The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-22 00:00:00

SPOR7ING INTELLIGENCE.

SHREWSBURY MEETING.—FRIDAY.
The Nursery Plate (Handicap) of £4O, for two-yr-olds ;
winners after the declarathn of the weights, 71b extra.
Three-quarters of a mile.
Mr. Payne's Antidote, Est 31b (J. Grimshaw) 1
Mr. Hodgman's Truant, Sat 715 (G. Prince) 2
Mr. Cliff's Antar, 7st 21b (H. Taylor) 3
The following also ran :—Lady Fanny, Pearl colt,
Quicksand, Jerrold, and Poland.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Antidote, 3to 1 agst Poland, sto 1
agst Quicksand.
The three placed ran in front throughout, Antidote hav-
ing a slight lead all the way, and winning, after a good
race, by a head ; three lengths separated the second and
third.; the Pearl colt was fourth, Jerrold fifth, and Poland

last.
A Handicap of 3 sous each, with 25 added ; winners after
the declaration of the weights, 71b extra. One mile and
a quarter.
Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Optimist, 5 yrs, Bst (G. Fordham) 1
Mr. W. Nelson's Grey Hen colt, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b
(J . Plumb) 2
Mr, Parry's Miss Hawthorn, 3 yrs, bst 91b
(J. Grimshaw) 3
Mr. T. Stevens's Shepherdess, 4 yrs, 7st .... (Pearson) 4
Betting-6 to 4on Optimist, 3to 1 agst the Grey Hen
colt.
The last named made most of the running to the T.Y.C.
post, where Miss Hawthorn ran up alongside of Mr. Nel-
son's colt, and the two came on together into the straight,
where Optimist shot to the front, and won in a canter by
a length and a half ; Miss Hawthorn a bad third.
A Handicap Plate of 40 cove, for two-yr-olds and up.
wards ; winners after the declaration of the weights, 71b
extra. Five furlongs.
Mr. Bruce's Peignoir, 3 yrs, Bst 21b .... (G. Fordham) 1
Mr. it. Ten Broeck's N aid of Honour, 4 yrs, 7st (Drew) 2
Mr. Sly's Acton, 3 yrs, 6st (Noble) 3
Mr. W. Nelson's Peahen, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b.... (J. Plumb) 4

The following also ran :—Maid of the Mist, Tom Sayers,
Duplicity, Dunoon, Mary, Maubourquet, and Pearl colt.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Maid of Honour, 9to 2 agst Mau-
bourquet, 6 to 1 agst Peignoir, 8 to leach agst Maid of the
Mist and Peahen.

Duplicity cut out the work, with Peahen, Maubourquet,
and Maid of Honour close up, until nearing the distance,
where Peignoir, Maid of Honour, Acton, and Peahen
singla_themselves out, and a fine race between the lot
ended in favour of Peignoir by a neck ; a head between the
second and third, and the same between the third and
fourth.

A Sweepstakes of 5 soya each, with 25 added, for 2-yr-olds,
Bst 101 b each ; the winner to be sold for £2OO ; if entered
to be sold for £lOO allowed 71b. Half a mile.
Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Dolphin, Bst 31b, £lOO (G. Fordham) 1
Lord Stamford's Nelgherry, Bst 31b, £lOO .. (Ed wards) 2
Lord Coventry's Kinsman, Bst 31b, £loo....(Challoner) 3
Mr. Handley's Declaration, Bst 31b, £1(..0 (H. Grimshaw) 4
Mr. Stevens' Xenius, Bst 10Ib (Payne) 5
Betting—Even agst Dolphin, 5 to 2 agst Neilgherry, 6
to 1 agst Declaration.
Declaration was first off, and made running for the first
200 yards, where Dolphin went to the front, accompanied
by Neilgherry and Kinsman, and a fine race between the
three ensued, the favourite winning, after a most exciting
struggle, by a head ; half a length between the second and
1 hird. The winner was bought in for 240 guineas.
The Carnival Handicap of 5 soya each, with a set of china,
value £5O, for 3-yr-olds and upwards ; winners extra ;
gentlemen riders; jockeys, 71b extra. One mile and a
half.
Mr. Hodgman's Soothsayer, aged, 9st 121 b
(Mr. Edwards) 1
Mr. Barber's Coronet, 5 yrs, lOst 11'b, inc 71b extra
(Palmer) 2
Mr. Williams's Statesman, 6 yrs, 9st 101 b .. (Owner) 3
Mr. Jackson's Haddington, 3 yrs, lOst 101 b (Capt. Little) 4
Betting-5 to lon Soothsayer, who made all the running,
and won in a canter by ten lengths, a bad third.
A. Handicap of 40 sous, for 2-yr-olds and upwards ; win-
ners after the declaration of the weights, 71b extra. One
mile.
Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Amy, 4 yrs, 7st (Bench) 1
Mr. W. Nelson's Paresseuse, 3 yrs, 6st 81b.. (J Plumb) 2
Mr. H. Bryn's Welland, 3 yrs, Bst (T. French) 3
Betting-5 to 4on Amy, 6to 4 agst Welland
Paresseuse made play. with a clear lead, the other two
lying abreast, until entering the straight, and the three
came on together to the distance, where Amy quitted her
horses, and won very easily by a length and a half ; three
lengths separated the second and third.
The Welter Handicap of 5 sous each, with 20 soya added,
for 3-yr-olds and upwards ; gentlemen riders, as for the
Carnival; jockeys 51b extra, the winner to be sold for
£5O. Half a mile.
Mr. Priestley's Tom Sayers, 3 yrs, lOst 51b (in. 51b ex)
(G. Fordham) 1
Mr. Barber's Abron, aged, list llb (inc. Sib extra)
(Palmer) 2
Mr. Dunne's Zora, 4 yrs, 12st .. (Mr. Dix .n) 3
Mr. Hodgman's Sheerness, 3 yrs, Ost 101 b (in. 51b ex.)
(Perry) 4
Mr. Angell's Astarte, 4 yrs, lOst 121 b.... (Mr. Edwards) 5
The betting opened 5 to 4 agst Sheerness, and closed at
oven on Tom Sayers, 4 to 1 agst Abron, and 10 to 1 agst
Sheerness.
Tom Sayers made all the running, and won very easily
by three-quarters of a length, a neck between second and
third, the same between the third and fourth. The winner
was not sold.