The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-31 00:00:00

CHANTILLY SPRING MEETING.

The Northern Railway terminus presented on Sunday
morning a scene of great activity, not less than 15 trains
having been despatched, heavily laden with turfists and
pleasure-seekers on their way to witness the running for the
French Derby. The weather was magnificent, a cloudy
sky and a gentle breeze rendering the air less oppressive
than it would have been otherwise. The number of ladies
present was unusually large for a race meeting out of
Paris, and an immense crowd of. betting men had assem-
bled on the grassplot in the rear of the stands. The most
marked.incident in the betting was the retrograde move-
ment of Gontran, and the advance of Le. Mandarin, who
shared equal favour with Deliane. The preference of Le
Mandarin could only be accounted for by the confidence
naturally placed in any horse selected as the champion of
a stable so formidable as that of Count de Legrange.
Tourmalet was still neglected, from the knowledge that he
would only be allowed to win in the event of his stable
companion being beaten; although, had the two horses
been backed according to their merits, Tourmalet would
have been preferred to the Oaks winner.
As will be seen by the details lower down the race was
won by Gontran—by Fitz-Gladiator—and Golconde, belong-
ing to the united stable of Major Fridolin (M. Charles
Laffitte) and Baron Niviere, this being the first great prize
carried off since the formation of this new confederacy.
Gontran had run twice before this season—in the Penile
d'Essai, which he won, beating Tourmalet by a neck; and
in the Poule des Produits, in which Tourmalet won and
turned the tables, beating Gontran by the same distance.
The Derby winner is engaged in France in the Great Paris
Prize, and in England in the Zetland Stakes at Goodwood,
the Bramham Stakes at York, both sweepstakes of £lOO
each, and in the Doncaster Stakes. During the winter the
West Australian produce was frequently backed at evens,
for large sums, against the Fitz-Gladiator horses. We may
mention that four of each started for the great race yester-
day, the latter furnishing the winner. Of 21 horses
coloured, 19 came to the post, the field being one of the
largest yet seen on the Continent. Subjoined are details
of the day's proceedings:—

The Prix de Dangu of 5,000 f., for horses 4-yr-old and up-
wards. Entry, 300 f., h. ft. The second to receive half
the entries. Distance, about 4,000 metres (21 miles).
Five subs.

M. Lunel's Bayard, 4 yrs, 1101 b (J. Watkins) 1
M. Lupid's Vaucresson, 5 yrs, 1181 b (Prince 2
M. Teisseire's Princet, 5 yrs, 1181 b (Chifney 3
Count do Lagrange's La Reine-Berthe, 5 yrs, 1221
' - (H. Grimshaw) 4
Betting-2 to 1. asst La Reine-Berthe, 3to 1 agst Vau-
cresson, 4 to 1 agst Bayard, 5 to 1 agst Princet.
.._ .

Princet made the running until coming on to the straight
the second time round. Bayard and Vaucresson then passed,.
and the former took the lead and won easily, the others
coming as placed a head in advance of each other.

The Prim de I'Oise, a selling race, of 2,000 f. Entry, 50f.
The winner liable to be claimed for 3,000 f., or, if for
2,000 f., horses then allowed 51b. Distance, 2,400 metres.
9 subs.

M. Verry's Voluptd, 3 yrs, 961 b (G. Pratt) 1
M. Schiekler's Oriflamme, 3 yrs, 961 b (Mortimer) 2
M. Desvigne's Schooner, 3 yrs, 1011 b (Pantal) 3
The following also ran:—Rabat-Joie, Stanislas, La Sa-
maritaine, Callipyge, Girouetto, and Galimafre.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Schooner, sto 1 each agst Volupte,
and La Samaritaine, 6 tn 1 agst Callipyge.
Schooner and Stanislas ran in front to the last corner,.
when Volupt6 and Oriflamme, who had been lying in the
rear, came forward and took the first and second places.
Volupte kept her lead to the finish, winning easily by a
length ; a head separated the second and third. The winner
was bought in for 2,625 f.

The Prix d'Empereur, a handicap of 2,000 f. Entry, 50f.

Distance, 2,100 metres. 22 subs.

Major Fridolin's Sultan, 3 yrs, 1031 b (C. Pratt) 1
M. Reiset's Tambour-de-Basque, 3 yrs, 961 b
(Arnott, jun.) 2
•
M. Reiset's Fontanges, 3 yrs, 901 b (Williams) 3
The following also ran :—Jarnicoton, Fleur-de-Mai, Al-
legretto, Prince Regent, and Brioche.

Betting-5 to 2 agst Sultan, 4to 1 agst Fontanges, sto
1 each agst Brioche and Jarnicoton.

SECOND EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK.

THE DERBY.

GLADIATEUR
CHRISTMAS CAROL
ELTHAM

'Thirty ran.

THIRD EDITION) I

SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocx.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

EPSOM RACES-THIS DAY.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

BENTINCK PLATE.

Vixen
Ethelred
Leoville

Five ran.

The above are the only races received up to the time of
our going to press.

FOURTH EDITION

SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 7 O'CLOCK.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

EPSOM RACES-THIS DAY.
BY 'ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
TOWN PLATE.

.
Warrior
Bavarde _ 2
Seven ran.
BURGH STAKES.

Flageolet
Lady Avon filly •... 2
H. R. Highness 3

THE MANOR PLATE.

Guardsman
Troublesome
Soapstone

Four ran.

LADVERTiSEMENTS.I

Just at the point of starting, and a few minutes prior to
dropping the flag,. a tremendous rush was made, and
CALLAGHAN'S Race Glasses had the call in every direction.
RACING TIMES OFFICE, 286, Strand, London, W.C.—Mr.
THOMAS TEMPLE, tho Proprietor of the "Racing Times,"
begs to inform the Sporting Public that he has commenced
Business for the Season, and will execute Commissions
on all Races to any amount. Winnings guaranteed.
P. 0. Orders to be made payable at Strand Post-office, and
cheques crossed London. and Westminster Bank (Temple-
bar Branch).

Englishmen in the Hands of Italian
Brigands.

Mr. T. C. Murray Aynsley and his wife were re-
turning with another lady and gentleman to Salerno
after a pleasnt trip to Poestum, on the 15th inst.
when they were surprised by brigands near Batti-
paglia. In a letter to the 7inzes, Mr. Aynsley, who
writes from Naples, gives the following account of
the unpleasant adventure :