The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-08 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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CROXTON PARK MEETING.—APRIL 7.
The Farmers' Plate of 50 sovs, 20 to the second, and 5 to
the third ; weight for age ; heats, 2 miles.
Mr. Burrow's Ambrose mare, 4 yrs, list
(Mr. Burrows) 1 1
Mr. R. Kirby's Alice Hawthorn, 4 yrs, 11st 31b
(M
Mr. Howard's Volunteer, 5 yrs, 12st r. W. Bevill) 2 2
(Mr. Shuttleworth) 4 3
Mr. H. Walker's Hundleby, 6 yrs, 32st 81b
(Mr. C. Walker) 3 4
Tho following also ran :—Maid of the Mill, Bradgate,
Sholford Maid, and Trump Card.
Betting-7 to 4 agst the Ambrose mare, 4to 1 each agst
Bradgate and Alice Hawthorn.
Alice Hawthorn made the running, followed by Brad-
gate to the turn into the straight, where the favourite,
who had been hard all through, came to the front, and
easily shaking off Alice Hawthorn, won by four lengths ;
Hundleby was a bad third. Trump Card ran under pro-
test.

Second Heat.—Betting-10 to 1 on the Ambrose mare,
who waited to the bottom turn, where she came out and
won in a canter by three lengths.
The Scurry Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, for 3-yr-
olds and upwards ; weight for age, with selling allow-
ances. Half a mile.
Lord Westmoreland's Usher, 4 yrs, lOst 81b (£5O)
(Mr. Edwards) 1
Mr. Bevill's Alvediston, 6 yrs, lOst 91b (£5O)
(Mr. W. Bevill) 2
Mr. J. Graham's Juneaton, 3 yrs, 9st 71b (£5O)
(Mr. H. Wombwell) 3
Mr. J. Whittaker's Catenus, 3 yrs, 9st 71b (car. 9st
101 b) (£5O) (Mr. Wood) 4
Hon. S. M. IfontgomQrio's The Pretender, 6 yrs,
21b (£80). (Owner) 0
Betting-7 to 4 agst Usher, sto 2 agst Alvediston, 3to
1 agst Juneaton, and 6 to 1 agst Catenus.
Alvediston got off at the second attempt, attended by
Usher, Catenus, and Juneaton. The Pretender soon drop-
ping hopelessly into the rear. Usher went on with the
lead, was never headed, and won (not without punish-
ment) by half a length. Juneaton finished a length and a
half behind Alvediston. The winner was sold to Mr.
Bevill for 50 guineas.
The Belvoir Castle Stakes of 10 soya each, with 80 added,
for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b; penalties
and allowances. 1 mile.
Lord Coventry's Tennyson, 9st 31b (J. Adams) 1
Mr. J. R. Preston's Lord Waldegrave, Bst 31b
(Woodhouse) 2
Betting-5 to lon Tennyson, who waited on the non-
favourite to the distance, where he came away and won in
a canter by five lengths.
The Granby Handicap of 20 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 only
• if declared. About 1} miles. 42 subs.
Lord Wilton's Sandal, 4 yrs, list 41b ..:(Mr. W. Bevill) 1
General Holloway's Hartley, 4 yrs,( lOst 91b
Mr. Scovell 2
Mr. Samuel ns Change, 5 yrs, 11st 101 b ...(Mr. Edwards 3
Mr. J. Whittaker's Pixie, 4 yrs, 10st 101 b ...(Mr. Wood 4
Mr. H. Lowther's The Weaver, 3 yrs 9st 71
(Mr. H. Wombwell) 5
Betting-6 to 4 agst Sandal, 3to 1 agst Change, and 5
to 1 each agst Pixie and Hartley.
The Weaver made play, with Change in attendance, to
the dip, whore Pixie took up the running for a short dis-
tance, but soon gave way to Sandal and Hartley,who raced
together from the distance, Lot d Wilton's mare winning
rather easily by a length, Change finishing a neck behind
Hartley; Pixie was a moderate fourth.
The Billesdon Coplow Stakes, of 3, sovs each, with 50
added, for hunters ; 12st each. Winners and thorough-
bred horses extra. Once round.
Hon. F. W. G. Calthorpe's Mount Gifford, 6 Yrstljel
(Captain Little)
1
Mr. F. T. Sharpe's Incognita (h b),
d 12st (Owner) 3
Hon. G. C. Morgan's Persuader (h!.. b), e
(Mr. Edwards) 4
Col. Reeve's Haycock, aged, 12st rmlb.r. .... .....
12st ...(Mr. Watson) 2
orniblow, Stuffier
The following also ran :—ldiot,iu
Pat (late Rollo), Pallas
(late Valiant), Trump Card,
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agst Haycock.
Daw jumped off with the lead, followed by Haycock and
Miss Taft, Mount Gifford heading a ruck of horses, among
whom were War Horse, Mrs. Horniblow, Trump Card,
and Inkersall. They continued in this order to the
mile post, where Mount Gifford came through his horses,
and Miss Taft retiring, in company with Haycock, their
place was taken by Incognita, who challenged Mount
Gifford at the half distance and ran an exciting race
home, Captain Little only landing Mount Gifford by a
short neck. Persuader was a bad third, Haycock
fourth, Shadow fifth, and War Horse sixth; the rest were
beaten off.
The Croxton Park Plate of 80 soya, added to a handicap of
5 soya each, for all ages. About three-quarters of a mile.
8 subs.
Mr, York's Lytham, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Custa 1
Mr. W. Howard's Joss Stick, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Loates) 2
Mr. H. Bird's Regina, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (J. Mann 3
Betting—Even on Joss Stick, 5 to 2 agst Lytham, and
3 to 1 agst Regina.
Joss Stick made the running, followed by Regina to the