The Sun.
London, England, 1831-05-20 00:00:00

THE DERBY STAKES.

The entire interest of the day centred in the Derby, for
which the odds underwent various changes. At the
Coffee-room in the morning Pigmy went back to 40 to 1,
the Surprise filly coming from the outside as high as 25 to
1, and again fell back to 50 to 1. After various other
fluctuations the odds closed at starting as follows ;-
6 to 4 agst Lord Jersey's Riddlesworth
15 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Blunder (taken)
15 to 1 agst Lord Verulam's Vestris
17 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Bras de Fer
20 to 1 agst Mr. Rush's Roadster
22 to 1 agst Sir J. Shelley's Cressida colt
25 to 1 agst Mr. Beardsworth's Colwick
25 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Hwmus
25 to 1 agst His Majesty's Mustachio
50 to 1 agst Lord Lowther's Spaniel
50 to 1 agst General Grosvenor's Sarpedon
High odds agst any other.

Three false starts took place, nor was it till a few mi-
nutes before three that the event actually came off. The
following are particulars of the running, &c.

The Derby Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft. for three-year-
old colts. The last mile and half. The owner of the
second horse to receive 100 sovs. out of the Stakes,
and the winner to pay 100 sovs. towards the expenses of
additional police-officers. One hundred and five sub-
scribers.
Lord Lowther's Spaniel, br. to Lapdog
Lord Jersey's Riddlesworth, by Emilius
The following started, but were not placed by the Judge :
His Majesty's by Mustachio.
Duke of Richmond's Ciudad Rodrigo, by Emilius.
Duke of Grafton's Xneas, by Emilius.
General Grosvenor's Sarpedon, by Emilius.
Lord Jersey's by Middleton.
Lord Sligo's Bras de Fer, by Langar.
Lord Exeter's Hxmus, by Sultan.
Lord Verulam's Vestris, by Whalebone.
Lord Chesterfield's by Middleton.
Lord Egremont's brother to Recruit.
Sit Gilbert Heathcote's Ferdousi, by Figaro.
Sir R. Bulkeley's Pickpocket, by St. Patrick.
Mr. Vansittart's, by St. Patrick.
Mr. Chifney's by Emilius.
Mr. W. Chifney's by Emilius.
Mr. Beardsworth's Colwick, by Filho.
Mr. Petre's Rattler, by Reveller.
Mr. Rush's Roadster, by M'Adam.
Mr. S. Day's Caleb, by Waterloo.
Mr. Thornhill's Africanus, by Emilius.
Mr. Cook's Incubus, by Phantom.
It will be seen by the above that the Black Daphne
came to the post contrary to expectation, and that Chif-
ney started the Surprise filly (carrying 41b. over weight),
instead of the Pigmy colt.
ifittall9 to:li the lead at starting, closely seconded by
Bras de Fer, immediately behind whom were Ciudad Ro-
drigo, and Slight, with Colwick, Riddlesworth, Vestris,
Caleb, Africanus, Ferdousi, and Pigmy, well laid up,
Riddlesworth being on the outside ; Incubus and Spaniel
were in the rear of all these. There was very little al-
teration in the running till they got to the turn, where
symptoms of distress began to manifest themselves. Col-
wick, Rattler,
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thirdc l o s;e Riddlesworth, somewhere , Roadster, Surprise, and Cressida, may be
considered as out of the battle ; on completing the turn
and getting into straight running, the horses began to
close ; Hiernus, Riddlesworth, Ciudad Rodrigo, and Fer-
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winning by nearly three-quarters of a length with much
cleverness. Incubus was a good third, Ferdousi fourth,
Ciudad Rodrigo about fifth, with Hzernuis.u,nlail.e,ba,ndAfri-
canus, and Pigmy almost abreast of him, but lying rather
wide; Vestris and Mustachio were also tolerably well up
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with the last-named horses, and 2Eneas, Blunder,
or three others, were beaten some distance. The pace was
pretty good towards the finish, but it must be considered
as a slow-run race; to this, the stoutness and honesty of
the Whaleboneblood, and the distance, Lord Lowther owes
his success. The result was a complete surprise to all
parties except the trainer, who declared his horse would
be one of the first three. After the deductions mentioned
in the conditions Lord Lowther nets 3,0001. by the stakes,
and it is said that his Lordship did not back his horse.
The Durdans Stakes of 10 sovs. each and 10 added, for
mile.
Mr. Sadler's 3
'2
Mr. Rush's f. by Partisan, 4 yrs.
3
Mr. Walker's b. f. by Merlin, 3 yrs
three
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Mr. Dockeray's g. f. Corea, 4 yrs 4
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Duke of Richmond's b. f. Syma, 3 yrs. .......Pavis) I
(Pavia) 1
Mr. Walker's f. by Merlo—Maid of Moscow, yrs 4 .
Mr Hollaway's b. f. Snack, 3 yrs ........................ . .
3
4
Mr. Maberly's Phanus, 4 yrs .......................... _
Mr. Wetherell's f. by Whalebone, 3 yrs
Won cleverly by a length.
Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, and 50 added by Mr. Duni-

son, for three years old. The winner to be sold for SOO,
&c.—Heats, two miles.

Lord Ongley's Suffolk Punch, 4 yrs. (Macdonald) I 1
Hon. Mr. Ongley's Foxcote, 5 yrs 2
Mr. Davies's Amelia, 3 yrs 3 dr
Mr. Clarke's c. by Robin Hood, 3 yrs 4 dr
Mr. Dockeray's b. g. Abel, 5 yrs. 5 dr
Woa cleverly.
No betting on any of the races after the Derby.

STAFFORD RACES-MAY 18.

The Publicans' Plate of 50 sovs., with 10. sovA. for the

second. Heats, twice round and a distance.
Mr. Massey's Douglas, 5 yrs 1 1
Mr. Neville's The Serpent, 3 yrs 3 2
Mr. Tomes's The Burgess, 5 yrs 2 dr
Mr. Thorne's Ghost, 4 yrs 4 dr
Four drawn.