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

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

THE ATHERSTONE CASE.
(From Bell's Life.)
Having received numerous inquiries lately as to whether
this horse was really entered and duly entitled to start for
the Shropshire Handicap and Hawkstone Cup at the late
Shrewsbury Spring Meeting, we subjoin a communication
on the subject from Mr. John Frail, the Clerk of the
Course.

We have since submitted the case to Admiral Rous, and
append his decision.

" TO THE EDITOR OF BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON.
"Claremont Hill, Shrewsbury. March 29, 1863.
"Dear Sir,—Atherstone was entered in a nomination
' without the knowledge of his owner,' who was informed
of this, and that unless he declared to accept by 12 o'clock
on the proper day to Messrs. Weatherby, his horse would
be struck out of the Shropshire. Messrs Weatherby were
also informed of this. Mr. Astley did not accept to Messrs.
Weatherby, but telegraphed to me at three o'clock on the
day to leave the horse in that race. He appeared amongst
the acceptaneesin consequence of a blunder of ours in writing
to Messrs. Weatherby on the acceptance day to let him re
main. This was our mistake, and of course I had to pay
the £lO for his stake. On representing these faots to Mr,
Astley, he thought it would not b 3 honourable to run.
These remarks apply to th 3 Shropshire Handicap only. In
thellawkstone Cup (LlO each, sft) there was no acceptance,
and he was scratched for that at five o'clock p.m. the day
before the race —Yours, &s., JOHN FRAIL.
" P.S. You will draw your own conclusions as to bets
from these facts; and I am sorry that I was not at home
when the letter was written to the Messrs. Weatherby
desiring that the horse might be left in."
The following is Admiral Rous's decision on the matter :
" TO THE EDITOR OF BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON.
"Newmarket, April 1, 1863.
Sir,—As Mr. Astley's horse, Atherstone, was named
for the Shrewsbury Stake without his cognisance, it was
imperative that his sanction and acceptance should be re•
ceived before 12 o'clock on the day appointed, in default of
which Atherstone was illegally added to the list of accept-
ances. Mr. Frail admits that this circumstance was owing
to a mistake ; the horse, therefore, not being duly qualified
to receive the stakes if he had started and come in first, all
be's are null and void, because you cannot win if you can-
not lose.' "H. I. Rove"

RACING FIXTU.
API

RES FOR 1863.

Edinburgh
Newmarket Craven 6
Radcliffe
Durham .
6
Knighton . 7
Catterick Bridge. .. 8
Abergavenny
M.

Liverpool Hunt C1ub....10
Thirsk
Epsom Spring 16
Newmarket F. S 20
Llanboidy . .. 2l
York Spring ...28
Salisbury

Chester 5
Bath l2
Harpenden l6
19
Epsom
su:

Y.
Radcliffe 25
M anchester 27
Marlborough 29

Ascot .................. 2 I
.
Newton ............... 10
Hampton .. 10
16 I
Odiham
Bibury Club l7
J u

Beverley. l7
Stockbridge lB
1 Chelmsford 23
Newcastle-on-Tyne 23
Carlisle 3O
LY.

Worcester Summer ...... 2
Newmarket Ju1y........
Liverpool ...............13
Abingelon ..............14
Hungerford ............16
Pontefract .............. 16
Atr,

Stamford ..1
Winchester 2 fi
Nottingham 21
Cambridge 2l
Southampton. 22
Goodwood 22
,UST.

Brighten 4
Brighton Club .........• 6
Lewes
Wolverhampton .
Reading
York August ... .. . . 18
.11.1"TE'
... 12

Plymouth 20
Egham 25
Stockton 26
Oxford
Lichfield

Devon and Exeter
Derby Summer
Warwick ..
Leicester lO
.. 15
Doncaster

Lincoln Autumn
Newmarket Houghton

Coventry
Newmarket S. 0 ....... l2
NOVEMBER.
Worcester
IRiSH.
APRIL.
Athlone 2l 1 Curragh .......

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JUNE.
Wicklow

Bellewstown JULY.
9 j Tramore 3O
Down Royal Corporation. 23

LONDON GAZETTE—Yesterday.

WHITEHALL, APRIL 2.

The Queen has been graciously pleased to grant unto
the Hon. and Rev William John Broderick, M.A., the
Deanery of the Cathedral Church of Exeter, void by the
promoti,n of Dr. Charles John E dicott, late Dean thereof,
to the see of Gloucester and Bristol.

ADMIRALTY, MARCH 31.
Rear-Admiral of the Blue Augustus Leopold Kuper, C. 8.,
to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue, until further orders, and
whilst employed as Commander in Chiet of her Majesty's
ships and vessels within the limits of the East India
ation.
Royal :Marine Light Infantry—First Lieutenant Albert
Henry Ozzard to be Quartermaster.

BANKRUPTS.
The following are the only bankrupts of any importance
which appear in the Gazette :

Frederick Clement, butcher, Clapham
James Davidson, baker, Belvidere-road, Lambeth
Samuel Siddal, joiner, Leeds
Gilbert B. Handson, butcher, Winteringham, Lincoln
Samuel Ward, hosier, Nottingham
Robert Wortley, builder, Leeds
John R. Brownlow, packer and presser, Bread- street-
hill, City
Thomas M. Swift, commercial clerk, Woodford, Essex
John Uden Dale, smack master, Lowestoft
Richard Cullen, coal merchant, Shepherd's-bush
Samuel Comber, livery stable keeper, Worthing
James Salmon, printer, Oxford
William Henry Andrews, butcher, Oxford
George Harris, blacksmith, Lincoln

SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.
John Reid, coal merchant, Govan, near Glasgow
David Baillie, grocer, Dundee
Mungo Thorburn, farmer, Channelkizk
John Anderson, baker, Aberdeen

Dr. John Mill's "Popular Life of the Right Hon,
Benjamin Disraeli, M.P.," will be published by Messrs
Darton and Hodge in a few days.

MR. EDMUND YATES'S " INVITATIONS."—This
very interesting and highly successful entertain••
ment reached its one hundredth performance on Thursday
night. On Monday next, being Easter Monday, the In-
vitations will comprise sundry material changes, including
an entirely new part, directed as a skit against "spirit
rapping," entitled "Twenty Minutes with a Medium," the
medium being represented by Mr. Yates, the visitor by
Mr. Harold Power. Also will be provided an entirely new
set of seaside characters, which have been written, so we
understand, by one of the very cunningest pens of Christen-
dom; so that, in point of fact, Messrs. Edmund Yates and
Harold. Power may be said to have issued entirely new cards
of "Invitation" to their Easter friends. Far our own parts
we trust we shall not be omitted from the list of the in •
vitt&