The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENT;': G, MAY 9, 1862

SPORTING IN7ELLIG.E.NCE.

NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING.

THURSDAY.

The attractions of the One Thousand Guineas Stakes
and the Newmarket Two-year•old Plate brought a good
attendance to the heath for the fourth day of the meeting,
and the rain which had fallen on the preceding night ren•
dered the running-ground better and the dust less annoy-
ing than it had been on Tuesday. The morning was finer
with a breeze from the west, but the clouds began to
threaten towards mid-day, and a shower came on at two•
In point of racing this was the best day of the meeting,
ten events, besides the two important features alluded to,
having been decided. The One Thousand produced a
larger field than had been expected, and its result indicated
the fillies of the year to be far from good, for two very
moderate animals were within a short distance of the win-
ner as she passed the chair. A fine piece of riding was
displayed by Aldcroft in the match between the Clarissa
colt and Duke Rollo, and the same jockey was also fortu-
nate in landing the winner of the Two-year-old Plate,
with 21 horses behind him. The sun shone brightly from
three o'clock until five, when an excellent day's sport was
brought to a conclusion with a Handicap Plate across the
flat, which a stable companion of Old Calabar won in a
canter.

Renewal of the Sweepstakes of 100 soya each, h ft, for 3-yr-
old colts, Bst 71b; winners, 71b extra. R.M. 3 subs.
Lord Fitzwilliam's Vanguard, Bst 71b (J. Osborne) 1
Mr. Merry's Costa, Bst 71b (Custance) 2
Betting-7 to 4on Costa, who made the running to the
bushes, where the non-favourite headed him, and won in a
canter by two lengths.
Plate of 100 sous, for 3-yr-olds, 6st 1 llb ; four, Bst 71b ;
five, Bst 12lb; six and aged, 9st. R.M.

Baron Rothschild's Wingrave, 3 yrs (J. Daley) t
Lord Deity's Cape Flyaway. 5 yra .. (Aahmall)
Mr. Alexander's Farfalla, 3 yrs (T. French) 3
The following also ran :—Lord Glasgow's Clarissa colt,
King of Hearts, General Hess, and Rising Sun.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Cape Flyaway, 7to 2 agst King of
Hearts, 6 to 1 agst Rising Sun, and 7 to 1 agst Wingrave.
The lot left the post in scrambling order. Rising Sun cut
out the work, closely followed by Farfalla, Cape Flyaway,
and Wingrave, the others, headed by General Hess, lying
close up with them. On reaching the Bushes-hill the lead-
ing horses closed up and ran together into the bottom,
where Rising Sun was beaten and dropped into the rear,
Farfalla going on in command to within half-a-dozen strides
of the chair, where she was headed by Cape Flyaway and
Wingrave, who finished a fine race with a dead heat. Far-
falla was half a length in their rear, and two lengths in ad-
vance of King of Hearts, who was fourth, and General
Hess fifth.
Deciding Heat—Cape Flyaway walked over.
Sweepstakes of 20 soya each, h ft, for maiden 2-yr-old colts,
Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b. First half of Ab.M, ; four subs.
Lord Stamford's Revolver —(A. Edwards) 1
Mr. H. Savile's Intrigue
Duke of Beaurort's Halliburton (A. Day) 3
Betting-2 to lon Revolver.
The trio ran abreast into the cords, where the favourite
drew away, and won very cleverly by two lengths, a length
separating the second and third.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, for 3-yr-olds

and upwards. T.Y.C. 9 subs.

Mr. Hawksley's Paradox, 3 yrs, Est 91b.. (J. Daley) 1
Lord Strathmore's Sage, 4 yrs, Est 131 b (J. Covey) 2
Lord Glasgow's the Drake's dam colt, 3 yrs, sst 91b
(C. Gray) 3
The following also ran :—Black Lily, Oberon, Rupert.
The highest weight left in at 10 o'clock the evening before
running being Bst 51b, it was raised to Bst 71b, and the
others in proportion.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Sage, 3to 1 agst Paradox to 1 agst
Rupert, and 5 to 1 agst Black Lily.
Sage made play, followed by Paradox, Black Lily,-and
Oberon into the cords, when Paradox went in advance, and
Barbatus colt at the same time took the third place, the
three finishing a fine race home, Paradox winning cleverly
at last by a head ; a bad third. Black Lily was fourth, and
Oberon next.

Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, h ft. Winners ex-
tra. T.Y.C. 5 subs. The highest weight accepting
being Bst 21b, it has been raised to Bst 121 b, and the

others in proportion.
Duke of Beaufcrt's Birdhill, 3 yrs, 6st 41b .. (F. French) 1
Baron Rothschild's Mahala, 3 yrs, Est 51b.... (J. Daley) 2
Mr. Webb's Peignoir, 3 yrs, 7st 11b .... (H. Grimshaw) 3
Mr. J. Dawson's Neophyte, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b (A. Edwards) 4
Betting-13 to 8 agst Birdhill, 2to 1 agst Peignoir, and
4 to 1 agst any other.

Birdhill, in company with Mahala, made the running
into the cords, where the latter was beaten, the favourite
winning in a canter by five lengths; a neck between the
second and third ; Noophyto woo w good fourth.
Match. Last half of Ab.M. 100; h. ft.
Lord Westmoreland's Confidence, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b

(J. Goater) 1
Lord Stradbroke's Doubloon, 6 yrs, 7st 101 b (G. Fordham) 2
Betting-3 to lon Confidence, who made all the running,
and won easily by three parts of a length.

Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, for 3-yr-olds and

upwards. Last half of Ab. M. 11 subs.
Mr. P. Price's King of the Forest, aged, 9st 121 b

(Cresswell)- 1
„Mr. Godding's Palmerin, 3 yrs, 6st 71b .... (T. French) 2
Mr. R. Boyce's Tuba' Cain, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (T. Osborne) 3
The folbwing also ran :—Paradox, Baliverne, Coalition
filly, Castor Oil, The Priest, and Grasshopper.
Betting-9 to 4 agst Paradox, 6to 1 each agst Palmerin
and Baliverne, 8 to 1 agst Tubal Cain and the Coalition
filly, and 10 to 1 each agst The Priest and King of the
Forest.

Tubal Cain, in company with Palmerin, Baliverne, and
King of the Forest, made the running on the upper ground,
with the others lying close up, to the top of the hill, where
the King of the Forest ran past his horses and took a de-
cided lead, which he retained to the end, and won by a
length ; a length and a half between the second and third ;
Castor Oil was fourth, close up; Grasshopper fifth; and
Baliverne next.

The One Thousand Guineas Stakes, a subscription of 100
sovs each. h ft ; for 3-yr-old fillies, Bst 101 b each ; the
owner of the second filly to receive back his stake. D.M.
49 subs.
Mr. T. Valentine's Hurricane (Ashmall) 1
Lord Stamford's Bertha
Lord Coventry's Sappho (Gustance) 3
Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Olive Branch (Fordham) 0
Lord Glasgow's Maid of Masham filly
Mr. Greville's Queen Elizabeth (J. Goater) 0
Sir J. Hawley's Salamanca (Wells) 0
Mr. Robert Honywood's Ethel (J. Osborne) 0
Naylor's Cantiniere (Challoner) 0
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Betting-5 to 2 agst Imperatrice, 100 to 30 agst Bertha,
5 to 1 agst Hurricane, 6 to 1 agst Ethel, 8 to 1 agst Jung
Frau, and 100 to 6 each agst Sappho and Salamanca.
Punctually to the time set down on the card, Mr.
M'George got the starters nearly in a line, and without the
slightest delay the flag was lowered to an admirable start.
Salamanca, with Imperatrice, Cantiniere, and Queen Eliza-

beth, on the extreme right, made the running, followed in the
centre of the course byJung Frau,Olive Branch,and Sappho.
Hurricane, with Bertha at her girths, was next, lying on the

lower side, the others, headed by Ethel, followed in close
order. With little variation they ran into the dip, where
Salamanca was disposed of, and in a few strides further Can-
tiniere also gave way, leaving Imperatrice with a slight lead,
followed by Queen Elizabeth, Jung Frau, Hurricane, and
Olive Branch and Sappho being their immediate followers,
and to this lot was the race closely confined, On entering
the cords, Queen Elizabeth gave way to Bertha, who with
Imperatrice, Hurricane, Sappho, and Olive Branch, came
on with the running to the distance, where the favourite
was disposed of, and her place was taken by Hurricane,
who waited until within a few strides of the chair; Ash-
mall then made his effort, and landed his colours first by
three parts of a length. Bertha, who appeared to tire, at
last defeated Sappho by a neck for second ; the latter finished
a like distance in advance of Olive Branch, who was fourth.
Impera trice was fifth, close up, followed by Queen Elizabeth
and Jung Frau—the others beaten off.

Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards.
The winner to be sold for £lOO. First half of Ah. M. 7
subs.
Mr. T. Daley's Blacklock, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (J. Daley) 1
Mr. Brayley's Tarragona, 3 yrs, 7st 71h (Page) 2
Capt. Lane's Gazelle, 3 yrs, 7st ..... (Norman) 3
Duke of Beaufort's East Sheen, 4 yrs, Bst 51b.. (A. Day) 4
Lord Stamford's Ballerino, 3 yrs, 7st 10113.... (Edwards) 5
Mr. T. Hughes's Tiptoe, 3 yrs, 7st 10113 (Fordham) 6
Betting--2 to 1 agst Tiptoe, 4to 1 agst Tarragona, and
5 to 1 agst Blacklock.

They ran nearly abreast for a quarter of a mile, when
Blacklock, lying wide, took a decided lead, and was not
again caught, and won by two lengths, a head only sepa-
rating the second and third, and a head the third and
fourth. The winner was claimed.
The Newmarket Two-Year-Old Plate of £200; colts, Bst
71b ; and fillies, Bsc 51b, Winners extra. Last five fur-
longs of R.M.
Lord Strathmore's Saccharometer, Bst 71b (Aldcroft) 1
Baron Rothschild's Dciopeia filly, Bst 51b.. (J. Osborne) t
Lord Stamford's Barchettini, Bst 51b (Roper) t
Count F. tie Lagrange's Le Marechal, Bst 121 b (includ-
ing 51b extra) (J. Mann) 4
The following also ran :—The Perfect Cure, Equinox
filly, Dunkeld, Revolver, Deerfoot, Blanche of Lancaster
filly, Mrs. Somerville, Sandford, Ossian, Nawadaha, Valet],
tine, Devoniensis Water Kelpie, Haliburton, Do Courcy,
Tornado, Lady
Harriet colt, and Agra colt.
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Betting.---7 to 2 each agst Saccharometer and Valentine,
each agst Revolver and Deerfoot, and 14 to 1 agst
Nawahada.

An excellent start Was effected at the first time of asking.
Devoniensis, being the first off, made the running for the
first hundred yards, when she Was headed by Le Marechal,
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Tom filly, and Valentine, came on with the running, with
the other, headed by the Perfect Cure, Deerfoot, and
Equinox; lying in a cluster at their heels. In this way they
came down the hill, but on entering the dip Saccharometer
came out, closely followed by the Baron's filly, Revolver.
and Le Marechal, between which four a good race home
took place, Saccharometer winning very easily by two
lengths, the King Tom filly and Revolver finishing with a
dead heat for second ; three lengths in their rear came Le
Marechal, who was fourth, Va'entine was fifth, and Dun-
keld next.

Match; Bst 71b each. R.M. 200, h ft.
Lord Glasgow's Clarissa colt, 3 yrs (Aldcroft) t
Sir J. Hawley's Duke Rollo, 3 yrs (Wells) t
Betting.-7 to 4on Duke Rollo, who made all the run-
ning to within a few strides of the chair, when Aldcroft
came with a rush and finished with a dead heat.

Handicap Plate of £5O, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. A.F.

Entrance 3 sovs.

Mr. T. Stephenson's African, 3 yrs, Est 91b.... (Martin) 1
Baron Rothschild's British Prince, 4 yrs, Est 101 b (Daley) 2
Mr. Richardson's Cock Robin,3 yrs, sst 71b(J.Grimshaw) 3
The following also ran :—Roesia, Real Jam, Flighty,
Certificate, Physalis filly, and Bacchus.
Hunter weighed for Knight of the Bath, but the horse
had thrown a plate, and could not run.

Betting-2 to 1 agst Real Jam, 4to 1 each agst African
and British Prince, and 5 to 1 agst the Physalis filly.
Cock Robin on the far-side, African next him, and Bri-
tish Prince in the centre, lay together in front until they
approached the bushes, where African came away by him-
self and won in a common canter by three lengths. British
Prince beating Cock Robin by two lengths. The nest
three were Lord Glasgow's filly, Rosea, and Flighty.

LATEST BETTING,
WESTER CUP.

7to 1 agst Zodiac
10 to 1 ag.t Fairwater
100 to 8 agst Sappho
100 to 6 agst Stampedo
20 to 1 agst Wild Rose
33 to 1 agst Caractacus
40 to 1 agst Chere Arnie
50 to 1 agst Agag
THE DERBY.
4to 1 agst The Marquis (offered)
6to 1 agst Buckstone
10 to 1 agst Caterer
20 to 1 agst Stockwell colt
33 to 1 agst Spite
500 even the field beats Buckstone, The Marquis, Ensign,
and the Stockwell colt.

FR „!.NCH WILL CASE.

The Civil Tribunal of the Seine gave judgment,
after five days' pleadings, in a suit respecting the
validity of a will made by a Madame Lemotte, dis-
posing of property to the amount of nearly
1,000,000 fr. In opening the case for the plaintiff,
Mme. Drouot, a cousin of the deceased, M. Leon
Drivel stated that the testatrix, nee Mlle. Morin,
was a native of St. Mards, in Champagne, where
her parents possessed considerable estates producing
together with property in Paris, a rental of above
30,000 fr. a-year. She was unfortunately of
weak mind, but well disposed. Her parents
dying soon after she attained her, majority, the
young lady came to Paris, and took up her resi-
dence at a furnished hotel in the Passage des
Petits-Peres, kept by aM. Collinet. There she
became acquainted with M. Lamotte, the master of
a boarding-school, in which Collinet's sons were be-
ing educated, and was ultimately induced to marry
him, both parties before the ceremony having made
a will bequeathing all their property to the survivor
The plaintiff's counsel maintained that Mlle. Morin
was in a manner forced into this marriage to save
her honour, and that soon afterwards she bitterly
repented of it, and shut herself up in her own
rooms, refusing to see any one for more than
twenty years. All her intercourse with her hus-
band and her servants was from that time carried
on by means of letters which she thrust under the
door and received the answers in the same man-
ner. Her food and whatever articles she wanted
were placed upon a table in an antlchiunbor which
she never entered till she was sure the servants had
withdrawn. Things went on in that way until
1851, when her husband died suddenly of apoplexy.
and the juge de pair was called in to put the seals
upon the property. All his efforts, however, to ob-
tain an interview with her were fruitless ; she would
not even see him to take the oath required by law
of the individual left in charge of a deceased per-
son's property. From that time her estates in the
country were managed by two notaries, M. Costel,
the father of Mlle. Aspasie Costel, one of the residu-
ary legatees, and M. Trouve, the nephe w of the latter.
The property in Paris was under the care of a M.
Peureau, the brother-in-law of her deceased hus-
band's brother, Alphonse Lamotte, to whom by an
holograph will, dated October, 1860, she bequeathed
her house in Paris, with 400,000 fr., and left all the
rest of her property to Mlle. Costel and a Mme.
Laplagne, as residuary legatees, with the exception
of a legacy of 10,000 fr. to Mlle. Peureau. On the
22d April, 1861, Mme. Lamotte's servant found
that her mistress had not fetched her breakfast
from the antichamber as usual, and supposing
that something had happened, she apprised M.
Peureau of the fact. He hastened to the house, and
breaking open the door of Mme. Lamotte's chamber
found her lying on the floor still breathing, but
quite insensible, while on a table lay an empty
phial labelled " laudanum," and large enough to
hold about half an ounce. She died during the day
without being able to speak a single work. A paper
was found pinned to the wall, on which the de-
ceased had written, "Suffering under an incurable
disease, I have taken the resolution —," and on
another scrap were the words, "Let me be buried
in the sheet I have laid ready on the chair." The
room was in the utmost confusion, and the floor
covered with scraps of papers to the thickness
of a mattress, the deceased having, during her
twenty-seven years' voluntary confinement, torn
up all the letters she received, and left them lying
where they fell. How she obtained the poison is
not known, but it is supposed that she must have
had it in her possession for many years. The
learned counsel concluded with demanding that the
will should be declared invalid, as having been made
under undue pressure upon a person of weak intel-
lect by the parties directly or indirectly interested
in its provisions. M. Dufaure, counsel for the
legatees, maintained that the testatrix was a per-
son of sane mind with respect to things in general,
but that she was a hypochondriac, and fancied
herself so ugly as not to be fit to be seen. He read
a great number of letters addressed to her agents
and friends, of the most business-like character, and
proving that her judgment was sound on all the
matters therein treated, and concluded with assert-
ing that a person who could write such letters was
perfectly competent to dispose of her property as
she pleased. After hearing the Imperial Advocate,
who coincided in the views expressed by M. Du-
faure, the tribunal gave a judgment rejecting the
plaintiff's demand, and consequently confirming the
will.—Ga/ignani.