The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-16 00:00:00

ABINGDON RACES-WEDNESDAY.

A Handicap Sweepstakes of 3 soya each, with 25 added ;
winners extra. About three-quarters of a mile.
Mr. Jacob's Lufra, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (H. Grimshaw) 1
Mr. E. Brayley's Surbiton Hill, 4 yrs, Bst 21b
(A. Cowley) 2'
Mr. W. Treen's Petit Oseau, 2 yrs, sst 101 b .. (C. Page) 3
Mr. W. Nelson's Peahen, 4 yrs, Bst 9113 (Peppier) 4
Mr. W. Baker's Nervous colt, 2 yrs, Est .. (Clark) 5
Mr. W. Bone's Lobelia, 2 yrs, Est (Zenker) Cr
Betting-6 to 4on Lufra, 3to 1 agst Surbiton Hill, 10
to 1 agst any other.
Won easily by two lengths ; a bad third; Peahen fourth,
close up ; the others tailed off.
The Abingdon Stakes of 16 soya each, 5 ft, with 50 added,
for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 7113; certain
allowances and penalties. About three-quarters of a
mile. 20 subs.
Mr. Merry's Crisis, Bst 41b
Mr. Stevens's Faith, Bst 71b (Payne) 2
Mr. J. B. Starkey's Agatha, Sat 4lb .... (H. Grimshaw) 3
Mr. G. Payne's Foreteller, Bst 10113 (Drewe) 4
Mr. Brayley's Blaok Friar, Bst 101 b (A. Cowley) 5
Betting-6 to 4on Crisis, 3to 1 agst Black Friar, sto 1
agst Faith.
After several failures the lot got away on pretty good
terms, Crisis, Black Friar, and Faith coming on well to-
gether round the top turn into the straight, Agatha and
Foreteller bringing up the rear. At the distance Faith and
the favourite singled themselves out, and after a close race
home Crisis won by a neck ; Agatha a bad third, Foreteller
fourth, and Black Friar last.
A Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sous each, with 30 added, for
all ages; the winner to be sold, &c. ; winners extra.
About one mile and a distance.
Mr. H. Marsh's Peru, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (H. Grimshaw) 1
Mr. Fitzhugh's Gasconade, 3 yrs, Est 41b(J.Nightingall) 2
Mr. Stinton's Foie de Gras, 3 yrs, Est 4113.... (S. Adams) 3
Betting-5 to 4 agst Peru, 6to 4 agat Foie de Gras, 7to
4 agst Gasconade.
Won easily by half a length. The winner was not sold.
The Stand Plate of 50 soya for all ages ; winners extra.
Straight run iu, about half a mile.
Lord Bateman's Gipsy Girl, 3 yrs, Tat 10lb
(H. Grimshaw) 1
Mr. Wilkins's Sanita, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (Bradley) 2
Mr. York's Blanche of Lancaster, 3 yrs,7stslb (J.Daley) 3
The following also ran :—Tom Fool, Pinkepoe, Neil-
gherry, Rest, and Stonewall Jackson.
Betting—Even on Gipsy Girl, 4 to 1 agst Tom Fool, 7
to 1 each agst Rest and Blanche of Lancaster, 100 to 8 agst
Smite.

Won easily at the finish by a length ; a head between
second and third.

A Sweepstakes of 3 soya each, with 20 added; weight for
age, with selling allowances. About one mile.
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Mr. B. Land's Nancy, 3 yrs, £4O, Bst llb (Beesley) 1
Mr. Mellon's Rapture, 5 yrs, £25, Bst 71b .. (J. Reeves) 2
Mr. Kenard nd Bright Whim, 3 yrs, £25, 7st 111 b
(Hardcastle) 3
Mr. Gibson's Westminster, 3 yrs, £25, 85t.... (Ilibberd) 4
Betting—Even on Bright Whim, 5 to 2 agst Rapture, 3
to 1 agst Nancy.
Won by a length ; four lengths between second and third,
The winner was bought by Mr. John Nightingall for 46
guineas.

The Culham Stakes of 10 soya each, 5 ft, and 2 only if de-
clared, with 50 added , winners extra. About one mile
and three-quarters. 13 subs, 4 declared.
Mr. Ruston's Mermaid, 5 yrs, 7st (J. Plumb) 1
Mr. J. B. Starkey's Princess ttrocqsal, 3 yrs, Sat 121 b
(tanker) 2
Mr. Meredyth's Barmaid, 3 yrs, sst 71b (Holland) 3
Mr. J. B. Herbert's Willie the Beau, 3 yrs, Sat 121 b

(Mordan) 4
Lord Stamford's Gavazzi, 5 yre, 7st 71b (in. 71b extra)
(Gray) 0
Betting—Even on Gavazzi, 2 to 1 agst Willie the Beau
7 to 1 agst any other.
Won by a length and a half; a bad third; Gavazzi did
not pass the post.

OUR SHIPPING.—At the close of the year 1862
there belonged to the ports of the United Kingdom 28,440
♦essels of 4,934,400 tons, usually navigated by 228,139 men
and boys—an increase in the course of the year of 402
vessels, 127,574 tons, and 3,315 men and boys. The vessels
belonging to the British possessions Were 10,967, of
1,107,696 tone, and manned by 751934.