The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-14 00:00:00

SPORTIN G IN TELL IGENCE.

ASCOT 1112ATH RACE S. —YEs r
The' second day at Ascot has from "time immemorial" been one
, very slight interest, dividing the two best, days, and seldom af-
fording a list of more than moderate attraction, even to sporting
men. If we add to this that the Queen was not present, it will not
appear surprising that the assemblage yesterday fell infinitely short
of what was collected on Tuesday. The deficiency was only as
('coopared with Tuesday—the attendance itself was fashionable, and
In number far exceeded what we have been accustomed to find here
ou the Wednesday. The weather was beautiful, and there is now
Peery reason to expect that the Cup Day will be as " grand"
440 as dusty as ever. The following are the names of same of the '
rooipal visitors:—His Royal Highness Prince George of Cam-
ridge, Duke of Beaufort, *Duke of Rutland, Marquis of Exeter,
Earl Mulgrave, Earl of Albemarle, Earl of Jersey, Earl of Errol,
Earl of Uxbridge, Earl Stradbroke, Earl Suffield, Earl of Chester.,
Earl of Wilton, Lord Macdonald, Lord G. Lennox, Lord C.
-‘lanners, Lord Strathaven, Lord Villiers, Lord W. Paulett, Hon.
J. Macdonald, Hon. W. Rous, Hon. C. Forester, Hon. Colonel
Anson Hon. Major Baring, Sir John Shelley, Sir H. Peyton,
Colonel Bouverie, Mr. Batson, Mr. Irby, Mr. Greville, Mr.
Payne, Mr. Normandie, Captain Williams, Captain Pearson, Mr.
Gratwicke, Captain Gardnor, Mr. S. Stanley, Mr. J. Hunter,
Mr. Dolphin, Mr. Cromtnelin, Mr. J. Stanley, Mr. Foulis, &c.
The following return of the sport is necessarily short
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for three years olci; colts, Bst. 71b ;
fillies and geldings. Bst. 41b. The winner of the Derby or Oaks,
71b. extra; the second, :31b. extra. To this stake 50/. will be
added if not walked over for. Old mile. 3 Subs.
Lord Exeter's Mecca,
3 yrs ... S Mann 1
Mr. F. Craven's Brockhampton, 3 yrs
3 to 1 on Mecca, who made all the running, was never headed,
and won in a canter by two lengths.
Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft., for fillies, Set. 71b. Old
mile. 13 Subs.
Lord Chesterfield's Industry, by Priam
Mr. Batson's Vespertilio
Lord Exeter's Velveteen
5 to 2 on Industry, who went away at a good pace, with a lead
of six lengths, which she kept to the end. Velveteen was beaten
a long way from the second.
A Handicap Plate of 1001. for all ages. Cup Course.
Lord Chesterfield's Bretby, 3 yrs., 7st. 41b. Nat. 1
Lord Exeter's Velure, 3 yrs., Set. I alb 2
General Grosvenor's Rara Avis, 3 yrs., 6st. 21b. 3
Mr. Knight's b. g. by Cetus, 3 yrs., fist. 101 b
Even on Velure; l l to 8 agst. Bretby; and 4 to 1 agst. Cetus.
Velure made running followed by Rara Avis and Brethy to the old
mile starting post, where Rara Avis gave way ; at the distance
Bretby took up the running, quitted the mare half way up it, and
Won in a canter by six lengths.

THE GOLD CUP—(THIS DAY).
In our last we stated that nothing certain had been ascertained
about Redshank ; in this we were in error, as he had been declared
not to run before the first race. We mention this to prevent un-
necessary disputes about bets, as all made subsequent to the decla-
;, ration are void. The betting up to the time we left the heath
yesterday was a follows
5 to 4 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Grey Momus
.• 2to I agst Lord Suffield's Caravan—taken
Nothing said about Epirus, whose starting is a matter of specu-
lation. Grey Momus arrived this morning at half-past eleven
• O'clock, per van, with Volunteer as a travelling companion. Should
Epirus run there will be a field of three ; if not, it will be confined
to two.
From the number of cards and lists sold, and the carriage-money
received, we are enabled to repeat our assertion, that the meeting
hitherto,notwithstanding the drawbacks mentioned yesterday, has
exceeded expectation.
" The Ascot Gold Cup," so called, though the piece of plate
run for this day, is not a gold cup. It is a much more beautiful
thing than any gold cup we ever chanced to see.
For some three seasons or so our sporting readers aro aware that
• the Cup of the olden time has been replaced by—we hardly know
• how to call it—a sculptured group in silver.
The prize contested for to-day is equally beautiful in design
and in execution. It represents the legend of St. George and the
Dragon ; and though the story be " familiar in our mouths as
household wards," there is nothing common-place in the way in
which it has here been treated. An aged pilgrim is lying on the
ground, supposed to have been destroyed by the dragon, which, in
its turn, has been attacked by St. George. In this encounter the
lance of the warrior ha; broken short off in the monster's throat,
and the knight has betaken himself to his sword.
Such is the action of the piece; the principal actors are the rider
and his horse. The first is accoutred in plate armour, with a gorge
of chain mail, and a helmet without a beaver ; the eorge project-
-sng, and op en at the lower part, as it was worn towards the end of
the fourteenth century. The shield is of that peculiar form appro-
pr:ated by the German armourists to a man of such noble descent,
• on both sides of the house, as to admit of his riding in a tourna-
tnent. It will at once be seen that the whole of this costume is
One anachronism ; but as the rank of St. George, and even the age
in which he lived, are still a mystery—" caviare to the general,"
so to speak--there is no great harm in this. Besides, there is a
Song extant, if we mistake not, that declares St. Patrick to be a
" gentleman ;" and we really cannot sec why St. George should
not also be a gentloaan, and " entitled to bear arms" moreover.
Now for the horse, He is Arab of the highest caste—a beauti-
ful barrel, the bones of tike lower limbs well rounded, great strength
in the hocks, and the pastel:es just springy enough for activity, but
without a single symptom of weakness. In this figure the attempt
has been boldly made—and it is not more bold than successful—to
represent the horse with all four legs off the ground. The altitude
is exceeding,ly well managed. His leap is a proof that the artist has
not merely fancied, but that he has seen, a horse in this his noblest
action. The coat is perfect : the illusion is so complete that you
, could hand-rub it--only the animal is in too good condition to re-
quire anything of the sort. The horse furniture is what may be
.- fled the half-armed. There is a chanfron in excellent relief ; over
e shoulders and the croupe, instead of a full housing, we have a
simple network, the angles being finished with small medallions,
bearing St. George's cross.
The groupe stands two feet two inches in height above the pe-
destal, and weighs 390 ounces. It is the work of the Messrs.
Garrard, of Panton-street ; and we hardly know which most to ad-
,mire—the skill evinced in the execution, or the good taste shown
It; having secured the talent of an artist of so much merit as Mr.
ecKteril, who is entitled to the whole praise of having designed and
modelled so charming a group.
We really envy the winner at Ascot; he will possess a chef
d'oeuvre pf art.

INTELLIGENCE EXTRA.
GOODWOOD RACES.
Nominations for the Goodwood Cup.
Duke of Richmond's Alus, 5 yrs, Lord Suffield's Caravan, 4 yrs
Lord G. Bentiuck's Venison, 5 yrs ; Mr. Theobald's Loutherbourgh,
4 yrs; Lord Exeter's Lueetta, aged; • Duke of Beaufort's hr. g.
Cetus, by Whalebone, dam by Frolic, out of-Camers dam, aged ;
Mr. Payne's Young Rowton, 3 yrs ; Lord Albemarle's Barcarolle,
3 yrs; Mr. H. Coombe's Cobham, 3 yrs ; Lord Uxbridge na.
Calmuck, 5 yrs ; Lord Cantelupe na. Callisto, 3 yrs ; Lord Jersey's
Brother to Riddlcswortb, 5 yrs ; Lord Verulam. na. Dormouse,, 3
yrs ; Lord Chesterfield's Industry, 3 yrs ; Mr. S. L. Fox's bl. C.
Th'e Doctor, 4 yrs ; Colonel Anson na. Troilus, 4 yrs ; Lord Surrey,
na. b. f. by Muley, out of Lacerta, Marvel's dam, 3 yrs ; Mr. S.
Wreford's Wisdom, 4 yrs; Mr. J. Bond na. Sister to Glaucus, 3
vrs ; Mr. J. Robinson na. Harkaway, 4 yrs ; Mr. E. Bond's c. by
ileveller, out of Scurry. 3 vrs ; Mr Etwall ma.. Chapeau. d'Espagne,
4 vrs; Mr. Rush's ch. g. Obelisk (late Perkins ), 5 yrs ; Mr.
sworth's
Forth's
Em' prise. 4 yrs ; Colonel Peel's Slane, 5 yrs ; Mr. Hould
Tipple Cider, 5 yrs ; Lord Lichfield's Tableau, 3 yrs ; Lord Desart
Ina. Olympic, aged ; Lord Granby na. Rattrap, 4 yrs; Lord Leveson
na. Cowboy, 4 yrs ~• Count D'Orsay na. Mulberry Wine, 3 yrs ;
Slr. J. Day na. D'Egville, 3 yrs ; Mr. J. Bowes na. Grey Momus
3 yrs; Lord Jocelyn na. lon, 3 yrs; Lord Wilton na. Adrian, 4
yrs ; Captain Williamson's gr. in. by Rainbow, dam by Treasure,
(foaled in 1819), out of Urganda. aged; Colonel G. Wyndham'
br. c. Presoongee Bomangee, by Chateau Margaux, out of Rectory
Whale's dam, 3 yrs ; Mr. G.'Robertson's b. g. Berwickshire, 5 yrs'
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GRAND EIGHT-OARED CUTTER MATCH.
Df all the in atches ever witnessed on the Thames that of yester
day most decidedly takes precedence. It was
In this a splen
madtchst id spec
aminimena,
of the invigorating and manly art of rowing.
science, and thorough unflinching game were combined. It will be
remembered by our readers that the gentlemen of the University of
:_.Cambridge manned one of their eight-oared cutters last year, and
.efeated the brilliant Leander crew, who had for years held the
' mastery o'er the flood ;" but this victory, although won by only a
ew seconds, did not in the opinion of some of the leading men set
he matter at rest as to which wdre the better crew. Cambridge,
t was well known, had " culled the choicest and the best" from all
. heir cutters, and the Leander gentlemen did not consider that they
liad by any means so good a boat as their opponents ; andthere were
other circumstances which induced them again, on coming out this
.season, to conclude they had a fair chance of success. It was very
generally asserted on the last occasion that the Leander crew had in
.'hing, too sanguine of success omitted much of the hard training so
:nequisite in a contest from Westminster to Putney. Whatever
'insight have been the case as regards the last struggle there was no
soant of either exercise or attention to themselves in this. They
may be said to have trained ever since. It is not unlikely that the
same regard to stamina was observed with the Cantabs, as it was
'lmown many weeks ago that they would be " called out." Much
stress has been laid upon the number of oarsmen from whom they
had to select eight, while on the Leander side the whole Club did
' not comprise more than a dozen ; but it must be remembered, that
although they took the strokesman from each of the cutters they
were unused to rowing with each other, and had no opportunity until
'last Tuesday week of practising the water chosen for the wager.
'Both crews have had practice enough within the last week, and
.'trey were each sanguine of success. The boats of each crew were
alike as to weight. and general anpearance, and
The there was a hardly a
shadow of difference between them in speed. Lder crew
'slid not for a moment doubt that the new boat surpassed that in
which they lost last year. The Cambridge gentlemen had certainly
Lad more rowing this season than their opponents, but still they
-.were not all in the same boat, and were practising in the stream.
t " The note of preparation" was heard early enough yesterday
• morning, and a general bustle prevailed throughout the different
boathouses. The two old Leander boats, and everything that had
. 'length to recommend it, were put in requisition, and there were two
steamers engaged by different parties to keep way with them. The
~' whole of the thoroughfares were crowded an hour before the start
with anxious spectators, and the coup d'ail was beautiful in the
extreme.
At five o'clock the following gentlemen took their seats in the
cutters :
Wood
LEANDER—Messrs. Sheppard, Sherrard, Lloyd, Layton, ,
Dalgleish, Bishop, Lewis. Jens Parish, Coxswain.
h
CAmnainGE—Messrs. Shadwell, Smythe, Gough Antrobus,
_Brett, Fletcher, Stanley, Parish. Will N.Lulton, Coxswain.
In the Cambridge boat there were only two of those who
won
hat i year, the others having been recently selected. Cambridge won
the . choice of station, and took the in-shore side. The start,
whic
took :dace at half-pest five, was grand. Both boats were away like
a shot, but the Leander had the lead. As they neared the road
the Cambridge fouled them on the starboard quarter, and swung
.". them slightly athwart the tide. They, however, stopped it, anti
passed the .Ship half-a-length a head. The pace at which each
~ boat was going was wonderful. It was, when they had passed
!.. through Vauxhall-bridge, anybody's wager. The Leander still
i 4 held it, and trot bumped again by her adversary, and the play right
... up the reach was splendid. There was not only the beauty of
,: rousing, but the science of fouling illustrated. The Leander could
',. Ilor get away from thew, nor their adversaries pass by them. The
Leander's bead went through Putney-bridge in advance, but the
head of the other boat was rightup to their strokosinan • she, howe-
, /s'ro CR)uld not get by. Both crews were mach distress 4
IDEctsiox or Tur Umriar.—Since writing the above 4.)ur Re-
par ter has seen the Umpire, Mr. Serle. The Cambridge gentlemen
Con sidered that the Leander had been thrown in their way, and that
:there was no chance of rowing by them. It was put to the Umpire
last cowing at Avis's, at Putney. and he has decided it to be a
drawi.t wager, or, in other words, off, in consequence of the articles
havinz • been violated.

Lady Francis Egerton left town yesterday morning
for Wors. ley Hall, the family seat in Lancashire.