The Sun.
London, England, 1831-06-11 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HAMPTON RA CE S—( CoscLUDED.)
. The company yesterday presented a strong contrast ti
the brill:ant asse:nblage on Thtirsd ky—in number the pro
ortion Was less aura a fif to, nor was the fashionabh
part out of keeping ; the list day, however, is always t! e
least attractive, the least important rac. a being generally
,elected as a wind-up to the meeting. That the races,
taken altogether, eclipsed all that have preceded them on
this Course, cannot for a moment he doubted, the com-
pany On Wednesday and Thursday h iving fairly tivalh d
;rester meetings. Too much praise c moot be given to
Sir Mark Wood, one of the Stewards, for his zealous
•fforts to promote the interests of the races ; he was abl)
seconded by Sir Dudley Hill, who united to his charactet
.f proprietor of the race-ground that of representative et
the EAil of Errol, the other Steward. The only race that
‘ccasioned any trouble was that for the Pony Cup yester
lay ; its condition that the ponies should be under twelve
`lands, and belong to gentlemen, caused plenty of squab-
sling, for it was no easy matter to ascertain who were en-
titled to that title—no one attempted to deny that Lord
Chesterfield was a " gentleman," or that Sir Dudley Hill
or Mr. Horace Seymour had an equal right to be so
,ermed ; but Wyatt, Yates, and Chadwell, were names nut
sit well known, nor was it discovered whether they bad
my gentle blood in their veins ; it was finally settled to
;ink all distinctions, and then it was any odds on the
A ristocracy. Lord Cheteerfield's pony could have carried
either of the others, and won without difficulty. it is to
lie hope.l that there will be no more " pony" races : they
inv,:riably terminate in wrangling, and bring unpopularity
upon those who least deserve it.
The Cup, as may be collected from what we have said,
was won by a pony belonging to Lord Chesterfield, who,
with characteristic generosity, immediately gave it up to
he run fur by the other ponies; as it was unconnected with
the legitimate racing, we did not wait its result. The
minor details of the races were intrusted to Messrs. Kara]]
awl Boulderry, and gave complete satisfaction.
The only Members of the haut ton whose names we
collected were the Earl of Albemarle, Earl and Countess
of Chesterfield, Lord W. Lennox, Sir St. Vincent Cotton,
Sir M. Woo 1, Sir Fraser, Sir D. Hill, Hon. Colonel
and Mrs. Anson, Colonel Peel, Mr. F. Mills, Mr. Roberts,
Mr. Horace Seymour, Mr. Stonehewer, Captain Byng,
Mr. De Burgh, Mr. Payne, Mr. Hungerford, Capt. Jones,
Mr. Osbaldeston, and several Officers of the Regiment
stationed at Hampton Court.
The racing was as follows :
The Clarence Club Stakes of 5 sous. each, awl 15 added
from the Club. Heats, once round. Seven subs.
Mr. Dockeray's c. by Whalebonr. 1 1
Mr. Simpson's c. by Wrangler
Mr. Neville's ch. f. sister to Sophia 3 0
Capt. Beecher's Picturesque
Mr. Seabright's Palfrey 5 0
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First Heat—Betting-2 to 1 agst Miss Rush ; 5 to 2
agst Electress ; and 4to 1 agst Palfrey. Miss Rush and
Picturesque made the running to the last turn, where the
latter failed ; the Electress colt then challenged, and ran a
close race with Miss Rush, ultimately winning rather
cleverly.
Second Heat-5 to 4 agst Electress, who made till the
running, and won very easy. Rode by Jerry.
The Hampton-Court Stakes of 10 sovs. each and 20 added,
for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Five subs.
Mr. Hungerford's Camillus 4 0 I I
Mr. Rush's Guildford
Hon. Mr. Ongley's Foxcot

Duke of MainOnd's Wandering Boy 1 4 4 dr

First Heat.-5 to 4 agst. Guildford ;sto 2 agst. Ca-
millus; and 4to 1 agst. Wandering Boy. Won cleverly.
Second Heat.-6 to 4 agst. Wandering Boy ; 2 to I
agst. Camillus; and sto 1 agst. Guildford. A deal heat
between Camillus and Guildford.

Third Heat.-7 to 4 agst. 'Wandering Boy, and 3 to 1
agst. any other. Won cleverly.
Fourth 1-leat.-3 and 4 to 1 on Camillus, who won
very easy; rode by S. Mann.
Several accidents occurred on Thursday, owing to the
immense crowd going and returning ; the most serious
occurred at Twickenham, in the evening, to Mr. Kirkman
(of the Brewery there) and his family. His horse took
fright at the gallopping of a horse close by him, ran off at
a frightful pace, and went with great force against a post
not tnany yards from Mr. K.'s residence ; the chaise was
dashed to pieces, and Mr. and Mrs. Kirktnan thrown a
considerable distance; the former had his shoulder smashed
and his skull fractured, and died at twelve o'clock yester-
day morning. Mrs. Kirkman was also dreadfully injured,
and some fears are entertained that she will not recover;
the children escaped with a few bruises.—A casualty of a
different nature took place at Turnhatn-green through the
careless driving of a fellow in a cart ; a gentleman was
driving across the road to get on his right side, when the
man alluded to, being then on the wrong side of the road,
came with such force against the horse in the gig, that the
shaft of the cart penetrated his heart—the poor beast went
a few yards, and dropped dead. His owner, a few days
previous to the accident, refused 150 guineas fur him.