The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-12 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY' EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1852.

SPORTING NOTES.

No, CCLXXXII.

TLIE YORK MEETING, &c.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—The two principal races at Reading, yesterday,
terminated in the defeat of the favourites. Vaultress,
with 7 to 4 betted on her, finished a wretched fourth to
Defiance for the Abbey Stakes, klambletonian and Pug
Orrock actually giving her the go. by. It is evident that
her numerous preparations this year are beginning to
tell; and without she is boxed up at once will train off
altogether.

Lamartine,an immense pot'atis to 4 against the;fieldfor
the Berkshire Stakes, and booked a certainty, finished
a very indifferent third to Old Dulcet and Waterfall, the
former winning very cleverly. It must be understood,
however, that Ethelwoif passed the chair first, but as be
went on the wrong side of a post, he was, according to
the laws of racing, distanced..
The racing fixtures for next week are four in number:
Lichfield nn Monday and Tuesday; Plymouth, Devon-
port. and Cornwall on Tuesday and Wednesday; Pinner
on Wednesday; and York, the meeting of the week, on
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
The attractions at York being ot;so superior a nature,
it is very probable that the other meetings will IN, dis-
carded by the sporting public generally, in favour of
ancient Ebor. It is my present intention to touch upon
Wednesday's races only. They commence, as usual,
with the Dundee Stakes, which old RADULPHIIS may
possibly win.
The Ebor St. Leger Stakes of 25 soya. each, with 100
added for the benefit of the owner of the second horse,
two miles over the old course, will, so far as I can ascer-
tain at present, be contested by Longbow, Caracara,
Frantic, Sackbut, and Leopold; to whom may be added
Lucia, the Golden Age, and Alfred the Great. Daniel
also
figures among the entries, but I
elieve that be will not be pulled
hoot:itav:t2rokce'd'arriealims:
t
eongthis occasion. Frantic, with the Ebor Handicap
on the following day in view, I should almost fancy—if
they consider his chance good for that stake—would be
for this event; if se runs he must finish first or
second.
Sackbut I have no fancy for; neither have I
drawn
Golden Age, Alfred the Great, or Lucie. Cara-
for the
bt will allow a jockey of some expe-
will finish forward—probably third.
rience to be up'
couple, Longbow,
coup e, with 31bs extra, or
One of Soott's
most like winning,
Leopold, look LONGBUTV
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allowances,
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will
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It has
this year obtained an entry of sixty-six; and, as usual,
will be run over the mile and a quarter course. It is
impossible to give a list of the probable starters to-day,
Bird, and Evadne look the most like
names of Evadne, Snowdrop, Merry Bird, Galvanism,
and Bird•on-the-Wing, (3lb extra). Bird-on-the-
tusirlyesienmohuldese,
business ;
Wing, Merry

BIRD-ON-THE-WING
being my selection from the trio.
The Convivial Stakes of 10 sous, each, h ft, with
50 added, over the T.Y.C., a straight run in of five
furlongs and forty-four yards, has the tremendous entry
of one hundred and seventeen two years old horses.
The most formidable-looking names entered for this
stake seem to me to be Mr. Bowes's Auld Acquaint-
ance and West Australian, and Mr. Gratwicke's Sit-
tingbourne ;
WEST AUSTRALIAN
being the most hopeful-looking of the lot; his running,
however is not altogether certain.
Aug. 12,1852. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
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shall
finitnh my observations on this meeting to-
rro , Sir, &c.,

WEDNESDAY.
AStMakPes of 10 soya., and 30 added; for
Inherog2;:Yora out of Verbena, 2 yrs 0
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yrs
st 21b; winners 31b
extra; fillies and geldings allowed 21b. Straight
half-mile. (9 Subs).
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Captain Little's Athena Pallas, 3 yrs 0
Mr. T. Taylor's Game Chicken, 2 yrs
Mr. Flintoff's Whalebone, 2 yrs 0
The Foal Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 20 added; colts
Bst 61b, and fillies Bst 31b, winners extra. Once round.
(6 Subs.)
Mr. J. B. Minor's Old Man ............... (Whitehouse) 1
Mr. Copeland's Director
Mr. Halford's Harvest Home 3
The llolyoake Stakes of 20 soya. each, 10 ft, and 5 only
if declared, with the Stand Purse of 50 sovs. added;
the second to save his stake. Twice round and a die.
(18 Subs., 9 of whom declared.)
Mr. Hesseltine's Lough Bawn, 4 yrs (Crouch) 1
Mr. W. Palmer's Doubt, 6 yrs 2
Mr. J. Merry's Ringleader, 4 yrs
The Theatre Stakes of 5 sovs. each, 3 ft, and 20 added.
Three-quarters of a mile.
Mr. Copeland's Lady Bibina, 6 yrs . (Cliff) 1
Mr. C. F. Sparrow's na Sir Charles Napier, 3 yrs... 2
Mr. Eglington's Carrier, 3 yrs
Mr. Eglington's br fby Faugh-a-Ballagh, 3 yrs. ...
The Innkeepers' Plate—No race.
READING RACES.-WEDNESDAY. _

`The Easthampstead Park Stakes of 5 soya, each, and 25
added. Once round and a distance. (4 Subs.)
Mr. Wortley's bg by Idas, 3 yrs (Cowley) 1
Mr. S. Scott's br fby Kremlin, 4 yrs ...(Wakefield) 2
Mr. Stevens's Sleeping Partner, 4 yrs (Yates) 3
Mr. Warrener's CDEell°, 4 yrs (W. Abdale) 4
Betting-5 to 4 agst Sleeping Partner, and 6to 4 agst
CUMUF. Won by a head. Sleeping Partner a bad third.
The Berkshire Stakes of 20 sous. each, h ft, and 5 only
if declared, with 50 added; the second to save his
stake. Two miles. (34 Subs., 22 of whom declared.)
Mr. Drinkald's Dulcet, aged, 6st 131 b (Pavia) 1
Mr. J. Day's Waterfall, 4 yrs, 7st 21b ...(Wakefield) 2
Mr. Powney's Lamartine, 4 yrs, Bst 51b ...(A. Day) 3
Mr. Conroy na Stamford, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b (Hiett) 4
Mr. Burgess's Narcissus, 5 yrs, sit lib ...(W. Day) 0
Mr. E. Jones's Tonic, 4 yrs, Bst (Thick) 0
Mr. J. Oliver's Ethelwolf. 3 yrs, 6st 31b ...(Kendall) dis
Betting-5 too agstLamartine, sto 1 agst Dulcet, sto
agat Waterfall, 6 to 1 agst Stamford and Ethelwolf, and
7to 1 agat Narcissus. Ethelwolf came in first, but hav-
ing gone on the wrong side of a post was disqualified,
and the race awarded to Dulcet.
The Abbey Stakes, of 10 soya. each, h ft, and 50 added,
for two and three yrs old. Straight run in. (14
Subs.)
Mr. G. Drewe's Defiance, 2 yrs (Hiett) 1
Mr. Endsburgh's Hambletonian, 3 yrs (A. Day) 2
Lord J. Scott's Pug Orrock, 2 yrs. (Barker) 3
Mr. Howard's Vaultress, 2 yrs (Cowley) 0
Mr. E. R. Clark's Plumatead, 3 yrs (Abdale) 0
Betting-7 to 4on Vaultress sto 2 agst Defiance,
and sto 1 agst Pug Orrock. Won by half a length;
the same between second and third; Vaultress a bad
fourth.

The Ladies' Plate, added to a sweepstakes of 3 sow,

each. One mile.
Mr. Bingley's Christiana, 6 ys, 7st 10Ib (Grazebrook) 1
Mr. M'Caw's Avia, 4 yrs, ast 91b .. (Barker) 2
Mr. Hotham's Abbess, 7st 41b (car. 7st 61b) (Poole) 0
Mr. Jordan's Buckhound, 4 yrs, Est 121 b (Hiett) 0
Mr. Warrener's Cnaeue, 4 yrs, Bst
Mr. Williams's Amber Witch, 6st 121 b ... (Kendall) die.
Botting-5 to 2 agst Buckhound, 4 to 1 each aget
Amber Witch and Avia. Amber Witch came in first,
but, having carried short weight, was disqualified, and
the race awarded to Christiana. The race, however, is
in abeyance.
The Borough Plate was won in two heats by Rage,
2 yrs (Steele), beating Arlette, Lady Isabel, f by Bird-
catcher out of Wadaetra, The Incurable, Flounce, and
Pride.