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

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HARPENDEN MEETING._FRIDAY.
The Rotharnstead Stakes of 3 soya each, with 30 added

One mile and a half. 10 eube.

Mr. W. Bunce's Flying Spur, 3 yrs (X 25), fist 71b
(F. Lowe) 1
Mr. Price's Maltster, 3 yrs (L5O), 7st (E. Martin) 2
Mr. Nightingall's Hilly Grove, 3 yrs (425), 7st
(Jas. IN ightingall) 3
The following also ran :—Mermaid, Dummy, Warrener,
Maybe, and Erica.
Betting-9 to 4 agst Hilly Grove, 6to 1 eget Maybe, 6
to 1 each agst Flying Spur and Mermaid, 7 to 1 agst Malt-
ster, 10 to 1 aget 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 V arrener gave
way to Flying Spur, and half-way up Maltster 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 Herts Hunt Cup, a plate of 50 sous, for horses bona
fide the property of farmers occupying not less than 80

acres of land within the limits of Lord Dacre's hunt ;
12st each. Two miles.
Mr. J. Brown's Briiish Prince, aged (Owner) 1
Mr. Proctor's Meteor mare, aced (Mr. C. Pears) 2
Mr. W. Frazer's Princess, aged (Mr. Wood) 3
The following also ran :—Little Harry, Otho, and Pre-
cise. _ _ _

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Princess ran under protest, it being alleged that she had
not been properly described.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Princess, 3to 1 eget British
Prince, 4 to 1 agst Otho, 6 to 1 eget 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 Harpenden 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, 6 yrs, Bst 91b. • (Challoner) 2
Capt. Coates's Flirtation, 6 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 aget Tourist, 7 to 1
each agst Flirtation and Walpole, 8 to 1 agst Harvest
Moon, 10 to 1 agst 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 Flirta-
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 Spur fifth,
and Watford sixth. The rear was brought up by Flash-

in-the-Pan.
The Two-Year-Old Stakes of 5 sous 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, Clairvoyante, and
Confederate.

Betting-7 to 2 agst Royston, 4to 1 agst the Birthday
filly, 7 to 1 agst Clairvoyante, 8 to 1 agst Lady Nicholl, 10
to 1 apt 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 her 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 Royston were the
next three, and Golden Ball was last,
The Harpenden Plate of 50 soya for all ages, winners

extra. About one mile.
Captain Coates's Flirtation, 5 yrs, Bst 41b (H. Grimshaw) 1
Lord Lonsdale's Flax gelding, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b (E.l aylor) 2
Mr. Fuller's Walpole, 4 yrs, 7bt alb
Gibraltar, Statesman, Lord of Linne, Barter, and Gaze-
hound also ran.

Betting-2 to 1 agst Lord of Liana, 3to 1 agst Flirtation,
5 to 1 agst Walpole, 7 to 1 agst 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 won by a length. A neck separated the
second and third. Lord of Linne was close up, fourth,
The Wheathametead Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added.

T.Y.C.
Mr. F. Fisher's Dinah filly, 3 yra (£3O), 7st 101b(Reeves) 1
Mr. Goddard's Little Star, 2 yrs (40), Sat 111 b (car Est)
(James Nightingall) 2
Capt. Christie's Netherdale, 2 yrs (£3O), Sat 121b(Z anker) 3
Mr. Fuller's Baffler, 4 yrs (£3O), Bst 121 b .... (Mitchell) 4
Mr. Hughes's Baliverne, 4 yrs (£4O), 9st 21b(D.Hughes) 5
Betting-6 to 4 agat Netherdale, 4to 1 each agat Bali-
verne and Baffler, 5 to 1 agst the Dinah filly.
Baffler made play with Netherdale, and Little Star next,
the Dinah filly who got off badly being last. At the dis-
tance, however,the Dinah filly got on terms with her horses,
came away half-way up, and won a good race by a neck.
The favourite was a bad third. The winner was sold to Mr.
Blenkiron for 90 guineas.
The Union Hunt Cup of 25 soya in specie, for half-bred
horses that have never won a steeplechase or hurdle race
of any description, and have been regularly hunted with

an established pack of foxhounds euring the present sea-
son, for 4-yr-olds and upwards. Two miles. 17 subs.
Mr. Shaw's Stirrup Cup gelding, 6 yrs, 12st 51b
(Mr. T. Price) 1
Mr. T. Smith's Meanwood, 4 yrs, list (Clement) 2
Mr. S. J. Bond's Precise, aged (11 b), 12st lb
(Mr. James) 3
The following also ran:—,Vanity, Leo, The Priest,
Meteor mare, St. John, Zingary, and Dicebox.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Meanwood, 3to 1 agst Stirrup Cup
gelding, 7 to 1 agst any other.
The Stirrup Cup gelding waited upon Precise to the dis-
tance, where he went to the front, and within the distance
Meanwood took second place, but never getting up was
beaten two lengths ; Precise was a bad third, Dicebox
fourth, the Meteor mare fifth, the Priest sixth, and the rest
were beaten off.

The Scurry Stakes of 2 soya each, with 25 added, for all

' ages : winners extra. T.Y.C.
Capt. Christie's Netherdale, 2 yrs, (£2O), 6st ..(Zanker) 1
Mr. Poulson's Allow-me, 3 yrs (£2O), 7st 71b.... (Drew) 2
Mr. Fuller's Maybe, 4 yrs (£!0), Bst 31b (Mitchell) 3

The following also ran :—Maltater, Baliverne, and Night
Revel.

Betting-6 to 4 agst Allow-me, 3to 1 each agst Bali-
verne and Malister (the latter at first being backed at
6 to 4).
Netherdale made all the running, and won a fine race
by a head ; two lengths separated the second and third.
The winner was bought by Mr. B. Land for 32 guineas.

LATEST BETTING.
DERBY.
11 to 2on the field (cffered)
9to 1 agat Bac,charometer (taken)
12 to 1 aget Gillie (taken)
25 to 1 agst Ranger (taken)
25 to 1 agat National Guard (taken)
25 to 1 aget Scamander (taken)
100 to 1 agst Light Bob (taken)

BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FnmAy.
There was but little done on future events. The little
change on the Derby was the increasing firmness of Sac-
charometer, about whom all the money at 10 to 1 that could
be obtained was taken; and the advance of Scamander, who
finished at 25 to 1 (taken). Closing prices :
THE DERBY.
(offered)
sto 1 agst Lord Clifden (offerceilff)
6to 1 agst Msoosron
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10 to 1 agst Saooharometer (taken freely)
11 to I:aggsgastttKsGefiallingmeE:(nftdakeren()taken)
14 to 1 agst Hospeclar (taken)
2 506 to
111 agst The Ranger (offered)
40 to 1 agst Fantastic (taken)
50 to 1 agst Golden Pledge
--- ---7-77-----(t_aken)

THE OUT OF-DOOR GAMESTER, AND SPORTING
SUMMER REGISTER.—Register for the Week.--
Cricket on May the 18th at Kennington.—Grand Lucifer
Match by the two Elevens of the Printers Devils's Cricket
Club. May 19th.—An exciting race of a novel character
takes place. A gentleman well known in the sporting
world hes Engaged to back his horse against the railings in
Grosvenor-square. A large attendance is expected. May
21st. Great Peat of Pedestrianism.—The Nimble Novice
has undertaken to get to Brighton in ono hour and a quar-
ter. He will start from the Victoria station, and, by per•
mission of the railway authorities, will walk along the IT
Such is his celerity, thet though a train may. come up with
him, yet he will ultimately go by it, as easily
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