The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-06 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLiGENOE.

DONCASTER SPRING MEETING.
PROGRAMME OF THE SPORT.
The races will commence each day at Two o'clock.
TO-MORROW (TUESDAY) THE STEEPLECHASE.
The TRIAL STAKES of 7 sovs. each, 3 ft, with 30 sovs_
added ; for 3-yr-olds, 6st 1 Olb ; four, Bst 71b ; five,
9st ; six and aged, 9st 31b ; mares and geldings al-
lowd 31b ; and maiden 3.yr-olds, at the time of start-
ing, allowed 31b ; four, 51b ; and upwards, 71b. Win-
ners of 200 BOYS. at any one time to carry 51b ; twice,
101 b ; and thrice, 141 b extra. T.Y.C. (13 subs.)
Age. I Age.
Lord-Lieutenant
The Field-Marshal 3 Romeo
Adelaide
The Jewess 3 Miss Agnes
Violet 3 i Blakely
Snowdon Dunhill 4 C by Cotherstone—
Jack the Giant-Killer 4 Duchess of Lorraine... 3

3

The HOPEFUL STLEFI3 of 5 sovs. each, with 100 added,
for two-year-olds ; colts Bst 71b, fillies and geldings
Bst 31b. A winner before starting to carry 41b extra;
the second to receive 20 sovs, out of the stakes. Half
a mile. 55 subs.

Tocsin
Chaon
Poor Dick
The Deerstalker
c by Pyrrhus the First—

Prince Plausible
Roulette
b f by Footstool—Lady
Milton
The Slave
Excitement
The Rajah
Sahara
Redemption
b f by Orlando—lodine's

SWeeiheart
Palmerston
bl or br c by Sir Tatton
Sykes—Damson
b c by Sir Tattoo. -Sykes—
Black Doctor's dam
b c by Sir Tatton Sykes—

dani
b f by Cowl—Merriment
The Baronet
Brother to Flirt
Phoebus

A lrm's dam -
Forest Maid
His Piper
b f by Malcolm—The Cock-
...

tail's darn
br f by Melbourne—Testy
Aurora
Crown Pigeon
b f by Orlando—Despatch
Frederick
Ingotnar
b f by Don John Caviar,. or.
Paragon—Venus •
gr f by Chanticleer—High
Sheriff's darn
b f by Rochester—The Doe.
Rose
b f by Planet Canute's
darn
c by Planet—Bonnie
b f by Poynfon—Pink Bon-
net
Puncture .

The Usurer.
Brother to Twinkle
The Medway
b f by Touchstone—Va-

lentitt,
.Cypriana
leh f by The Hero—Nubia
The Great Prophet
Plausible
b f by Chanticleer, dam by
Don John—Game Lass

ch f by Cotherstone—Mail
of Saragossa
Baroda
b f by Van Tromp, dam by
Bay Middleton—Nitocris
Manzi°
Brother to Snowdon Dun-
hill
Lady Palmerston

The GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE (HANDICAP), of
15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and only 5 if declared, with 100
added. A winner of 100 sovs. clear, after the weights
are published, once, 71b ; twice, or a winner of 300
sovs. clear, 101 b extra. The second to save his stake.
About three miles and three•quarters, over the usual
steeplechase course. (38 subs., 7of whom pay 5 soya.
each.)

Yrs d Ib
Bourton (in 101 b
ex)
Peter Simple a 12 0
Oscar
The Colonel - 0
Half-and-Half, a 10 10
Abd-el-Kader a 10 5
Melon 6 10 2
Bedford b) alo 0
Lucy Neal ...... a 912
Tom of Tuam a 9 11
Victress
Spring 6 9 10
Trout (in 101 b ex.) a 9 8
Malay
Clansman , 5 9 7
Star of England... a 9 7

Yrs st lb
Forest Lad a 9 7
Cervus
Sir Mark 6 9 5
Geraldus a 9 5
Royalty
br g by Young
Priam, darn by
Woldsman a 9 0
Lucks-all
Jumpaway
The Farmer (h b) 6 9 0
Swiftsure
Little Charley a 9 0
Robin Hood
Burnt Sienna a 8 10
Chester
The Old Rake a 8 7

WEIGHTS for the SLIEFFIEJ
50 soya. (handicap). for
Last mile.

and ROTHERHAM PLATE o:
ree-year•olds and upwards,

Yrs at lb
Snowdon Dunhill 4 8 2
Lancashire Lass 4 7 10
Billy Richardson 5 7 7
b f by Charles the
Twelfth, dam by
Orleio, out of an
Arabian mare 4 7 7
Braxey
Voucher 4 7 4
Little Tom 4 .7 0
King David 4 7 0
The Tempest s' 7 0
Worcester 6 7 0
The Twin 6 ' 7 0
Donakoy
Lord Lieutenant 4 6 12
Marchioness
Take Notice 6 6 8
Game Tommy
Hazelnut
Shamrock 6
St. Mark 6' 6 6
Wings of a Dove 4 6, 4
Nancy Martinson 5 6 4

Yrs st lb
Determination 4 6 2
Annie 4 6 2
St. Clare
Ptolemy 3 5 12
Mirabeau

Ludwig
Contender 3 6 10
Poetess
f by Napier— Ca-
therine Parr's

dam
Pauline 3 5 8
Adelaide
Daphne 3 5 5
Field Marshal 3 5 3
Monimia
Orange Blossom 3 5 2
Annabel 3 5 0
Mrs. Humby 3 5
Communist
Julius Caesar 3 5
Antonia 3 5 0
Violet

The MUNICIPAL STAKE of 5 sovi each, with 25 added ;
for 3-yr-olds and upwards. St. Leger Course. To
close and name this day kUonday).
WEDNESDAY—THE HANDICAP.
The DONCASTER HANDICAP STAKES of 10 sovs each, 5 ft,
and only 3 if declared, with 100 sovs added. A winner
once after the weights aro declared. to carry 41b ;
twice, or a winner of a handicap of 100 sovs clear,
71b extra. The second to save his stake. St. Leger
course. (78 subs., 34 of whom pay 3 sovs. each.)
Age st lb
England's Glory 5 6 2
Helena (h b)
Vixen 3 6 0
Light of the Ha-

Age at lb
Hungerford
King of Trumps 5 8 1
Eulogist 4 7 13
Daniel O'Rourke 5 7 12
Ethelbert
Alonzo
Fevershain ~ 4 7 4
The Little Fawn 6 7 2
Lerrywheut 5 7 2
St. Michael 5 7 2
Mr. Sykes 4 7 0
Jack Leeming
Dove
Windsucker
Colsterdale
Lord Fauconberg 4 6 12
Catherine Parr
Radcliffe Hero._ 4 6 10
Janey 4 6 9
Jack the Giant
Killer .4 6 8
Needwood a d 8
Marchioness
St. Andrew

rem 4 5 12
Pearl
Criterion
Village Lass
Middlesborough 3 5 7
King Alfred
Caliph
Baalbec 3 5 6
Midsummer
Ptolemy 3 5 5
Lady Napier 3 5 2
Blakeley
Toggery. 3 5 2
Streatlam Fairy 3 5 0
Julius Agripla 3 5 0
Pauline
Sister to Aphro-
dite 3 4 9
Antonio 3 4 6

The BETTING-ROOM STAKES of 5 SOTS. each, with 50
added ; for two-year-olds, est. 121 b. ; and three, 9at.
fillies and geldings allowed 31b. A winner once in
1853 or 1854 to carry 31b.; twice 51b. extra; horses
that have started twice in 1853, and never won, al-
lowed 51b. The second to save his stake. Red House
in. (26 subs.)

Age.
B c by Sir Tatton Sykes
—Southdown 2
Chaon 2
Thessaly 2
Adelaide 3
King Alfred
Wire
Monimia 3
Horatio
Pauline
Ptolemy 3
B f by Orlando—lodine's
dam 2
Ruminator 3
Tadcaster

Age.
Br f by Rochester—The
Doe, by Melbourne 2
'Foxhunter 3
Qualm 2
Marco Spada 2
'Gamekeeper
The Sole Star 3
Sine-qua-non 3
Johnny Taft (h b) 2
Langley 3
Cardsharper
Rosa May 3
Br f by Melbourne—
Testy ............... —.
Sister to Aprodite ...... 3

THE JUVENITA SELLING STAKES of 5 sous. each, with
40 sovs. added, for 2-yr-olds; colts, 9st; fillies and geld-
ings, Bst 101 b. The winner to be sold for 100 cove., &c.
Half a mile.

TUE SCURRY STAKES (Handicap) of 3 sovs. each, with
20 sovs. added, for horses of all age& A winner after
the publication of the weights to carry 71b extra ; the
second to save his stake. Red House in. To close and
name at seven o'clock on the evening before running,
and the weights to be published as early as possible the
same evening.

•
THE INNKEEPERS' STAKES of 3 soya. each, with 25
added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling
weights. One mile, To close and name this day (Mon-
a.",\

RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS.

By the Great Northern, King's-cross.—First-clage ex-
press day tickets issued from express stations to Don-
caster to-morrow (Tuesday) are available for return on
that day and Wednesday by any train to the stations at
which it calls.
First and second class ordinary day tickets issued from
any station to Doncaster on Tuesday aro available for
return on that day and Wednesday by any train except
the Edinburgh express, to the stations at which it calla.
A special train will be despatched on Tuesday at 8.45
a.m., and will arrive at Doncaster at 12.45 p.m. This
train will return an hour after the last race on Wed-

nesday.
All who return by the Elinbnrgh express will be
charged the full fare back, without any allowance for
the special ticket.
By the North-Western, Euston-square.—First and
second class ordinary day tickets will be issued at the
Euston station to Doncaster by any train excepting the
the 9.30 a.m. express, on Tuesday and Wednesday,
available for returning by the ordinary trains on either
of those days. First class express day tickets will also
be issued on those days by the 9.30 a.m. express train,
available for returning by the express or any train on
either of those days.

The Earl and Countess of Ashburnham and family
have arrived at Ashburnhain House, so long the seat of
the mission from the Czar, and where the great Autocrat
sojourned during his brief visit to England, from A►sh.
burnham-place,