The Sun.
London, England, 1823-03-17 00:00:00

RUGBY SCHOOL.

THE ANNIVERSARY MEETING at
RUGBY SCi3OOL, will be holden on the 2d of April,
being the Wednesday in Easter week.
The Ladies and Gentlemen who intend to honour the Meet-
ing with their company are requested to be at the School Flow
by a quarter before one o'clock, at which time the delivery of
the Plize Compositions and Speeches will commence.
The Public Rehearsal will take place on Tuesday the Ist
at ten o'clock.

Sir J. V. B. JOHNSON, Bart. Stewards.
• Rev. THOMAS SHORT. •
Ordinaries and Balls as usual, in the New Assembly Rooms,
at the Spread Eagle Inn.

EXTON PARK RACES.
APRIL 3,1823.
rIPHE Ranksborough Stakes of 10 Sovereigns
each, for horses not thorough bred ; 12st. each. Two
miles. Bona fide the property of subscribers; to have been
regularly hunted during this season. Horses having won to
carry 51b. extra ; and the-winner of the Rankshorough in a
former year to carry 71b. in addition to the above extra weight.
To be ridden by gentlemen or farmers.
Present Subscribers.
•Sir G. N. Noel, Bart. I J. Mytton, Esq.
A Subscription Purse of 8 Sovereigns each, for three yr olds,
10st. 31b. each. Mar ..1 and geldings allowed 31b. One mile.
Bona fide the property of subscribers, and not thorough bred.
A certificate from the breeder to be produced before starting ;
and bred in the Counties of Rutland, Leicester, Lincoln, or
Northampton. To be ridden by farmers or sons of farmers.
Present Subscribers.
Sir G. N. Noel, Bart. I R.W. Baker
B. Spriggs I T. Fisher
A Farmers' Plate of 50 Sovereigns, for horses the property
of farmers, not thorough bred ; and that have been regularly
hunted with the ,Earl of Lansdale's, Duke of •Rutland's, or
Quorndon hounds; and bred in the Counties of Rutland, Let.,
tester, Lincoln, or Northampton. To be ridden by farmers
or sons of farmers. Four yr olds to carry I Ist. Iolb. five yr
olds, 'l2st. 31b. 'six yr' olds and aged, 12st. 71b. Certificates
from the breeder and huntsman to be produced before starting.
No winner allowed to start. The second horse to receive
10 sovereigns. Heats, two miles each.
The Noel Stakes of 5 Sovereigns each, for horses not tho-
rough bred; that never won
.9r received forfeit; and have been
regularly hunted in the Counties of Rutland, Leicester Lin-
coln, Northampton, or Nottingham. Four yr olds to carry
I Ist. 71b. five yr olds,, 12st. six yr olds and aged, lest. 41b.
Heats two miles each. Certificates from the breeder and hunts..
man to be procured before starting. To be ridden by gentle.
men 'or farmers.
Present Subscribers.
W. Ward. I J. T. Blarfleet.
T. H. Massey. R. S. Harrison.
C:1. All Stakes' to be paid to the Clerk of the Course before
starting, or,not entitled though a winner.
Sir G. N. NOEL, Bart. M.P.
Hon. Col. LOWTHER, M.P. }Stewards.
G. J. HEATHCOTE,'Esg. M.P.
THOMAS FISHER, Jun., Clerk of the Course.
All the above Races to close, and the horses to be named to
the Clerk of the Course, on or before the 27th March, 1823.

CROXTON PARK RACES.
WEDNESDAY, AIiRIL 9, .1823.
THE Billotion Coplow Stakes of 25 guineas
each, 29 subscribers, half forfeit, for horses not thorough
bred, bona tide the property of subscribers, and that have been
regularly hunted the preceding season with the Belvoir, Quorn-
don, or Cottesmore Hounds, uto the first of March ;to be
named on or before the 10th of March to one of the Stewards,
to carry 12 stone each, two Miles.. A winnerof this Stake to
carry seven pounds extra. This Stake is Closed.
The Farmer's Plate of Fifty Guineas (with ten guineas to
the second best Horse), given by the Gentlemen of the Llelvoir
or Quorndon Hunt, for horses not thorough bred, the property
of Fame* that have been regularly hunted with the Belvotr,
Quorndon, or Cottesmore Hounds, and which hava never
started, (except for this stake) paid or received forfeit.
N. B. A winner of this State will not be allowed to start
again. Two mile heats ; 4 years old, llst. 101 b. 5 years old,
12st. Ms. 6 years old and aged, 12st. 71bs. mares allowed 3lbs.
Melton Handicap Mr half-bred horses, Gentlemen riders,
once round the course, 10 guineas each, half forfeit, with 20
guineas added from the racing fund; the horses to be entered
and shewn to the person appointed to handicap, at 0 o'clock
the morning before running, at the winning chair in the park ;
the weights to be declared at noon the saute day.—No money
to be added unless three horses start for this plate.
A forced handicap for the winners of every stake, match or
plate, run on this day ; any horse may be admitted by paying
10 guineas, to be rode by gentlemen or farmers.
No Match or Sweepstakes will be allowed to be run for on
this day, that has not been named to one of the Stewards, a
week before the 9th of April.
The Stakes to be made on or before the time of weighing .7
all disputes to be settled by the Stewards. No Jockies allowed.
to ride on this day.
Lord F. lIENTINCK,)
Lord MOLYNEUX; ; Stewards.
Lord PORIigSTER,