The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-26 00:00:00

SPURTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S—THURSDAY.
A remarkably thin attendance, and very little busi-
ness transacted. Enough, however, was done to show
that the favourite for the St. Leger was not so firm as
his backers could wish, although 500 to 400 and 100 to
80 were laid on him at the commencement ; yet, towards
the close, 6 to 5 would have been taken to some money
" that he does not win."
Sittingbourne, meanwhile, had an advancing tendency.
After 5 to 1 had been laid to upwards of 3001. offers of
9 to 2 found acceptors ; 200 to 50 was taken once, but
9 to 2 was the closing price.
Bto 1 was laid to 501. agst Cineas. 6to 1 would
have been taken about Rataplan.
Further comment is unnecessary.

ST. LEGER.
sto 4 on. Mr. Bowes's West Australian (taken).
9 to 2 agst Duke of Bedford's Sittingbourne.
11 to 2 agst Mr. Thellusson's Rataplan (offered).
Bto 1 agst Mr. Powney's Cineas (taken).
CESAREWITCH STAKES.
3000 to 60 agst Mr. T. Parr's Defiance (taken).
1000 to 20 agst Mr. Nicol's Newminster (laid 5 times).
1000 to 20 agst Mr. R. D'Arcy's Rosalba (3000 to 45
also laid).
2500 to 50 agst Lord Chesterfield's Boarding-School
Miss filly (taken).
1000 to 20 agst Mr. Hayter's Friday (taken).
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Megson's Weathergage (taken).
1000 to 15 agst Mr. J. M. Stanley's Contentment (taken).

CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.

1000 to 25 agst Lord Clifden's Pelion (taken).

DERBY.
1000 to 25 agst Mr. J. Scott's Meteora (taken ; 1000 to
20 also laid).

DERBY RACES (YESTERDAY).
The rain to-day did not prevent a large attendance of
spectators. Owing to a mistake in the weighing of
Pastrycook's jockey, the races were delayed some time.
The excellent sport, however, compensated for this
delay.
The INNKEEPERS' PLATE of 50 sovereigns, in speceie.

Two miles.
Mr. Sheppardson's br m Pastrycook, 3 yrs, 7st 81b
(Measham) 1
Mr. Choyce's by h by Drayton, out of Spring's Dam,
4 yrs, 9st llb (Ashmall) 2
Mr. Claike's b h Missive, 4 yrs, Bst 91b (Sharp) 3
Betting-6 to 1 agst Pastrycook, 6to 4 agst Missive,
3to 1 agst Drayton. Pastrycook made the running,
followed by Missive, Drayton lying behind. They kept
in this order round the course, when Missive came in
front at the turn for a short distanc3 ; but Pastrycook
regained the lead and kept it, winning by a length and
a half, Drayton beating Missive by two lengths.
The CHATSWORTH STAKES of 50 sovs., given by his
Grace the Duke of Devonshire, added to a handicap
of 10 sovs. each ; mile and a half. 33 subs, 17 having
declared forfeit, pay 3 sovs. each.
Lord Chesterfield's b m Gladiole, 6 yrs, Bst 31b
(Ashmall) 1
Mr. W. T. Copeland's ch m Candlewick, 5 yrs, 7st
111 b
Mr. Leache's blk h Master Slender, 4 yrs, 7st 51b
(Charlton) 0
Mr. T. Flintoff's b c Whalebone, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Wells) 0
Betting-5 to 4 agst Gladiole, sto 2,agst Candlewick,
and 4to 1 agst the other two. After a false start, Can-
dlewick made the running, Gladiole lying second, and
Master Slender third. On ruching; the turn the four
were together, but Gladiole soon came in front, and
after a beautiful race home won by a neck, Master Slen-
der being half a length behind him, and Whalebone a
good fourth.
TLe CHESTERFIELD STAKES of 50 sovs., given by the
Right Hon. the Earl of Chesterfield, added to a Sweep-
stakes of 10 sovs. each.
Lord Caledon ns b f Eva, by Pantaloon, out of
Bertha, by Launcelot, Bst 31b (Whitehouse) 1
Mr. J. Inman's ch f Horatio
Calliope
The following also ran :—b f Topsy, b c Blakeley,
ch f Sister to Stafford, br f Orange Blossom, ch f
Twinkle.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Calliope, sto 2 agst Twinkle, 4
to 1 agst Horatio, 7 to 4 agst Eva, 8 to 1 agst Blakeley.
Eva made all the running, closely followed by Horatio,
and won cleverly by a length and a half. A good race
between Horatio and Calliope.
The DERWENT STAKES, a Handicap of 3 sovs. each,
I with 30 added, for all ages ; three quarters of a mile.
Mr. G. Taylor's Game Chicken, 3 yrs, Est (Garvey) 1
Lord Chesterfield's Humphrey, 6 yrs, Bst (Ashmall) 2
Mr. Choyce's May Day, aged, 7st 71b (Wells) 3
Mr. Goddard's b h Priam the Third, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b
(Kendall) 0
Mr. Pallisco's b g by Dromadar3r, 3 yrs, Est 41b
(Palmer) 0

Betting-7 to 4 agst Game Chicken, sto 2 agst
Hum-
phrey, and 4to 1 agst any other. Game Chicken took
the lead at a rattling pace, and kept it ; the race was an
excellent one, Game Chicken winning by half a length ;
a good length between second and third.
The SELLING STAKES of 30 sovs , added to a Sweep-
stakes of 5 sovs. each. The winner to be sold by auc-
tion, immediately after the race, and any surplus arising
over and above the sum entered to be sold for to go to
the Race Fund ; heats one mile.
Mr. C. Peck's Lady in Waiting, 4:yrs, to be sold
for 201., 7st 91b (Charlton) 1 1
Mr. Nicoll's Lady Sarah, 3 yrs, 1;o be sold for
501., Bst 21b
Mr. Goddard's Priam the Third, 4 yrs, to be
sold for 201. 7st 121 b
First heat won cleverly by a length 2nd walked
over.

The winner was sold by auction by Mr. R. Brearcy
for 32 guineas.
Thus concluded an excellent dav's sport, which passed
off to the satisfaction of the Stew.;irds, the Clerk of the
Course, the Race Committee, and. all concerned.
Lord Stanhope has accepted the office of one of the
Stewards next year ; and the following are subscribers
for the tradesmen's plate for 1854: :—The Earl of Ches-
terfield, Lord Stanhope, Baron Rothschild, Mr. Merry,
Mr. W. Palmer, Mr. P. Cook, and Mr. Wadlow.

EGHAM RACES.—Prince of Wales's Stakes.—lt has
been ascertained that Hyacinth was correctly described
in the original entry for these stakes ; the stewards have
therefore ordered that the stakes be no longer withheld.
Tavistock was declared not to tart for the Surrey and
Middlesex Stakes and Runnymede Stakes, at Egham,
on the 20th instant, at 5.20 p.m.

INTELLIGEb
BEDFORD RAI

CE EXTRA.
)ES.-SErr. 20.

Weights for the Bedfordshi
declared on or before t

Age st lb
Hungerford
Frantic
*Cariboo 6 8 7 1
Garforth 6 8 6
Father Thames
'Poodle
Scarecrow
Montague
*Talfourd
Retail a 7 13
Waterfall
Ethelwolf
*Harp 5 -7 7
*Pancake
*Grief a 7 6
Missive
Waverley
Presto 5 7 3
Those marked * were ente
their owners, and will be
closing, unless ordered to re,