The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-20 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TIIESDAY.
On Saturday the settling upon' the Doncaster event
commenced, and has since progressed in a very satisfac-
tory manner, and large amounts have changed hands.
Book-makers in a general way are winners. Specula-
tion at present is confined to the two great events to
be decided at Newmarket, viz., the Cesarewitch and
Cambridgeshire Stakes. The handicap for the former
event has, ever since its appearance, been pronounced
bad, and the meagre acceptance has to a great extent
proved it to be so, although out of the few it seems dif-
ficult to find the, " Pea," 100 to 8 being now offered on
the field. Calamus has been backed for a good deal of
money, 2,0001. to 1001. being taken in one bet. The
Star of Surrey is very fishy. 500 to 30 was taken once
about The Early Bird for the Cambridgeshire Stakes,
and 100 to 3, to win about 3,000/., about Monie Moses,
Orinoco has many friends. The following are the latest
quotations :

CESAREWITCH.
100 to 8 agst Bairownie (taken and offered).
100 to 8 agst Muscovite (offered).
15 to 1 agst Calamus (taken and offered).
20 to 1 agst Indian Warrior (taken).
20 to 1 agst D. 0. (taken).
25 to 1 agst Poodle (taken).
25 to 1 agst Kidnapper (taken).
100 to 3 agst Burlington (taken).
100 to 3 agst Ptolemy (taken).
100 to 3 agst Ammonia (taken freely).
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
500 to 30 agst Early Bird (taken).
20 to 1 agst Orinoco (25 to 1 taken freely).
30 to 1 agst Eulogist (taken).
100 to 3 agst Monie Moses (taken).
TAKING OF SEBASTOPOL.-20 to 1 has been laid to
lose about 1,0001. that Sebastopol is not taken in this
month, and even bets that it is not taken in this month
or next. 20 to 1 has been laid that a fire from land is
made at Sebastopol in the present month.

BEDFORD RACES.—TIIESDAY.
The PREPARATION STAKES of 5 sovs each, 3 ft, with 20
added ; three-yr-olds, lOst 51b ; four, list 7113 ; five,
12st ; six and aged, 12st 31b. Mares and geldings
allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 150 sovs if
demanded. Gentlemen riders, Professionals 61b
extra: Once round and a distance.
Mr. Robinson's Black Swan, 4 yrs, list 41b
evine 1
Mr. Price's Gossip, 4 yrs, list 41b (Mr. D
(0 wner) )
2
Mr. D. Lane's Apostate, 5 yrs, 12st 11b...(W. Smith) 3
Mr. Bloss's Pastrycook, 4 yrs, list 101 b ..(Wakefield) 4
Betting-5 to 2on Black Swan. Won easily by two
lengths. A neck between the second and third. Bad
fourth. The winner was claimed by Mr. Price, and
goes into Daley's stable.

TWO-TEAR-OLD SELLING STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 25
added ; colts, Bst 71b ; Hies and geldings, Bst 41b ;
certain winners extra. The winner to be sold for 50
sovs, if for 40 allowed 71b. Three-quarters of a mile.
5 subs.
Mr. Drew's Vulcan, (401.), 7st 111 b (Gregory) 1
Mr. Smith's c by Wood Pigeon—Silistria (401.), Bst

2
Mr. T. Johnston's Miss Honey (401.), 7st 11Ib (Sly)

(G-. E. Sharpe) 3
Mr. French's b f by Verulam, out of Calista (401.),
Bst llb (including 41b extra) (W. Abdale') 4
Hon. G. Onghley's Wave (401.), 7st 111 b ...(Norman) 5
Betting-5 to 2on Miss Honey. Won by two
lengths ; same distance between second and third. The
winner was not claimed.

The BEDFORDSHIRE STAKES of 20 BOYS each, h ft, and 5
only if declared, &c., with 70 added. The owner of
the second horse to save his stake. Extra weight for
certain winners. Two miles. 29 subs ;21 of whom
pay 5 83vs each.
Mr. Webb's f by Verulam—Jennala, 3 yrs, Est 71b
(Prior) 1
Mr. G. Mather's St. Clare, 3 yrs, 7st 61b ...(T. Cliff) 2
Mr. Rogers' Miss Bolton, 2 yrs, Est 12Ib (J. Steggles) 3
The following also ran :—Perfidious, Ile; and John
Bu 1.

Betting-5 to 2 agst Ilex, 7to 2 agst Jennala filly, 4
to 1 agst Miss Bolton, 5 to 1 each agst St. Clare and
Perfidious. Won by a head. Two lengths between the
second and third, and a neck between third, fourth, and
fifth.

The TWO•YEAR-OLD STAKES of 10 sovs each, with 50
added by the Duke of Bedford ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies,
Bst 41b. Certain winners extra. Last half mile. 10
subs.
Lord Warwick's Gossip, Bst 41b (G. E. Sharp) 1
Lord J. Scott's Rambling Katie, Bst 71b (G-. Whitehouse) 2
Mr. Ward's Chelmerton, Bst 71b (Thorpe) 3
Mr. S. Scott's ch f by Sir Tatton Sykes—Caroline,
Bst 41b
Captain Lane's Thessaly, Bst 41b (Bartholomew) 5
Betting-5 to 4on Rambling Katie, 3to 1 agst Thee-
saly, sto 1 agst Gossip. Gossip got a long start, was
never approached, and won by three lengths. Four
lengths between the second and third, and half a length
between the fourth and fifth.

The TOWN STAKES, of 3 sous each, with 25 added ; for
two-yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights,
&c. Three-quarters of a mile. 4 subs.
Mr. Sare's Chorus, 6 yrs (401.), Bst 71b (Nightingale) 1
Mr. Ward's May-day, 6 yr 4 (401), Bst 71b (Wakefield) 2
Mr. T. Johnston's Miss Honey, 2 yrs (401.), sst 71b,
(carried.sst 10Ib) (Prior) 3
Mr. Knight's Speed, 2 yrs (401.), sst 71b (Bray) 4
Betting-5 to 4 agst Speed, 2to 1 agst Chorus.
Won by a neck. Bad third.
The winner was not sold.

THIS DAY (WEDNESDAY).
ENTRIES for the QUEEN'S PLATE ; three-yr-olds, 7sl
71b ; four, 9st ; five, 9st 71b ; six and aged, 9st 91b,
Three miles.

Yrs.
Ilex ... 5 Lady Flora ............... a
Rataplan
Rack apelt 4 Danube, (h b),
Perfidious
Pastrycook
John Bull 4

Fro

First race at 1.30.

PONTEFRACT RACES.—TuESDA.Y.
PONTEFRACT HANDICAP.
The Deformed
Dr. O'Toole

Whitlock
Mistletoe
Maid of the Tees

SCURRY STAKES.

SINGULAR ROBBERY IN A FEVER HOSPITAL.--• On
Monday a woman, named Ellen Moore, Wa9 under ex-
arnination at the Manchester city police-court on a charge
of robbery, under the following singular circumstances.
The prisoner was a nurse in the fever hospital of the
Manchester workhouse. On the Bth inst. a woman
named Mary Gough was admitted into the hospital as a
fever patient, and placed under the prisoner's care. On
being put to bed it was found that she had worn a gar-
ter of a peculiar description, composed of a piece of
coloured silk stitched up at both ends, and along one
side, so as to form a kind of bag. The poor woman
placed this garter under the pillow, and as it appeared
heavy it attracted the notice of the prisoner. The garter
contained thirteen sovereigns. About midnight, when
the prisoner thought the patient was asleep, she stole
the garter from her pUlow, but in doing so she awoke
the woman, who screamed for assistance. The prisoner
ran out, but returned immediately afterwards, and said
to the other patients in the ward, " Hark at that woman,
how she's raving for money ; she must be mad I" She
subsequently placed the garter under the patient's pil-
low, but the poor woman, on examining it, found that
seven sovereigns had been abstracted. The prisoner
escaped from the hospital by climbing over one of the
walls ; but; on finding the police were after-lief:she
gave herself up, and confessed the" robbery. .She was
remanded for a Neek, as the. woman{ to whom the money
inlonged-40-witkleAo leave the hospital,'}