The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-12 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

CITY BETTING—THIS DAY.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STARES,
Bto 1 agst Lioness (taken)
10 to 1 agat Blithfield (taken)
13 to 1 agst Gardener (taken)
14 to 1 agat Dollar (taken)
16 to 1 agst Fairwater (taken)
20 to 1 agst Tonoh-and-Go
20 to 1 agst Gibraltar
Very little betting.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SHREWSBURY SPRING RACES.-^-FRIDAY.

The Hawkstone Cup (handicap), value 100 sovs, by sub.
scription of 10 sovs each. One mile
Mr Walker's Le Mareehal, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b (Loates) 1
Lord Bateman's Despair, 5 yrs, 7st 131 b (Fordham) 2
Betting-2 to lon Despair.
La Marechal made all the running :and won in a canter
by a length and a half, the favourite never being able to
get on any terms with him.
The Borough Members' Plate (handicap) of 50 soya, added
to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds and up-
wards. About 1 mile. 5 subs.
Mr Walker's Colonel Crockett, 6 yrs, 7st 21b
(Tomlinson) 1
Mr Capers Bright Cloud, 4 yrs, Tat 51b (Loates) 2
Lord Uxbridge's Jupon, 3 yrs, 6st 21b (Hulne) 3
Betting-6 to 4on Bright Cloud, and 2to 1 agst Colonel
Crockett. Jupon made the running, followed by Colonel
Crockett and Bright Cloud to the turn, where the latter
went to the front, but was soon afterwards headed by the
Colonel, who had his horses safe at the stand, and won in
the commonest of canters by 15 lengths; a length between
the second and third.
The Attingham Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 20 added,
for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Three-quarters of a mile.
4 subs.
Mr Mansfield's Damascus, 6 yrs, Bst 91b.... (T. French) 1
Mr Griffith's Little Saxon, 3 yrs, 7st 2lb ....., (Sayers) 0
Betting-5 to lon Damascus, who made the whole of

he running, and Little Saxon falling on rounding the turn,

the favourite cantered in alone.
The Shropshire Sweepstakes (handicap) of 10 soya each,
5 ft, with 60 added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards ; the
second saved his stake. Shropshire Course If mile. 7
subs.
Mr K. Walker's Le Marichal, 4' yrs, 7st 101 b (in. 141 b
extra) (Loatea) 1
Lord Bateman's Despair, 5 yrs, Bst llb (includ 51b extra)
(Ford ham) 2
Lord Westmoreland's Aurelian, 6 yrs, 9st (in 141 b extra)
(J. Water) 3
Betting-5 to 4 agat Aurelian, 9to 4 agst Despair, and 6
to 2 agat Le Marechal.
Le Marechal made play, followed by Despair and Aure-
lian, the latter shortly afterwards taking second place. In
this order 'they came into the straight, and opposite the
stand Despair rushed to the leader's quarters, but never
succeeded in quite getting up, Le Marechal winning a Site
race by a head; three parts of a length between the second
and third.

The Spring Steeplechaae of 100 Bove, added to a handicap

sweepstakes of 10 sous each, sft; the second saved his

state. About 3i miles.
Mr Court's Vivandiere, 6 yrs, lOst 9lb .... (W White) 1
Mr Hervey's Hermit, aged, lOst 91b (Knott) 2
Jorry and DE Reuter also ran.

Betting-6 to 4 aget Vivandiere, 2to 1 agst De Reuter,
and 3 to 1 agst Hermit.

Hermit jumped off with a strong lead, Vivandiere lying
second, and Jerry and Da Reuter in the order named.
Hermit maintained the lead during the whole of the
first and second rounds, Vivandiere and De Reuter alter-
nately occupying second position, but Jerry tiring early
in the race, pulled up in the last turn ; De Reuter, who
had been going rather unkindly, refused at the road in
the middle of the last round. The race was left to Hermit
and Vivandiere, the latter winning by ten lengths.
The Selling Hurdle Race of 3 sovs each, with 20 added
for 3-yr-olds and upwards; weight for age, with selling
allowances. lt miles, over six flights of hurdles. 6
subs.

Mr Barber's Cutler, 5 yrs, 12st 21b (25 soya) .... (Knott) 1
Mr Bird's Lady of the Isles, 4 yrs, list 41b (25 Boys)
(Sharp) 2
Mr Parkinson's Kiss Me Quick, 6 yrs, 12st 71b (50 sovs)
(Grosvenor) 3
Betting-4 to lon Cutler.

Lady of the Isles made the most of the running, followed
by Kiss-me-Quick and Cutler. Kiss-me-Quick died away
at the distance, and Cutler won in a canter by eight lengths,
four lengths between the second and third.
The Longner Steeplechase, a handicap plate of 60 sons.

2i miles.

Lord Uxbridge's Marble Hill, 5 yrs, lOst 91b
(Mr Edwards) 1
Mr Holman's Over the Sea, aged, lOst 21b (G. Holman) 3
Mr Newman's Paroquet, 105 t.,. ... (G. White) 3
Mr Griffich's Whiteless, aged, lOst 21b (Meadow) 4

Pot Pourri also ran.

Betting-6 to 4on Over the Sea, sto 2 agst Paroquet, 4
to 1 agst Marble Hill.

Over the Sea took the lead, followed by Paroquet and
Marble Hill; and the favourite kept his position until enter-
ing the straight, where Marble Hill went to the front, and
won by a length; a bad third,