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

NEWMARKET RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
NEWMARKET STAKES.

Champagne
Middlesex

Five ran.
MATCH.—Acrobat beat Physalis colt.
HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES.
Folly-of-the• Day
Sweetness

Four ran.
SWEEPSTAKES 10 SOVS.

Thessaly
Frzckle

Seven ran.

LATEST BETTING.
CHESTER CUP.
12 to 1 agst Dr. O'Toole.
14 to I agst Aldford.
16 -to 1 agr,t Newrninster.
20 to 1 agst Peggy.
25 to 1 agst Torn (taken freely).
25 to 1 agst Acrobat.
25 to 1 agst
30 to 1 agst Joe Miller.
30 to 1 agst Lianforda.
30 to 1 agst Catspaw.
66 to 1 agstu~c_islrireLAM.
6 to 4on -..".Zewriiinster agst Acrobat.
DERBY.
to 2 agst Autocrat.
8 to 1 agst Dervish.
100 to 1 agst Marley Hill (taken).

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING
BETTING—WEDNESDAY NIGHT. •
ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
9 to 4 on Virago.
CHESTER CUP.
The success of Epaminondas in the race to•day for
the 50 sovs. sweepstakes, A.F., 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 some
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 agst Dr. O'Toole
14 to 1 agst Peggy (offered).
18 to 1 agst Baaibec (taken).
20 to 1 agst 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 agst Marc Anthony (1000 to 5 also laid).
sto 4 on Aldford agst Dr. O'Toole (taken).
DERBY.

9 to 2 agst Autocrat (taken ; sto 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 (backedfor alarge 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 to 100 agst Autocrat and King Tom (taken).

OAKS.
5 to 1 agst Meteora (taken)
fi to 1 agst Omoo (offered)
8 to 1 agst Sortie (taken)
THURSDAY.

The QUEEN'S PLATE of 100 Guineas, for four-year-
olds, 9st 81b ; five, lOst 71b ; six and aged, lOst 121 b
R.C.
Mr. T. Parr's Rataplan, 4 yrs (Flatman) 1
Mr. Daley's Lamartine, 6 yrs (Daley) 2
Mr. Mare's Nutpecker, 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 bung a good deal to the right.
Renewal of the SWEEPSTAKES of 100 sovs each, 11 ft for
three-year-olds, Sst 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, Sst 71b (Wells) 2
Betting-5 to 4 and 6t04 on Champagne. Champagne
at an interval ot 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 sovs
each, h ft, for three-yr-old fillies, Bst 71b ; the owner of
the second to receive back his stake. D.M. 44 subs.
Mr. Howard's Virago, Sst 71b (Wells) 1
Lord Derby's Meteora, Sst 71b (Ternplemao 2
Mr. A. Nichol's Honeysuckle, Sst 711, (Flatman) 3
Betting-3 to 1 and 5 to 2 on Virago, 7 to 2 agst
Meteora, 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 Meteora, pulling hard, lying
about a length off on the left. At the cords Meteora
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 sovs each, for three-yr-olds ; colts
Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 41b. First half of Ab.M. The
winner to be sold for 80 sovs, if demanded, &c. 4
subs.
Mr. Lister's Switch, Bst 4th (Kendall) 1
Mr. J. Armstrong's Handsome Buck, 3st 71b ...(Sly) 2
Mr. A. J. Le Cras's Jenny Wren, Bst 41b (E. Sharp) 3
Mr. Dawson's The Brigadier, Bst 71b (Wells) 4
Betting-6 to 4on Switch, 2to 1 agst Brigadier, 4
to 1 agst Handsome Buck, 4 to 1 agst Jenny Wren.
Switch made the running, with Jenny Wren and Hand-
some Buck lying well up. A fine race with the three
ended in favour of Switch by a neck. Half a length
between the second and third. The winner was claimed
by Mr. Armstrong.
HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 25 sovs each, and only 5 ft,
if declared, &c., for three-yr-olds and upwards.
T.Y.C. 6 subs, 3of whom paid 5 soya ft.
Captain D. Lane's Epheseus, 6 yrs, 9st 71b
(Bartholomew) 1
Mr. Combe's Testy, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (S. Steggles) 2
The following paid :—Farmer's Boy, 5 yrs, 7st llb ;
Sabra, 5 yrs, 7st 21b ; and Nicotine, 4 yrs, 6st 131 b.
Betting-7 to 4on Ephesus. Ephesus made all the
running. Half-way in the cords the young one made a
good effort to reach him, but was beaten cleverly by
three-quarters of a length.
MORNING BETTING.
ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
sto 2on Virago (take 3to 1.)
sto 1 agst Meteora (taken).
CHESTER CUP.
12 to 1 agst Newminster (to 1001.)
12 to 1 agst Aldford.
12 to 1 agst Dr. ()Toole (taken).
14 to 1 agst Peggy.
20 to 1 agst Domino.
20 to 1 agst Star of Surrey.
25 to 1 agst Catspaw.
25 to 1 agst Llanforda.
1000 to 30 agst Joe Miller.
40 to 1 agst Cobnut.
1000 to 20 agst Epaminondas.
2000 to 40 agst Acrobat.
DERBY.
100 to 6 agst Neville (taken).
20 to 1 agst Andover (taken).
25 to 1 agst Hermit (taken).
12 to 1 agst Hermit and Canute coupled (tak.)
Neville was in so much demand that from 30 to 1,
laid overnight, he advanced to the odds quoted above.
Numerous investments were made at intervening prices;
the outlay in the aggregate must have exceeded 2,0001.
Hermit was also in so much force that h e rapidly rose
from 40 to 25 to 1 (taken)A.
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4to 1 agst Meteora (taken).
AFTERNOON BETTING.
CHESTER CUP.
10 to 1 agst Newminster (to 751.)
12 to 1 agst Dr. O'Toole.
12 to 1 agst Aldford.
100 to 6 agst Peggy (offered).
20 to 1 agst Domino (to some money.)
DERBY.
The result of the race for the One Thousand Thousand
had a depressing effect on Dervish ; S to 1 was laid to
upwards of 2,000/. ; 1,000 to 60 and 1,000 to 20 taken
three or four times about Neville. 500 to 50 betted
against all the runners for the Two Thousand.
9to 2 agst Autocrat (to 150/.)
6to 1 agst King Tom (offered.)
Bto 1 agst Dervish (taken).
100 to 6 agst Neville (20 to 1 taken freely.)
25 to 1 agst Canute (taken).
25 to 1 agst Hermit (taken freely.)
30 to 1 agst Hospodar.
45 to 1 agst Trapper.
1000 to 10 agst Ape.llonius (taken).
1000 to 10 agst Champagne (taken.)
1000 to 5 agst Puuchbox (3,000 to 9 also laid).
1,000 to 10 each agst Scvthian, Prince Arthur, and
Apollonins in one bet—laid three times.
A. sunshiny genial day somewhat compensated for the
scanty supply of sport. The interest which once at-
tached to the One Thousand was destroyed by the cer-
tainty of Virago's success ; the "flyer," indeed, fright-
ened all except two animals from the field, and they be-
long to one stable. 3to 1 was currently betted on her,
but at the last minute so strong a feeling was evinced
for Meteora, and the desire to "take odds" became so
widely expressed, that 5 to 2 only was laid. Virago
won with evident ease, and thin performance afforded t.
convincing proof that her racing merit WO boosea