The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-12 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.

The head-quarters of racing, not following the bad ex-
amples of Lincoln, Liverpool, and Northampton, but
clothed in a spring garment, with balmy air and bright
sunshine, has inaugurated the racing season in a most
lamb-like fashion.

The Craven is never a very fully attended meeting, No
especial features of interest attach to it beyond the glimpse
some of the events afford :of the various Derby favourites;
for the Newmarket Handicap does not absorb much specu-
lation. It might be a subject for serious consideration
whether four days would not be ample to dispose of the
various items of sport, which, commencing on Tuesday,
would not drag the racing world from their homes on Sun-
day to spend a vary dull afternoon in Newmarket. Today
the card was meagre in the extreme, and the eight events,
including two matches marked on it, might wall have been
distributed over the rest of the week. Bathilde, despite her
71b penalty, found little difficulty in putting the Craven
Plate to Lord Chesterfield's account, while a great favourite
in Mr. Payne's Olivia, who started at evens, was ignomi-
niously defeated by the light weight, Jessie. The 50 soya
Handicap brought together, with the exception of the
Craven Plate, the only tolerable field of the day, and re-
sulted in the victory of Rouge Crosse, a Derby outsider,
which ran forward in the July Stakes last year. The
match between Clarissimus and Catch-'em Alive excited,
perhaps, the greatest amount of interest of the afternoon's
events, and there was a good deal of betting on it,
Catch 'em-Alive winning a good race by a length and a
half. A good race for the 50 sous Sweepstakes, which was
carried off by Planet, who immediately after came into the
betting on the Derby, wound up an indiferent afternoon's
sport.

The Craven Plate of 50 sovs, for 3-yr-olds and upwards.
Weight for age. The winner to be scld for 600 sovs if
demanded, &c., or to carry 71b extra; and horses to be
sold for 100 sovs, allowed 71b. A.F.

Lord Chesterfield's Buhllde, 3 yrs, 9st 91b (71b extra)
(Ashmall) 1
Baron Rothschild's Algarsife, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (71b ex)
(Loates) 2
Sir J. Hawley's Argonaut, 5 yrs, 9st 91b (71b ex)
(Wells) 3
The following also ran :—Michael, Wee Aggie, Cowley,
Carry filly, Tourist, Dunkeld, Knave of Trumps, Custard
Castle, and Mirage.

Betting-2 to 1 agst Argonaut, sto 1 agst Bathilde, 6
6 to 1 agat Tourist, 12 to 1 agst Cowley, and 100 to 7 agst
Algarsife.

Argonaut, in company with Algarsife and Tourist, got
away in front at the third attempt, and made the running,
followed on the extreme right by Bathilde, Cowley, and
Knave of Trumps, with Dunkeld and Michael on their left.
They ran thus to the bushes, where Argonaut gave way to
Tourist, who came en slightly in advance of Algarsife and
Bathilde into the bottom, where he was beaten, and gave
way to the latter, who obtained a slight advantage half way
in the cords, and won easily by three-quarters of a length;
three lengths separating the second and third; Tourist,
beaten a neck, was fourth; Dunkeld fifth; the last two were
Wee Aggie and Custard Castle.
Match. Last halt of !fib. M. 200 h ft.
Mr C. Percy's The Leader, 2 yrs, 7st (Loates) 1
Mr Preston's Damascus, 6 yrs, 9at 71b (Perry) 2
Betting-5 to 2on Damascus.
The non-favourite made all the running, and won in a
canter by eight lengths.

Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sous each, 10 ft, for 3-yr-olds
and upwards. D.M.
5 subs.

Mr H. Joice's Jessie, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b.... (J. Grimshaw) 1
Sir J. Hawley's Columba, 4 yrs, Bst 10Ib (Wells) 2
Mr Payne's Olivia, 3 yrs, 7st 411, ...... . (Woodhouse) 3
Mr Godding's Fanfreluche, 4 yr 3, Bst 31b.. (T. French) 4
Betting—Even on Olivia, 4 to 1 agst Columba, and 5 to
1 agst Jessie.

Columba, with Jessie on his whip-hand, and the favourite
on the left, made play into tho 3ords, where the latter was
disposed of, Jessie heading Sir Joseph's colt half-way up,
and winning with great ease by three parts of a length; five
lengths between the second and third ; Fanfreluche beaten
off.

Free Handicap Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for 4-yr-
olds and upwards ; a winner of a 500 sous handicap after
the declaration of the weights (Feb. 16, at 11 a.m.) to
carry 101 b, of all minor handicaps once 51b, twice 101 b
extra, which is to be the extreme penalty. T.Y.C. 3

subs.
Captain Christie's Lady Clifden, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b (Fordham) 1
Duke of Cleveland's Batsman, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b .. (Martin) 2
Betting-4 to lon Lady Clifden, who waited upon the
non-favourite to half-way in the cords, where she got up
and won very easily by three lengths.
Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 121 b,
fillies and geldings, Bst 71b ; maidens at starting allowed

71b. Z.Y.C. 5 subs.
Lord Glasgow's Clarissa filly, Bst... (Fordham) w.o.
Handicap Plate of 50 soya, for 3-yr-olds and upwards.

T.Y.C.
Mr Henry's Rouge Crosse, 3 yrs, bat 71b (J. Grimshaw) 1
Mr Savile's Clairvoyante, 3 yrs, 6st7lb (Jebb) 2
Mr C. Rayner's Salvioni, 3 yrs, 6st ilb . plordan) 3

The following also ran :—Zora,-eEtna, Atlas, Regina,
Lady Hawthorn filly, Concordia, Whitebait, and Lady
Mary.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Lady Hawthorn filly, 100 to 30 age
Rouge Crosse, 8 to 1 each aget Zora and Clairvoyante, 10
to 1 aget Salvioni, and 100 to 8 aget Whitebait.
Rouge Crosse, on the far side, w►a the first off, closely
attended by Salvioni, Concordia, Clairvoyants, and the
Lady Hawthorn filly, and came on with the running into
the cords, where the favourite obtained the second place,
but failed to reach Rouge Crosse, who won very cleverly
by a length and a half. Concordia finished a bad third ;
Lady Hawthorn filly fourth ; Whitebait and Salvioni, side
by side, were nest ; Zola and )Etna were the last two.

Match; both 5-yr-olds. R.M. 200, h ft.
Lord Westmoreland's Catch-'em Alive, Bst 7lb (3. Goater) 1
Lord Glasgow's Clarissimus, Bst 131 b .... (G. Fordham) 2
Betting-5 to 4on Catch- 'em Alive, who jumped away
in front, and won after the semblance of a race as they
reached the bottom by a length and a half.

Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts Bst
101 b, fillies Bst 51b, which never won before the time of
closing this stake; horses which have started twice
before the time of closing this stake allowed 41b. R.M.

9 subs.
Mr W. G. Craven's Planet (41b) Bst 61b (J. Goater) 1
Lord Stamford's Brindisi 44,
---), Bst Gib .... (T. Adams) 2
Lord Glasgow's'Flutter colt, Bst 101 b (Fordham) 3
Mr Greville's Bradamante (41b) Bst llb (R. Grimshaw) 4
Lord Wilton's Wandering Minstrel (41b), Bst 61b
(Custance) 5
Betting-2
gtWandeting Minstrel, 3 to 1 agst
Planet, and 4 to 1 each agst Braclamante and Brindisi.
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to 1 a
Brandamante, on the near side, was first off, and made
the running, followed by the favourite and Lord Glasgow's
colt to the bushes hill, where they were joined by Planet on
the extreme right, and Brindisi in the centre, in which posi-
tion they ran into the dip, where Wandering Minstrel was
beaten, and Planet took a slight lead on entering the cords,
and won rather cleverly, after a fine race home, by a length,
a head dividing the second and third, and a like distance
the third and fourth. The winner was backed for the Derby
after the race at 1,000 to 10.

LATEST BETTING.
DERIfY.
15 to 2 agst Scottish Chief (offered)
13 to 1 aget Coast Guard (offered)
13 to 1 agst Cambuscan (offered)
20 to 1 agst Forager (offered)
40 to
1 agst Baragah (taken)
1000 to 10 agbt Planet (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Privateer (taken)
10,000 to AlO agst Hodgman's lot (taken)
Very little betting.

SCRATCHING s.

NEWMARKET HANDIoAr.—H
—°sPodar, Dr. Syntax,
Erin-go-Bragh, Bat badoes, M. Philippe, Alabama, Union
Jack, Langford, Carbineer, Leonora, Ramp Town, Lord
Zetland.
BIENNIAL STAKES.—King Bang'o, Menace, Hark For-
, The Planter, Agra
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colt, Figaro, Rigol-
boche, Nimble, Peon, Typhoon, Hengist, Black Rock,
Moscow, Boeotian, Bearing Rein, Harcourt, Guardsman,
Fortunio, Dispute, Tenerife.
STAKES.—LittIe Gun, Amazon filly, Chalybeate,
Sister to Knutsford, Wisdom.
SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 Sot's.—Guardaman and Coup
d'Etat.
SWEEPSTAXES OF 100 SAVE.—Lady Lurewell filly
and Kromeski.

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BETTING AT MANCLIESTER.--MONDAY.
THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEA STAKES:
100 to 30 agst Fille de l'Air (taken)
6to 1 agst Paris (offered)
14 to 1 agst Carabusean (offered)
14 to 1 agst Copenhagen (offered)
CHESTER CUP.
100 to 7on the field (offered)
100 to 6 eget The Clown (taken)
50 to 1 agst Canary (taken)
pEEBY.
15 to 1 eget Cambusean (taken freely)