The Sun.
London, England, 1830-06-09 00:00:00

SP ORTN G INTtLIAGENCE.

ASCOT RACES.

Windsor and its environs did ndt prnsent 0 aninitted a
picture on Monday as is usual upon the eve of the Ascot
Meeting. The innkeepers and the weather were both
(lull, and the company very scanty ; consequently there
were 15cdS and welcome ill abundance. On Tuesday mat-

ters auttled fin aspect somewhat mum encoura2ing : a
wet and lowering mi,riing being succeeded by a fine day,
and equipages beginning to inn CoWards the heath in mo-
derate numbers. Still there were by do inerinsso m

visiters as ordinary, a circumstance admitting of an easy
explanation if the unhappy state of his Majesty's health be
taken into account. The King was peculiarly and pre-
eminently the support and patron of Ascot Races. lie
gave plates, ran his horses, and above all, attended the
meeting in person. The opportunities of seeing his Ma-
jesty in public were not numerous, and probably half the
frequenters of Ascot went to see the King, who was seen
to equal advantage in no other place by the majority of
his subjects. 'flit King's name was " a tower of strength"
at Ascot, and his absence will account for the thinness of
the company yes•erday. It was imp asible to look at the
royal stand, whence his Majesty had viewed the tares at
the last meeting with so much interest, real and ap-
parent, and in such high spirits, without a feeling
of melancholy. Twelve months ago we saw theb
'Stand radiant with splendour and beauty—the Mo-
narch seated in it, surrounded by his Court, and en-
joying the sports as keenly as any of his subjects : yester-
by it was shurup and unoccupied,—the windows closed,
—it presented a complete blank. People bent upon amuse-
ment seldom allow troublesome thoughts which do not in-
volve circumstances of personal annoyance to stand long
between them and their pleasures ; and it would be absurd
to pretend that yesterday's races (several of which were
very good) did not afford a fair share of entertainment to
the company. At the same time we are satisfied that not
an individual among them could look at the deserted stand
(the effect of which in the midst of the gay scene around
was as if a black cloud had fixed itself permanently in a
sky of sunshine) without experiencing a feeling of regret
at the absence, and the cause of the absence, of a Sovereign
personally identified with the meeting. It would be unbe-
coming, and beside the subject, to say any thing on this
occasion of the popular feeling with respect to his Majesty,
as it exists throughout the country; but we may be per-
mitted to state, as we do from personal observation, that
in Windsor and its neighbourhood the King is absolutely
idolized : of course the feeling of sorrow here for his Ma-
; jesty's indisposition is intense : it was augmented by very
alarming reports as to the state of the Royal sufferer on

Tuesday forenoon.
The equipages that advanced towards the course in the
morning by the various avenues leading to it came few and
fa: between. Instead of proceeding (as usual) in long
lines and at a funeral pace, they rolled rapidly along by
twos and threes. There were " flies," carrying country
belles, with their best bonnets and sunniest smiles ; ba-
rouches filled by more court'y beauties, but not with lighter
hearts; and cabs and stage-coaches, laden with " beaux"
indulging in the ganteel nastiness of cigars, to an extent
that caused the vehicles which bore them to resemble so
many steam-carriages—all smoke and smother. What
the company wanted in numbers was amply made up in
splendour. Among the nobility and gentry present we
observed the Marquis of Graham, the Duke of Portland,
the Duke of Grafton, Earl of Jersey, the Duke of Rich-
mond, Lord Mountcharles, the Earl of Uxbridge, the Mar-
quis and Marchioness of Exeter, Lady Georgiana Lennox,
Lord J. Fitzroy, the Duke of Leeds, Lord C. Manners,
Lord G. Cavendish, Lord C. Somerset, Lord Chesterfield,
the Marquis of Clanricarde, Lord Normonhy, Count
Montron, Lord Ranelagh, Lords G. and H. Bentinck,
Lord Durham, Co!. Peel, Sir D. Baird, Sir M. Wood, &e.
The course was well kept, as is customary at this meet-
ing. To promote order, regulations have been published,
directing that no persons shall appear on horseback within
the lines, with the exception of members of the Royal Fa.
their attendants, jockeys riding in the races, and
individuals employed to do duty on the course. It is also
directed that no carts or waggons shall occupy stations
next the rails for the space of 20 yards above the starting
post, or between the starting and distance posts; and all
persons on the course are required to retire behind the
cords upon the ringing of the bell for saddling, in order to
prevent accidents and confusion.
'The sport, of which a detailed account is given below,
was very fair. In the first race, which was a match for
100 sovereigns, between Lord Mountcharles's Coronet and
Mr. J. Day's Augur, the former horse won easily. The
Oatlands stakes were not very severely contested. Merman
was the runner of this race, as well as of his Majesty's
plate. Only three horses started for the 100 sovereign
sweepstakes—Priam, Mouse, and Mahrnoud : they came
in in the order in which we have named them, Priam
without turning a hair, and the other two rather distressed.
The 100 sovereign sweepstakes was contested only by
Brambilla anal Mouche, all the other fillies paying forfeit.
Brambilla won after a very lively contest.
In the course of the last two or three weeks various re.-
ports have been circulated respecting these rases, taking
their origin front the :lamented illness of his Majesty.
Their purport has been, that the meeting would be post-
poned till his Majesty was sufficiently recovered to visit
them. That such a thing was meditated by two or
three noblemen connected with the Court, we have reason
to believe ; but the intention was negatived by the King
himself, who at once declared that not only should the races
take place at the time fixed, but that his own horses should
run, and all the other arrangements be carried on in the
same spirit as if sufficiently well to attend personally. It
was a proper compliment to pay to the Sovereign, to
whose especial patronage and support this meeting is so
highly indebted ; and there can he no doubt that most
of the noblemen who stand engaged in it would have
consented to a postponement ; but it is clear that the
meeting could not have been put off, for racing engage
silents are positive, and any adjournment without the cur(
sent of all the parties would have been invalid ; it woul(
have opened a door to serious evils, and have enabled every
person whose horses were entered in stakes for which they
had little or no chance of success to declare their engage-
ments off, or they might have brought them to the ground
on the day fixed, walked over the course, and claimed the
stakes. We believe, that in either case the Jockey Club
must
.have 'supported them, nor do we think that any
thing would justify the postponement of a racing meeting
Without the approbation of every subscriber to the stakes.
Since the last meeting Lord Maryborough has turned his
attention to the improvement of the race-course, and has
succeeded in rendering it one of the most complete in the
kingdom. Under his directions the course has been under-
drained in all directions, and about 300/. expended in
forming a new gallop for the horses all round, to avoid the
training them on that part; of the heath apportioned to the
running: it is now in the best possible order. His Lord-
ship meditates other alterations, which cannot fail of prov-
ing beneficial to the sport. In the stakes appointed for
decision there is a marked improvement, their aggregate
value exceeding that of any former meeting by 2,000/. or
3,0001. ; and in this respect we would notice a superiority
over most other places. The stakes are not only well
filled, but also by those who can pay, most of the nomi-
nations
,being of the highest respectability. At other
meetings it is sufficient to get plenty of names to a stakes,
without any care whether they are available ones. In fact,
Lord Maryborough has purged Ascot races of many of
the evils that-had' been complained of previous to their
coming under his Stewardship, and is unceasing in Isis en-
deavours to promote their interests and respectability.
The Oatlands Stakes of 30 sovs. each, 20 ft., for all ages.
Two miles and a half.
Mr. Cooper's Merman, 4 yrs. 7st. 41b 1
His Majesty's Hindostan, 5 yrs., Bst. 71b
Lord Worcester's Marestield, 6 yrs., Bst. 91b 3

Captain G. Bulkeley's Bustle, 3 Yrs., 6st, 41b 4
Duke of Portland's Theban, 4 yrs. Sst 5
Mr. 'Crosby's Masaniello, 5 yrs., Bst. 21b 6
Five paid forfeit.-2 to I agst Merman, 7 to 2 agst
Theban, 4 to 1 agst,Maresfield, 5 to 1 agst Hindostan.
Masanieilo took the lead, followed by the others at a mo-
derate pace to the first turn, where Merman went at once
to the front, was three or four lengths before the others
during the remainder of the race, and won very easy by
three lengths. Rode by Pavis. Merman has been sold
to Lord Warwick, to be delivPred after this day's races;
the price was 4001., a sum considerably below his real
value.

Match, 100 !OM each. h. ft. Old mile.
Lord Mounteharles's Coronet, 5 yrs., Est. sth 1
Mr. \V. Day's Augur, 4 yrs-, Sst.
Even betting.—Coronet made all the running, and al.
though pressed close at the finish, was never headed, win-
his match by a neck only. Rode by G. Nelson
Augur by C. Day.
Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft. Old Mile.
Mr. Chifney',3 Priam (71b. extra)

Lord Cavendish's Mouse colt
Lord Exeter's Mahmoud
Fifteen others were frightened out of the field by the
mere terror of Priam's name. The race created no in-
considerable degree of interest, as much from the deserved
celebrity already obtained by Priam, as from the influence
his running must necessarily have on the St. Leger bet-
ting. With '7lb. extra, a defeat would not have been ex-
traordinary, but a victory with such a drawback proves
him to be a horse infinitely superior to any thing of his
year that has appeared in public. The opinion entertained
of him may Se imagined from their betting 3 to 1 on him,
7to 2 agst Mahmoud, and 10 to 1 agst Mouse. It was