The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-07 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CHESTER ME ETING, NvEnx„,,y.
The Cup day invariably attracts a great influx of visitors
from all parts of England, and to .day was no exception to
the rule. The different excursion trains brought their
loads from Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and else-
where, and towards mid-day the town began to swarm with
persons from the neighbcurhood, driving
every sort of
nondescript vehicle. Usually on the morning of the Cup
day a fair amount of speculation takes p'ace, and a great
diversity of opinion exists as to the merits of the different
animals engaged. Not so, however, this morning, for
almost every one thought the same concerning Stradella—
that if she were in the same form as at Newmarket there
was nothing in the race could beat her at the weights they
had respectively to carry. Consequently she remained very
firm in the betting. There are always to be found men
who follow different stables, and those who invariably do so
with Sir Joseph Hawley's stuck to the highest weighted
animal in the race, Asteroid, and took as little as 6 to 1
about him. Caller Ou remained very steady, but the bet-
ting was chiefly confined to these three. The first race fell
to the favourite, who won in a canter. Very little interest
was manifested in the next event, which preceded the great
race of the day, and the fact that the time for deciding the
question was drawing so near caused increase in the excite-
ment, and consequently the betting was much more brisk.
Caller Ou was backed at 9 to 2, while 6 to 1 was taken
freely about Asteroid, and 8 to 1 was laid against Had-
dington. Several others that were supposed by the learned
to have no earthly chance also came under notice in the bet-
ting room. These comprised The Plover, Cowley, Came-
rino, who broke down on rounding the Workhouse turn
the second time, Gardener, Fitz-Avon, M. Philippe, and
Black Deer. As a full description of the race will be given
below, we will abstain from making any comments in this
place. Suffice it to say that the winner, with the steady-
ing weight of 9st 41b en his back, has proved himself
one of the best horses of his day. He was most patiently
and judiciously ridden by Wells, and at the finish of the
race won rather cleverly. The 101 b. extra weight on
H iddington proved fatal to his chance, as from the man-
ner in which the race was won it looks almost a cer-
tainty that he would have reversed the position of affairs.
That he ran an extremely good horse, as also did Gar-
dener, cannot be denied. The favourite took a most in-
glorious part in the race, never appearing in a particularly
forward place, and being one of the first beaten. Poor
Mr. Manning, who trains for Sir Joseph Hawley, but
has been subject to fits for some time back, when Well's
weight had been pronounced by the clerk of the scales
" right" had another visitation of this complaint. He was
immediately carried from the weighing room into the open
air, and was soon got pretty well again. The remainder
of the races were devoid of any extra amount of interest,
and as the running will be found below, we need make no
special mention of them here. The rain continued during
the day.
Members' Plate of 60 sous, added to a Sweepstakes of 5
soya each. 2-yr-olds and upwards. Weight for age;
winners extra, with maiden allowances. Seven furlongs.
10 subs.
Mr. Lincoln's Lawyer, 5 yrs (h b), 9st 12Ib (G. Fordharn) 2
1
Mr. R, H. Jones's Stockman
Mr. Moore ns Eidolon, 6 yrs, 9st 71b . Osborne))
3 yrs, Bst 21b
, (E. Harrison) 3
The following also ran :—Folly, Oberon, Rose, Fonts,
noy, and Cutaway.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Lawyer, sto 2 agst Eidolon, 6to 1
agst Fontenoy, and 6 to 1 agst Stockman.
Several failures were occasioned by the over anxiety of
the riders of Fontenoy, Oberon, and Cutaway to get away
in front. When the flag was lowered Fontenoy jumped
away with a slight lead, but in a few strides he was headed
by Eidolon, who came on with the running, Fontenoy lying
second, Oberon third, with the favourite and Cutaway lying
up. Rounding the Grosvenor turn Lawyer quitted his rear-
ward position, and took second place, with Stockman at
his quarters, the pair waiting upon Eidolon to the distance,
where Mr. Lincoln's colt went up and obtained a slight ad-
vantage at the stand, and won cleverly by half a length.
Three lengths between the second and third.G Fontenoy was
1
a bad fourth, Oberon fifth, and Rose sixth. Folly and Cut-
away were the two last.
Handicap of 70 sous, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soya each,
winners extra. Half a mile. 17 subs.
Mr. Rodger's Queen of Trumps, 4 yrs, Bst 91b (in slb ex)
(H.
Mr. T. Smith's Garibal ii, 4 yrs, 7st .. (T. Barlow) 2
Lord Coventry's Zara, 3 yrs, Est 41b (carried bat 51b)
(Maidment) 3

Betting--4 to lon Queen of Trumps.
After one failure the horses left the starter abreast, and
so to the Grosvenor turn, where the favourite drew slightly
in advance, and on entering the straight was clear of her
horses, and came on with the lead, and won easily by-a
length and a half, Garibaldi, who headed Zara half way in
the distance, defeating Lord Coventry fully by a like dis-
tance for a second.
Tradesmen's Plate of 200 soya, added to a Handicap Sweep
stakes of 25 soya each, 15 ft; second to receive 50 sovs out
of the stakes. Winners, &c., extra. Cup course, about
two miles and a quarter. , 172 subs, 81 of whom declared
and pay 5 sovs each.
Sir J. Hawley's Asteroid, 5 yrs, 9st 41b ........ (Wells) 1
Mr. Jackson's Haddington, 4 yrs, 7et 121 b (in 101 b ex)
Bst 61b..(halloner 4
(Boyle) 2
Mr. E. Elliott's Gardener, 5 yrs, let 61b (Clement) 3
Cow b.ay, Camerino, Fitz Avon,
Stradella, The Plover, M. Philippe, Dunkeld, and Black
MTr.hNeVf.olll'oAwnisnogna'slsCoarlanler:—Ou, 5 Yrs, C )
Deer.

8 to : agst liaddington, 20 to 1 each,
Betting-7 to 4 agat Stradalla, 9to 2 agat Caller Ou,
M. Philippe, 100 to 4 agat Gar-
and
dener, 100 to 3 each net Cowle
and Cumerino, and 100 to
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2 ngst Black Deer.

Shortly after the time advertised the telegraph exhibited
a dozen runners, who were speedily mounted, and, having
taken their preliminary canter, wers taken in hand by Mr.
Haddington, Cow-
ley,the others,
M‘George, who marshalled them down to the post, and,
;
with a couple of failures, despatched them in capital order.
Camerino immediately rushed to the front and cut out the
hwe
oardkeadan tdb a y
PloversAt rsotnergoAsteroid, Caller
pace,
havingDunkeld,
Gardener, lying close
in their track to the Stand, when Dunkeld headed Came-
rino, and with Cowley went on with the running,followed by
hisimmediate
Ou, and ate followers
Fitz Avon, Haddington, Ou, Asteroid, Gardener, and
the favourite. But on rounding.the Infirmary turn, Cow-
ley, for the purpose of serving his stable companion, went
up, and in a few strides obtained a decided lead, waited upon
by Gardener, Fitz Avon, and Plover, an interval of half-a-
dozen lengths separating t.hem fro!pa Camerino, Haddington,
who headed the rear division, which was whipped in by M.
Philippe, ana Black Deer. Rounding the Grosvenor turn
Gardener assumed the command at an increased pace, Dun•
keld going on second, Camerino third, with Caller Ou and
Asteroid, side by side, neat; then came Stradella, with the
Plover, with the others some distance hi their rear. These
positions were retained past the Stand and round the top
turn, when Gardener increased his lead
; Haddington at
the same time ran into the second place, with Camerino
next, with the two heavy weighta and the favourite lying