The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-27 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING.

With ground more resembling a turnpike road which
the dry east wind every hour renders harder, small fields
consequent on the aforesaid hardness, and but a moderate
attendance of the usual habitues of the place, the first of
the autumn gatherings commences very quietly.
There is only the Great Eastern Handicap and the
Hopeful Stakes on the first day standing out from half-a-
dozen sweepstakes to make the card interesting.
The Grand Duke Michael Stakes,
,formerly a race of
some importance, brought out only three starters, and
Zambesi, who looked full of running at the Bushes, de-
clined as he came up the bill, and Longdown won cle-
verly ;by a neck. The absence of Mr. Naylor's highly
backed Derby colt, Monarch of the Glen, robbed the Buck-
enham of all its interest, and it was an easy win for one
of the last of Musjid's progeny. Sixteen were telegaaphed
for the big Handicap, and the race was remarkable for the
leading favourites finishing there or thereabouts, as the
saying is, and Confederate winning cleverly by a head,
which he might have made a length without much diffi-
culty. Gemma, the winner last year, ran a very good
third. Of course Mr. Pitt carried off the Hopeful without
difficulty. From the course being thickly covered with
herbage the ground was very holding, and we never re-
member horses to tire so much at the finish as all did to-
day.
The Trial Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 added ; for 2-
yr-olds and upwards, weight for age. The winner to
be sold for 500 sovs ; if for 100 sovs, allowed 71b ; if not
for sale, to carry 101 b extra. A.F. Six subs.
Mr. W. E, Jones's Lizard, 3 yrs, Bst 91b (£500)
(Fordham) 1
Mr. York's Lytham, 4 yrs, 9st 91b (£500) ...(Custance) 2
Mr. Hodgman 's Vixen, 3 yrs, Bst 91b (£500) ..(Morris) 3
Baron Rothschild's Melinda, 2 yrs, Est 71b (£5OO
&cake) 4
Marquis of Hastings's Black Prince, 2 yrs, Gst 71b (car-
ried Est 81b) (£500) (J. Grimshaw) 5
Mr. T. Taylor's Landguard Fort, 3 yrs, Bst 91b (£500)
(Norman) 6
Betting-2 to 1 agst Lytham, 4to 1 agst Lizard, 9to 2
agSt Vixen.

Vixen, with a slight lead on the far side, made play, fol-
lowed on the lower ground by Black Prince, and in the
centre of the pair came Lizard, Languard Fort, and Lytham.
They ran thusinto the Abingdon Mile bottom, where Black
Prince was disposed of, and Vixen giving way as they en-
tered the cords, the issue Was left with Lizatlitni Lytham,
the former winning in a canter by four lengths ; a bad
third.

The Grand Duke Michael Stakes of 50 sous each, for 2-yr-
olds ; colts, Bst 101 b, and fillies, Bst 61b ; the winner of
the 2,000 guineas, Derby, or St. Leger to sarry 71b extra;
maiden horses allowed 51b; the second to save his stake.

A.F. 18 subs.
Mr. Spencer's Longdown, Bst 101 b (Fordham) 1
Mr. Merry's Zambezi, Bst 101 b (ld Covey) 2
Mr. Ten Broeck's Contract, Bst 61b (Murfitt) 3
Betting—Even Longdown, 6 to 5 agst Zambezi, and 20
to 1 agst Contract.

The non-favourite, on the lower ground, came on with a
slight lead of Zambezi and Longdown, the latter lying wide
on the right. They ran thus to the bottom, where Contract
was beaten, leaving Zambezi in advance, but as they entered
the cords Longdown came out and won very easily by a
neck ; a bad third.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, and only sft if de-
clared, Ste. (to go to the owner of the second horse); for
3-yr-olds and upwards. T.Y.O. 9 subs, 4 of whom pay 5

sovs ft.
Mr. T. Robinson's Lady di Vergy, 4 yrs, 7st 11b(Loates) 1
Lord Westmoreland's Indigestion, 3 yrs, 7st 12Ib
(Morris) 2
Lord Poulett's Wild Thyme, 4 yrs, Bst 101b...(Custance) 3
Baron Bothschild's Guinevere, 3 yrs, Bst llb (Daley) 4
Mr. W. D. Gardner's Volunteer, aged, Bst 10Ib
(T. French) 0
The highest weight accepting being 7st 121 b, it was
raised to Bst 10Ib, and the others in proportion.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Indigestion and Lady di Vergy, 4
to 1 agst Wild Thyme, and 5 to 1 agst Volunteer.
Lady di Vergy, in company with Wild Thyme and Indi-
gestion, got away slightly in advance of Guinevere and
Volunteer, the latter, who jumped round immediately the
flag was lowered, being left a long way in the rear. On en-
tering the cords Lady di Vergy hung so much that Loates
had great difficulty in keeping her clear of her horses, and
won, with nothing to spare, by a neck ; a bad third.

Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for 2-yr-olds, Est 101 b ; 3-yr-
olds, Bst 101 b ; 4-yr-olds and upwards, 9st 31b. The
winner to be sold for 50 sovs, &c. T.Y.C. 3 subs.
Mr. Pardoe's Crossbow, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b (Loates) 1
Mr. W. G. Craven's Fury, 2 yrs, Est 101 b ...(Heartfield) 2
Admiral Rous's Saffron, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b (J. Mann) 3
Betting-5 to 4 agst Saffron, 7to 4 agst Fury, and 4to
1 agst Crossbow.

Crossbow jumped away with a slight lead, which he re-
tained to the end, and won in a canter by three lengths.
Saffron finished a bad third.

The Buckenham Stakes of 300 sovs each, h. ft., for the
produce of mares covered in 1862; colts, Bst 10Ib.;
fillies, Bst 71b ; each subscriber to name three mares,

and to bring the produce of one to the post. T.Y.O. 4
subs.

Mr. H. Savile's Musjid filly, Bst 71b (J. Goater) 1
Mr. Naylor's Wildbriar, Bst 71b (C'hallouer) '2
Mr. J. Merry's Heliotrope, Bst 71b (Fordham) 3

Betting-5 to 4on Heliotrope, sto 2 agst Musjid filly,
and 4 to 1 agst Wildbriar.

The Musjid filly on the right obtained a slight advantage
at the start, Heliotrope going on second, with Wildbriar at
her girth. They retained their positions to half-way in the
cords, when Goator called upon his filly, who immediately
drew away and won cleverly by half a length. There was
a length and a half half between second and third.
The Great Eastern Railway Handicap, a Sweepstakes of
15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added, for 3-yr-olds and up-
wards ; winners extra ; the owner of the second horse to

receive 25 sovs out of the stakes. T.Y.O. 89 subs.
Mr, Hodgman's Confederate, 4 yrs. 6st 101 b (Heartfield) 1
Lord Anglesey's Cadeau, 5 yrs, 7st (J. Grimshaw) 2
Lord Stamford's Gemma, 6 yrs, Bst 71b (Carroll) 3
Mr. Micawber's Liston, 5 yrs, 6st.9lb (Hulme) 4
The following also ran :—Master Richard, Liddington,
Audax, Regina, The Beadle, Wild Agnes, Matilda, Grace
Darling, Gazza Ladra, Filbert, Radcliffe, and Princess of
Wales. _

Betting-9 to 2 agst Confederate, sto 1 agst Liston, 6to
1 agst Cadedu, 100 to 12 each agst Gemma and Wild Agnes,
100 to 8 each agat Master Richard, Liddington, and Ma-
thilde, 15 to 1 agst Audits, and 20 to 1 each agst Regina
and Beadle.

After some 20 minutes lost at the post, Mr. M‘George was
enabled to lower his flag to an excellent start, the horses
running nearly in a line spread across the course. They ran
thus, without any perceptible advantage, for 100 yards,
when Cadeau drew slightly in advance, and with Confe-
derate, Regina, Wild Agnes, and Master Richard on the
right, made the running at a slow pace, followed wide on
the lower ground by Princess of Wales, Liddington, Liston,
Mathilde, and Gemma into the cords, when Confederate
headed Cadeau, the pair being followed as they came on by
Lord Stamford's mare, Liston, Wild Agnes, and Audax.
Half-way up Gemma, while on their left, joined Cadeau,
then from this point running a close and punishing race
home, Confederate, who appeared compounding at every
stride, just winning at last by a head, Cadeau defeating
Gemma by a neck for second, the latter finishing two
lengths in advance of Liston, who was fourth. Wild Agnes
was fifth, Filbert sixth, and Audax next. Then came in a
body Mathilde, Liddington,
Princess of Wales, Regina,
and Master Richard.

The Hopeful Stakes of 40 sovs each, h ft, for 2-yr-olds ;
colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 81b. Winners extra„rwith cer-
tain allowances. The owner of the second horse to re-
ceive 50 sovs out of the stakes. The last half of Ab.M.
35 subs.
Duke of Beaufort's Mr. Pitt, 9st 51b (including 91b extra)
(Fordham) 1
Lord Stamford's Chibisa, 9st 21b (including 61b extra)
(Carroll) 2
Baron Rothschild's Sister to Amber, Bst 111 b (inc. 31b
extra) (Wells) 3
Mr. Naylor's Gray Stocking, Bst 81b (Challoner) 4

Betting-4 to lon Mr. Pitt.
They left the post nearly in a line, with the exception of
the favourite, who had to be eased, and ran so for a few
strides when Chibisa took a. clear lead, which she retained
to half way in the cords. Here Mr. Pitt obtained the se-
cond place, and waiting until a dozen strides of home,
Fordham landed the favourite a clever winner by half a
length. Sister to Amber was a bad third.

Third Year of the Sixteenth Triennial Produce Stakes of
10 soya each, for 4-yr-old colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ;
the owner of the second horse to receive a sum equal to
10 per cent. on the whole stake, and the third a sum
equal to 5 per cent. on the whole stake. D.I. 48 subs.
Baron Rothschild's Evelina, by King Tom, Walked over,
and Mr. Savile's Clairvoyante received 200 sous out of the
stakes.

MIDNIGHT BETTING.
CESAREWITCH.
12 to 1 apt Privateer
100 to 6 agst Alabama
25 to 1 agst Farce
1 agst Morris Dancer
25 to
25 to 1 agst John Davis
33 to 1 agst Lansdown
60 to 1 agst Salpinctes
1000 to 60 agst Holstein
104 to 60 agst Friday
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
25 to 1 agst Gladiateur
40 to 1 agst Wedding Peal
40 to 1 agst Deliane
50 to 1 agst Nuneaton
THE DERBY.
Bto 1 agst Student
12 to 1 agst Lord Lyons
14 to 1 agst Rustic
MATCH.--The Duke, Bst. 121 b., received from Bralima,
Bst., last mile and a-half of Ctesarewitch course.

DEATH OF CLAREMONT.--Mr. Bowes's celebrated
horse Caremont died at his training stable, at Mr. John
Scott's, Whitewall, Malton, on Monday afternoon, the
cause of death being inflammation of the lungs. The price
-put upon this fiOrs9 last week, when an offer to buy him
was made, was 43,000.