The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-26 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SPORTING NOTES—No. CCCCXXX.
My Derby fancy, notwithstanding his uncommonly
fresh state, and well adapted as he is to the nature of the
course, electrified my vision amazingly when he cried
quantum suf. at the beginning of the Stand. I still
hold a good opinion of him, and fancy he will do a good
thing in the time to come. The majority of my re-
marks, in my analysis of the Derby published three
months ago, and again on Tuesday, were remarkably
correct. In the beginning of March I stated that the
only antagonists Orestes had to fear were West Austra-
lian, Prince Leopold, and the Reiver. The two last
were disposed of—one by going altogether to pieces, and
the other by being a month or more back in his prepa-
ration. In my final observations on Tuesday I gave
Orestes to win ; but if anything beat him it would be
either West Australian or Pharos ; so that I may take
a diminutive amount of credit to myself in having re-
served West Australian in case Orestes should miss the
mark.
The day was as hot as that in Surplice's year, and I
I...Mnk the attendance was, without exception, the greatest
-I ever witnessed ; the mass of carriages completely
3Pering the hill--the favourite resort of past days—
being equal to the Derby day in Merry Monarch's
Year.

THE OAKS.
The only event requiring any particular attention to-
tl°rrow is the Oaks Stakes, of 50 sovs. each, h ft. New
to-
Derby Course. Out of the one hundred and forty-three
tonominations, I think we shall not see more than twenty
t
eweuty-three at the post, namely, The Queen, Tell-
tat p
' - eggV bl Miss Tennyson,ltch, filly by Don
,oh y a, _ _
toe, u, out of Miss Sarah, Coalition, Maria Bell, Mistle-
itHelena Charity, Sylphine, Amazon, Lady Louisa,
entinore Lass, Catherine Hayes, Mabella, England's
tweoalitY, and one or two of Lord Exeter's. Another or
fig perhaps, may start, and one or two of the foregoing
IP, cc deducted, such weather as the present being
,7,(3' to affoct them.he QuEEN, the representative of Scott's stable, by
eout of Trickstress' dam, claims my attention first.
rail three times last year, making her debtit at the
f ork Spring, _
r where she beat Grapeshot by half a neck
4.e Zetland Stakes, Lambton being close up. Her
ello°ll4 appearance was at the York August Meeting,
1 o„,e,arried off the Prince of Wales' Stakes by half a
eezr, beating a very moderate lot, however. Her last
she finis was as Doncaster, where, carrying Bst 111 b,
'lished a very bad third to Lambton, Bst 111 b, and
EtZt", Bst 71b. This was for the Two Year Old Sweep-
row I expect she will run uncommonly well to-mor-
Auut I do not think the winner will be found in her.
be--"'0 er all the noise made about P. E.GGY she ought to
Rill
rutewhere about winning, but it is in'y opinion she
fi,,_,.4.40b be able to get into the third place, much less the
xI'EeLLTALE, HYBLA, Miss TENNISON, THE ITCH, and
it+,r'S horses I have not the slightest fancy for.
but :link Lord Glasgow's couple will run tolerably well,
Lift 14.° such luck as winning is in store, I am afraid, for
- ,ordshi
p.
kor
°llO t BELL made some sensation in the market a
to time back, but I have no reason to think she will
tuoiqruw, or that she will finish anywhere but in the
to 5 4,ILETOE, after having been first favourite, receded
1, but yesterday came back again to 5 to 2. Her
tot 3' seemed to be very sweet upon their horse, but,
Yetlitbstandinz she is a nice showy-looking animal,
E
doubt her capabilities for winning.
She running in Ireland was uncommonly good.
bapse can improve upon it on English ground, she may
6,4 chance of winning—not otherwise.
S-14bIlITY will only make one of the field.
et'e after the knocking about she has received
ties
this "U. her very doubtful condition, is of no use
AtitAc'
40 thirl, they say, will run well, but I am very
Labout it.
ell LOUISA. I should hardly fancy would run as
bethher stable companion Mentmore Lass. She has
good backed though by rather knowing parties for a
DZE eal of the circulating medium.
4tleo LASS has her reputation founded on her.
totkluulonly easy victory for the One Thousand Gm-
title h That performance was quite good enough to en-
tlao he chance to grave consideration. She is regular
da.tilghter of' the Melbourne blood, and shows it. Her
eotse tuierald, by Defence, is a capital brood mare ;
cot,q4,,eutly she comes from good blood on both sides.
Williper that she will run uncommonly forward, and
allage a place at least.
gdi-ir
Wauchope's, celebrated br filly CATHERINE
144', }' 15y Lanercost out of Constance, is, to my think-
Leat" finest animal in the race. She is as yet un-
Wac , She made her first appearance last year at the
ict f',.,eLL Spring, when she ran a dead heat with Con-
1e el ;,,the two year old stakes, and afterwards won
tit deciding heat in a canter. She next shows
.her-
'4dt galisbury, where she wins the Wilton
tote takes very easily having nothing, however, of
tc beat. Her third' and most extraordinary per-
Cup -Ce was carrying the top weight for the Nursery
4 ; 131 Goodwood, and winning cleverly by a length.
~e- .att
"trorm aPPearance was a walk over. This mare,h think
e iBfancY, will be the absolute winner.
akls,
4 Wefts quite as fine an animal among the 0 fillies
ELBEst Australian was among the Derby gentry.
CtE have very little opinion of.
4)418 `l'A•l'lp's BEAUTY, though one of the best bred ani-
of geti,l, the race, is, I am afraid, not equal to the task
,""),g more than a third place at the outside.
oo„?) -
urirl.g my observations to a point, I have but little
t but that Marlow on
Diu
CATHERINE HAYES
kOti Ifirst past the judge's chair, and that THE QUEEN
-"I'II:gTMORE LASS will be her nearest attendants.

THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

EPSOM RACES—DERBY DAY.
The
;11, attraction o
in our long
any similar occasion
he
I,tirteedent. of the Derby
Never,
upon
ha
s remembrance, this
year
was.surpassed
os
no
the 1,4 multitude collected
4..;an ea
tr4i oWno. From.
succession,
inquick
the town,
10,1,1 Continued to arrive rl hour in the morningeaeht
add-
and
''ll tombers to the
Spread
the
approaching con-
it, teked up the streets from
crowds that poureddinEtoa,le
the
Little
to the
ttitic4 Ilead, where the chancesimatof
ed discussion.ro
IN:tilted the subject o
Reile:.,B,,a was, however,f transacted,an"
tthhee
c -gal); reserving themselves for
oli„,
ringfessionals
n the
tiltsta the immense number of visitors
of the
4' t,ady and rapid mode of transit
isyitors whop.
preferred"o
*41:8°"8, tempted by the extraordinary
which was thronged with
f as thefineness
hundredsw th
`?thi4tr, selected the road, w,h'
he o -
tilt 01,,es of every grade and fashisitoone,ratfrmornbatrhenecoster-f
',tiirlr,a donkey-cart to the
t
The brilliancy
4,..4;tatd, recalling the almostar forgotten glories of the
f
;II a highway on the Derby day.
outsiders were min-
gle 1 uce ' which the
14
414
131'Qd d however,
11ttti t ouds of dust with w its invariable consequence
Thy enveloped.
'ir Utmost praise is due to the
which
arrangements by
tit, Re station for the admirable
trans
officials at the London-
i without thed
iiiiii'toblie were admitted to
Ittpii:i.,4 difficulty or confusion,tha..etndffosro
vthaestoarndearssaemn .
'ia.R, `4Y with which the trans' o
TlitN'''.4 effected to and from Epson' •
Stakes—being over, the
.leite,"rat race—the Carew
h d The dark
liNiil4,lttt commenced in earnest as the
_time for de-
roac e .
r,!4 or h`le great event of the day
nhvadamillitan beings by which thar gerobuenitdownabsoctohveLeeds,
1, ,'Y formed itself into an dens
",t;en e°llrae, which lay like a broad
o -fitwo dark borders, from Tatten
length, after an
"11)6011; rote Old Stand 'House. greenl
i a m Cornerribbon
fare
-
amed on the card
1111511-8 Lliterval, the telegraphic boardsAt in the inclosure
l'itro tl,,ce'l that 28 of the 32 horses n
4401 i Caaled '
l'iltk t-
t°4lPete for what the late Lord GTeohregehoßresnes-
' the blue ribbon of the turf"
from the pad-
afterwards cantered up the 0 ,r4hO'hith, for the accommodation of o
by Mr. A-r-
-:,atir ii."t'i of horses again thrown open
f owners and
allowed for
j.,,‘4 i "4thcot After'Nvas due time had been ',..titti4Pettit eof the Ntt 4tge f • e an to
"es'
d nducted them a
in
Mr. Hibburd, ihe stiaortteirie,
te N
„,.. 0 the ti oup ,
tolitifilivust, and at the first signal. got them
scene than the
p., 111kr,.. Ner. At this moment it
.would be away
ycult
,-'llr ,„'6te a ra
animated and exciting
:tt4,llrittioer and the private
witll-
Pr"ente°dre• The Grand Stand was resplendent
w er
e
a more
1541 'z' geittle e members Club ; in short,
'4(l ih-' With the fashions,
and friends of standsthe stewards
pi,it:.t nlee,.inen of the Jockey
_s
weather, has nev
4;4,
,i:a a,t4
t_g2 both aosf
trheg d the number
eorfbethene
It n
w3,,au.,ll,,rieness
lip ,Iki sons "s Downs.
was invested with
att'lleh tn Years since the Derby
and Honeywop .
ot,oe olielatery, interest, and importance, a circumci citt etottlt Y attributed to the Cineas
~,
an mi.prFju
L 'They, however, who, with etir egard -' Australian and 1,4 acne vh ; scrutinised West
t,°llidaild hast'bey pulled up after the . for the S it trri nwgdo-
te-tltd ft,: never any doubt of their beionrgt
iort \\,' the
Derby. Through good
tit, he ili),"t,Australia,n firmlyfianrsdt and
confidence of
N haeke"R*; and fully did he justify theb
te
maintainedrep the lead in
d that Mr.
il,les 4,4:4,* It is doubtless well remem
elltk "ed a similar triumph last yeaer.witli4Dunadniige,l
ktd it, , t• In 1835 he • the Derby with
dl ht :eta with Cother=.
k„,,,,,4tiy aliment roe in the Grand Stand were ex-
A` WOodartillt abundantly
supplied by Messrs. Jaquet
it 'ttoor, ''.
i,4itelue'lurtia4,_a'ny fashionable visitors were the Duke
the ~ ..e of RJA•ilig Excellency the French Ambassador, the
Ntlethe 41krqiii-',"ltild, the Duke and Duchess of Montrose,
'lB f''eB °I. Exeter and Clanricarde, and the
el\rlbayr,-
4toil, ot._ A.3.desbur ; the Earls of Jersey,
Ita!'eil, ``,trranville, Anneley, Chesterfield, Bessborough,
qatort, 4tbinere Bruce, and Longford ; Visceoei.tnet_s,
t4rapit\,..id, \;'.ice\vport, Anson, Curson Clifden,oLuanst
Ben-
io ; 11, ta, and Viscountess Villiers ; C
te. 4 tt r-.41.°0, Baroness, and Meyer Rothschild ;
I.,:ifc'tok *,`lordon Lennox, Gee.G. Lennox Alex. G.
ital4'l.l .-1•00._., Manners M. P, Burleigh, 'Exmouth,
lil 1:)111'..1„irrIQ,g). Graham,
and Londesboro,u.rghli. Sir R.
iktir. ,nd
~,lain, Sir G. Armitage, oi
411rai )1-, 41d, teovi-rs. R. Lawley, Gen. Anson, Hon. J.
Pti, -,olits
,st u. G S. Smythe, Hon. W. Bagot, Ad-
'Ori e.
3, -4/tt ''aille off as follows •
~told., W '1,41,
*---
tv '''
en a tg of 5 sous. each, with 50 added ; 2-
olZle /hit
ibczibthree, Bst 61b ; four, 9st 7lb ,• . five and
t‘lakst2leell 41 , , mares allowed Sib and geldings 31b ;
air "'rit of al. beaten horses, &c. New T.Y.C., three
i t. It. clitiie. (13 subs.)
tort% R• Cl lailL's Air. Sykes, by Sir Tatton Sykes,
air ~,.01ifti 4,-21b
..
...........
. ... (J. Osborne) 1
,ikk4 v 1 1 i \Zs ,8 I\ll.ghtshade,....i.slb ..... (Oliver) 2
'lt foli,w.B
sage Lass, 2 yrs, sst 121 b.. (Wells) 3
IN' also Determination Don Quixote,

Pelopidas, The Kafir, Folly of the Day, Blondel, and
Miss D elam ere.

Betting-5 to 4 agst Village Lass ;3to 1 agst Night-
shade, 4to 1 agst Pelopidas, 6to 1 agst Mr. Sykes. A
good race from the distance with Mr. Sykes, Night-
shade, Village Lass, and Blondel. Won by a neck, a
head only between the second. and third. Blondel
good fourth. The others beaten off. The winner was
objected to on the ground of not carrying proper weight.
DERBY STAKES of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ;
colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 21b ; the owner of the
second horse to receive 100 sovs. out of the stakes. New
Course. One mile and a half. (193 subs.)
Mr. Bowes's West Australian, by Melbourne
(F. Butler) 1
Duke of Bedford's Sittingbourne, by Chatham
(S. Rogers) 2
Mr. Powney's Cineas, by Touchstone or Epirus
(Bumby) 3
Mr. Howard's Rataplan, by The Baron (Wells) 4
The following also ran :
Baron Rothschild's Orestes (Charlton) 0

Lord Londesborough's Mayor of Hu11...(J. Holmes) 0
Count Batthyany's Stone Plover (\V. Abdale) 0
Mr. E. R. Clark's Mr. Sykes. (Bartholomew) 0
Mr. Mare's Pharold (Pettit) 0
Lord Exeter's Filbert (Norman) 0