The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-10 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

ASCOT HEATH RACES.-THIIRSDAY.
THE EMPEROR'S PLATE.

The anticipations of an immense attendance on the
Heath to-day were quite fulfilled, notwithstanding some
threatening indications of the continuance of the rain
which commenced overnight, and falling at intervals in
light showers had the effect of cooling the atmosphere
and laying the dust on the roads, although it produced
no impression on the course, which was still as hard as
granite.

- The race for the Emperor's Plate has of late years
been much more attractive than any other event of the
meeting. It acquired an additional attraction this year
from the day being chosen as the only one on which her
Majesty honoured the meeting with her presence.
Thousands, therefore, who had determined on a visit
to Ascot selected this day as being the most important
and fashionable. Accordingly, from an early hour, the
roads from Windsor to Ascot exhibited extraordinary
scenes of gaiety and animation. Public vehicles and
private carriages of every description, following in rapid
succession, formed an unbroken line as they approached
the Heath. So many carriages were never seen on the
ground since railroads were established. The Grand
Stand presented a brilliant array of company, amongst
whom were numbers of elegantly dressed ladies. The
other stands were thronged with spectators, and the
crowd of pedestrians scattered over the heath was im-
mense. The distinguished leaders and patrons of the
turf mustered numerously, but we missed from the aris-
tocratic circle the new Chancellor of the University of
Oxford and the Duke of Richmond, whose presence at
the installation ceremonies prevented their appearance
at Ascot.

As the time (half-past 1) for the first race approached
the roofs and balconies of the stands were densely filled
with eager gazers, by whom the royal cortege was dis-
covered advancing up the New Mile, a very few minutes
after the appointed hour.

Slowly the cavalcade approached, headed by the Earl
of Bessborough, the Master of the Royal Buckhounds ;
Mr. Davis, the Royal Huntsman, with attendant hunts-
men and outriders in the royal livery, immediately pre-
ceded the open landau in which sat her Majesty, accom-
panied by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and
her Majesty's illustrious guests, the Duke of Genoa and
the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh-Strelitz. The se-
cond carriage contained his Royal Highness Prince Al-
bert, the Princess Royal, the Hereditary Grand Duke
of Mecklenburgh-Strelitz, and the Duchess of Suther-
land. The cortege consisted of seven other carriages,
containing the guests and suite of her Majesty, the
names of whom will be found in the official Court Cir-
cular, in another part of our paper.
As the procession passed up tho course the Queen
was received with the respectful and affectionate greet-
ings of her loyal subjects, which she acknowledged with
her wonted condescension. Similar loyal demonstra-
tions were made by the multitude assembled on the course
in front of the royal stand whenever her Majesty ap-
proached the window.

- The sky, which had been lowering darkly all the
forenoon, cleared up soon after the arrival of the Queen,
and the day continued uninterruptedly fine to the close.
The Emperor of Russia's Vase, manufactured by
Messrs. Hunt and Roskell, was exhibited after the race
in front of the Stewards' Stand. It is a magnificent and
beautiful piece of workmanship, designed in the renais-
sance style by M. Vechte. •
After the race for the New Stakes—at a quarter-past
4—her Majesty and the royal cortege quitted the heath
in the same order, and accompanied by similar loyal de-
monstrations, as on her arrival.

The spert was every way,worthy of the royal counte-
nance, and the contest between, the Derby hero of 1851
and the St. Leger hero of 1852 for the Emperor's Plate
was truly worthy of so magnificent a prize. Had not
Teddington swerved at the finish the victory would have
been more distinctly achieved.
Autocrat's performance for the New Stakes fully jus-
tified the confidence of his party, and had the effect of
raising him, nominally, to the position of first favourite
for the Derby.
The lengthened. details given below render further
comments here unnecessary.

SWEEPSTAKES of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three-yr-old ;
colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b-; those by stallions or out
of mares that never bred a winner allowed 41b ; if both,
61b. Swinley course. (11 subs.)

Lord Exeter's Cobrtut, by Nutwith, Bst 31b (Norman) 1
Mr. C. Dorrien's The Golden Plover, by the Baron,
Bst llb
Mr. Combo's Alamode, by Alarm, Bst 11b... (Rogers) 3
Petting-7 to 4on Cobnut, 3to 1 agst Alamode, sto
1 agt Stone Plover.. Cobnut made all the running, and
won very easily by "six lengths. Two lengths between
the second and third.

VISITORS' PLATX (handicap) of 100 sovs., and 25 sovs.
for the second horse, by subscription of 5 sovs, each
the surplus, &c., to go to the fund. Once round and a
distance. (25 subs.)