The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-20 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

SHREWSBURY RACES.-THURSDAY.

One of the most lovely mornings ever seen at this season
of the year dawned on the Steeplechase day, and brought
in consequence a large attendance to the course. The Cope-
land Nursery and the two Steeplechases were the three
principal events out of the nine set down for decision.
Some interest was attached to the Copeland from the ap-
pearance of Blarney, an Irish horse, out of Union Jack's
stable, a very fine, powerful-looking colt, who defeated his
opponents, including Crytheia and Cutaway, with the
greatest ease. The Autumn Steeplechase brought out five
horses, Thomastown being made the favourite, and a splen-
did finish between him and Arbury, resulted in the latter's
victory by a short head. For the Longner Hall Steeple-
chase Inkerman was elected to the premiership, and made
all the running up to the last fence but one, whera Brian
Borboime, who had been lying second, drew up, and taking
the lead won with great ease by 10 lengths.
The Herbert Handicap of 5 soya each, with 30 added.
Winners extra. About If mile. 8 subs.
Mr Ten Broeck's Tornado. 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Murfet) 1
Mr Joice's Captain Crow, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b ....(Custance) 2
Mr Herbert's Whitehall, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (Loatea) 3
Mr Murray's Laertes, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (Deacon) 4
Mr Hodgman's Soothsayer, aged, 7st 41b
Lord Stamford's Sea Nymph, 3 yrs, 7st (J. Grimshaw) 6
Mr Kempeon's Peru, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (E. Taylor) 7
Betting-5 to 2on Tornado, sto 1 agst Sea Nymph, and
100 to 6 any other.
Sea Nymph, closely attended by Laertes, Whitehall, and
Captain Crow, the others headed by the favourite lying
close in their wake to the lower turn, where Captain Crow
ran into the second place, followed in a few strides after by
Tornado. The three ran nearly abreast into the straight,
where Sea Nymph gave evidence of defeat, and shortly
after dropped away, leaving the favourite in possession of
the lead, which he retained to the end, and won in a canter
by half a length, a bad third, the others beaten off.

The Groby Stakes of 10 soya each, with 50 soya; 2-yr-olds,
7st ; 3-yr-olds, Bst blb ; 4-yr-olds and upwards, Bst 101 b ;
m. and g. allowed 31b ; the winner to be sold for £3OO.
Half a mile. 7 subs,

Lord Stamford's Hesper, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b (J. Mann) 1
Mr Naylor's Fravola, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Challoner) 2
Mr Hodgman na Lady Louisa, 5 yrs, Bst 71b .... (Doyle) 3
Mr Goodlass's Pretty Girl f, 2 yrs, at 71b (J. Grimshaw) 4
Betting-5 to 2on Hesper, 9to 2 agst Fravola, 6to 1
agst Lady Louisa, and 100 to 6 agst the Pretty Girl filly.
On settling into their places the favourite, with Fravola
at his girths, jumped away with the running for the first
100 yards, when Hesper drew away, and won in a canter
by a length and a half ; Lady Louisa, who got badly off,
finishing a bad third. The winner was bought in for 540
guineas.

The Attingham Park Stakes of 3 soya each, with 20 added,
for all ages. The winner to be sold for £3O. Winners
extra. Three fulongs and a quarter, straight run in•
8 subs.

Captain Coates's Neilglaerry, 3 yrs, Bst 131 b (Doyle) 1
Mr Goatees Antipodes, 3 yrs, 9at 2lb (Lynch) 2
Mr Greville's Persiflege, 2 yrs, Tat 111 b (H. Grimahaw) 3
Mr Barber's Cutler, 4 yrs, 9st 81b
Mr Smith's Jessie colt, 2 yrs, Bst (Frior) 5
Betting-11 to 8 agst Neilgherry, 7 to 4 agst Persiflege,
and 6 to 1 agst any other,

The start was delayed as usual, through the pranks of
Antipodes. At last he appeared in the humour, and the
flag was lowered, when the favourite slipped her horses
and made all the running, and won in a canter by a
length, Persiflege, who got badly off, finishing as far in the
rear of Antipodes; a bad fourth, The winner was bought
in for 90 guineas.

Handicap Plate of £4O, for 2-yr-olds and upwards. Win

ners extra. One mile.
Lord Bateman's Despair, 4 yrs, Bst 31b.. (Fordham) 1
Mr T. Hughes's Juliet, aged, Bst (Hughes) 2
Mr John Osborne's Fauconberg, 2 yrs, sst 131 b (Carroll) 3
The following also ran:—Redskin, Onesander, Chiquot
the Jester, Faretra, and Sapper.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Onesander, sto 2 agst Juliet, sto 1
agst Despair, 6 to 1 agst Redskin.
Redskin with a lead of a couple of lengths made play,
having Juliet, Onesander, and Despair as his immediate fol-
lowers, Fauconberg lying up. They ran is theEe positions
to the enclosure, where the former gave way, leaving Juliet
in possession of the lead, which she retained to within a
few strides of the chair, when Despair came with a rush,
and won in the last stride by a head, a length dividing the
second and third, Redskin was a bad fourth, Onesander
fifth, and Faretra sixth. The two last were Sapper and
Chicquot the Jester.

A Sweepstakes of 5 soya each, with 20 added, for 2-yr-
olds, Bst 10Ib each; the winner to be sold for £'2oo; if
entered to be sold for £lOO, allowed 71b. Halt a mile.
10 subs.
Mr Hodgman's Virginia (£100), Bst 31b (Perry) 1
Mr Fletton's Prescription (£100), Bst 31b
(J. Grimshaw)
Mr Payne's Tomfoolery (£100), Bat 31b (H. Cirimshaw) fi
The following also ran :—Bianca colt, Deerstalker, Vic-
toria Cross, Orphene, Fearnought, and Cuckoo.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Prescription, 4to 1 agst Tomfoolery,
5 to 1 eget Cuckoo, and 6 to 1 agst Virginia.
Prescription made play, with Virginia, Tomfoolery, and
Victoria Cross lying up to the centre of the stand, when
they closed and finished a fine race home, Virginia winning
in the last stride by a head, Prescription and Tomfoolery
finishing with a dead heat for second ; Victoria Cross was
fourth, a couple of lengths in their rear, Orphene was fifth,
and Cuckoo sixth.

A Handicap Plate of 25 sovs, for 2-yr-olds and upwards ;

winners extra. Five furlongs.
Mr H. Joice's Dolphin, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (T. French) 1
Mr Egerton's Gazelle, 4 yrs 6st 121 b (Nlorris) 2
Lord Bateman's Mies Livingstone, 4 yrs, 7st
(J. Grimshaw) 3
The following also ran :—Redpole, Leontes, Paddy
O'Rourke, Poland, and Tailor.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Poland, 7to 2 agst Reclpole, 9to 2
agst Miss Livingstone, 5 to 1 agst Dolphin, and 6 to 1 agst
Gazelle,

Leontes having the best of a protracted start, came en
with a slight lead, closely waited upon by Miss Livingstone,
Redpole, Gazelle, and Dolphin to the entrance into the
straight, when they closed up, and ran in company to within
the distance, where Leontes shot his bolt and retired ; Dol•
phin at the same time came up on the extreme right and
assumed the command, followed half way up by Gazelle,
who made her effort at the stand, but failed to fairly reach
the leader, who won rather cleverly by a neck. Miss
Livingstone finished third, three lengths in their rear, Red-
pole was fourth, Paddy O'Rourke fifth, Leontes sixth, and
the favourite, who burst a blood vessel, last.
The Copeland Nursery Handicap of 5 goys each, with 50
soya added, for 3-yr-olds ; the second to save his stake;
winners extra. About five furlongs.
Mr Loagfield's Blarney, 7st 51b (T. French) 1
Mr Hodgman's Confederate, 6st 21b (Morris) 2
Count Batthyany's Nucleus, 6st 31b (J, Smith) 3
Crytheia, Rose, Orphene, Coverdale, Cutaway, Alice
Lee, Hedworth, Dermot Aathore, and Iphigenia also ran.
Betting-6 to 4on Blarney, 3to 1 agst Cutaway, and 10
to 1 agst any other.
Shortly after assembling at the post Mr Marshall was so
fortunate as to get them on equitable terms, and at once de-
spatched them from the post. The first to show in advance
was Confederate, but after running a few strides he was
headed by Cutaway, the favourite going on third to half
way across the bottom, where he became second, and waited
upon Mr Barker's filly to the distance, where French let
him out, and won in a trot by three lengths ; three quarters
of a length between the second and third ; Orphene was
fourth, Cutaway fifth, and Confederate next, Iphigenia was
last.

The Autumn Steeplechase of 100 soya, added to a handicap
sweepstakes of 10 soya each ; 5 ft. Winners extra ;
second to save his stake. About 3 miles and a quarter.
13 subs.
Mr Astley's Arbury, aged, list 41b (Mr. Edwards) 1
Mr Naghten's Thomastown, aged, llst 51b.. (Broderick) 2
Mr F. Rowland's Medora, aged, list 71b .. (Owner) 3
The following also ran :—Shropshire and Romeo.
Betting-6 to 5 agst Thomastown, 9to 4 agst Medora,
and 7 to 1 agst Arbury.
Romeo opened the ball by getting away in advance,
Thomastown lying second, followed by Medora, Arbury,
and Shropshire, in which order they passed the stand and
cntered the enclosures, but on reappearing in sight in front
of the Farm-house the favourite was observed in advance
of Romeo, close up with whom came Arbury, Medora, and
Shropshire to the bushed hurdles in front of the stand,
which Romeo cleared with a slight lead, but he was again
headed at the water jump by the favourite, who went on
with the running along the meadows, Arbury going on
second, with Medora and Romeo close up, Shropshire bring-
ing up the rear. On reappearing in sight, Arbury was in
front, followed in Indian file by Thomastown, Medora,
Romeo, and Shropshire to the fence into the racing ground,
at which Shropshire blundered and nearly fell, and was
shortly after pulled up and returned to the stand. Round-
ing the bottom turn Medora joined the leaders, and on reach-
ing the bushed fence she cleared it in advance, closely fol-
lowed by Arbury and the favourite, Romeo following some
distance in their rear, and who was pulled up on rounding
the top turn. Little or no alteration took place in the posi •
tions we have assigned those remaining in the race until
they reached the flight of hurdles at the distance, which
Arbury cleared slightly in advance of the Irish horse, who
caught him at the stand, the pair finishing a splendid race
home. Thomastown, changing his leg in the last stride or
two, being beaten by a short head ; a bad third.
The, Longner •hall Steeplechase—Handicap Plate of 50
Bova. Winners extra. Two miles over the New Course.
17 subs,
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NTL r‘,..ireeobs's Nereus, aged, 9-t 101 b . (Waddington) 2
-rE'eliSLW6illtioarn4sa's Itnkernan: aged:loA 21b (in 71b ex)
(Mr Edwards) 3
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