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

DON, FRIDAY EVENIMI, MAY 5, 1865:

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET SPRING MEETING.

The welcome rain, never so anxiously longed for as in
this week, when the Heath has been a perfect Sahara,
came this morning, and we have been enabled to enjoy the
racing without the annoyance of dust and wind. The One
Thousand does not, of course, boast the great features of
interest that last Tuesday's event exhibited. It is, indeed,
rarely mentioned in the racing world until the evening
before its decision, and this year there was no exception
to the rule. Gardevisure, Siberia, and White Duck were
the fillies from whom by their public performances last
year it seemed reasonable to expect the winner would
come. Nukuheva and La Fortune were both mentioned
in the betting last night, but the former is in the same
stable as Siberia, and it seemed too much to believe that
Count do Lagrange would add another score to the list of
French successes with the latter.
There was not much in the other events on the card
calling for remark. Warrior found the hill at the end of
the Rowley mile did not suit a roarer, and Tomato had not
much difficulty in disposing of the class of animals she met
in the Handicap Plate, A. F. Mr. Naylor, who has been
singularly unfortunate lately, saw his colours in the van
in the Handicap Sweepstakes over the T. Y. C., Fiancee
overthrowing a great favourite in Mr. Heathcote's Skir-
mish, said to have been tried with Gemma, so that he could
not lose.

Judging by the- betting, nothing was in the great race
but Gardevisure and Siberia, the shouts of "10 to 1 bar two',
being the cry most heard from the ring. Mr. Sutton's filly
was the actual favourite out of the 11 who came to the
post, but the result proved that, speedy though she is, she
can't stay. Looking very formidable at one time she gave
way before reaching the distance, where Siberia took the
lead and, shaking off White Duck and La Fortune, landed
the popular colours of the Duke of Beaufort very

The attendance to-day was an average one as regards
numbers, though most of the leading habitues were present.
Plate of £lOO for 3-yr-olds and upwards, weight for age.

soya after the weights are published (April 27, at 10
a.m.) to carry 71b, of any other handicap with public
money added 51b extra ; penalties accumulative. Two
miles and a distance. 82 subs, 48 paid.

Yrs st lb
Ely ... 4 8 13
East Lancashire ... 5 8 12
Planet 4 8 8
Oldminster ... a 8 7
Scamander... ... 5 8 6
Gibraltar ... ... a 8 6
Knave ... ... 6 8 6
Gratitude ... ... 5 8 3
Bally Edmond ... a 8 0
Change ... 5 7 10
Redcap ... ... 4 7 10
Nuneaton ... ... 4 7 5
Highflyer's dam c. 4 7 4
Battaglia ... ... 4 7 3
Armagnac ... 5 7 2
Ellangowan ... 6 7 2
Buckfoot ... 4 7 2

Yrs st lb
Verger ... 4 7 0
Claxton ... 4 7 0
Hopper 4 6 13
Guardsman 4 6 13
Hersey filly ... 4 6 6
Spring Gun 3 6 5
Auditor 3 6 0
Redmire 3 5 11
Endsleigh ... 3 5 10
Little Goy._ ... 4 5 10
Troubadour ... 3 5 10
Hetty ... 3 5 9
Scarborough ... 3 5 .9
Indigestion 3 5 9
Dr. Swishtail ... 3 5 7
Rustic Beauty ... 3 5 7
Dsy Cob ... 3 5 7

HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGEMENTS.
April 26, at 7 p.m. Persuasion out of tho Chester Cup.
April 28, Scarf out of the T wo-year-old Plate at New-

market.

April 29, at 9 a.m. Advance out of the Prince of Wales
Stakes, Newmarket, and Desiree out of the 1,000 Guineas
at Newmarket, and Chesterfield Stakes at Chester ; at 8
p.m. Racer out of all engagements ; and 8.55 p.m. Strath-
spey out of the Derby.
May 1, at 9 a.m. Inca out of the 2,000 Guineas, and
Cadeau out of Chester engagements. '
May 2, at 9 a.m., Skeffington out of all handicaps ; at
9.11 a.m. Chattanooga out of the 2,000 Guinea Stakes ;
and at 6 p.m. Stirrup Cup and Sweet Margery out of Ches-
ter engagements. Rothomago (dead) out of all engage-
ments.

May 3, at 7.10 p.m. Pampa out of all engagements ; and
at 8.55 p.m. Marco Spada out of Chester engagements.

The forfeits of Killigrew and Dick Andrews have been
paid.

SHREWSBURY AUTUMN, MEETING, 1864.—The dispute
for the Hurdle Race was yesterday decided at Newmarket
by the Stewards,of the meeting in favour of Ossian.

The Stewards of the late Cardiff races having been in-
formed by Admiral Rous (to whom the matter was referred)
that their decision on the Prince of Wales Stakes was con-
trary to Rule 38, and consequently in violation of racing
law, have annulled their former decision, and declare
Heurlys entitled to the stakes.

THIRD EDITION.