The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-22 00:00:00

MEETING OF THE JOCKEY CLUB.

A general meeting of the Jockey Club will be held at
Newmarket after the races, on Wednesday, in the First
Spring Meeting, for a ballot and other business. Notice of
motion by Lord Coventry :—To alter role 20 by adding to

it the words as quoted below.
20.—When a person takes a .nomination for a stake in
which the forfeit is to be declared by a particular time, and
does not declare forfeit by the time fixed in the articles, he
shall thenceforth be considered to have taken the engage-
ment on himself, and his name shall be substituted for that
of the original subscriber, " and the purchaser of a year-
ling with his engagements may, by paying into Messrs,
Weatherby's hands, on or before the Ist of November,
when the horse is one year old, the amount of the forfeits
of all the different stakes in which he is engaged, have the
nominations transferred into his own name, provided
always that at the time of such transfer the original nomi-
nator is not in default for stakes or forfeits."

CROYDON SPRING MILITARY AND OPEN
STEEPLECHASES.—THURSDAY.
The Innkeepers' Plate (Handicap) of £5O; winners extra.
About two miles and a half.
Capt. Machell's Leonidas, aged llst 121 b.... (C. Boyce) 1
Mr Yardley's The Screw, aged, 10dt 71b (E. Pratt) 2
Mr C. Peck's Ballycaeey, aged, list ....(B. Land, jun.) 3
The following also ran :—lronsides, The Don, Forest
Hind, and Charley Grey.
Betting-9 to 4 eget Leonidas, sto 1 eget Ironsides, 6
to 1 each agst The Screw and Ballycasey, 10 to 1 bar four.
Ironsides showed the way, but was soon passed by Charley
Grey and The Don, who went on first and second to the
fence, on the top of the hill, which Charley Grey refused, and
The Don soon gave way to Ballycasey and the favourite, the
pair passing the enclosure in close order, with Ironsides
third, The Screw fourth, The Don (who refused the fence
on the course), with Charley Grey and Forest Hind tailed
of. No further change occurred until a quarter of a mile
from home, where The Screw passed both Ironsides and
Ballycasey, but never reached Leonidas, the latter winning
easily by a couple of lengths; Ballycasey was third, half a
length from The Screw; Ironsides cantered in fourth; the
others did not pass the post.
A Selling Handicap Steeplechase Plate of 40 soya, for all
ages; the winner to be sold for £4O. About two miles
and a half.
Mr B. Land's Diadem, aged, lOst 101 b (J. Land) 1
Cumberland and The Screw also ran.
Betting—Even on The Screw, 2 to 1 agst Diadem, 3 to 1
ant Cumberland.
The favourite led to the hurdle jump (a mile and a quar-
ter from home), where she blundered, rolled over, unseated
her rider, and broke away; the other two (Diadem holding
a slight lead) then kept well together until the same fence
was reached a second time, when Cumberland overleaping
himself, pitched on to his head, and Diadem came in alone.
The winner was not sold.
The Grand Military Handicap Steeplechase of 5 eon each,
10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 100 added, for horses
the property of and to be ridden by officers on full or halt
pay. About three miles. 11 subs.
Major Wembwell's Bell's Life, aged, 12st 71b
(Mr. Coventry) 1
Mr Hare's Whirlwind, aged, lOst 71b .... (Capt. Smith) 2
Capt. J. Vibart's Übique, aged list 101 h ..(Mr Griffith) 3
Mr Mageunis's Vesta, aged, list 51b (Capt. Knox) 4
The following also ran :—Nabob, Westender, and Useless
Brate.
Betting-6 to 5 agat Bell's Life, sto 1 agat Vesta, 6to
1 each eget Westender and Übique, 100 to 12 agst any
other (offered.)
Bell's Life led for the first quarter of a mile, when he re-
fused,and took all except Übique with him; the latter getting
well over soon held a long lead ; Whirlwind and the favou-
rite getting over at a second attempt went on second
and third, Nabob a long way from the two, fourth, with
Vesta fifth. Westender would not face the fence, and Use-
less Brute soon afterwards refused, and unshipping his
rider was pulled up, and with Westender came a near cut
home. Crossing the piece of ploughed land on the hill,
Übique gave way to Whirlwind and Bell's Life, who from
this point had the race to themselves, Nabob having
come to grief a mile from home, and neither Übique or
Vesta could reach the two, Bell's Life winning easily by
three lengths ; Vesta fell at the last fence, and Übique
passing her obtained the honour of being placed a bad
third; Vesta cantered past the chair fourth; the others did
not pass the post.
Windsor was struck out of the race on Thursday, at
12.55.
A Selling Steeplechase of 3 soya each, with 25 added, for
4-yr-olds and upwards; weight for age; selling allow-
ances. About two miles.
Mr Blencowe's Paddy, aged, 12st (£5O) (Mr Mumford) 1
Mr Eli's Bravo, 6 yrs, list 71b (£3O)
The following also ran Man, Perfect Cure,
Nereus, Gamecock, Sunbeam, Gin Sling, Almeria, and
Cumberland.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Sunbeam, 9to 4 agat Nereus, Bto 1
agst Cumberland, 100 to 8 agst Paddy.
Cumberland made play, followed closely by Nereus, Per-
fect Cure, bunbeam, and Almeria, Paddy leaving the re-
mainder. This order was maintained for the first half mile,
when Cumberland gave way to Perfect Cure, Sunbeam,
and Nereus, the three having a clear lead to the hurdle
jump, which Perfect Cure blundered at and feFl, ;;Fad BUll•