The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-16 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HARPENDEN MEETING.--FRIDAY.

The Rothamstead Stakes of 3 Bove each, with 30 added
One mile and a half. 10 subs.

Mr. W. Bunce's Flying Spur, 3 yrs (125), Get 71b
(F. Lowe) 1
Mr. Price's Maltster, 3 yrs (E5O), 7st (E. Martin) 2
Mr. Nightingall's Hilly Grove, 3 yrs £25), 7st
(Jas. Nightingall) 3
The following also ran :—Mermaid, Dummy, Warrener,
Maybe, and Erica.
Betting-9 to 4 agst Hilly Grove, sto 1 agst Maybe, 6
to 1 each agst Flying Spur and Mermaid, 7 to 1 agst Malt-
stor, 10 to 1 agst any other.
After one false start, in which all but the Maltster ran
half a mile, they were evenly despatched, Maybe making
play to the turn going out, where she dropped into the
rear, and Warrener took up the running, followed by Erica
and Flying Spur. Entering the straight Warrener gave
way to Flying Spur, and half-way up Maltstor and Hilly
Grove joined him, and the three ran together for a few
strides, when Hilly Grove compounded and the other two
ran a good race to the finish, Flying Spur eventually win-
ning by a short head. Hilly Grove was a bad third, Mer-
maid fourth, Dummy fifth, Warrener sixth, and Erica
seventh. Maybe did not pass the post. The winner was
bought in for 90 guineas.
The Herta Hunt Cup, a plate of 50 sovs, for horses bone
fide the property of farmers occupying not
,less than SO
acres of land within the limits of Lord Dacre's hunt ;
12st each. Two miles.
Mr. J. Brown's British Prince, aged (Owner) 1
Mr. Proctor's Meteor mare, aged (Mr. C. Pears) 2
Mr, W. Frazer's Princess, aged (Mr. Wood) 3
The following also ran :—Little Harry, Otho, and Pre-
cise.

Princess ran under protest, it being alleged that she had
not been properly described.
Betting--5 to 4 apt Princess, 3to 1 agst British
Prince, 4 to 1 agst Otho, 6 to 1 aget the Meteor mare.
The whole of the running was made by British Prince,
who increased his lead from the distance, and won in a
canter by ten lengths. Otho was fourth, and neither of the
others passed the post.
The Ilarpeuden Handicap of 10 soya each, 5 ft, with 100
added. Two miles. 50 subs, 32 of whom pay 1 soy
each.
Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Amy, 5 yrs, Bst 51b (Fordham) 1
Mr. B. E. Dunbar's Overton, 5 yrs, Bst 91b.. (Challon.z) 2
Capt. Coates's Flirtation, 5 yrs, Bst 91b (H. Grimehaw) 3
The following also ran :—Gibraltar, Evenhand, Flash in
the Pan, Walpole, Harvest Moon, Tourist, Watford, Flying
Spur, and Dinah filly.
Betting-100 to 30 agst Amy, 7 to 2 agst Tourist, 7 to 1
each agst Flirtation and Walpole, 8 to 1 agst harvest
Moon, 10 to 1 aget Overton, 100 to 8 offered agst any
other,

Immediately the flag fell Evenhand rushed to the front
and went past the Stand with a clear lead, and was followed
by Watford, Tourist, and Overton ; Gibraltar, who was
outpaced from the start, being tailed off in the first quarter
of a mile. After passing the Stand Evenhand gave up the
lead to Tourist, who was followed by Watford, Flirtation,
Amy, Flying Spur, and Overton in a cluster. They ran
thus to the bend into the straight, where 'Watford ran
up to Tourist, and the pair quitting the rest lay in front to
the distance. There, however, they both compounded,
and left Amy slightly in front of Overton, whilst 1' arta-
tion, wide of the pair and next the rails, was next Walpole
following fourth. Overton, who had throughout been in
close company with Amy, made his Effort 100 yards from
home, but failing to get up was beaten a head ; Flirta-
tion a bad third, Walpole was fourth, Flying Spnr fifth,
and Watford sixth, The rear was brought up by Flash-
in-the-Pan.
The Two-Year-Old Stakes of 5 80178 each, with 100 added;
colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 41b. T.Y.C. Four furlongs and
a half.
Mr. T. Stevens's Faith.'Bst 41b (Payne) 1
Baron Rothschild's Brother to Canace, Bst 71b (Wells) 2
Mr. C. Snewing's Vanquisher, Bst 71b .... (J. Parsons) 3
The following also ran :—Birthday filly, Rothschild,
Royston, Bold Houghton, Madcap, Maid of the Morn filly,
Mystery, Argus the Exile, Black Deer, Lady Nicholl, Lady
Warwick, The Golden Ball, Attraction, Clairvoyants, and
Confederate.
Betting-7 to 2 agst Royston, 4to 1 agst the Birthday
filly, 7 to 1 agst ClairToyante, 8 to 1 agst Lady Nicholl, 10
to 1 agst Brother to Canace, 100 to 1 each agst Black Deer
and Bold Houghton, 100 to 7 agst Attraction, and 20 to 1
each agst Faith, Lady Warwick, and Vanquisher.
A short delay occurred at the post, after which Faith,
slightly in front of Royston, Bold Houghton, lady Nicholl,
and Brother to Canace, made play, and increasing hor ad-
vantage at the distance, came away and won in a canter by
four lengths. Vanquisher, who passed a lot of pulling-up
horses within the distance, was beaten a length from the
second. Black Deer, Bold Houghton, and ltoyetun were the
next three, and Golden Ball was last.
The Harpenden Plate of 50 sovs for all ages, winners

extra. About ono mile.

Captain Coates's Flirtation, 5 yrs, Sat 41b (H. Grimahaw) 1
Lard Lonsdale's Flax gelding, 4 yrs, Gat 101 b (E. Taylor)
Mr. Fuller's Walpole, 4 yrs, 7.t 31b
Gibraltar, Statesman, Lord of Linne, Barter, and Gaze-
hound also ran.

Betting-2 to 1 agst Lord of Linne, 3to 1 aget Flirtation,
5 to 1 agst Walpole, 7 to 1 aget the Flax gelding.
Lord of Linne made the running to the distance, up to
which point he was followed by the Flax gelding, Walpole,

and Flirtation. Within the distance Flirtation went to the
front, and finally wou by a length. A neck separated the
second and third. Lord of Linne was close up, fourth,
The Wheathanistead Stakes of 5 soya each, with 30 added.