The Sun.
London, England, 1836-06-04 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

ASCOT HEATH MEETING—Y327.9mA r.
There was little in yesterday's list calculated to attract
company, not that this is surprising, as the, last day of most
meetings seldom affords racing of any general interest. qf
.
the fashionables present we were enabled to pick up the. fol-
lowing names :—Duke of Rutland, Duke and Duchess 01
Beaufort, Marquis of Exeter, Marquis of Granby, Earl Jersey,
Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, Earl and Countess of Ux-
bridge, Earl of Albemarle, Lord Villiers, Lord John Manners,
Lord F. Fitaolarence, Lord Albert Conyngham, Lord Port-
arlinton General Stradbroke, Sir F. Bathurst, Sir L. or,
Sir S. Graham, Sir J. Gibbon, Hon. G. Byng, Hon A.
Tiers, Colonel Peel, Colonel Bouverie, Celonel Chaloner,
Captain Gardoor, Captain Fairlie, Captain Seymour, Captaia
Pigott, Captain Hunter, Captain Clive, Mr. Greville,
Hawker, Mr. De Burgh, Mr. Worrell, Mr. M. Stanley, Int.
S. Stanley, Mr. Crommeline, Mr. Payne, &c.
Before we describe the day's sport we should observe, that
the keeping of the course was not by any means so well at'
tended to as it ought to be ; several gentlemen were heard t
complain on the subject.
His Majesty's Plate of ;i-)0 gs. for hunters ; five yrs, llst. 711!!
all, list. 121 b, j and aged, 12st. ; maiden horses allowed 51b
Two miles and a distance.

Mr. Robertson's Olympic, 5 yrs .. Macdonald 1
Mr, De Burgh's Jacopo, 4 yrs
Betting-6 to lon Olympic, who made all the running, a"d'a'in
in rather a slovenly manner by a length.
The Workingham Stakes of 5 sous. each, for three years old and
upwards (Handicap). The last three quarters of the new mac"
19 Subs.

Ld Tavistock's:e. by Royal Oak, 4 yrs, 7st. 10113 Rogers 1
D. of Rutland's Florestan, Darioletta c., 4 yrs, Bst. 61b. 2
Captain Gardnor's Skirmisher, 3 yrs, 7st ......... 3
The following also started, but were not placed :
Mr. Greville's Marmalade, 3 yrs, 7st. 121 b.
Mr. Theobald's b. f. Ticket, 3 yrs, 6st. 101 b.
Mr. W. Edwards's Royal George, 3 yrs, fist. 91b,
Captain Williamson's 13rooklands, 3 yrs, 7st. 81b.
Lord Suffield's Promethean, 3 yrs, 7st. 61b.
Captain Martyn's Minna, 4 yrs, Est. 21b.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Florestan, sto 2 agst Skirmisher, stO I
agst Marmalade,and one small bet of 12 to 2 agst the winner, the
weight of the betting being between two and the field.—'fbe IteY
Oak colt and Florestan laid in front together nearly the of
the ground. At the distance they and Skirmisher were singly'
out from the crowd, the latter a length behind the two, and witb-:
out the slightest chance of winning. The struggle for victory W:a!
carried on so evenly that at the finish the Royal Oak colt was Pro,
nounced to have won by a neck only. Rogers's riding was gr"
-admired; and one gentleman (a ktember 'oethe J. C. nub) was, -
pleased with it that he presented him with a IN. note.
The Buckhurst Stale of 100 sous, (mob, h. ft. The Old Ole',
The winner of the Derby to carry 71b. extra. 1.1 Subs.
Lord Jersey's Bay Middleton, by Sultan Robinson I
Lord Exeter's Muezzin, by Sultan, Bst.- 71b ............ 2 .
12 to 1 on Bay Middleton.—The non-favourite made runnine,
round the turn, where Bay Middleton went up, ran a few strides la
company, quitted him inside the distance, and won easy.
A Plate of 501. ; three yrs, 7st. 71b. ; four yrs, Bst. 71b; five yll.
9st. ; six and aged, 9st. 41b. ; mares allowed 31b„ winners 31e•
extra. The Old Mile. Winner to be sold for 250, Ste.
Lord Chesterfield's f. by Zinganee, 3 Rogers 1
Captain Gardnor's Ethilda, 4 yrs..
The following were not placed
Mr. W. Edwards's Royal. iieorge, 3 yrs; Mr. Forth's. b.
'
Partisan out of Lad", Z.ramfeazer, 3 yrs ; Mr. Crommelin's Zit
Captain Fairl.le.S Toth Beasley ; Mr. Theobald's Ticket, 3 yes ; to
Mr. Munroe's f. by Emilius, out of Rowton's dam. Betting
4fter
agst Babel, sto 2 agt Ethilda, and sto 1 agst Munroe. :0
the
a quarter of a mile Ethilda made play, Babel waiting on t
race
distance, where he went to her head, and, after 'a splcaldid
nec home, won by a k. He was claimed.
Derby B etting.-1,000 to 60 agst Captain Cardnor's Phantasm&
cot (taken).
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Tail:
ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. -- FrtENCII
Pr AT3.—We wish the few unhappy old scribes, who still in-
,sivtisislttl that France
rrance and England are natural enemies, would only:
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thhlaatr st
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antipathies', and ~national jealoyusies ;" all their no"nsaettrcaall
conaa9tttiiiooonnn.s
haalFisdosrealondutoirmqseuated prejudices would be lost
nation.
. the native gaiety and histrionic talent of the neighbouri.ng.
theatre whilst wit ill admiration
bl:eeTesssniwng-gerecaat say,htneer thanropiei truth,itsthelvaaas
tion thatof ourl‘i gr:iriact
,this
Fourberies de Scapin. MOUrose and Davidlaasrtenvig:utablatetah:
cessions to the strength tai Madame Jenny VertrS's corpse,drfr-
nit;que. Monrasa, who has just made hio debe e is,
perhaps, tlo best comic actor the French stage poses;
Mars and Cossard are old favourites, and with the " star" we' 1,
never fail to draw good houses. We see Vertpr6.'s suec ros
has not been unattended by the envy which proverbially foil iwn
close upon merit ; the superiority of her company has,. bcen_
questioned in a sort of under-whisper by some of the, sel. ,e._
rested speculators ; but she can well afford to. lar,l.Th at tb
_iiir
pigmy efforts. She has engaged the best art:,sts Franc? !,,,,
furnish, and has, introduced a constant succ'zssion of oveltT__
which combiner* give to the St. Jame;-a
-street Theatre a_
cided superiority over every othes similar establishment In
England.