The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-23 00:00:00

, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 23, 1863.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CITY BETTING—YESTERDAY.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.
9to 2 agst Knutsford (taken)
sto 1 agst Grimstone (taken)
12 to 1 agst Man-at-Arms (taken)
16 to 1 agst Carisbrook (taken)
20 to 1 agat Oldminster (taken)
20 to I agst Voluptas (taken)
20 to 1 agst Gorse (taken)
20 to 1 agat Freeholder (taken)
20 to 1 agat Dunsinane (taken)
20 to 1 agst Equinox (taken)
20 to 1 agst Chaff (taken)
25 to 1 agat Canzonetto (taken)
25 to 1 agst Ernest (taken)
26 to 1 agst Springbok (taken)
25 to 1 agat Zeloo (taken)
33 to 1 agst Lady Evelyn colt (taken)

EARL SPENCER'S PLATE.
7to 1 agst Biondella (taken)
10 to 1 agst Little Lady (taken)
14 to 1 agat Argonaut (taken)
16 to 1 agst Queen of Trumps (taken)
16 to 1 agst F,ying Fish (taken)
16 to 1 agat Rest (taken)
16 to 1 agst Miss Livingstone (taken)
20 to 1 agst Bertha (taken)
20 to 2 agst Humphrey (taken)

DEATH OF SIR TATTON SYKES.

The death of this venerable baronet occurred on Saturday
mornin:e at Sledmere Castle, near Melton. Sir Tatton had
reached the ripe age of 91, and though for some months he
had been in failing health, he had not been confined to bed
until very recently, when he suffered from Bronchitis, from
the effects of which he never fully rallied. • For some days
he was insensible—indeed, his medical attendants could
scarcely tell whether he was alive or not. As a perfect
example of the " old English gentleman". Sir Tatton was
known and esteemed throughout the country. Sir
Tatton was born in 1772, and married in 1822 the second
daughter of Sir William Foulis, and in the following year
succeeded to the title and estates on the death of his brother,
Sir Mark Sykes. Sir Tatton was the fourth baronet, and is
succeeded by his eldest son, Tatton (now in Egypt), born in
1824. The deceased baronet from childhood took the greatest
delight in the rearing of sheep and horses, and to the last
enjoyed the highest celebrity for his flock and stud. His
breeding stud was supposed to be the largest in England,
numbering upwards of 200 horses and mares of all ages. As
an owner of race horses he dates back to 1803, when he won
with Telemachus at Middleham ; and up to the age of 60 he
continued to keep horses in training for the sole pleasure of
riding them himself, Melton being his favourite place for
displaying his well-known colours—orange and purple. His
lest time of tiding a winner, his own property, was for the
Welham Cup, on Longton Wold, in 1822, on "All hearts
and no_Peel," a name most applicable to the owner as well
as the horse. His feats on horseback were almost fabulous ;
he invariably rode from Sledmere to London, and back,
whenever he had occasion to visit the metropolis, his rule
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Sir rat= aas never so proud in his life as when he led Sir
Tatton Sykes, with Bill Scott ou his back, back to the ring
after the St. Leger victory of 1816 ; this scene was the sub-
ject of Herring's picture, painted for the Messrs. Baily. Sir
Tatton rode from Sledmere to Hampton-court to look at the
stud of King William IV., and there was so pleased with
an Arabian mare, that on the day of the sale he repeated
the ride and bought the mare. As a master of foxhounds,
Sir Tatton vied in popularity with any gentleman in Eng-
land, He kept hounds solely at his own expense, until he
had passed his 70th year, and only resigned the pack, into
the hands of Lord Middleton on the determination of his
son not to accept it. Sir l'atton still mounted in " pink"
till about two years ago. Sir Tatton, his man Snarry, and
his horse ware all characters ; the servant has been there 52
years, and Sir Tatton used to delight in saying that himself
and his horse were 115 years old. Sir Tatton was ever an
early riser, often mounting before the sun had risen. He
never omitted attending the cattle fairs, and was the first
man there at the Mallon October of last year. It was not an
unusual thing, when there was no huntingor other engage-
ments to call him away, to find Sir Tatton relieving a la-
bourer at a stone heap or slashing afence, while the labourer
was sent to the castle to enjoy a flagon of ale. As a land-
lord, a master, and a friend, Sir Tatton was much beloved,
and to him may justly be applied those words of commen-
dation, " He never lost a friend nor made an enemy."