-and-a-Half, and Vision were the last
three. Fanny Seaton fell upon coming into the straight,
and her rider was much shaken, but no bones were broken.
A Selling Stakes of 3 soya each, with 25 sovs added ; weight
for age. About half a mile. 11 subs,
Mr Wales's Lady Warwick, 6 yrs, 7st 131 b (Smith) 1
Mr La Alert's Baliverne. 5 yrs, Bst 111 b .... (E Foster) 2
Mr Marsh's Mysterious Lady, 3 yrs, 7st 131 b (Buehneli) 3
The following also ran :—Lady Wilson filly, Garotter,
Lord of the Manor, Tragedy, Mistletoe, and br an (pedigree
unknown).
Betting-5 to 2 agst Baliverne, 3to 1 agst Garotter,
4 to I each agst Tragedy, Lord of the Manor, and Lady
Warwick.
Lady 'Warwick, Baliverne, and Mysterious Lady got cff
with the lead, which they maintained throughout, Lady
Warwick winning easily by four lengths ; three lengths
between the second and third. Tragedy bolted out of the
course at the turn amongst the crowd.
The winner was bought by Mr Reeves for 30 guineas.
The winner was objected to on the ground that the
second flag was not lowered, but the objection was over-

ruled.
The Trial Steeplechase of 5 sous each, with 30 added ;
weight for age ; penalties and allowances. About three
miles.
Mr Barter's Ironsides, 6 yre, 13st (J. Land) 1
Mr J. T. Shepherd's Beechnut (ft b) 5 yrs, list 71b
(Mr R. Shepherd) 2
Mr H. Pickering's ch g Alcibiades, aged, 12st 2►b
(B. Blake) .3

Bracknell and Tom Moody also ran.
The Hunt Steeplechase Cup ; gentlemen riders. About

two miles.
Mr Henry's Lady Blanche, 12st slb (Owner) 1
Mr W. Mortimer's, jun., Corban, 13st 31b (Owner) 2
Mr It. Shepherd's Pet, 12st . j(0 vvner)
Jem Crow and Westwood also ran.
Betting—Even on Pet, 2 to 1 agst Lady Blanche.
Lady Blanche,attended by Corban, made all the running
and won by 30 lengths; the same between the second and
third. The winner and Corban were objected to for having
gone the wrong side of the second flag ; but the stewards
awarded the cup to Lady Blanche.

UPTON-ON-SEVERN STEEPLECIIASES:
THURSDAY.

The Worcestershire Cup Stakes of 10 soya each, hft ;
gentlemen riders, list 71b; jockeys 71b extra. Three
miles, over a fair hunting country.
Mr Blencowe's Acrobat, 12st 51b (including 12lb extra)
(Mr Mumford) 1
Mr Cranshaw's Whinstone, aged, list 2lb
(Mr Edwards) 2

Nil Desperandum and Eli also ran,
Betting-2 to lon Acrobat, 3to 1 agst Whinstone, 7to
agst any other.

Acrobat made all the running, and won in a canter by
eight lengths. Nil Desperandum fell at the first fence, and
Eli at the jump under the SLvern-bank, but neither horses
nor jockeys were injured.

The Severn-bank Steeplechase (Handicap) of 10 soya each,
with 100 added. Four miles.

Mr R. Rowland's Meanwood, 5 yrs, 9st lllb (or 94 121 b)

_
(J. Knott) 1
Mr Adams's Chamade, G yt., 12st (G, Holman) 2
Mr F. Rowland's Medora, aged, lObt 121 b

(Mr G. Drake) 3
Mr Cornock's Ths Berkeley Hunt, aged (h b), 9st lllb
(car 11.4 2.b)
Z )(Bac and Foxhanter also ran.

Betting•-5 to 2 agst Meanwood, ICO to 30 agst Medora,
5 to 1 each agst Chatnadc and Foxhunter, 6 to 1 apt

ZJdiec.

Meanwood wont awey with the lead, followed closely over
the first hurdles by Foxhunter, two lengths behind whom
came Medora, Berkeley Hunt, and Chamade, who cleared
the obstacles together, and the lot were whir, Ind in by
Zodiac, who took the first hurdles in excellent style, but
refused the natural fence leading out of the racecourse, and
stood there kicking and plunging until his opponents had
got too far for him to follow. Excepting that Foxhunter
joined Meanwood at the natural fence into the course, and
that Chamade took third place, there was no variation for
the first two miles. The hurdles in front of the stand
were charged by Meanwood and Foxhunter together, but
on alighting Meanwood resumed the lead, and after clear-
ing the fence which Zodiac had previously refused, he took
a commanding lead, which he maintained to the end, and
won by 15 lengths; Melora a bad third. Berkeley Hunt
was the only other horse who passed the post. About
a mile from home Foxhunter, after a natural fence in the
far meadows, put his foot in a rut and came down a burster,
but W. White, his jockey, was not hurt. After Mean-
wood's success, his owner withdrew his objection against
Acrobat for the Worcestershire Cup Stakes at Worcester.
The Croome Steeplechase of 10 sous each, 3 ft, for hunters ;
gentlemen riders. About three miles.

Lord Coventry's Balder, 5 yrs, list 71b (Ur G. Drake) w.o.
The -Upton Stecplechese Plate (Handicap) of 40 soya,

winners extra. Two miles.

Mr R. Rowland's Meanwood, 5 yrs, lOst.l2lb (inc. 71b
extra) (h b) (J. Knott) 1
Mr W. Kington's Dubious, aged, lOst 51b (Mr Newman) 2
/sir Adams's Globule, .5 yrs, lOst 81b ..(G. Holman) 3
Mr Chapman's Harkaway, 6 yrs, lOst 101 b (I\lr F. Lotan) 4
Mr Merton's Briseis, 4 yrs, 10st 21b ..... (Ballinger) 5
Mr Martin's Ploughboy, 6 yrs, lOst lib (G. Waddington) 0
Betting—Even on Meanwood, 5 to 1 agst Harkaway, 6
to 1 ngst Globule.
Moanwood made all the running, and won in a canter by
three lengths; a bad third. Ploughboy fell at the second
jump, the natural fence out of the course.
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The Farmers' Steeplechase Cup, value 20 soya ; 12st each ;
jockey 141 b extra. Three miles.
Mr T. Dawson's Silverdale, 12st .. (Mr Jonee) 1
Mr Foster's Tally-ho, 12st (Ur Parker) 2
Mr Woodward's rom Moody, 12st (Mr Dawson) 3
Mr Roberts's Cotswold, 12st (Owner) 0

Mr Allington's Hunting Horn, 12st, was weighed for by
Mr Bradley, and the horse's number put up on the tele-
graph board, but being immediately afterwards sold, he did
not start:

Betting-2 to 1 agst Toro Moody, sto 2 each apt Tally-
ho and Silverdale.

Won easily by two lengths ; threo lengths between second
and third. Cotswold was pulled up after going once rouud.
The Selling Steeplechase did not fill.

OBJECTIONABLE STEEPLECHASE RIDING.—At tho Up-
ton-on-Severn Steeplcehaso Meeting, on Thursday, the fol.
lowing notice was ported in the betting enclosure :—" We,
the stewards of the Upton-on-Severn Steeplechases, wish to
express our strong disapprobation of the manner in which
George Holman rode Charaade in the Severn-bank Steeple-
chase, and Globule in the Upton Steeplechase Plate, and
beg to recommend to the stewards of future steeplechase
meetings that George Holman should not be allowed to
ride.—(Signed) Co vErritv—ANDOV ER—Oct. 3, 18G4."
THE DISPUTED RACE FOR THE WORCESTERSHIRE CUP
STAPES.—The objectian to this race, which was in abeyance
awaiting the production of the pedigree of Acrobat, was
withdrawn by the owner of the second horse Meanwood,
after winning the Severn-bank Steeplechase yesterday
(Thursday) at Upton-on-Severn. Although it is the iu.
imam of Nr Dlt;ucowe to promo Aerobas pedigree, the