The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-23 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

EPSOM RACES-FRIDAY.
THE OAKS DAY,

Although the weather was a great improvement upon
that of the Derby, the attendance on the Downs was not
quite equal to the average on the " ladies' day." The re-
sult of the second great race of the meeting was a surprise
to every one,as Queen Bertha was so littled fancied by the
public that she started at 40 to L The prejudice against
her arose from the well-known fact that she had been
roughly tried in clothing on Monday at Leatherhead with
Amelia and Old Orange Girl, when Lord Exeter's mare
beat her easily, and neither Aldcroft, who rode her, nor her
trainer considered her chance of winning the race worth
an investment, even at the long odds at which she was
quoted. During the day considerable progress was made
in the settling for the Derby, and it was generally an-
nounced that Mr. Naylor had presented his trainer with
£3.000, which is the more acceptable, as, from his recent
severe illness, he was not able to back Mace aroni until the
odds against him were so little as to make the investment
scarcely desirable. Mr, Naylor himself, it is said, wins at
least £70,000, and, in addition to his present to his trainer,
has dispensed liberal sums to every person connected with
his racing establishment. Another complete upset of all
the calculations of the betting fraternity was afforded by
the race for the Surrey Foal Stakes—reduced to a match
between Lord Clifden and the French horse Jarnicoton.
The former, from running second in the Derby, was pena-
lised to the extent of 61b. ; but as Jarnicoton was only
started to make running for Hospodar his pretensions were
thought so little of in comparison with Lord Clifden that
the latter was backed at 10 to lon him. The result, how-
ever, showed that the favourite was not the horse which he
has so long been considered, as but for the breaking of the
stirrup leather of the rider of Jarnicoton in the last few
strides there is no doubt that he would have won. With
these exceptions there is nothing to note in the days pro-
ceedings.

The Glasgow Plate (handicap) of 50 sous, for all ages; win-
ners extra. Three-quarters of a mile.

Lord Stamford's Ellerton, 4 yrs, Bst 9lb ...... (Edwards) 1
Capt. Christie's Spicebox, 6 yrs, Bst 121b....(Fordham) 2
Mr. Bowes's Sauterelle, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b ........ (Croucb) 3
The following also ran :—Caliban, Duke of Cambridge,
Deception, Blackdown, Westminster, Fitz Ruyter, and
Rattler.

Betting-3 to 1 agst Spicebox, 4to 1 agst Caliban, and
5 to 1 each agst Sauterelle and Ellerton.

Ellerton jumped away with a clear lead, the favourite,
Sauterelle, and Caliban lying next, close up, with the others
at their heels. At the distance Caliban was disposed of,
and dropped into the rear, and Spicebox, taking his place,
came on in waiting upon the leader to the stand, where
Fordham made his effort, but failed to get up, and was
beaten cleverly by two lengths; a head between the second
and third ; Rattler was a bad fourth, Westminster fifth,
and Deceptien next; Caliban and Duke of Cambridge were
the last two.

The Ewell Plate (handicap) of 60 soya, for all ages.
One mile.

Mr. Eastnor's Berkeley, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Doyle) 1
Mr. Mundy's Odine, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (Zanker) 2
Mr. York's The Principal, 4 yrs, let 71b .. (Church) 3
The following also ran :—Selection, Change, Soapstone,
Michael Scott, Bolero, and Aunt Judy.
Betting-7 to 2 agst Wise, 4to 1 agst Berkeley, 6to 1
each agst Soapstone and Michael Scott, and 10 to 1 agst
Change.

Selection was the first off, but in a few strides was passed
by Odine, who came on with a clear lead, waited upon by
Selection, Berkeley, and The Principal, the ruck being
brought up by Michael Scott. Rounding the bend into the
straight, Berkeley went up to the leader, and the pair raced
together to the stand, where the latter got his head in front
and won cleverly by three parts of a length ; The Principal
was a bad third, Change was fourth, and Michael Scott
fifth.

The Oaks Stakes of 50 sous each, h ft, for 3-yr-old fillies Bst
101 b each; the second received 100 soya out of thestakes.
miles. 188 subs.
Mr. T. Valentine's Queen Bertha (Aldcroft) 1
Mr. Hargreave's Marigold (Doyle) 2
Count Lagrange's Vivid
Mr. Parr's Isoline
Mr. Bowes's Old Orange Girl (Ashrnall) 0
Mr. Ward's Spitfire Kitty (H. Grimshaw) 0
Lord Stamford's Lady Augusta (Custance) 0
Lord Stamford's Sea Nymph (Edwards) 0
Mr. I' Anson's Borealis
Mr. Saxon's Countess .. (Midgley) 0
Lord Exeter's Amelia (Rogers) 0
Mr. F Watt's Miss Armstrong (J. Snowden) 0
Lord St. Vincent's The Orphan (Reeves) 0
Mr. Boyce's Fantail (W. Boyce) 0
Lord Anglesea's Cadeau
Mr. Ten Broeck's Tornado (Fordham) 0
Mr. Fleming's Gold Dust (Norman) 0
Mr. IV. Robinson's Gratitude (Wells) 0
Lord Coventry's Thalestris (J. Adams) 0
Mr. Brayley's Golden Dust .. (A. Cowley) 0
Betting-2 to 1 agst Borealis, 5 to 1 agst Lady Augusta,
6 to 1 agst Sea Nymph, 8 to 1 agst Marigold, 12 to 1 agst
Tornado, 100 to 7 agst Miss Armstrong, 100 to 6 agst Iso-
line, 20 to 1 agst Gratitude, and 40 to 1 agst Queen Bertha.
At 16 minutes past 3, after three false starts, Mr.
M'George succeeded in despatching them from the post.
Immediately they had settled into their places, Countess
rushed to the front, and for a brief period was in-
dulged with the lead ; but she was then headed by Golden
Dust, who, in company with The Orphan, Borealis, and
Sea Nymph, came on with the running, the body of horses
in theirlrear being headed by Queen Bertha, Gold Dust,
Amelia, Miss Armstrong, Fantail, Vivid, Marigold, and
Tornado, the rear division being brought up by Cadeau,
Spitfire Kitty, and Lady Augusta, the last of whom
appeared to get badly off. Halfway through the
fumes Mr. Brayley's filly drew slightly in advance, but
before she had run many strides, was joined by Lord Stam-
ford's selected Sea Nymph, the pair entering the old course
nearly side by side, with Queen Bertha,Countess, Miss Arm.
strong, Fantail, Vivid, Old Orange Girl, and Borealis lying
in a cluster at their heels, the latter being on the extreme
right. The ruck, who had hitherto presented a scattered
appearance, were enabled from the want of pace to get upon
better terms with the leading division. Shortly after pass-
ing the mile post Countess disappeared from her forward
position, and her place was taken by Gold Dust, at whose
quarters came Queen Bertha, then Fantail, the Orphan,
Isoline, Marigold, Thalestris, Amelia, and Lady Augusta.
Golden Dust and Sea Nymph retained their relative posi-
tions as they descended the hill and rounding the band into
the straight, where Mr. Brayley's hopes died out, leaving
the thrice-tried Sea Nymph in possession of the lead.
Shortly afterwards she was joined by Isoline, Marigold,

Queen Bertha, Vivid, and her stable companion, Lady
Augusta, the lot running in close company to the road,
when Sea Nymph appeared in difficulties. Some few
lengths before they reached the distance her place was sup-
plied by her stable companion, who, for a short period,
assumed a prominent position in the race, but dying away,
however, on breasting the hill, she left Marigold in posses.
sion of the lead, with Isoline, Queen Bertha, and Vivid as
her only opponents. Reaching the centre of the stand,
Isoline was in difficulties, and was passed by Queen Bertha
and the French representative, who gradually gained upon
the leader to within half-a-dozer strides of the chair,where
Aldcroft drove his mare to the front, and snatched the vic-
tory by a short head. Marigold, who stopped as if shot
when headed, defeated Vivid by a like distance for second
place. Isoline was beaten half a length only from the
third; the favourite fifth, Old Orange Girl sixth, Lady
Augusta seventh, Tornado eighth, and Sea Nymph next.
Then came a number of pulling-up horses, the last of whom
were Cadeau and Countess. Net value of the stakes,
£5,050. Run in 2 min. 511 sec.
The Derby and Oaks Stakes of 5 soya each, with 30 added ;
for 2-yr-olds and upwards; weight for age, with selling
and maiden allowances. Half a mile. 13 subs.
Mr. W. Day's Betsy filly, 2 yrs, sst 121 b (car. sst 131 b)
(L5O) (S. Adams) 1
Loid Strathmore's Toy filly, 2 yrs, sst 91b (150) (Jebb) 2
Mr. 'York's Blanche of Lancaster, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (L5O)
The following also ran :—Lord(J. Daley) 3
of Linne,
Westminster, Neilgherry, Gazelle, Little Go, Rosemary,
and Sevington. Retainer,Curie,

Betting-5 to 2 agst the Betsy filly, 100 to 30 agst Curie,
7 to 1 agst Retainer, and 8 to 1 agst Gazelle.
The Toy filly, with Blanche of Lancaster and Neilgherry
got away in front, and came on at a strong pace, the others,
headed by the favourite, lying close together some distance
in their rear. On reaching the enclosure the leader was
joined by the Betsy filly, who got up in the last stride or
two, and won by a neck, a head only separating the second
and third. Neilgherry was a good fourth, and Westminster
and Curie were next. The winner was sold to Mr, Wodson
for 160 guineas.

The Tenth Great Surrey Feal Stakes of 10 sovs each, with
100 added ; for 3-yr olds; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b.
Last mile of the Derby course. 22 subs.
Lord St. Vincent's Lord Clitclen, 9st 21b (in. 61b extra)
(Fordham) 1
Count Lagrange's Jarnicoton, Bst 101 b ( Watkins) 2
Betting-10 to lon Lord Chfden, who made play at a
slow pace, waited upon by Jarnicoton, to the bend into the
straight, where the Frenchman crept up, and on reaching
the distance got upon equal terms with the favourite. The
pair raced together to the extremity of the stand, where
Watkins called upon his horse for a final effort, but his stir-
rup breaking at the moment prevented his acting, and he
was beaten on the post by a head.

The Dundans Stakes (handicap) of 10 sous each, la ft, with
100 added, Derby course.

Captain Coates's Flirtation, 5 yrs, Bst 21b
(H. Grimshaw) 1
Mr. F. Watt's National Guard, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Clement) 2
Mr. B. E. Dunbar's Overton, 5 yrs, Bst 71b..(OhaHoner) 3
The following also ran :—Earl of Surrey, Myrtle, Syco-
phant, Rhcebus, Silkstone, Walpole, and Energetic.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Myrtle, 7to 2 agst Flirtation, 6to 1
agst Silkstone, and 8 to 1 agst Overton.

The favourite, in company with Silkstone, Walpole, and
National Guard, made the running to the old mile-post,
where Silkstone took the lead and carried it on to Tatten-
ham -corner. She then dropped back, leaving National
Guard in possession of the command, but in a few strides
he relinquished it to Flirtation, and the pair entered the
straight some two or three lengths in advance of Over-
ton. Flirtation retained his advantage to the end, and
won easily by a length ; a length and a half between the
second and third; Rhcobus wasa bad fourth, and Sycophant
next.

LATEST BETTING.
ST. LEGER.
4to 1 agst Lord ClifdEn (taken)
7to 1 bar one (offered)
10 to 1 agst King of the Vale (taken)

THE DEREY, 1864.
20 to 1 agst Blair Athole (taken)
25 to 1 agst Soottish Chief (taken)
30 to 1 agst Gownsman (taken)
40 to 1 agst War Dance (taken)

CRICKET.

THE MARYLEBONE CLUB AND " LAW X."
A committee meeting of this club was held in the Pa-
vilion at Lords' Ground on the 18th inst., and the following
resolution respecting the above law was passed : —"Re-
solved,—That letters be written to the secretaries or cap-
tains of all Elevens that are engaged to play matches on
Lords' Ground during the season of 1863, stating that
Law X." will be strictly enforced."

THE ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN r. THE UNITED

ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN.

This -great annual Snatch, for the benefit of the
" Cricketers' Fund," will be commenced at Lords' Ground
on Monday, and, as usual, excites a large amount of inte-
rest. Annexed is a list of the players nominated to play :
ALL ENGLAND.—Anderson, Caesar, Clarke, Daft, Hay-
ward, Jackson, Parr, Stephenson, Tinley, Tarrant, Will-
-her, and Wooton.

UNITED ALL ENGLAND,--Atkinson, Caffyn, Carpenter,
Grundy, Griffith, Hearne, Hodgson, Iddison, Lockyer,
Mortlock, and Newman.

AQUATICS.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE THAMES.
The third deposit of £5O a side between R. Chambers, of
Newcastle-on-Tyne, and A. Green, of Australia, for the
the championship of the Thames and £4OO, was made good
at Mr. Wilcox's, the White Hart Tavern, Barnes, on Thurs-
day evening. There were several sporting men present;
but it is as yet too early for betting to take place, as there
are so many chances to encounter in training between this
and the 16th proximo, when the race is to be rowed. Green
was present at the depositing, accompanied by Henry Kelly,
who has treated him since his arrival in this country with
every care ; but he did not look very well. He appears
thin.