The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-03 00:00:00

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THE WAR.

)N MR. STONOR.

SPORTING, INTELLIGENCE.

EPSOM RACES.—YESTERDAT.
THE OAKS DAY.
Contrary to general expecation, the weather, which
had been of summer brilliancy on Wednesday and
Thursday, changed at an early hour on Friday morning,
and spoiled many a hopeful little party thnt had been
specially made up for " The Oaks." The race so called,
we need scarcely inform our sporting readers, is tradi-
tionally designated the " Ladies' Race," and the day on
which it is run is prescriptively the fashionable day of
the meeting, distinguished by the patronage of the fair
sex, and maintained by the gallantry of the other.
The state of the weather was, however, fatal to the
race in point of amusement, for although the rain was
not heavy at any time, it kept up a steady, uncomfort-
able drizzle throughout the day. Under such circum-
stances, the meeting was confined in a great measure to
the professionals, speculators, and racing amateurs.
The muster of carriages on the hill was miserable in
the extreme, and the few that showed were either closed
or had the calash heads drawn so closely over, that the
occupants were completely concealed from public ♦iew.
In the balconies of the Grand Stand were very few
visitors, and there was scarcely a lady to be seen
amongst the great-coated and waterproofed india-rubber
figures that stood moodily under their umbrellas in the
front row.

The inclosure was only moderately peopled, business
was carried on as usual in " the Ring," but the attend-
ance of general company was very limited. In short,
the pleasure of the day was completely destroyed to the
public.

Having in our account of the three preceding days
described all the arrangements for conducting the busi-
ness of the meeting, we have only to repeat our com-
mendations of all that has lieezi done by the stewards
and all in authority under them.
Thus has the great Summer Meeting at Epsom for
1354 terminated.

The MEMBERS' PLATE of 50 sous ; three-yr-olds, fist
41b ; four, Bst 101 b ; five, 9st 21b ; six and aged, 9st
31b ; mares allowed 51b, and geldings 31b. One mile
and a quarter.
Mr. Parr's Defiance, 4 yrs (Flatman) 1
Mr. Gulliver's Noisette, 4 yrs (Yates) 2
Mr. Hutchins's Mollie Moses, 3 yrs (E. Sharp) 3
Mr. Messer's Warbler, 4 yrs (Sly) 4
Betting-6 to lon Defiance. Won very easily by
three lengths. Same distance between the second and
third.

The OAKS STAKZS of 50 sovs each, h ft, for three•yr-old
fillies, Bst 71b each. The owner of the second to re-
ceive 100 sovs out of the stakes. One mile and a half
on the New Course. 156 subs.

Mr. Cookson's Mincemeat (Charlton) 1
Lord Derby's Meteora (Marlow) 2
Lord Bruce's Bribery (Flatman) 3
Mr. Gregory's Ladybird (Aldcroft) 4
The following also ran :
Lord Derby's Sortie (Templeman) 0
Mr. Howard's Diana (Wells) 0
Mr. Payne's Strutaway (Dockeray) 0
Mr. Batson's Malmsey (Sly) 0
Mr. Jones's Reveill6 (Whitehouse) 0
Mr. A. Nichol's Honeysuckle (J. Holmes) 0
Mr. Combe's Apropos (Crouch) 0
Mr. Osborne's fby Burgundy—Hopeful (J. Osborne) 0
Mr. Brown's Balmoral (S. Rogers) 0
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Mishap (J. Maroon) 0
Lord Paltnerston's Austrey (A. Day) 0
Betting at Starting-6 to 4on Meteora, 4to 1 agst
Bribery, 10 to 1 agst Mincemeat, 15 to 1 agst Malmsey,
20 to 1 each agst Sortie and Mishap, 25 to 1 agst
Ladybird.

THE RACE.
At the first signal the lot started in close order. Lady-
bird immediately went to the front, but had scarcely
proceeded two hundred yards when Sortie sallied out,
and took the command ; Ladybird, Mishap, and Diana
lying well up, with Bribery, Meteora, Apropos, Mince-
meat, and Honeysuckle in good places in their wake.
In going down the hill to Tattenham-corner, Meteora
ran up to Sortie, Apropos, Mishap, and Diana being still
in chose attendance, follo wed by Mincemeat, Bribery,
and Honeysuckle. At the road Sortie and Apropos
dropped losek, and at this point Diana was slightly in
advance of Meteora, with Mincemeat, Bribery, Lady-
bird, Honeysuckle, and Mishap in hot pursuit. Diana
maintained her advantage until they arrived within the
distance, when Meteora and Mincemeat singled them-
selves out, and the contest was watched with intense in-
terest. At the Stand, Mincemeat bore her colours
triumphantly in the van, and the race terminated in her
favour by a length and a half—three lengths separating
the second from the third, and two lengths the third
from the fourth. Honeysuckle, Diana, and Mishap,
were the next three. Value of the stakes 4,125/.
Miss Worthington was scratched at a quarter before
two.

C!! 7-4*.

THE SUN, LONDON. SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 3, 1854.

Bst 71bs ; 121 hands, Bst ; 12 hands, Bst 71bs.—Mile
heats.
Little Stephen (late Little Wonder), br Little Wonder
(late Mischief), gr Hero, b Terror, Flower Girl, bl Kate,
ch Ploughboy, ch Albafont.

ASCOT ]
ACCEPTANCES for the ASCOT
ft, and 5 only if declared
after the weights are de
and a half ; 78 subs, 55 0:
Age st lb
Kingston
Little Harry 5 8 7
Ilex
Ethelwolf
Grapeshot .
Catspaw 4 7 7
Montague ...... a 7 5
Sphynx
Cock Pheasant
Rackapelt
Little Jack
Bracken 3 7 01

EATH.
STAKES of 25 soya each. 15
the winner of any handicap
lared 71b extra ; two miles
,f whom declared.

Age st lb
Veteran 3 6 11
Newbold
I Pancake
IWaterfall
Sweetness
St. Spiro
Hercules
Shunting
Lincoln's Inn 3 5 7
Cable
B f by Verulain,
out of Jennala 3 5 5

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.
WEDNESDAY.
ACCEPTANCES for the NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE of 200
sows, added to a Handicap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and
only 5 if declared ; a winner of a handicap subsequent
to the declaration of the weights of 200 sovs or up-
wards 61b, of two of that value 91b extra ; two miles ;
103 subs, 57 of whom declared.

Ag© st lb
Kingston
Balrowni©

Red Lion

Indian Warrior 5 7 10
Talfo u rd 4 7 4
Hunca-munca
Joe Miller 5 7 4
Typee 4 7 3
Eulogist 4 7 0
Little Jack
Grapeshot
Mr. Sykes 4 6 12
Colsterdale
The Skinner
Don Quixote 4 6 4
Provost Marshal 4 6 4
Candlewick
Dear-me
Doublethong
Peggy
Braxey
The Early Bird 3 6 2
La 8e11e..........., 4 6 0
Augusta 4 6 0
Atwell
We are requested by Mr.
Minister and Eva were left i

Age at lb
Ch e by Verulam,

out of Mar.

dimness
St. Clare 3 5 7
General Breezo
Aribbas
Dr. O'Toole
Punch-box 3 5 0
Caliph 3 5 0
Comfort 3 5 0
Swiftsure
Baal bec
Shunting
Bianca
Sir James Graham 3 4 7
Julius Agricola
Amalgamation
Royalist
Lincoln's-inn
Erycina
Jetty Treffz
Prime Minister 6 paid
Eva 3 paid
The rest pay 5 sous each.

Wadlow to state that Prime
in by mistake.

CRICKET.

THE UNITED UNITED ELEVEN v. FIFTEEN OF CAM-
BRIDGE UNIVERSITY, WITH TWO BOWLERS
(BUTTRESS AND REYNOLDS.)
This match was played on Fenner's Ground, on Tues-
day and Wednesday, there baying been too much rain
on Monday to allow of the match being carried on dur-
ing that day. In the end, after a large amount of fine
cricket, the United won by eight wickets, notwithstand-
ing they were in a minority of 13 upon the first hands.
The ultimate score was as follows :