The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-19 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.
BETTING—MONDAY NIGHT.
Much indignation was caused by the game which was
played with Defiance, in reference to the Newmarket
Handicap. He had been brought to the town for the
express purpose, as it was generally believed, of fulfilling
his engagement for that event, more especially since it
was known that Virago was withdrawn. Under these
circumstances he advanced in favour, until 2 to 1 was
taken to some money. As the night wore on, however,
the betting afforded palpable indications of his downfall ;
but it was not until after the list had been read, that the
principal masked battery was opened against him. From
5 to 2 he was then driven at once to 10 to 1, and finally
25 to 1, or any odds, indeed, were offered. This left
Adine about as good a favourite as anything, and the
quotations at the close were as follows :
NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
sto 1 agst Adine.
7to 1 agst Little Jem (taken).
10 to 1 agst Epaminondas (taken).
10 to 1 agst The Veteran (100 to 8 taken).
3to 1 agst Adine and Nicotine coupled (taken).
PORT STAKES.
2to 1 on West Australian.
7to 2 agst Sittingbourne (taken).
GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.
sto 2 agst Virago.
200 to 12 agst West Australian (taken}.
500 to 10 age) La Belle.
CHESTER CUP.
Newtninster was backed at prices ranging from 16 to
12 to 1.

THE DEBBY.
9to 2 agst Autocrat (to 1001.)
6to 1 agst Dervish.
r to 1 agst King Torn.
30 to 1 aget Ostrogoth (taken).
83 to 1 agst Marsyas.
35 to 1 agst Neville (taken).
40 to 1 aget Canute (taken).
50 to 1 agst. Grey Plover (taken).
1000 to 20 and 1000 to 15 betted agst Acrobat.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. •

In the course of the day Ruby was backed fora good
deal of money at 9 to 2, 4 to 1, and 7 to 2.
TUESDAY.
MATCH—D.M. 100, h ft.—Mr. Mare's Pharold, by
Alarm, 4 yrs, Sit 71b, received forfeit from Count Bat-
thyany's Marquis of Sevigne, 3 yrs, 7st 71b.
PLATE of 501. for two-yr-old; colts Bst 81b, and fillies
Set 41b. First half of Ab.

Mr. T. Powell's Bessie, Bst 41b (Yates) 1
Mr. Saxon's Duke of Hamilton, Bst 71b (Clement) 2
Lord Clifden's b c by Beverlac,—Margaret, Bst 71b
• (Flatman 3
Mr. Armstrong's Siding, Bst 71b (Goodman) 4
Mr. Hargreave's Sister to Singapore, Bst 41b ....(Sly) 5
Mr. St. Aubyn's Eironeia, Bst 41b (P. Price) 6
Betting-5 to 4on Bessie 3to 1 agst Siding. Bessie
made most of the running, and won easily by two lengths.
A length and a half between the second and third.
SwursTescs of 10 sovs. each for three-yr-olds, 7st ;
four, Bst 41b ; five and upwards, Bst 111 b. The win-
ner to be sold for 80 sovs. if demanded, &c. First
half of Ab. M. 8 subs,
Mr. Mare's Switch, by Ratan, 3 yrs (S. Steggles) 1
Mr. A. J. Le Cras's Jenny. Wren,.3 yrs (Palmer) 2
Mr, J. Armstrong's The Handsome Buck, 3yrs (Hiett) 3
The following also ran :—Mr: J. M. Stanley's Tamer-
lane, 4 yrs (Charlton) ; Mr. Hadland'a Prevarication, 3
yrs (Kendall) ; Mr. Ayre's Carlotta Grisi, 3 yrs (T.
Sherwood); Mr. Barnard's Jessamine, .3 yrs (Wells) ;
Mr. Barnes fby Coningsby—Marie, 3 yrs (Rook). •
Betting-5 to. .2 .agst Tamerlane '•5 to 2 agst Jessa-
mine. Marie filly was very restive at the post, and the
start was, consequently, delayed some minutes. The
race may be described in a few words. Switch took the
lead, with Jenny Wren and the Handiome Buck lying
second and third, positions which were kept to the end,
Switch winning by a length and a half, the second beat-
ing the third half a length. •The winner was' claimed.
Renewal of the NEWMARKET HANDICAP of 25 sous. each,
10 ft and only 5 if declared, &c., with 200 added, for
3-yr-olds and upwards ; the owner of the second horse
to receive 100 soya, out of the stakes. Penalties for
certain winners. Clermont course (1 mile 6 furlongs
55 yards). 77 subs. 34 of whom pay "5 soya ft.
Sir R. Pigot's Coup d'Etat, 3yrs, sst 131 b (J. Steggles) 1
Mr. G. Munro's Sine qua Non, 3 yrs, Est 41b (T. Cliff) 2
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Veteran, 4 yrs, Est 81b (Ashmall) 3
Captain Lane's Epaminondas, 3 yrs Est (Palmer) 4
The following also ran :—Mr. Mare's Nutpecker, 4
yrs, 7st 91b (Petit) ; Lord Exeter's,Nicotine, 4 yrs, 7st
llb (J. Mann) ' • Lord Clifden's Poodle, 5 yrs 7st
(Toovey) ; Lord Glasgow's br g by Assault--Miss Nor-
ton 4 yrs Est 131 b (Aldcroft) ; Mr. H. Lister's Little
Jem, 3 yrs, sst 91b (Oliver jun.) ; Mr. J. Perren's
Adeline, 3 yrs; sst 71b (Huglies)-; 'Mr.' Newland's El
Dorado, 3 yrs sst 71b (C. Wellman) ; Mr. Mundy's
Conspiracy, 3 yrs, sst 41b (Martin).
Betting at starting-4 to 1 agat Epaminondas, sto 1
each agst Nicotine, Veteran, and Little Jem, 6 to 1
agst Sine qua Non, 12 to 1 agst Assault gelding, 15 to
agat El Dorado. Although net regularly in the market,
a few bets ,at the rate of 100 to 5 and. 100 to 6 were
taken about Coup d'Etat. They started well in line,
and the work was cut out by Assault gelding until th,ey
were over the New Ground, when Coup d'Etat, Vete-
ran, El Dorado, Epaminondas, and Nicotine showed
distinctly in front, and the running was carried on in
close company until they descended the Bushes-hill,
where Nicotine dropped off evidently quite beaten. On
leaving the Abingdon Mile bottom, Veteran took the
command, but when half-way between the turn of the
lands and the chair he was deprived of it by Coup
d'Etat, who went on, followed by Veteran and Sine
tp/ist Non. A good race up the ropes with the three
ended in favour of Coup d'Etat by a length, the second
beating the third by a neck • two lengths between the
third and fourth. EI Dorado, well up with Epaminon-
das, was fifth. Nutpecker and Nicotine, some half a
dozen lengths behind these, headed the next lot. Net
amount of the stakes, 8551.

TWENTY-FIRST TUESDAY RIDDLESWORTII STAKES of 200
sous each, h ft, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies,
Bst 41b ; mares or stallions that never produced a
winner allowed 31b ,• if both, Mb. D.M. 7 subs.

Mr. Knowles's Baalbec' Bst 71b (Bumby) 1
Mr. Mare's' Fact (31b), Bst 41b (Rogers) 2
Lord Clifden's Astolfo, Bst 71b (Flatman) 3
Betting-2 to lon Baalbec, who made all the running,
and won easily by a length and a half. Very bad third.
SUBSCRIPTION PLATE of 501. for three-yr-olds, 7st • four,
Bst 71b ; five, 9st; six and aged, 9st 21b.
Mr. W. Reeve's Lioness, 3 yrs, 7st (T. Sherwood) 1
Captain Lowther's Rackapelt, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Rogers) 2
Betting-5 to lon Rackapelt. A, good race in, was
won by a neck. T. Cliff weighed for Sine Qua Non,
and the number was put up, but the horse did not go
to the post.

- BETTING AFTER THE" RACES.
CHESTER CUP.
9 to 1 agst Baalbec (taken to 501.)
On the Course 10 to 1 was taken to 1001. ; 5,000 to
75 about Bracken for the Derby.
The continued brilliancy of the weather, and the in-
terest attached to the principal feature of the day's sport
—the Newmarket Handicap—caused the attendance of
company to be considerably increased to-day. The
sport had, however, its drawbacks in the proceedings
which were connected with the handicap. Favourites
were set up and knocked down like ninepins. To the
Defiance demonstration, after Virago's disappearance,
we have already alluded ; the next on a par with it wag
the force with which Adine was brought into favour.
On mustering at " The Rooms" about noon-time, Nico-
tine appeared most prominently in the betting, but she
quickly gave way to Adine, and Adine reigned para-
mount until the bubble burst on the Heath. Adine was
then number amongst the non-starters !