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

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1865.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day).

COURT OP BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Brougham.)
IN RE JONATHAN MATTHEWS.

Mr. Knight (clerk to Mr. Beard) made an application
this morning for the appointment of a day for a dividend
meeting. The registrar appointed June 21, and upon that
day matters will be finally settled.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

EPSOM RACES, MAY 30.

Our modern Olympian, Isthmian, or by whatever name
we seek to envelope the more homely belongings of the
great annual " games" on the downs of Surrey have com-
menced this year with every attribute of success, and with
no other drawback to enjoyment than the accompaniments
of dust and wind which have 'swept over the course all
day. The new route which the Brighton Railway Com-
pany have opened, landing passengers within an easy dis-
tance of the course, has been extensively patronised, and
if it were possible for greater crowds to come to the Derby
than in past years, to-morrow will, in all probability, see
them. The ground is pronounced tolerably good-going for
Epsom. Rain would have been desirable, but it might
have been harder ; so with that we must be content.
The French horse is in everybody's mouth and in most
' people's books. While the praise of Breadalbane is quali-
fied by some dissent, there is a wonderful unanimity as
regards Gladiateur. Never was there, barring accidents,
such a certainty as that of our neighbours this year bear-
ing off the blue riband in triumph. This afternoon, on ar-
riving on the course, an uneasy feeling manifested itself
about Wild Charley, who was said to shave the influenza.
Rumours of his being scratched were prevalent, and his
position was anything but reassuring to his backers. Lord
Stamford's success with Gemma and Gownsman had the
effect of strengthening Archimedes, who advanced a point,
and, together with Christmas Carol and Oppressor, kept a
prominent position in the second rank.
The Craven Stakes—often a Derby trial, but this year
not , affording much clue, was carried off so easily by
Gemma, and Gownsman landed the Stamford colours in
the Brighton Stakes so cleverly, that, as we have above
said, Archmedes' chance was deemed an improving one.
Favourites received a great squanderiing in the Woodcote,
where Redan and Vespasian suffered defeat from Janitor,
a fine King Tom of Baron Rothschild's, and indeed the
whole of the race was unfavourable to backers. Tat tar's
hollow win in the Rous Stakes brought Oppressor to a
shorter price, and Queen of Trump's victory in the
Heathcote Plate still further 'strengthened Christmas
Carol.
Both favourites were remarkably firm, and Wild Charley
somewhat recovered from the demonstration made against
him in the early part of the day.
The Craven Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 sovs added, for
3-yr-olds and upwards. Weights for age. The last mile
and a quarter of the new Derby course.
Lord Stamford's Gemma, 6 yrs, Bst 131 b (H. Gtimshaw 1
Baron Rothschild's Breeze, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Wells 2
Lord Westmoreland's Sidewind, 3 yrs, 7st 21b...(Morris 3
Captain Cooper's Anti-Macassar, 3 yrs, 7st 71b
(Dowling) 4
The following also ran :—Arabia, Anonyma, False Alarm,
and Knight of Ellerslie.
Betting-9 to 4 agst Breeze, 3to 1 agst Gemma, sto 1
agst Sidewind, and 100 to 15 agst Anti-Macassar.
False Alarm, with Anti-Macassar at his girth; was the
first away, and came on with the running two or three
lengths in advance of Breeze, close up with whom was Side-
wind, Gemma and Anonyma lying off. Passing through.
the furze the favourite took a clear lead, and with Side-
wind, Anti-Macassar,,and Arabia entered the straight in
close company, but shortly after the last named dropped
back, and at the distance Breeze was joined by Gemma,
who got her head in front at the stand, and won very easily
by a length ; three lengths separated the second and third,
and a length the third and fourth; Arabia and Anonyma
next.
The Brighton Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 100 Boys
added (handicap), for all ages. Winners extra. Three-
quarters of a mile. 54 subs.
Lord Stamford's Gownsman, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (Carroll 1
Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Idler, 4 yrs, 7st 21b...(J. Grimshaw 2
Lord Westmoreland's Indigestion, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (Tribe 3
The following also ran :—Light, Deerfoot, Monk, Glen-
dusk, Molly Carew, Overture, Planck°, Armadillo, Finesse,
Ostregor, Under the Cloud, Rapture, No Name, Grappler,
Money-spinner, Filbert, Cedric, Godmersham, Skirmish,
Charity, and The Eland.
Betting-4 to 1 agst The Eland, Bto 1 agst Glendusk,
10 to 1 agst Armadillo, 100 to 8 agst Indigestion, 100 to 7
each agst Idler and Charity, 100 to 6 each agst Gownsman
and Molly Crew, 20 to 1 agst Godmersham, and 100 to 3
agst Light and No Name.
Three quarters of an hour was consumed before Mr.
M'George was enabled to get them away, when the flag
was lowered to an admirable start, in which Grappler got
away slightly in front, but was immediately headed by Idler,
who in company with Light, Indigestion, Molly Carew,
Fiancke, and Gownsman, ran in a body to the distance,
where Molly Carew ran up to the leader, and raced with
him to half way up, where she was beaten, and her place
was taken by Gownsman, who took Indigestion on the whip
hand, followed Idler to the Stand, where Carroll brought up
Lord Stamford's colt, who in the next half dozen strides ob-
tained a clear lead, and won cleverly by a length. Idler
defeated Indigestion by half a length for second ; Skirmish
was fourth, The Eland fifth, Finesse next. The last three
were Grappler, Deerfoot, Light, and Armadillo.
The Horton Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added; 2-yr-
olds and upwards. Weight for age, with selling allow-
ances. New T.Y.C., throe-quarters of a mile. 7 subs.
Mr. Naylor's Knight of the Whistle, 3 yrs, 7st 101b(.£10)
(Challoner) 1
Mr. T. S. Dawson's Relic filly, 2 yrs, sst 71b (.£4O)
(Cameron) 2
Mr. R.Ton Broeck's Juneaton, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b carried 7st
121 b (X4O) (Fordham) 3
The following also ran :—Approver, Shamrock, Tipsy
Cake, and Flight filly.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Juneaton, 3to 1 agst Knight of the
Whistle, 6 to 1 each agst Approver and Shamrock.
Knight of the Whistle, with a slight load of the Relic filly
and Juneaton, made the running to the distance, when he
improved his position, and won in a canter by three lengths.
Juneaton was third, beaten half a length, Flight filly was
fourth, beaten off, and Shamrock fifth. The winner was
bought in for 250 guineas.

The Woodcote Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 100 sous added,
for 2-yr-old colts, Bst 101 b, and fillies Bst 71b; the owner
of the second horse to receive 25 sow out of the stakes.
New T.Y.C., three quarters of a mile. 62 subs.
Baron Rothschild's Janitor (Wells) 1
Count Batthyany's Mazeppa (Custance) 2
Lord St. Vincent's Redan (Osborne) 3
The following also ran :—HasketonMaid,Tina,Vespasian,
Venturesome, Venture, Nailer, Kinghorn, Chapel Royal.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Redan, Bto 1 agst Vespasian, 9to 2
agst Mazeppa, and 12 to 1 any other.
Venturesome, on the extreme right of his horses, jumped
away with a clear lead of Vespasian, Redan, and Mazeppa,
and made play into the straight. When running wide he
was headed by Mr. Craven's colt, who came on in advance
to the distance, where ho was joined by the favourite Ves-
pasian, Chapel Royal, and Janitor, the latter lying wide on
the lower ground. On reaching the enclosure Vespasian
was beaten, and in a few strides farther Rodan was headed
by Mazeppa, who, in turn, gave way to Janitor in the centre
of the Stand, who won very cleverly by three parts of a
length ; a like distance separated the second and third,
Chapel Royal was fourth, Vespasian fifth, Venturesome
sixth, and Tina seventh. Then came Nailor, Kinghorn,
Venture, and Hasketon Maid, in the order we have given
them.
The Heathcote Plate of 50 soya, for 2-yr-olds and upwards.
Winners extra. Half a mile.
Mr. Wadlow's Queen of Trumps, 6 yrs, Bst 91b (T. French) 1
Mr. Reldiff's Cranbury, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Payne 2
1
Mr. S. Thellusson's Hesper, aged, Bst 121 b ...(Fordham 3
Mr. John Graham's Vision, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (J. Grimshaw 4
Mr. W. C. Craven's Hazeldean, 2 yrs, sst 121 b ...(Tribe 5
Mr. H. Selwin's Queen of Holland, 2 yrs, sst 91b

(Roscoe) 6
Betting—Even on Hesper, 5 to 2 agst Cranbury, 100 to
15 agst Vision, and 10 to 1 agst Queen of Trumps.
The favourite got away with a clear lead, having Cran-
bury and Vision as his immediate followers to the road,
when the latter dropped back, and Queen of Trumps came
up on the upper ground, and took a decided lead at the
enclosure, which she retained to the end, and won cleverly
by three parts of a length. There there two lengths be-
tween the second and third. Vision finished a bad fourth.
The Rous Stakes, a free handicap of 20 sous each, 10 for-
feit, with 200 added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Win-
ners extra. One mile. 17 subs. The highest weight
accepting being Bst 21b, it has been raised to Bst 121 b,
and the others in proportion.
Mr. Jackson's Tartar, by Neville, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (Doyle 1
Mr. Trimmer's Camellia, 3 yrs, 6st 31b (Jopp 2
Count Lagrange's Soumise, 4 yrs, Bst 51b (H. Grimshaw 3
The following also ran :—Deerfoot, Moulsey, Vabala-
thus, Menace, Discretion, Klarinska, Amber, Jevington,
Wedding Peal, Contraband, Lady Rolla, and Nip.
Betting-5 to 1 agst Vabalathus, 6to 1 each agst Amber
and Soumise, 8 to 1 each agst Menace and Moulsey, 10 to
1 each agst Tartar and Deerfoot, 12 to 1 agst Wedding
Peal, and 100 to 7 agst Contraband.

Discretion got away in advance, and came on slightly in
advance of Tartar, Vabalathus, Soumise, Camellia, and Nip
to the road, where Tartar drew away, and with Camellia
and Soumise in attendance finished the race home, Mr.
Jackson's colt, who always had the best of it, winniug in a
canter by three lengths. A length separated the second and
third. Amber, who ran through the beaten horses, finished
fourth, Moulsey fifth, Nip sixth, and Deerfoot next.

The Tadworth Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 added ; 2-
yr-olds to carry ist, and 3-yr-olds, 9st 21b. The winner
to be sold with engagements for £2OO. 16
sub's.

Mr. Ten Broeck's Jack o'Lantern, by Stockwell, 3 yrs,
9st 21b s (Fordhal 1
Mr. G. Bryan's Reinfrid, 3 yrs, 9st 21b (Custance 2
Mr. C. Ballinger's Gil Bias, 3 yrs, 9st 21b (W. Smith 3
The following also ran :—Memento, Ropley, Jack Jukes,
Vedette colt, British Tar, Flying Horse, Venturous, and
Blackbird.

• Betting--7 to 4on Jack o'Lantern, 7to 1 agst Ropley,
and 100 to 12 agst any other.

After running a few strides the favourite, lying in the
centre of his horses, came on in advance, and with Beinfrid
and Gil Bias finished a fine race home, Jack o' Lantern
winning at last by three parts of a length. A like distance
separated the second and third ; Jack Jukes was fourth,
close up ; Ropley fifth, and Blackbird next.

Zambesi and Siberia wore struck out of the Derby yes-
;erday afternoon.

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 Deliana. 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 Poule
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 de Lagrange's La Reine-Berthe, 5 yrs, 1221
(11. Grimshaw) 4
Betting-2 to 1 agst 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 Prix de l'Oise, a selling race, of 2,000 f. Entry, 50f.
The winner liable to be claimed for 3,000 L, or, if for
2,0001., horses then allowed 51b. Distance, 2,400 metres.
9 subs.
M. Verry's Volupt4, 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, Girouette, and Galimafre.

•
Betting,-2 to 1 agst Schooner, sto 1 each agst Volupte,
and La Samaritaine, 6 to 1 agst Callipyge.

Schooner and Stanislas ran in front to the last corner,
when Volupt6 and Ortflamme, who had been lying in the
rear, came forward and took the first and second places.
Voluptd 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, 50,
Distance, 2,100 metres. 22 subs.
_

Mafor 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, 8 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.

,
M. Reiset's two and Allegretto each made the running in
turns. At the distance post Sultan, who had been lying in
the mass, came away and won easily by two lengths. M.
Reiset's horses came in next, and Prince Regent fourth.
The Prix DuJockey Club, or French Derby, of 20,000 f.
for three-yr-olds. Entry I,ooof. ; 6001. ft., or 500 f. only
if declared. The second to receive 2,000 f. from entries.
Weight,—colts 1081 b. ; fillies, 1051 b. Distance 2,400
metres. 63 subs.
Major Fridolin's Gontran (9 Pratt 1
Count de Lagrange's Le Mandarin (J. Gnmshaw 2
Count de Lagrange's Argences (1=I Giimshaw 3
The following also ran :—Tourmalet, Souverain, Lelio,
Ambassadeur, Malfras, Druse, Nord, Charles Quint, Said,
Monitor, Templier, Matamore, Vertugardin, Tancrede,
Lalla.-Rookb, Deliane.

Betting-3 to 1 agst Deliane and Le Mandarin, 11 to 2
agst Gontran, 6 to 1 agst Tolimalet, 12 to 1 agst Tancrede,
15 to 1 each agst Templier, Ambassadeur, Argenc,es, and
Lallah-Rookh.

A good start was made at the first attempt, when Souve-
rain went away with the lead, Tancrede and Ambassadeur
next, and then Monitor, Druse, Matamore, and Templier.
Along the road Souverain had increased his lead to a
couple of lengths, and the same distance separated the
third. On nearing the stables Deliane began to move for-
ward from the rear, and by the time the horses had reached
the bottom of the hill had taken the first place. On turn-
ing on to the straight Souverain fell back, and Count do
Lagrange's two came forward, and on reaching the chapel
overtook Leliane, who was beaten ; her stable companion
now pushed on to take her place, but failed to reach Lo
Mandarin and Argences, who were running first and se-
cond. At the distance post Gontran, who had been wait-
ing, came away from the ruck, passed the Lagrange horses
at the stands, and won easily by two lengths. A half
length separated the second and third, and two lengths be-
tween the third and fourth Tancrede finished fifth, Mata-
more sixth, and Druse seventh.

The Prix des Etangs of 2,000 f., for horses, 3-yr-olds, and
upwards, which have not gained a prize of B,ooof. in
1865. Entry, 100 f. ; h ft. Distance, 2,000 metres.
Fivo subs.

M. de la Charme's Quaker, 3 yrs, 1021 b (A. Watkins) 1
Major Fridolin's Salammbo 11., 3 yrs, 991 b (Cl. Pratt) 2
Doge and Seducteur also ran.

Betting—Even agst Salammbo 11.

Won easily by two lengths ; Count de Lagrange's two
finished together, half a length behind Salammbo 11.

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