The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-28 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.

THURSDAY'S RACES.
SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs. each. 3-yr-olds, 7st 41b;
four, Bst 41b ; five and upwards, Bst 11b. Mares
and geldings allowed 31b. A.F. The winner to be
sold for 250 soya. if demanded, &c. (3 subs.)
Sir R. Pigot's Sack-the-Giant-Killer, 3 yrs, 7st 41b
(Wells) 1
Mr. I'Anson's Braxey, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Charlton) 2
Lord Derby's Hobbyhorse, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Chilman) 3
Betting-2 to 1 agst each. Hobbyhorse made slow
running to the cords, where he was joined by his com-
petitors. The set-to ended in favour of Jack by a neck;
a head only between second a third. The winner was
claimed.

MATCH. D.M.-200, h ft.
Mr. Mare's Pharold, Bst 71b (Butler) 1
Mr. Greville's Invasion, Bst 21b (Flatman) 2
Betting-5 to 4on Invasion. They cantered toge-
ther for a quarter of a mile ; Invasion then took the
lead, which he held until they entered the cords, when
Pharold went up and defeated him easily by three
lengths.

HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 15 sous. each, 10 ft, for
2-yr-olds. D.M. (11 subs.)
Mr. Anderson's ch fby John o' Gaunt, Est 101 b (Wells) 1
Lord Wilton's sis to Aphrodite, 6st 71b (Ashmall) 2
Mr. Drinkald's br to Snarry, 7st (Alderoft) 3
The following also ran :—Brown Brandy, Grub,
Epinician, Communist, and Cranbourne.
Betting-2 to 1 azst Grub, 4to 1 agst John o'Gaunt
filly, 5 to 1 agst Brown Brandy, 6 to 1 each agst Com-
munist and Sister to Aphrodite. John o'Gaunt filly
made the running, the others following in pretty close
order. When within a quarter of a mile of home Sister
to Aphrodite took second place, bnt was unable to bet-
ter her position ; John o'Gaunt filly defeated her by three
quarters of a length ; two lengths between the second
and third. Cranbourne was fourth, Communist fifth.
SELLING HANDICAP STAKES of 10 sovs. each, for two-
yr-olds and upwards. First half of Ab. M. The
winner to be sold for 100 sovs. if demanded, &c.
Lord W. Powlett's bl f by The Sheriff, out of Nell
Gwynne, 2 yrs, 7st (S. Steggles) 1
Mr. E. H. Clark's Winter, 3 yrs, Bst (J. Osborne) 2
Lord Clifden's Anteverta, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b ...(Flatman) 3
The following also rau :—Diamond, Wave, Singleton
Lass.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Anteverta, 4to 1 each agst Nell
Gwynne filly and Singleton Lass. Winter took the lead;
Sheriff filly lay at his girths until they were half-way in
the cords, when she went ahead and won cleverly by
three quarters of a length ; a head betweeri second and
third.
SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs. each ; for two-yr-olds, 7st, and
three, Bst
.121b_;_ fillies, allowed 21b. T.Y.C. The

winner to be sold for 80 sm. if demanded, &c. Four
subs.
Mr. Megson's Coleraine, 3 yrs (Bartholomew) 1
Captain Skipworth's Magic, 2 yrs
Sir R. Pigot's Sister to Filius, 2 yrs (Wells) 3
Betting-5 to 4 each agst Coleraine and Sister to
Filius. Won by a length. Same .distance between the
second and third. The winner was claimed.

SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sous. each ; for two-yr•old colts, Bst
7113:, and fillies, Bst 41b. T.Y.C. The winner to be

sold for 150 sous., if demanded, &c. Three subs.
Lord Londesborough's Welham, Bst 71b (Templeman) 1
Sir R. Pigot's Folly-o'-the-Day, Bst 41b....(Flatman) 2
Mr. Rogers's Miss Bolton, Bst 91b (Rogers) 3
Betting—Even on Welham. Folly-o'-the•Day made
the running, Welham lying second until they were half-
way in the cords, when he went up, and the race ended
in his favour by a neck. A length between the second
and third. The winner was claimed.

SWEEPSTAKES of 50 sovs. each, h ft ; for two-yr-old
colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 41b. Ab. M. Eleven
subs.

Mr. Greville's Kaffir, Bst 71b
Mr. Combes's Testy, Bst 41b (Rogers) 2
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Lincoln's-inn, Bst 71b (Charlton) 3
Lord Exeter's Caliban, Bst 71b (Norman) 4
Betting—Even on Testy, 2 to 1 agst Lincoln's-inn, 3
to 1 agst Kaffir. Caliban, with Lincoln's-inn lying at
his shoulder, made the running to the cords, where they
were passed by Kaffir and Testy ; the latter made a good
effort, but was beaten cleverly by half a length ; two
lengths between second and third.

SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sous. each, for 2yr olds ; colts,
Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. The winner to be sold for

40 sovs, if demanded, &c. Last half of Ab.
subs.)
Mr. Stephen's The Assayer, by Melbourne (Yates) 1
Mr. Merry's Mysterious Lady (Knott) 2
Mr. Mare's Lapithe (F. Butler) 3
The following also ran :—.Himalaya, c by Hetman
Platoff, Basquine.

Betting-5 to 4 agst Mysterious Lady, 7to 2 agst
Himalaya, sto 1 agst Assayer. Himalaya, Assayer,
and Mysterious Lady lay together in front until they
arrived at the Bushes, where Assayer took the lead, fol-
lowed by Mysterious Lady, who galloped in hot pursuit,
but was beaten cleverly by three-quarters of a length ;
same distance between the second and third, and a neck
between third and fourth.

RENEWAL of the GLASGOW STAKES of 100 sovs. each,
h ft, for two•yr-old colts, Bst 71b. Last three-quarters
of R.M. (13 subs.)
Mr. Osbaldeston's Champagne, brother to Mountain
Deer, Bst 71b (Marlow) 1
Mr. Payne's Boer, by Van Tromp, Bst 71b (Flatman) 2
Mr. C. Dilly's Firebrand, by Slane, Bst 71b (Hornsby) 3
Betting-2 to lon Champagne, 3to 1 agst Firebrand.
Boer made the running, waited upon by Champagne
until they were within a few lengths of home, when the
latter went up, and achieved the victory by three-quar-
ters of a length. Firebrand bad third.

HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 100 sous. each, h ft, for
three-yr olds. Certain winners extra. A.F. (6 subs.)
Mr. Barber's Cobnut, by Nutwith, 6st 121 b (Clement) 1
Baron Rothschild's Orestes, 7st 12Ib (Charlton) 2
Betting-11 to Bon Cobnut, who won easily by four
lengths.