The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-17 00:00:00

HAMPTON RACES.-THURSDA.Y.

If there was any diminution in the attendance on the
Hurst yesterday, Hampton was without doubt in its proper
form to-day. Never was there such a number of vehicles of
every description, from aristocratic drags to shandrydans of
the humblest kind. All the Stands were densely crowded,
and the booths, of which there were enough in all con-
science, for they blocked out all view of the racing, were
full to overflowing. There were the usual features of a
Cup day in the pony and donkey riding, the archery tar-
gets, the shows, the knock-'em-downs, and all the many
modes of enjoyment that this Cockney Saturnalia has long
been famous for,
The Manor Plate was only a gentle gallop for the
favourite, Birdfinder (Challoner) getting away in front and
staying there, and the South-Western Railway Plate turned
out the good thing for Wild Thyme that it looked on paper.
Mr Cherry's Birdfinder, a good, useful horse, proved him-
self over a mile to be indifferent to weight, and squandered
his horses in the most hollow style. The delays at starting
were very tedious, and the Maiden Two Year Old Plate
was run one hour and a half behind time. Of murse the
loss of time leads to a slurring over of the other events, and
one so treads upon the heels of the other that there is but
little enjoyment of the sport. It seems almost absurd fixing
half-hour time between races. One knows that it will
I never be kept. It ought, however, in justice to the starter,
I Mr Marshall, to be stated that the blame does not rest with
him. So badly was the course kept at the post through the
inability of the small number of police to curb the multitude
that the jockeys refused to come away. We mention this be-
cause, though we are aware the authorities secured the ser-
vices of extra hands, they were not sufficient for the occasion,
and several of the principal jockeys have expressed to us
their determination not to accept anyengagements at Hamp-
ton until proper steps are taken to remedy these abuses. We
fear that the interests of racing and the safety and conve-
nience of the public have not been much thought of by those
who bear rule here. The crowding of the ground with booths
to such an extent as to render seeing the running almost
an impossibility is apparently the first object. This greed
of gain is, we venture to think, a mistaken policy. Probably
the rising of another important meeting next year on the
north side of London, and which promises to be thoroughly
well conducted, and which will fall on the same week with
Hampton, will prove an effectual remedy to the evils com-
plained of. The monetary administration, with diminished
receipts, will awaken to a sense of the error of their ways,
and we shall have to record a better state of things for the
future.

We need scarcely add that Caller Ou carried off her 24th
Queen's Plate in hollow style.
The railway arrangements were very satisfactory, and the
vast crowd were conveyed as expeditiously as possible back
to town.

The Manor Plato (handicap) of 50 sous for all ages; win-
ners extra. One mile.

Mr Cherry's Birdfinder, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (carried 7st 91b)
(Challoner) 1
Mr Craven's Little Savage, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (H. Sharp) 2
Mr Abron's Baliverne, 5 yrs, 7st 21b (Loates) 3
The following also ran :—Walloon, Deerfoot, Reserve,
Overstone, Batsman, Black Friar, Golden Cross, Merry
Bird, Corinthian Tom, and Rosa Lee.
Betting-75 to 2 agst Birdfinder, 9to 2 agst Walloon, 5

to 1 agat Overstono, 7 to 1 each agst Black Friar and
Golden Cross, and 100 to 8 each agat Little Savage and
Baliverne.

After a few failures they were despatched from the poet
to an unsatisfactory start, in which Batsman and Merry
Bird were left a long way in the rear. On settling into their
places Golden Cross immediately went to the front, and
with Corinthian Tom, the favourite, and Overstone,
came on in advance of Little Savage and Walloon, close
up with whom were Baliverno and Black Friar, On
rounding the bend into the straight Challoner took the
favourite to the front, and came on with a clear lead, and
won in a canter by six lengths. There were threo lengths
between the second and third, Overstono was fourth, and
Walloon and Golden Cross were the two next heading the
pulling-up horses, the last of whom were Reserve, Black
Friar, Deerfoot, and Batsman.
The Railway Plate of 50 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 5
soya each; 2-yr-olds and upwards; weights forage, with
certain allowances. Five furlongs,
Lord Westmorland's Wild Thyme, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (£5O)
(Morris) 1
Mr Coney's Bonny Glen, 3 yrs, 7st 81b:(£50) (Loates) 2
Vrince Stoltykoff's Belle of the Vale, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (£5O)
(Hibberd) 3
The following also ran :—Overcast, Hawkshaw, Measure
for Measure, Virginia, Obedience, and Life Buoy.
Betting-7 to 2 agst Wild Thyme, 4 to 1 agst Measure
for Measure, 9 to 2 agst Bonny Glen, 5 to 1 agst Virginia,
and 6 to 1 agst Belle of the Vale.
Bonny Glen, in company with Overcast and Wild Thyme,
got away, and came into the straight several lengths in ad-
vance of Belle of the Vale and Measure for Measure. On
reaching the distance, Overcast gave way, leaving Bonny
Glen in attendance upon the favourite, who won without
an effort by a head. Bello of the Vale was a bad third,
Virginia fourth, Measure for Measure fifth. Overcast and
Lifebuoy were the last two, beaten off. The winner was
sold to Mr Johnstone for 150 guineas, and Mr Reynolds
claimed Virginia.
The Scurry Stakes (haudioap) of 10 soya each, with 20

mile. 10 subs.
Mr Cherry's Birdfinder, 4 yrs, list 71b (Owner) 1
Mr G. Bryan's Captain Crow, 5 yrs, 12st (Mr Coventry) 2
Mr Hodgman's Corinthian Tom, 3 yrs, lOst 3lb
(Fordham) 3
The following also ran :—Dunkeld, Tolurno, Junius, and
Double First.

Betting-6 to 4 agst Birdfinder, 2to 1 agst Junius, and
8 to 1 agst Tolurno and Captain Crow.

Junius, slipping his horses immediately the flag fell,
made play with a commanding lead, followed by Captain
Crow, Tolurno, and Corinthian Tom, the favourite, with
Dunkeld and Double First lying off. On rounding the lower
turn Captain Crow headed Junius, and came into the
straight with a clear lead of the latter, the pair being headed
at the distance by Birdfinderl who came on with a com-
manding lead and won very easily by three lengths ; Corin-
thian Tom, who passed some of the pulling up horses,
finished
Junius was fourth, Tolurno fifth,
Dunkeld
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xbtand,
and third;
Double First last.

A Maiden Two-yr-Old Plate of 60;ovs ; colts, Bst 101 b;
fillies, Bst 71b1._ The winner to be sold for £l6O ; if for

£lOO, allowed 51b; if for £5O, 101 b. The owner of the se-
cond horse entitled to claim. Half a Lana.
Mr Craven's Sisyphus, Bst, £5O .' (Morris) 1
Mr W. G. Bennett's Brother to Wheldrake, Bst, £5O
(I. Grimshaw) 2
Captain W. H. Cooper's Maud, 7st 111 b, £5O ..(Zanker) 3
The following also ran :-....T
-oppression filly, Lady de
Vergy colt, Virtuous, Whisky,
and St. Thames.
Betting-6 to 4on Sisyphus) 4to 1 apt Virtuous, and
10 to 1 each agst Brother to Wheldrake anl Maud.
Brother to Wheldrake cut out the work to the distance,
where the favourite headed him and won in a canter by a
couple of lengths. Maud finished a bad third, Virtuous was
fourth, and tha Impression filly fifth, and the Lady de
Vergy colt last. The winner was claimed by Mr W. G.
Bennett.

The Bushey Plate of 30 sous, added to a sweepstakes of 5
soya each, for 2.yr•olds and upwards. Weight for age,
with selling allowances. Half a mile, 12 subs.

Mr Coney's Bonny Glen, 3 yrs, 7st 61b,.440,:::(L oates) 1
Mr Payne's Tomfoolery, 3 yrs, 74 61b, £4O

(J. Grimshaw) 2
Mr Kennard's Neilgherry, 4 yrs, Bst 21b, £4O
(Challoner) 3
The following also ran :—Lady Nichol, Vesta, Measure
for Measure, and Cliquot the Jeerer.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Neilgherry, 3to 1 agst Bonny Glen,
9 to 2 agst Tomfoolery, and 10 to 1 agst Lady Nichol.
Tomfoolery, with Bonny Glen at his girths, obtained a
slight lead of Measure for Meastre and Neilgherry, and
made play to the road, where the latter two headed the
leaders, and came on in advance to the enclosure, where
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Lady Nichol was a bad fourth, the others beaten off.
The winner was bought in for 100 guineas.

Her guineas ; for 3-yr-olds, Bst ;
4.y Majesty's
;s.yr-olds, tat 131 b; 6-yr-olds and
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59 Platet7 lbof 100
aged, 10st. Two miles.
Mr I'Anson's Caller Ou, 6 yrs, lfst ........ (Challoner) 1
Mr Lowe's Gibraltar, aged, 105 t............ (Custance) 2
Mr J. Walker's Douche, 4 yrs, 9s; 71b
. (Hibberd) 3
Mr G. T. Fenwick's Batsman, 4 Fs, fist 71b (E. Forster) 4
Betting-5 to lon Caller Ou.
Douche cut out the work, followed in Indian file by Bats-
man, Gibraltar, and the favourite to the turn for home,
when Gibraltar quitted his rearwarl position and headed
Douche, followed by Caller Ou to the distance, where the
latter took a decided lead and won in a canter.

The Visitors Plate, of 50 sous (handicap) for all ages.

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Winners extra..
Mr Payne's Beadle, 3 yrs, 7st 51b inc 61b extra)
(J. Grimshaw) 1
Lord Uxbridge's Durham, 3 yrs, Bst llb (inc 51b extra)
(Fordham) 3
Mr J. Nightingall's King Cotton, 4 yrs, 7st 71b
(James Nightingall) 4