The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-30 00:00:00

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NORTHAMPTON RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

CUP STAKES.

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EARL SPENCER'S PLATE.

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18 ran

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SPORTING NOTES.—No. CCCCII.

Yesterday commenced the regular racing season of
the present year, and a brilliant opening it was—fine
weather, plenty of sport, good fields, highly interesting
results, and an immense attendanse. The ex-Premier
led off with Longbow for The Trial Stakes. The race
was never in doubt, he waited on Conmore until half
way up the distance, and won very easily by a short
length. Conmore beat Extacy, for second place, four
lengths. Dear ate was beaten nearly the same distance
for third place ; and Truth, of whom so much was ex-
pected in town, finished a bad fifth and last. I fully ex-
pect that Longbow will carry off nearly all his short en-
gagements throughout the year, his speed being unde-
niable.

The only effect of this race was to bring Umbriel
slightly into notice for the Derby, but he was not backed
to any extent, the layers being abundant.
The Whittlebury Stakes resulted in another easy vic-
tory this time for Brigliadoro, who was not only a faster
animal, but superior in other respects to the favourite,
Lady Audrey, who finished second. The Hero filly was
an indifferent third. This animal, I think, will improve
as the year grows older. Charley, who has been backed
off and on by the public for a great deal of money, and
at short odds, notwithstanding he had the assistance of
Nat, could not be got from the post until it was too late,
consequently, be finished last.

The Great Northamptonshire Stakes pulled Mr. Parr's
judgment through triumphantly once more, his Defiance
having accomplished the deed, and with sst 131 b up,
over a course like this, it is any thing but an ordinary
performance. It was a good race at the finish, the
winner getting the best of Hobbyhorse only a short half
length. Nerva was a shocking bad third, Happy Joe
fourth. Kingston was not able to go the pace, his weight
telling fearfully upon him. This race had the effect of
elevating Contentment, for the Metropolitan, 4 to 1, and
7to 2 being taken to some money. Mr. Parr ought to
make no mistake for the Metropolitan with such horses
as Defiance and Weathergage in his stable to test Con-
tentment with. If the latter can beat Defiance at, we'll
say, 71bs difference, his victory in the Metropolitan
would be certain.

The Triennial Stakes came off, as in the two previous
heats, in favour of Frantic, who won from end to end—
Convulsion in no part of the race having a shadow of a
chance with him.

Messrs. Parr and Megson nearly made a mess of it for
her Majesty's Plate, Weathergage only winning by a
head, and that being accomplished with the greatest
difficulty ; Deerhound, who has never shown any par-
ticular running hitherto, pushing him so very close up
the distance that by many it was supposed at the last to
be a dead heat. Hungerford was a very bad third, and
Retail and the Cranebrook colt- were out of the race
early. This race suddenly brought Deerhound into
notice for the Metropolitan, and 12 to 1 was all the odds
they offered.

The Pytchley Stakes brought an out-and-out day's
racing to a conclusion.

My judgment on all the races but one was quite cor-
rect ; for I selected Longbow to win the trial, Frantic to
win the Triennial—placing Convulsion second, as a mat-
ter of course—Weathergage to win her Majesty's Guineas,
and placed Brigliadore and Lady Audrey first and
second for the Whittlebury Stakes, with the filly by the
Hero in the third position—the exact places they
obtained. I only failed in the Great Northampton-
shire Stakes, for which I gave it as my opinion that the
winner would obtain a situation in the front rank only,
not thinking it possible that he could give a stone away
on a course like this to Hobby-horse, Nerva, and Postu-
lant The ring is hit to some extent, but not so hard as
might have been expected from the forward position
which the winner held in the betting.
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

NORTHAMPTON AND PYTCHLEY HUNT
RACES.

WEDNESDAY.—The TRIAL STAKES of 10 SOPS, each, with
40 added. One mile.

Lord Derby's Longbow, 4 yrs, Bst .
Captain Lane's Conmore, 4 yrs, Bst.
Mr. Armstrong's Extasy, 3 yrs, 65t..„
Lord W. Powlett's Dear-me, 3 yrs, 6st
Mr. E. Phillips's Truth, 5 yrs, Bst 81b
Betting-7 to 4 each agst Truth and Longbow, and
sto 2 agst Conmore. Won by three parts of a length ;
four lengths between second and third.

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