The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-29 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CROYDON SPRING MILITARY AND OPEN
STEELECHASES.—FRIDAY.
The Stand Plate (Handicap) of 40 sovs. About three miles.
Mr. Taylor's Dubious, aged 12st 51b (R. Archer) 1
Mr.R.Shepherd's Done Brown(lateßeechnut), 6 yrs, list
(Owner) 2
Mr. R. Hill's Crucifix, aged, 12st (J. Knott) 3
The following also ran :—lngestre, Simpleton, The Lee,
Gibson's Lottery, and Norman.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Tho Lee, 4to 1 agst Lottery, sto 1
agst Crucifix, 6 to 1 agst Dubious:
Dubious made play for three-quarters of a mile, after
which Crucifix carried on the running, followed by Simple-
ton, The Lee, Dubious, and Ingestre in a cluster for the
next half mile. Norman and Done Brown lying off.
About three-quarters of a mile from home The Lee fell,
and Dubious took up the running, closely attended by
Crucifix and Done Brown, which three produced an excit-
ing struggle to the last fence, where Dubious came away
and won by four lengths. Done Brown, heading Crucifix
in the last few strides, secured the second place by a length.
Simpleton was a bad fourth. Lottery fell early in the race.
A Selling Handicap Steeplechase of 3 sovs each, with 20
added; the winner to be sold fcr 30 sovs. About two
miles.
Mr. C. Legaid's The Idiot, aged, list ...(Mr. F. Loton 1
Mr. Clifford's Betsy Baker, aged, list 41b (Pickett 2
Mr. Fitz's Irish Lass, aged, lOst 101 b (Kennedy 3
The following also ran :—Sir Robert, Diploma, and
White Stockings.
Betting-5 to 2 agst The Idiot, 3to 1 agst Betsy Baker,
5 to 1 agst " bar two."
The running wss alternately made by The Idiot, White
Stockings, and Diploma to within three fields of home,
where The Idiot came on with a clear lead, and Betsy
Baker joined him at the last fence but one, but never get-
ting up was beaten by two lengths ; Irish Lass was a bad
third, Sir Robert fourth, Diploma fifth, and White Stock-
ings last.
The winner was sold to Mr. T. Last for 35 guineas.
Match : 200 soya, h ft. About three miles and a half.
Mr. Matthew's Portland, aged, 12st (C. Boyce) 1
Mr. Daily's Yeller Gal, aged, 12st (Mr. Barry) 2
Betting-5 to 2on Yeller Gal, who made play until
within two fences from home, when Portland went to the
front and won by a length.
The Surrey Open Handicap Steeplechase of 20 sovs each,
10 ft, and only 2 if decared, with 200 sovs added; win-
ners extra. About three miles and a half.
Mr. Micawber's Marble Hill, 6 yrs, list 51b (in. 71b ex.)
(Mr. Edwards) 1
Mr. D. W. P. Beresford's Signal, 6 yrs, lOst 71b
J
Mr. F. Jacob's Mistake (late Muffler), ( 5 yr rp
s, llsty) 2
(C. Boyce) 3
Mr. Selboyne's Lightheart, aged, lOst 101 b (Jones) 4
The following also ran :—Joe Maley, Slyfox, Early Bird,
Doubloon; Gamecock, and Best Man.
Hall Court was scratched at 2,50 p.m. on the day of the
race.

Betting-3 to 1 agst Doubloon, 11 to 2 agst Slyfox, 15
;o 2 agst Marble Hill, 10 to 1 each agst JoeMaley, Mistake,
and Signal, 100 to 7 agst The Rogue.
The latter made play, followed in a body by Early Bird,
Signal, Lightheart, and Gamecock to the enclosure, where
Lightheart took up the running, next him being Signal,
Early Bird, and The Rogue,the latter of whom ran into se-
cond place in thelarge field beyond the Stand, where Light-
heart had a clear lead, The Rogue being second, Signal
third, and Doubloon, who broke his stirrup-leather at the
fence after going once round, ran through his horses at
this point and took a position alongside of Signal. After
going about a mile Lightheart had obtained a lead of half
a dozen lengths, Doubloon going on second, Gamecock
and The Rogue, close together, being next, with Slyfox
immediately in their rear, Mistake and Marble Hill side by
side following, and Bost Man, outpaced, beaten off a long
way. As they proceeded round the bend of the course near
the Addiscombe-road Doubloon overhauled the leader,
and passed the Stand a length in front of Lightheart,
next to whom were Gamecock, Slyfox, Signal, Mistake,
Early Bird, and Marble Hill in the order named, The
Rogue being beaten off, and in his rear, also hopelessly
beaten, were Joe Maley and Best Man. In the next half
mile Lightheart took a clear lead, followed by Doubloon,
Slyfox, and Signal, in close company, being third and
fourth, Marble Hill, Mistake, and Gamecock next. The
pace was improved as they descended the hill towards the
farm inclosure by Slyfox going to the front, Lightheart at
the same time giving place to Doubloon. At the foot of the
hill bafore reaching the Stand for the third time Early Bird
fell, and pitched young Ben Land completely out of the
saddle, but fortunately he was not hurt. Passing the
Stand the third time Slyfox had a neck lead of Mistake,
Lightheart being third, and Marble Hill fourth, Signal and
Doubloon side by side next, Gamecock beaten off, being the
only other follower. The Rogue pulled up at the enclosure,
and Joe Maley on descending the hill ; whilst Best Man,
who had previously pulled up lame, did not pass the Stand
the third time. About a mile from home Lightheart again
appeared in front, followed in a body by Slyfox, Mistake,
Marble Hill, and Signal, which five closed up, and Slyfox
took the lead three-quarters of a mile from the finish, the
lot behind him being in hot pursuit altogether. r Before
reaching the last two fences Marble Hill took up the run-
ning, attended closely by Signal, Mistake, Slyfox, and
Lightheart. At the last fence Slyfox blundered and fell
to the rear, and Marble Hill coming away up the hill, won
easily by a length. A similar distance separated the
second and third, and three lengths from Mistake, Light-
heart finished fourth. Slyfox trotted in fifth, and Doubloon
walked in with the crowd next.
Match for £lOO. About two miles and a half.
Mr. Clifford's Betsy Baker, 10st 101 b (Pickett) 1
Mr. Fitz's Irish Boy, lOst 101 b (0 wner) 2
Betting-3 to lon Irish Boy, who obtained a clear lead,
in consequence of Betsy Baker refusing at the first fence
and maintained it for once round, when the two again got
close together, but Betsy Baker refusing and throwing her
jockey, Irish Boy, on whom 10 to 1 was laid, had a lead of
a quarter of a mile, when only three-quarters of a mile
from home. He fell, however, at the third fence from the
finish, and Betsy Baker, who had been quickly remounted,
came on in front, and after an exciting finish won by two
lengths.
An objection against the winner for having gone the
wrong course was overruled.
A Selling Steeplechase of 3 sovs each) with 20 added, for
4-yr-olds and upwards ; winners extra ; the winner to
be sold for 30 sovs. About two miles and a half.
Mr. B. Land's Strike, aged, list 91b (H. States 1
Mr. Allibone, jun.'s Caricature, aged, 12st (Mr. Ellison)) 2
Mr. Whitworth ns Norman (late Spider), aged, list 91b
(
Duke of Gretham and Ingestre also ran. L. Nicholson) 3
Betting—Even on Strike, 7 to 4 agst Caricature, 5 to 1
offered agst any other.
Caricature made the running until three fences from
home, where Strike went to the front, maintained the lead
to the end, and won by four lengths. Norman was a bad
third, and the others did not pass the post until Mr. Mar-
shall had left the judge's box.
There was no advance on the selling price of the
winner.