The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-04 00:00:00

HARROW FLAT RACES AND STEEPLECHASES

FRIDAY.

The attendance, as-anticipated, was immense, though the
weather was very uninviting. The course was in a most
frightful condition ; so deep and sticky, in fact, that several
horses who came to fulfil their engagements did not run at
all, and in the first two races the second animal in each event
came to grief after passing the winning-post. The heavy
nature of the ground will preclude the running proving any
guide to the future. The first race, a Handicap Plate for
three-yr-olds and upwards, had 12 starters, and after an
exciting race, though easily won, Sister Mary won by a
neck. The winner was not generally backed, but her owner
and friends took £2OO to £2O about her in one bet. The
Two-Year-Old Stakes brought six to the post, and although
the winner was backed for 50, and subsequently for "a
pony" at 4 to 1, 5 to 1 was the current offer against her.
Medicis, bought at Egham, after winning in a selling race
for the French people for 280 guineas, by Mr. Geo. Angell,
who subsequently disposed of her for a moiety of that sum,
won the Selling Stakes, and changed owners for 70 guineas.
Tho favourite, R. M. D., won the Harrow Steeplechase Cup,
and the final race of the day, the Harrow Steeplechase Plate,
was won by Shuttlecock. Further particulars will bo found
below.

A Handicap Plate of 40 sous, for three-yr-olds and upwards,

About three-quarters of a mile

Mr. Coney's Sister Mary, 3 yrs, Est (H. Sharp) 1
Mr. G. Fenwick's Queen Bee, 4 yrs, Est 71b (Smith) 2
Mr. C. Somers's Chicquot the Jester, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (car.
7st 41b) • (Morris) 3
The following also ran :—Deception, Confusion, Land of
the West, Corinthian Tom, Tomfoolery, Triumpher, Lo-
rette, Foreteller, and Antonio.

John Nightingall weighed for King Cotton, but after
cantering over the course pronounced it too dangerous for
racing purposes, and withdrew, both for this race and the
Two-Year-Old Stakes.

Betting-9 to 2 agst Tomfoolery, 100 to 15 agst Land of
the West, 8„to 1 each Chicquot the Jester and Queen Bee,
100 to 12 agst Deception, 10 to 1 each agst Sister Mary and
Confusion.

Queen Bee, Tomfoolery, and Sister Mary made play about
half a mile, where Sister Mary took up the running, and
with Queen Bee quitted the others, who came on flounder-
ing in the dirt a long way in the rear. Queen Bee stuck
closely to Sister Mary to the end, but never got up, and
was beaten easily by a neck, Chicquot the Jester a bad
third, Toomfoolery fourth, Land of the West fifth, and Con-
fusion sixth. Almost immediately after passing the post
Queen Bee came down a " broadsider," but fortunately
neither jockey nor horse was injured.
The Two-Year-Old Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 40 added;

colts Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b. Half a mile. 12 subs.
Mr. G. R. Sykes's Bay Rosalind filly, Bst 71b (Prior 1
Mr. H. Brewtey's St. Anne filly, Bst 71b (Brewtey 2
Mr. C. Blanton's Small Change, Bst 71b (Perry 3
Mr. Mather's Cotytto colt, Bst 101 b (Payne 4
Mr. Cotton's Herald, Bst 101 b (A. Woodhouse 5
Mr. F. Fisher's Novice, Bst 71b (S. Hibberd 6
Betting —5 to 2 agst Novice, 4 to 1 agst Herald, 5 to 1
each agst the Bay Rosalind filly and Small Change.
The latter made play, followed by the Cotytto colt, wide
of whom, close together, were the Bay Rosalind filly and
the St. Anne filly. Two distances from home the Bay Rosa-
lind filly went to the front, followed by the St. Anne filly,
who challenged from the distance, but never got up, and
was beaten a length ; two lengths separated the second and
third; and the others pulled up. The St. Anne filly fell
after passing the post, but neither jockey nor horse was
hurt.

A Selling Stakes of a sovs each, with 20 added, for three-

yr-olds and upwards; selling and other allowances.
About five furlongs. 5 subs.
Mr. King's Medicis, 3 yrs (£3O), 6st 111 b ...(S. Mordan) 1
Mr. Burrell's Lifebuoy, 4 yrs (no), Bst ...(S. Hibberd) 2
Mr. Coney's Lady Overton, 3 yrs (£3O), Est 10Ib
(Jackson) 3
Mr. G. Angell's Jetty Treffs filly, 3 yrs (£3),
( st
111 b
G. Sayers) 0
Betting—Even agst Medicis, 6 to 4 agst Lifebuoy.
Medicis made all the running, and after stumbling oppo-
site the stand, won by three-quarters of a length ; Lady
Overton a bad third ; the Jetty Treffs filly pulled up before
reaching the winning-post. The winner was sold to Mr. J.
ss° fvt ,s forin 8 fPcemeri e:y r- o 1 d s
Graham for 70 guineas.
Thet
o a Harrow
and upwards ; winners extra and certain allowances.
8 subs.
S tSweepstakesSteeplechase
eoefi 113 so° sousCliP of
each,h
About three miles and a half.
Mr. Temple's R. M. D, y 12st 21b (inc. 41b ex.
( Thomson)
Mr. Hamilton's Pantaloon, aged, list 71b ......(g,
States) 1
2
The _following also ran :—Goldfinder, Foreteller, and
Gamecock.
Betting-6 to 4 agst R. M. D., 7to 2 agst Pa
The latter made play to the brook, when
did also Foreteller and Goldfinder, he refused, as
walked back. The other two were u 1 the latter of whom
passing the Stand the second time ultimately got over, and
ra Pantaloon again held a
long lead, the only other horse in
the race beihg R. M. D.
Pantaloon fell at the fence half
took
mile from home, but was
remounted. R. M. D. then the lead, and won by five
lengths. Nothing else
passed the . poA.