The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-30 00:00:00

OAKS

9 to 2 agst Catherine Hayes (taken).
6to 1 agst Mentmore Lass.

NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING.

FRIDAY.

HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 10 BOWL each, for 3 and
4-yrs-old, D.M. (6 subs.) The highest weight left in at
ten o'clock the evening before running being 7st 121 b,
it was raised to Bst 71b, and the others in proportion.
Sir J. V. Shelley's c by Cotherstone out of Lucy
Banks, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (E. Sharp) 1
Mr. Armstrong's Sabra, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Sly) 5
Mr. Perrin's lonic, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Charlton) 3
Lord Exeter's Phrygia, 5 yrs, 7st 41b (J. Mann) 4
Mr. Raine's Extacy, 3 yrs, 7st 131 b (Goodman) 5
Betting-7 to 4 agst Lucy Banks colt, 3to 1 agst
Sabra, 4 to 1 agst any other. Won by a length ; two
lengths between second and third.
MATCH. First half of Ab. M. 200 h ft.
Duke of Bedford's Hesperus, by Bay Middleton,
4 yrs, Bst 71b (F. Butler) 1
Lord Clifden's Hothorpe, 5 yrs, 7st 91b (Flatman) ... 2
Betting-5 to 4on Hothorpe, who led until they were
half-way in the cords, when Hesperus collared him, and
he was beaten cleverly by half a length.
SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs. each ; for 2-yr-olds, 6st lib;
and three, Bst 71b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b. The
winner to be sold for 50 sovs., if demanded, &o. First
half of Ab. M. (4 subs.)

Mr. Armstrong's Mary, by Hetman Platoff, 2 pa
(Goodman) 1
Lord Exeter's Margaretta, 2 yrs (S. Steggles) 2
Mr. Farrance's Woodyates, 2 yrs (J. Goater) 3
Betting-6 to 4on Margaretta. The favourite made
most of the running. On entering the cords Mary went
up, depriving her of the lead, and won cleverly by a
length. Half a length between the second and third.
NEWMARKET STAKES, a subscription of. 60 says. sack;
h ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, fist 21b ;
the owner of the second horse to receive back his stake.
D.M. (22 subs.)
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Orinoco, by Orlando, Bst 71b
(J. Marson) 1
Lord Exeter's Filbert, by Nutwith, Bst 71b (Norman) 2
The following also ran :—Cobnut, North Pole, Wil-
liam Rufus.
Betting-7 to 4on Orinoco, 4to 1 agst William Rufus,
sto 1 agst Filbert. Cobnut led to the dip, where the
running was taken up by Filbert, with Orinoco in close
attendance. When half way in the cords Orinoco chal-
lenged, and at last won by a head. Cobnut and North
Pole were about a length and a half behind ; the race in
with the two was so close that the judge was unable to
say which was third.
MATCH, A.F. 200, h ft.
Lord Glasgow's Coalition, by Don John out of Con-
spiracy, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b (Flatman) 1
Duke of Bedford's Diomedia, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (F. Butler) 2
Betting-7 to 4on Diomedia. The non-favourite made
the running, and won cleverly by three-quarters of a
length. The weather was showery and very cold, and
the attendance of company only moderate.
To the "fielders" the meeting was for the most part

couleur de rose.
LIST OF PRINCIPAL VISITORS. —The Duke of Rut-
land, Lord Glasgow, Lord Exeter, Lord Chesterfield,
Lord Lichfield, Lord Charles Manners, Lord George
Manners, Lord Anson, Lord Strathmore, Lord Maid-
stone, Lady Maidstone, Lord -Uxbridge, Lord Durham.
Lord Clifden, Lord Sidney Osborne, Lord Exmouth,
Hon. General Anson, Mrs. and Miss Anson, Hon.
Admiral Rous, Hon. F. Lawley, Hon. H. Forester,
Hon. J. Macdonald, Hon. G. Fitzroy, General Charitie,
Sir Robert Peel, Colonel Peel, Sir George Armytage,
Count Batthyany, Sir S. Graham, Colonel Windham,
Colonel Thornton, Major Pitt, Major Pearson, Major
Brown, Captain Higgins, De Horsey,l Rowley, Pettat,
Delme, Little, Bailey ; Messrs. Greville, Payne, Grat-
wicke, 0. Higgins, J. M. Stanley, Gregory, Honey-
wood, Jaques, Rudston Read, Portman, Thellusson,
Osbaldeston, Drinkald, Wigram Neville, W. M. E.
Milner, Deveaux, Bowes, W. Cook, W. E. Hughes, &c.

LATEST BETTING.
CHESTER CUP.
10 to 1 agst Trifle.
12 to 1 agst Peggy.
12 to 1 agst Missive.
12 to 1 agst Lady Evelyn.
15 to 1 agst Lord-Lieutenant.
15 to 1 agst Newminster.
Offers to back Talfourd agst Lord Lieutenant.