The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-05 00:00:00

,SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING.
BETTING WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
9 to 4 on Virago.
CHESTER OUP.
The success of Epaminondas in the race to-day for
the 50 cove. sweepstakes, AS., brought him into con-
siderable favour for ,the Chester Cup. After 1,000 to
15 had been laid two or three times, 50 to 1 was taken
freely. '
Nabob and Marc Antony, after some weeks' absence,
were again " under notice"— the former with home
slight hopes still entertained of him, but the latter de-
graded from his once high estate to the hopeless condi-
tion indicated by the " copious odds" which were eagerly
laid against him.
The quotations at the close were as follow :-
12 to 1 agst Newminster (taken).
12 to 1 agst Aldford (14 to 1 also laid).
12 to 1 aget Dr. O'Toole
14 to 1 agst Peggy (offered).
18 to 1 agst Baalbec (taken).
20 to 1 aget Star of Surrey (offered).
25 to 1 agst Domino.
25 to 1 agst Tom.
30 to 1 agst Catspaw.
30 to 1 agst Joe Miller (taken and offered),
30 to 1 Nabob (to 501.)
40 to 1 agst Cobnut (taken).
50 to 1 agst Epaminondas (taken freely).
1000 to 10 aget Marc Anthony (1000 to salso laid
sto 4 on Aldford agst Dr. O'Toole (taken)

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DERBY.
9 to 2 agst Autocrat (taken ; 5 to 1 also laid
to 1751).
sto 1 agst King Tom (offered).
sto 1 agst Dervish (to 1001). -
25 to 1 agst Canute.
30 to 1 agst Neville(backedferalarge sum).
1000 to 30 agst Hospodar (taken).
40 to 1 agst Alembic (taken).
40 to 1 agst Hermit (taken).
50 to 1 agst The Trapper (1000 to 15 also laid).
225 tol9o agst Autocrat and King Tom (taken).
OAKS.
S to 1. agst Meteora (taken)
6 to 1 agst Omoo (offered)
8 to 1 agst Sortie (taken)

THURSDAY.
The QUEEN'S PLATE of 100 Guineas, for foupyear-
olds 9st 81b ; five, lost 71b ; six and aged, 10st 121 b
R.C.
Mr. T. Parr's Rataplan, 4 yrs (Flatman) 1
Mr. Daley's Lamartine,,6 yrs ' (Daley) 2
Mr. Mare's Nutpeckei, 4 yrs - (Rogers) 3
Betting-4 to lon Rataplan. Won by a length and
a half ; a head between second and third. In the last
mile the winner hung a good deal to the right.
Renewal of the SWZBPSTAKES of 100 SOPS each, h ft for
three-year-olds, Bst 71b ; the winner of the 2,000
Guineas Stakes, 51b extra. D.M. 7 subs.
Mr. Osbaldeston's Champagne, Bst 71b (Marlow) 1
Mr. Howard's Scythian, Bst 71b
Betting-5 to 4 and 6t04 on Champagne. Champagne
at an interval of about two lengths followed Scythian to
the cords, where he began to draw up. In the last five
or six strides, Scythian was collared, and after a very
fine persevering effort on both sides, Champagne won
by a head. The winner swerved a little at the finish.
The 1,000 GUINEAS STAKES, a subscription of 100 soya
each, h ft, for three-yr-old fillies, Sat 71b; the owner of
the Second to receive back his stake. D.M. 44 subs.
Mr. Howard's Virago, Bst 71b " (Wells) 1
Lord Derby's Meteors, Bst 71b (Templemaii) 2
Mr. A. Nichol's Honeysuckle, Bst 71b (Flatman) 3
Betting-3 to 1 and 5t02 on Virago, 7to 2 aget
Meteors, and 10 to 1 agst Honeysuckle.
Sortie was struck out to-day at 1.6 p.m.
Honeysuckle and the favourite made the running to-
gether for the first quarter of- a mile ; the latter then
took a decided lead, with Honeysuckle at her quarters
on the whip hand, and Meteors, pulling hard, lying
about a length off on the left. At the cords Meteors
took second place, and made a most resolute effort to
achieve success, but the favourite's chance was never
once in the slightest doubt. She won with extraordinary
cleverness by a length, the second beating the third by
two lengths.
Value of the stakes 2,1501.
SWEEPSTAKES of 10 soya each, for three-yr-olds ; colts
Bst 71b, and fillies 'Bst 41b. First half of Ab.M. The
winner to be sold for 80 soya, if demanded, &c. 4
subs.