The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-06 00:00:00

CROXTON PARK RACES-YESTERDAY.

The FARMER'S PLATE of 53 sovs., and 10 to the second
horse. Four-year-olds, list 31b ; five, 12st ; six and
aged, 12st 81b ; mares allowed 31b. Ridden by far-
mers or farmers' sons. Heats, two miles.
Mr. George March's, jun., br g Wartnaby 6 yrs
(Mr. Morries) 1 1
Mr. Joseph Vincent's br h Free-trader, 6 yrs 2 2
Mr. Henry Woolhouse's b g Melton, 6 yrs 3 3
Mr. W. Kirk's b g John Hamlin, 5 yrs 4 4
Mr. John Sharp's ch g The Knight, 5 yrs 7 dis
Mr. William Gill's br h John Kemp, 4 yrs 6 dis
Mr. R. C. Coy's br m by Drayton, dam by Staple.
ton, 5 yrs 5 dr
First Heat—Betting-6 to 4 agst Wartnaby Won
easily by three-quarters of a length.
Second Heat—Betting-2 to lon Wartnaby. Won
by half a length ; a length between second and third.
The SCURRY STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 25 added ; for
three-year-olds and upwards. Various allowances.
Optional selling weights. Half a mile. 3 subs.
Lord Chesterfield's fby Counsellor, out of Miss Lucy,
5 yrs (h b), (401), lOst 41b (Capt. Berkeley) 1
Mr. Goddard's Priam the Third, 4yrs (401.)
Count Batthyany's the Monk, 4yrs (601.) 3
Betting-2 to lon Priam the Third. Counsellor filly
made most of the running, and won easily by a length
and a half. Half a length between the second and third.
Captain Little claimed the winner.

The GRA.NBY HANDICAP of 20 sovs each, I.oft, and 5 only
if declared, &c. Granby Course ; about a mile and a
half. 65 subs, 37 of whom declared.
Mr. Hunter's Orpheus, by Orlando, 4yrs,_lost 61b

(Mr. Evans) 1

Mr. Saxon's Caurire, aged, lOst 101 b
Lord Chesterfield's Humphrey, 6yrs, lOst 51b 3
Mr. T. Dawson's Russborough, 6yrs, 12st 91b 4
Count Batthyany's Jack-in-the-Corner, aged, 10st 61b 0
Mr. Smith's Harp, syrs, lOst 111 b 0
Mr. Martin's Remunerator, 6yrs, lOst 101 b kaarried _

10st 12113)
Mr. Magennis's Heriot, syrs, list 51b
Lord Chesterfield's Gladiole, 6yrs, Ylst...

Betting-2 to 1 agst Heri to 1 agst Humphrey,
5 to 1 agst Harp, 5 to 1 agst Caurire, 10 to 1 agst Re-
munerator, 10 to 1 agst Russborough. The winner was
not backed.

Gladiole, with Caurire, Heriot, Humphrey, and two
or three others well laid up, made the running to the
turn into the straight, where Caurire took the lead, fol-
lowed by Humphrey, Orpheus drawing up ; at the stand
Orpheus came with a rush, deprived Caurire of the lead,
and won easily by a length. Same distance between
the second and thiri. The others beaten off.

SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added ; for two-
year-olds ; colts,• Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. Winners
extra. Half a mile. 7 subs.
Mr. J. Adkins's Contender, Bst 71b (Thick) 1
Lord Wilton's ch c, by The Hero, dam by Touch-
stone, Bst 71b 2
Mr. Mare's Little Kitty, Bst 41b
Betting-2 to lon Little Kitty, 3to 1 agst Hero colt,
5 tt, 1 agst Contender. Won easily by a neck. Half a
length between the second and third.
Match-100 sovs, pp, 12st each. One mile. Gen-
tlemen riders. Mr. Brooke Turner's Mystecy, 5 yrs
old ; Mr. Hildyards Grenadier, 6 yrs. Off by.consent.

CHELTENHAM STEEPLECHASE—YESTERDAY.
SWEEPSTAKES of 5 SOTS. each, with 20 added.
....(Cook) 1

Justice .
Balautine .
FREE HANDICAP SELLING STEEPLECHASE of 5 save. each,
with 30 added.

Harriott
Nom de Guerre.
Bullfineher

..(Collingbourne) 1
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