The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-29 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING.
TUESDAY.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each; for two yrs old, 6st 711.);
three, Bst 71b; four and upwards, 9st. T.Y.C. Tho
winner to be sold for 50/. (3 Subs.)
Lord Albemarle's Radalphus, 4 yrs (Robinson) 1
Mr. Rolt's Ould Ireland, 5 yrs ... ... ... 2
Mr. Payne's br fby Buzzard, 2 yrs ... ••• •• . 3
5 to 4 on Ould Ireland. Radalphus took the lead,
kept it, and won by a length. The filly was restive at
the post, and lost a great many lengths at starting. Run
in 1 min. 18 secs.

Match, 100, h ft. First half of Ab.M.
Col. Peel's Vert Vert, Bst (Nat), beat Lord Exeter's
Cosachia, Bst 71b. 6to 4on Vert Vert. Won by a
length. Run in 54 secs.

Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft. ; Bst 71b each.
T.Y.C. (3 Subs.)
Colonel Anson's Contessa ... ... .. (Nat) 0 1
Sir J. Hawley's Cavatina ... •„, „, ... 0 2
Mr. Shelley's Doubtful
.. ... ... ... 3
Betting-6 to 5 agst Contessa, and 6to 4 agst Cava-
tins. Doubtful went with a slight lead to the cords,
where she was headed by Contessa and Cavatina, between
whom a fine race ended in a dead heat. Run in 1 min.
19 secs. Deciding heat-5 to 2on Contessa, who won
by five lengths. Cavatina broke down. Run in 1 min.
18 secs.

Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sous. each, 5 ft, &c. T.Y.C.
(7 Subs., 1 of whom declareO.)
Lord Exeter's Cocoa Nut, 6 yrs, Bst 61b (Mann)
Colonel Peel's Vert Vert, 3 yrs, 7st 21b . 2
Duke of Rutland's Bella Donna, 3 yrs, 6st 71b ... 3
Mr. Roles Collingwood, 4 yrs, Bst 131 b . . 0
Mr. Rogers's Jolly Dick, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b 0
Capt. Bulkeley's Dromedary, 3 yrs, 6st slb ... 0
Betting-3 to 1 agst Jolly Dick, Vert Vert, and Bella
Donna, and 4 to 1 agst Cocoa Nut. Jolly Dick made the
running, followed by Dromedary, the others lying up,
with the exception of Cocoa Nut. At the new ground
Jolly Dick declined, and Vert Vert went on, attended by
Dromedary and Bella Donna, Cocoa Nut still waiting.
About half way up the cords Dromedary gave up, and
Cocoa Nut heading him, caught Vert Vert a few yards
from home, and won by a neck, Vert Vert beating Bella
Donna by a head, and Dromedary a good fourth. Run
in 1 min. 17 secs.

The Hopeful Stakes of 40 sovs. each, h ft; for two yrs
old colts. Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 51b; winners extra,
&c. Last half of Ab.M. The second to receive 501.
(28 Subs.)
Mr. J. Moore's Blaze ... (F. Butler) 1
Colonel Peel's Teetotum (31b extra) ... ... 2
Sir J. Gerard's Lucy Ashton ... ... 3
The following also started :—Mr. Cooper's Slug—Lord
Exeter's Tippet—Lord Exeter's Tisiphone—Mr. Greig's
Earl of Richmond—Sir J. Hawley's Lovelace—Mr. Mos-
tyn's Lady Augusta—Mr. Watts's f by Touchstone, out
of Ohio—Mr. Worley's Grist (31b extra).
Betting-5 to 4 agst Blaze, sto 1 agst Lucy Ashton,
and 10 to 1 agst Grist. Lucy Ashton made the running
to the bushes, followed by Blaze, Teetotum, and Grist,
in the order indicated; Blaze then took the lead, kept it,
and won easily by a length; Teetotum beating Lucy
Ashton by a head; Grist a good fourth. Run in 54 secs.
The Grand Duke Michael Stakes of 50 sovs.; for
three yrs old colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 31b. A.F.
(17 Subs.)
Duke of Richmond's Red Hart
Sir R. Pigot's Conyngham
Lord Stradbroke's Coningsby...
Colonel Anson's Lazarillo

... (Nat) 1

Betting-7 to 4on Conyngham, 7to 2 agst Coningsby,
and 6to 1 agst Red Hart. Wd Hart made the running
at a good pace to the T.Y.C. ending-post, where Co-
ningsby, who had been following him, went up, and they
travelled in company into the Ab.M. bottom; Conyng-
ham then took the second place, and waited on Re-1 Hart
until half way up the cords, where he challenged—the
struggle home was very close, Red Hart winning by a
head, Coningsby a bad third. Run in 2 min. 23 secs.
The Buckenham Stakes of 300 sovs. each, &c. T.Y.C.
(3 Subs.)
Mr. Mostyn's Surplice received forfeit.
It will be seen by the above details that the sport was
excellent—it was, beyond comparison, the best that has
been seen at a First October Meeting for many years.
The weather was fine and the attendance numerous.