The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-10 00:00:00

► SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
BETTING AT MAITCHESTER.—FRIDAY.
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. —9 to I agst Canezou-10 to
1 agst Lugar-12 to 1 agst Flatcatcher-12 to 1 agst Dacia
—l5 to 1 agst Clarissa-14 to 1 agst Loupgarou-20 to 1 agst
Backbiter-20 to 1 agst Do-the-Boys (offers to take).
LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE.-10 to 1 agst Curate (t)-
12 to 1 agst Prince George (t)-15 to 1 agst Knight of
Gwynne (0-100 to 6 agst Proceed (t)-290 to 8 agst Ed-
ward the First (t).
CHESTER CUP. —lB to 1 agst the Tartar-20 to 1 agst
Joe' o Sot-27 to 1 agst Inheritress-33 to 1 agst Blucher-
-30 to I,agst Geraldine--40 to 1 agst Cossack-40 to I agst
Dacia-40 to 1 agst Lady Wildair (t)-45 to I agst Peep-
o'-Day Boy (offers to take)-500 to 10 agst lodine (t)-50
to 1 agst Farewell-50 to 1 agst Rathmines.
Da %BY.— Plenty of offers, Nunnykirk and Uriel im-
proving three points each, but not a bet laid.
CHELTENHAM STEEPLE•CHASE--FRIDAv.
Free Handicap Sweeps of 10 sous. each, b. ft., and 50 added.
Font miles. (14 Subs.)
Mr. Holman's Verax, aged, lOst 31b (Archer) 1
Mr. Tollit's Sauterut, lOst 21b - 2
The following also started, but were not placed :—Captain
Barnett's Marengo, list 41b (F. Lisby) Mr. R. T. Moore's
St. Rath, aged, lOst 91b (Hotham)—Mr. King's Kathleen,
6 3Ts, lOst 91b (Stagg)—Mr. Lan ham's Ball bar aged,
10A 71b (H. Bradley)—Mr. Oliver's Frances, lOst 71b (C.
Boyce)—Sir J. Malcolm's Dunlayan lOst. 71b (Jacks)—Mr.
Theobald's Coverhack, lOst 51b (Lowe)—and Mr. Vaver's
Vengeance, lOst 51b (Oliver.)
2 to 1 agst Vengeance (5 to 2 taken), 3 to 1 agst St. Ruth,
4 to 1 agst Verax, and 6 to I agst Dunlavan.
Won in a canter.
The Selling Stakes were Won by Lincoln (Oliver), beating
of
l 00, Ploughboy, and several others.
The Hunters'
llst 71b each. Two miles and
a half.
Resolute,
Plat

Mr. King nd The Farrier ...
••• ...
Captain Barnett's India-rubber •••
.. •••
Mr. Theobald's Dyspepsia ...
..
... •••
... .
...
Three others started. Won esasy 3
, by a length.
INTELLIGENCE EXTRA.
CROXTON PARK, /849.
THE GRANISY HANDICAP of 20 sovs. each, h. ft. and 6 only
declared on or before the 17th of February.
• st lb,
Pyrrhus the First, 6 yrs 12 13,
Collingwood, 6 yrs :12 13
Diplomatist, 5 yrs .... l2 5
Wanota, 5 vr5...... l2 4;
Alogador, S yrs
The Tartar, 5 yrs
New Forest Deer, aged 12 0
Vesta, 5 yrs
Humdrum, 6 vrs
Fireaway, aged
Glutton, 4 yrs ll 5
Postilion, 4 yrs
Roscius, aged ll 4
Marquis of Conyngham
6 yrs
Escape, 4 yrs
Rathmines, 5 yrs
The Magnet, aged ll 21
Lord Saltoun, aged
Swordplayer, 4 yrs
Campanile, aged
Distaflina, 4 yrs .
Conceit, 5 yrs
Tomtit, 5 yrs
Finvaragh, 6 yrs ..
Pavilion, 5 yrs
Voyager, 4 yrs .....
Sampson, 4 yrs

(King)

at lb
Sheraton,
Wide-awake,6 y r4s
Pell-mell, 5 yrs
yrs
;Lucy Ashton, 4 yrs
Chat,s yrs .......
.. 10 9
41
dY, rss .... ..... . .
Subduer, aged .... 10 8
y
1100 7
The Hatter, 6 yrs
Jest, by Jerry, 4 yrs
5
Watchdog,yrs 10 7
(Prince Charlie, 4 yrs
st. Cracow
osw,a
Confederacy, 4 yrs ..
Venture (Victor), 4 yrs 10 5
!Paladin, 4 yr 5.......,,,,, 10 4
Smuggler Bill, 6 yrs ... 10 4
(Bird of Paradise, 4 yrs . 10 4
Linnxus (h b), 5 yrs... 10 3
Deryforth (h b), 4 yrs. 10 3
Chevreuil, 4 yrs . ....... 10 2
Portrait, aged........... 10 1
The Farrier (h b), aged 10 0
Miss Nipper, 4 yr 5....., 10 0
Counterfeit, aged 10 0
Acomb, 4 yrs ............ 9 13
rFirst-chance, 3 yr 5...,.. 9 7
Bunney, 3 yrs ... 9 0

If the highest weight accepting is under 12st it will be
raised, and the other weights in proportion, at the option of
the stewards, to any weight not exceeding 12st, which will
be declared seven days after the acceptances.
A Gold Cup, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 soya
each, h It, and 5 only if declared on or before Feb. 17.
st lb st lb
Pyrrhus the First, 6 yrs 12 12 Voyager, 4 yrs
Diplomatist, 5 yrs
The Tartar, 5 yrs
New Forest Deer, aged 12 0 Sheraton, 6 yrs ...... 10 10
Humdrum, 6 yr 5......,,, 11 10 Chat, 5 yrs lO 9
Vesta, 5 yrs ll 9 St. Oswald, 5 yrs ...... 10 7
Fireaway, aged
Postilion, 4 yrs ... ..... 11 6 Prince Charlie, 4 yrs lO 7
Swordplayer, 4 yr 5..... 11 3 Lucy Ashton, 4 yrs
' Escape 4 yrs .. ....... 11 3 Jest, by Jerry, 4 yrs lO 4
The Magnet, aged ll 2 Bird of Paradise, 4 yrs 10 3
Lord Saltoun, aged ll 1 Miss Nipper, 4 yrs lO 1
Distaffina, 4 yrs ll 0 Cherreuil, 4 yrs 9 13
Conceit, 5 yrs lO 18 Counterfeit, aged ...... 9 12
If the highest weight accepting is under 12st, it will be
raised, and the other weights in proportion, at the option of
the stewards, to any weight not exceeding 12st, which will
be declared seven days after fhe acceptances.
WAKEFIELD HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE.
The following are the acceptances for this race, of 25 sous.
each, which is to come off on Wednesday, the 21st. inst. :
st lb st lb
Mr. Salt's The Doctor 11 9
Mr. Allcott's St. Leger 11 7
Mr. J. G. Murphy's
La Sylphide ll 0
Lord Chesterfield's The
Victim
Mr. Mason's, • jun ,
Peter Simple lO 12
Mr. Bedford's Lincoln 10 10
Lt. Buchanan's Alfred 10 7
Mr. J. F. Rowland'
Flvcatcher.,... ..... 10

Mr. R. Clifton's ns
Little Fanny lO 7
Capt. W. Peel's Aler-
rirnan

Mr. Cattwright's
Thurgarton .... lO 4
Mr. Haworth's ns
Young Hamlet lO 4
Mr. Braithwaite's Du-
bious lO 2
Mr. Atkinson Ll 3 Ariel 10 0
Kr. Stebbing's ns The
Quaker's Wife 9 7

The Sweepstakes of 2 tors. each, with 25 added, will close
on the 14th inst.; and the Post Entry, of 2 sovs. each, with
10 added, will close in a quarter of an hour after the second
race.