The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-16 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

THIRSK RACES-WEDNESDAY,

The Scurry Handicap (Selling) of 3 sovs each, with 20
added. Four furlongs 132 yards.
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Mr. F. Over's General Bixio, 4 yrs - (Whiteley) 1
Mr. Frank's Dick Swiveller, aged (Howey) 2
Mr. J. Smith's Trump About, 3 yrs (Lawson) 3
The following also ran :—Slingsby, Exile of Erin, Small
Beer, Benevolence, Little Pinkie, and Sledmere.
Betting-2 to 1 agst General Bixio, 3to 1 agst Benevo-
lence, 5 to 1 any other.
Won by half a length ; a neck between second and third.
The North Riding Farmers' Cup, value 100 sovs ; added to
a Sweepstakes of 2 sovs each; 4-yr-olds, list; five, llst
101 b; six and aged, 12st 31b. Two miles.
Mr. Cass's Skyrocket (Owner) 1
Mr. Gilling's Is That You, aged (Mr. Thompson) 2
Mr. Cass's The Jew , (Mr. Leighten) 3
Mr, Robson's Maid of the Rye, 5 yrs... (Owner) 0
Betting-5 to 4 agst Skyrocket-2 to 1 agst Maid of the
Rye.
Won by a length ; a bad third. The winner objected to.
The Thirsk Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 100 added ; win-
ners extra ; second to save his stake. About and mile
and 6 furlongs.
Mr. Brodie's Lothians' King (late Ducat), 5 yrs, 7st
(Whiteley) 1
Mr. Dawson's Tommy Jones, 4 yrs, 7st 61b (Buck) 2
Captain Gray's Fairy Queen, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (inc slb ex)
(M.anson) 3
The following also ran :—Haddington, Charles Fox,
Prologue, Alice, Zest colt, Bohemian, and Cachuca.

Betting-5 to 4 agst Haddington, 7to 2 agst Fairy
Queen, 6 to 1 each Lothian's King and Charles Fox.
Won by a length; halt a length between second and
third. Haddington was left at the post; he is now en route
to Epson'.

The Tyro Stakes of 3 sous each, with 25 added, for 2-yr••
olds; colts Bst 71b, fillies and geldings Bst 31b, selling al •

lowances. 4 furlongs 132 yards.
Mr. Osborne's Coverdale (Whiteley) 1
Mr. Rogers's Thornton
Mr. Winteringham's Lady Braybrook (Noble) 3
Mr. Thompson's Mary Avenal (Owner) 4

Betting—Even on Coverdale, 5 to 2 agst any other,

Won by a length, same between second and third.
The Silver Cup, value 50 soya, for hunters; 5-yr-olds list
7st, six 12st 41b, aged 12st 91b, gentleman riders. About
one mile and three quarters.

Mr. Smith's Village Girl, 6 yrs
Lord Middleton's Friar Tuck, 5 yrs (Mr. Price) 2
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D'Orsay Clark, Blackfriars, Is that You, and The Jew
also ran.

Betting-5 to 4on Friar Tuck, 6to 4 agst D'Orsay
Clark.

Won by a neck. Only two placed.

CHELTENHAM GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLE-
CHASES-WEDNESDAY.

The Arle Plate (Handicap) of 30 sovs, added to a Sweep-
stakes of 5 soya each, the winner to be sold for 60 gs.
Three miles. 13 subs.
Hon, Col. Berkeley's Long Odds, 6 yrs, lOst 41b
(Geo. Holman) 1
Mr. E. Green's Deception, aged, lOst „ (C. Boyce) 2
Sir Henry also ran.
Betting-6 to son Deception, sto 4 apt Long Odds, 6
to 1 agst Sir Henry.
Deception made play for a quarter of a mile ; Long Odds
lay second, but coming round the bend towards the back of
the stand, Sir Henry, who for some time previously had
been ruining alongside Long 0 dds,took up the running, and
carried it on behind the stand, and until arriving near the
starting place,where Deception again went to the front, Sir
Henry second, and Long Odds third. After the favourite
had been indulged with a commanding lead, her two oppo •
nents closed up before reaching the brook, which was taken
near the ropes, first by Deception, and then by Sir Henry
and Long Odds, well together. Passing the judge, Long
Odds and Sir Henry, side by side, were about a couple of
lengths in the rear of Deception, and the disastrous leap be-
yond the stand was watched with great interest. All, how-
ever, got over admirably, and from this point Sir Henry
was beaten. At the last jump but two Deception staked her-
self, and literally opened her off-side flank, but notwith-
standing this unfortunate accident Boyce continued a severe
race to the brook, when Long Odds had the race in hand,
and coming on, won easily by three lengths. Sir Henry
did not pass the post.
The Grand Annual Steeplechase, a Handicap of 10 sovs
each, 5 ft, 3 only if deelared ; winners extra. About four
miles. 30 subs., 14 of whom pay 3 sovs ft.
Lord Coventry's Emblem, aged, list 71b .. (G. Stevens) 1
Mr. Hudson's Pine Apple, aged, lOst.. (G. Waddington) 2
Mr. Murray's Freshman, aged, list (Mr. Edwards) 3
The following also ran :—Wee Nell, Sinking Fund,
Romeo, Light of Other Days, Piff Paff, and Orphan.
Betting-6 to 5 agst Emblem, 3to L agst Sinking Fund,
4 to 1 agst Wee Nell, 7 to 1 each agst Pine Apple and Piff
Paff.

After one failure they left the starting post, Sinking Fund
at once rushing to the front, followed by Freshman, Wee
Nell, Piff Paff, Light of Other Days, Pine Apple, and
Romeo. Half a dozen lengths in the rear of the " old horse"
came Orphan, and a similar distance from her Emblem, at
least 10u yards from the leader. Approaching that part
where the horses went behind the stand Wee Nell passed
Sinking Fund, and, adding fresh pace to the already
"cracker" at which they were going, Emblem and Orphan
were left still further in the rear. In the long grass field
before reaching the starting point the lot were in Indian
file, Wee Nell carrying on the running with Pine Apple,
Sinking Fund, Freshman, Light of Other Days, Piff
Paff, Romeo, Orphan, and Emblem following in the
order named. At this point Emblem and Orphan were
fully two hundred yards from the leader, and although
Lord Coventry's mare was going well within herself, offers
of 2to 1 agst her winning were freely made. Arriving at
the starting point, Sinking Fund again took up the running,
Wee Nell going on second, and with the others there was no
alteration until coming towards the back of the stand the
second time, where Orphan and Emblem rapidly made up
some of their lost ground. In the ploughed field behind the
stand they were altogether, and on proceeding along the
large grass field Sinking Fund continued in front, with Wee
Nell second ; Piff Paff running past some of her horses,
took third place, with Light of Other Days fourth, Pine
Apple fifth, and at a distance of half a dozen lengths, Romeo
and Freshman. Orphan having been stopped, Emblem, who
was still in the rear, was the only other in the race. The
water-jump was cleared in the following order :—Sinking
Fund, Wee Nell, Pine Apple, Light of Other Days, Emblem,
Freshman, and Romeo. The field was further reduced by
Piff Paff having came to grief before reaching the brook,
and at the subsequent " skew" fence, so disastrous on Tues.
day, Romeo and Sinking Fund refused, and walked back to
the enclosure. This mishap to the " Baker" division left
Wee Nell in possession of the lead, Pine Apple going on
second and Emblem third. Freshman and Light of Other
Days were at this point pursuing a stern chase. Wee Nell
narrowly escaped a " purler" at the fence three-quarters of
a mile from home, and was very much distressed ; she fell
on her head, and Knott had much difficulty in saving her
from being hors de combat. As it was, this mishap gave
Pine Apple the lead, and enabled Emblem, who was here
full of running, to take second place. Stevens patiently
waited with Lord Coventry's mare until arriving upon the
race-course—half a mile from the finish—when, upon being
let out, she came away from Pine Apple, and finally won in
a canter by ten lengths. Freshman was a bad third, sad
Wee Nell, "tired to death," walked home.

The Farmers' Steeplechase, a Sweepstakes of 3 sons each,
with 25 added, for hunters, 12st each; gentlemen riders;
professionals, 71b extra. About three miles. 9 sobs.

Mr. Cook's Beckford Lass, 12st 71b (inc 71b extra)
(Owner) 1
Mr. Williams's Gaper, 12st (Mr. Davidson) 2
Mr. Powell's Maid of the Mill, 12st (Mr. Gough) 3
Mr. T. Pearce's Berkeley Lass, 12st 71b (inc. 71b extra)
(Mr. Birch) 4
Betting—Even on Berkeley Lass, 3 to 1 was offered agst
, ay other.

Berkeley Lass made lay until she fell at the water jump,
which gave the lead to Gaper, who was waited upon by
Beckford Lass. Half a mile from home Beckford Lass went
to the front, and won by three lengths ; a bad third.
The Consolation Scramble (handicap) of 1 soy each, with
20 added. Two miles. 14 subs.
Mr. B. Land's Oliver Twist, aged, list 71b

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(B. Land, jun.) 1
Mr. Wood's The Flat, aged, 9st 121b..(G. Waddington) 2
Mr. Ashwood's Mytton, 6 yrs, 9st 121 b ....(.T. Holman) 3
Mr. Phillips's Wellington (late Roarer), aged, 9st 41b
(A. Sadler) 4
The following also ran :—Orphan, Princess Dagmar,
Cantab, Nancy, Gehazi, and Cineas gelding.
Betting—Even on Oliver Twist, 5 to 1 agst The Flat, 6
to 1 each agst Cantab, Mytton, and Princess Dagmar.
Cantab led at a good pace, followed by Oliver Twist, The
Flat, with Mytton, Wellington, and Princess Dagmar well
up. Before half a mile had been covered the Cineas
Gehazi, and Nancy were beaten off, and the riders of
the two first mentioned finding it hopeless to pursue the
chase, wisely pulled up their horses as soon as the water-
Jump had been cleared. Oliver Twist waited upon Cantab
until reaching the f. rice jumping on to the race ground,
where Cantab fell. The Flat and Oliver Twist, side by
boa,
wrahceend fromolveithr came away and wonispointtowitbeiulAoyardesesoilfythbey half a
judge's
length. The Flat beat Mytton a length, and Wellington
was a bad fourth ; Cantab walked to the
enclosure, but did
pass the post.

SBORAwTnCDilucihNeGs:*
Crater, ;Water-
CITY AND SLIT trrEußSATN___ro
witch, Welland, Attica, Polynesia, Rubens, Interduca, Bar-
badoes, Glenochty colt, Soapstone, Jacqueline colt, Physi-
cian, Victor, Newfoundland, Misfortune, Comical, Father
O'Leary, Pillion, Sandford, Voluptas, Tademus, Sister to
Sage, and Tease-me•not.
METROPOLITAN .—Polynesia, Golden Pledge, Odine,
Chaff, Falcon, Sister to Sage, and Lady Superior.