The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-16 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SHREWSBURY RACES.—TUESDAY.
The ABBEY STAKES of 3 sovs. each, with 20 added.
Optional selling weights. About three-quarters of a
mile. 13 subs.
Mr. Moseley's Romeo, by California, 3 yrs (301.)
6st 41b. (T. Cliffe) 1
Mr. Armstrong's Sabra, 4 yrs (301.), 7st 61b
(Goodman) 2
Mr. Drinkald's Inder, 3 yrs (701.), 7st 31b...(Covey) 3
The following also ran :—Hyacinth, dam by Mel-
bourne, Escape, Lawsuit, Euphemus, Black Bess, Tonic,
Madame Landau, Batterfly.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Romeo, 4to 1 agst Tonic, 9to 2
agst Hyacinth.
Won by a neck, same between second and third.
Tonic a moderate fourth, Hyacinth fifth, and Hornsea
filly next.

The winner was bought in for 1501.
SHREWSBURY HANDICAP of 50 sovs., added to a handi-
cap sweepstakes of 10 Boys. each; second horse to re-
ceive 201., and the third to save his stake. Certain
winners extra. About two miles and a quarter.
Sixty-four subs., thirty-one of whom declared.
Mr. J. Dawson's Jack Leeming, by Voltaire, aged 6st
. all)
Mr. J. J. Henderson's Lough Bawn, 5 yrs, (J
7stH 11b. 1
(Crouch) 2
Mr. Saxon's Cleveland, 4 yrs, sst 131 b
The following also ran :—Red Lion, Little Harry,
Little Fawn, St. Michael, Lerrywheut, Black Doctor,
Montague, Mr. Sykes, Sleeping Partner, Morning Star,
Massa Mungo, Angelo.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Little Harry-7 to 2 agst St.
Michael-4 to 1 agst Black Doctor and Cleveland
(coupled)- -10 to 1 each agst Red Lion, Morning Star,
and Lough Bawn—] 2 to 1 agst Sleeping Partner.
Won rather cleverly by a length and a half ; a length
between the second and third. Little Harry was fourth
about two lengths behind Cleveland, St. Michael, fifth,
Mr. Sykes sixth, Black Doctor and Massa Mungo, close
together, were the next two.

On returning to scale, Crouch, the rider of Lough
Bawn, entered an objection against Hall, the rider of
Jack Leeming, on the ground that Hall had crossed
him on taking the lead, but the objection was not sus-
tained.

The ASTLEY HOUSE STAKES of 5 sovs. each, with 25
added, the second horse to save his stake, for two-year
old colts, 9st. ; and fillies, Bst 10Ib ; the winner to be
sold for 1001., allowances if entered to be sold for less.
T.Y.C. 15 subs.
Mr. Chilton's Middleborough (301.), 7st 81b

(J. Osborne) 1
Mr. Barton's The Gem (301.), 7st 41b (Charlton) 2
Mr. Bennion's b f by Venison—Una's dam (301.),
7st 41b (Palmer) 3
The following also ran : —Pope John, Shunting,
Jujube, Lady Ponsonby, Virago, bf by Verulam, and
br c by Vitellius.

Betting—At first 7to 4 was taken about Shunting,
but at the close she receded to 100 to 5, and 6 to 4 was
taken about Middleborough.
Middleborough made all the running, and won by half
a length ; Una's dam filly was third, a short head only
separating her from The Gem ; Virago was fourth.
The winner was sold to Mr. Barber for 1501.
The COLUMN HANDICAP of 50 sovs., added to a Handi-
cap Sweepstakes of 10 sove. each ; the second horse to
receive 201., and the third to save his stake ; penalties
for certain winners, &c. ; about a mile and a quarter.
65 subs., 25 of whom declared.
Mr. Palmer's Catherine Parr, 3 yr.. 3 sst 101b(Ashmall) 1
Sir J. Boswell's Annie Sutherland, 3 yrs, 6st Sib
ates 2
Mr. Manning's May-day, 5 yrs, sst 131 b ..(B ells)) 3
Mr. Mose!ey's, jun., Alonzo, 5 yrs, fist 131b(Charlton) 4
The following also ran :—The Calot, Kiteflyer,
Le Juif, Warwick, Georgy, (Jorybantes, Bourgeois,
Eliza, Nerva.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Calot, 4to 1 agst Catherine Parr,
6 to 1 each agst Alonzo, 'Warwick, and Kiteflyer, S to
1 agst Mayday, 10 to 1. each agst Le Juif and Nerva.
A good race in ended. in favour of Catherine Parr by
half a neck. A length between the second and third,
and a head between the third and fourth ; Kiteflyer was
filth, and Coryhantea sixth.
The Racing Plate was won in three heats by Mr. Car- 1
ter's Eccentricity, 3 yrs (251.), sst 121 b (J. Hall), beat-
ing Mr. G. Munro'a Lady Sarah 3 yrs (251.), sst 121 b
(T. Clifre), and Mr., Bennion's Roger Thornton, 3 yrs
(251.), sst 101 b (Palmer). In the first heat Roger Thorn-
ton bolted at the top turn, jumped the rails, and was
distanced. The winner was objected to.
BETTING ON THE COURSE.
CHESTER CUP.
1,000 to 15 each apt Defiance ,and Trifle.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, Nov. 1

NEW COLLEGE.

The warden and fellows of the society have elected the
Rev. John Samuel Sidebotham, 8.A., of Lincoln Col-
lege, to the chaplaincy of New College, rendered vacant
by the death of•the Rev. Lawrence Eborall Judge.

MATHEMATICAL EXAMINATION.
The public examination "in, Scientis Mathematicis ei
Physics" will commence on Friday, Nov. 25.—Exami•
ners, G. F. Donkin, B. Price, S. W. Waite.