The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-10 00:00:00

THE FAIRS.

Despite the chilliness of the weather the diversions
at Greenwich, Stepney, and Chalk Farm, were mul-
titudinously attended. The amusements were pre-
cisely the same as those which have been in vogue
for years. At Greenwich the successors of the great
Richardson supported the British drama by perform-
ing a play and a farce in the short space of twenty
minutes throughout the day. " The Riders," humble
imitators of Franconi's and Astley's, jumped through
the usual number of hoops, from the old, steady,
easy-trotting piebalds, long favourably known to the
Greenwich public. The Crown and Anchor booth
displayed its variegated lamps, dispensed its bottled
stout, and gave forth the sounds of its untiring
quadrille bands with untiring splendour and energy.
It was crowded with dancers, and with visitants—
who could not find room to display their steps and
their ankles. Confectioners' booths abounded ; and
the swings, roundabouts, &c., had no ;lack of adven-
turous patrons.
Stepney fair added to the above-named entertain-
ments a novelty. A number of small carriages, each
capable of containing four persons, with the model of
a locomotive engine and tender, are whirled round a
raised platform upwards of 500 feet in circumference,
and to the spectators below it appeared that the car-
riages only were moving, while, to complete the
delusion, smoke was seen to issue occasionally from
the funnel of the miniature engine. The machine
when in motion went at a railroad pace, and was
worked by men concealed beneath the platform to
which the carriages are fixed and move with it, the
outside wheels only revolving.
The Chalk Farm diversions were of the usual cha-
racter, except that rifle and other shooting formed
part of the entertainments, which attracted a vast
crowd.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.-MONDAY.

The Craven—once a very popular race; but now, like
the Riddlesworth, and many other old-fashioned stakes,
fast going out of repute —did not fill, and two other races
having gone off in forfeits, the list was " deprived of its
fair proportions," its events dwindling down to sin in
number, of which Escalade's race was alone calculated to
excite any interest beyond the moment. Owing to this
falling off, and the wretched state of the weather, the
heath was very thinly attended, speculation was on a
limited scale, and there was altogether a lack of that ani-
maticn that might fairly have been expected to distin-
guish the opening of the campaign at Newmarket. The
result of Escalade's race bad the immediate effect of send-
ing Nunnykirk to 10 to 1, Vanguard to 1,000 to 45, and
of bringing the Firefly colt into the betting at 1,000 to
30, and 30 to 1. Of the transactions on future events we
may dispose in a few words. The only bets laid this
morning were 10 to 6 agst Fernhill, and 8 to 1 each apt
Hornpipe and Tisiphone for the Newmarket Handicap;
6 to 4 agst Loupgarou for the Somersetahire Stakes; and
1,000 to 25 agst Indus for the Derby. The Metropoli-
tan has not been touched upon, but several attempts hare
been made to back Peep• o'-day Boy, who, we are in-
formed, rose to Btol in town on Saturday night. It is
doubtful if Canesou will run to-morrow. The-following
is a full return of the day's racing as the short time left
us for transmitting our parcel to Cambridge will admit
of

The Hinchinbrook Stakes of 100 sous. each, h ft; for
three-year olds; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, ht 41b; D.M.
(4 subs.)
Cul. Peel's Indus

walked over.

Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sous each, and only 5 if de-
clared, &c., to go to the second horse; for three-year
olds and upwards. (10 subs., one of whom declared

forfeit.) -
Mr. Batson's Beauclerc, 4 yrs, 7st 91b (J. Sharp) 1
Duke of Bedford's Retail, 3 yrs, 54 61b (G. Mann) 2
Mr. Hargreave's Burghley, 3 yrs, sst 21b (E. White) 3
Lord Glasgow's b f by Lanercost, 3 yrs, 6st 71b 4
Me. Baum's Sotterley, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (F. Butler) 0
Col. Peel's Lola 31tmtcz, 4 yrs, Bst 51b (Flatman) 0
Sir G. Heathco'e's fby Velocipede, 3 yrs, 6st 21b... 0
Lord Exeter's Skudar, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (J. Mann) 0
Mr. W. Nevin's Princess Charlotte, 3 yrs, sst 51b... 0
Betting sto 2 agst Retail-3 to 1 agst Canada filly—
and 4 to 1 agst Lola Montez, The tour horses placed
by the judge laid in front the whole of the distance,
Burghley leading to the dip, where Beanclerc went in
advance, and ran in an easy winner by a length.—Run
in 1 min 52 secs.
A Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sous. each, 10 ft, for
four yrs old and upwards. T.Y.C. (7 subs.)
Lord Clifden's Sagacity, 5 yrs, Bst 31b...(Flatman) 1
Col. Peel's Franciscan, 4 yrs, Est 91b (G. Brown) 2
Lord Ester's Ulysses, 5 yrs, Bst 21b (J. Norman) 3
Sir J. Hawley's Paultons, aged, 7st 111 b (E. Flatman) 4
Betting-7 to 4 agst Ulysses—and 3to 1 each agst
Paultons and Sagacity. Sagacity made all the running,
and won very easily by two lengths. The race was not
timed. _ _ _

Sweepstakes of 50 soy& each- for three year old colts,
B.t 71b; fillies, Bst 31b; 41b allowed, &c. D.M. (8 subs.)
Lord Orford's c by Sir Hercules, out of Firefly
Colonel Peel's Quinine (Flatman) 2
Lord Stanley's Escalade (J. Holmes) 3
Lord Exeter's Turban (Bartholomew) 4
Betting-7 to 2on Escalade. who took the lead and
cut out the work to the T.Y .C. post, where Quinine
passed her, and carried the running on until half way up
the cords; Firefly colt here took the. lead from her, and
won easily by a length; Escalade a bad third. Run in
I min. 53 secs.

Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft, for three yrs old
colts, 83t ;lb each; 41b and 61b allowed, &c. Cam-
bridgeshire Course. (10 subs.)
Duke of Bedford's Sobraon (F. Butler) 1
Lord W. Powlett's f by Touchstone, out of Van. 2
Mr. W ygram's Pylaites (Boyce) 3
Lord Exeter's cby Voltaire, out of Silistria " 4
Sir J. Hawley's Queensberry ...........(E. Flatman) 5
Betting--2 to 1 agst Sobraon-3 to 1 agst Van colt—
and sto 1 apt any other. Queensberry made slow run-
ning to the Duke's Stand, where Sobraon headed her,
made the pace good, and won easily by two lengths. Run
in 2 min. 20 sec.
Match, 150, h ft, A.F.—Mr. Verity's Diplorolitist, fist
12Ib (F. Butler), beat Mr. Gordon's Queen Mary, 7st
41b (Flatman). Even betting. Won by a head. This
race WRSI not timed.
Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, for three yrs old; colts,
Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b; not engaged in either Riddles-
worth, the 2,000 Guineas, or 1,000 Guineas Stakes.
D.M. (4 subs.)
Duke of Rutland's Nina (W. Boyce) 1
Lord Stanley's Legerdemain (F. Butler) 2
Lord Exeter's c by Voltaire, out of Silistria
Betting-6 to 4on Nina, and 7to 4 agst Legerde-
main. Legerdemain made the running to the • cords,
where the favourite went ap, and won easily by a length.
Run in 1 min. 56 eec.
Match, 200, h f3st 41b each, D.M.—Duke of Bed-
ford's St. Rosolia received forfeit from Lord Exeter's f
by Voltaire, out of Galata.
NEWMARKET, MONDAY NIGHT.
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BETTING.
8 to 1 agst Hornpipe..
6 to 1 agst Canezou
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biter,lo to 6 agst /T'eurnEl3ll
sponge, Queen Corsican, Westow, Fly-
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SOMEREETSHIRE STAKES.
6 to 4 agst Loupgarou—taken.
3 to 1 agst Flying DutcDhE- "L. to 1 agst Nunnykirk—t.
man—taken 25 to 1 agat Vanguard—t.
6 to 1 agst Tadmor 30 to 1 agst Firefly f.
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,VATERLOO-BRIDGE.—A guide-lamp on a lofty
and extensive setae, and of a peculiar description, has
been placed at the southern extremity of Waterloo-
bridge. It is erected midway between the carriage
gates, and serves a double purpose, having several gas-
lights facing the bridge for the convenience and safety
of passengers; and on the other side, looking, towards
the Waterloo-road, the lamp is formed of pieces of
stained glass of different colours, having directions
thereon in legible characters, that the bridge conducts
the passenger to the West-end, and also the central parts
of the metropolis. This lamp erection will no doubt be
' a convenience and a service to the public, and we ob-
serve, also, that a lamp, or stand of lamps, of a sub-
stantial character, has been erected by the authorities a
short distance down the Waterloo-road, at the centre of
the carriage-way between Upper Stamford-street and
the York- road, a point where it was much needed.
There is little doubt that the immediate proximity of
the terminus of the South-Western Railway has been
the CAM of these ireproTements.