The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-18 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION.

St. Leger--Betting-7 to 4 agst Launcelot (taken), it°
2 agst Gibraltar (taken), 4 to I agst Maroon, 7 to 1 agg h,'
Calypso, 16 to 1 agst Trustee, 30 to 1 agst Broadwat
and 100 to 1 agst any other. About half an hour befor!
the start, Launcelct and Gibraltar were 2 to 1 ea°.
(taken), the latter having the call. After one failure (1,o;
a false start, as the word was not given), the lot got aolY
admirably, Polydorus leading, the Youug.un second,
lypso, Maroon, Launcelot, and Gibraltar next, and all the
others in capital places. This order of running lasted ell
to the hill, where Polydorus declined, and Maroon took hil
place, followed by Launcelot and Calypso, the others e
maining in the same positions they occupied under the c°r;
wand of Polydorus, In descending the hill ',once °
headed Maroon, and at the bottom of it was making Plalci
pulling double, Maroon lying second, Calypso third, an
Gibraltar, Trustee, and Dr. Caius close up with tbel:"
the Young-un having retired from the front rank. I° ma
ing the turn at the Red House Gibraltar beaded the
but could not reach Scott's horses, who maintained the
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positions to the end, Launcelot winning easy by three ,
of a length, and Maroon, hard held, beating Gibraltar fort
second money by about a neck ; many arc of opinion the n°cl
thing but the declaration to win with Launcelot preilate
his winning the race. Be this as it may,
full of running, and could have beaten the Newmaroe,
horse by two or three lengths had it been required. d
lyso was fourth, the Doctor at her side, Trustee siith 55,e
Mountain Sylph seventh ; the others tailed off The 1/1"r
was good, but not first-rate. The winner is oswn brothe
scott
to Touchstone, winner of the St. Leger in 1834
t. • skive
has now ridden the winner of this race for three succena
years. Value of the stake, deducting first and gel/-
money, 2,9001. , the
Four-years-old Stakes.—Betting-6 and 7to ,„10
Provost (ridden by Templeman), who waited on the
to the stand, passed her, and won cleverly. he pulled:Pt

ISLE OF THANET RACES (MARGATE)*
WEDNESDAY. °
The Powell Stakes of 3 sovs. each and 40 added. l'ff
mile heats. The winner to be sold for 1301.
(5 subs.) 1
2 1
Mr. Baichin's Slang, aged, 9st 41b
1 g
Mr. Clifton's Slender, 5 yrs, Sst 91b
Mr. Wickham's Curate, 4 yrs, Bst llb
4
Mr. Coleman's Bristolian, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b
Mr. Dockeray's Lyster, 4 yrs, Sst 41b
Three well contested heats.
The Ramsgate Plate of 50/. Two mile heats. The ' I

to be sold for 1201., &c. 1 2 I
Mr. Doekeray's Lyster, 4 yrs, Bst. 91b
Mr. Bishop's Muncheusen, 5 yrs 9st
Mr. Parr's Arrian, 4 yrs, Bst 91b
(13r
Mr. Coleman's Kensington, 5 yrs, 9st 41b

Von by a-length.

BLACKWALL REGATTA. efigst
A very excellent contest took place on Thursday Arn, 70•
the watcrmcn belonging to Blackwall for a purse °,, s-0 s
reigns, given by the Railway Company. The match L:a
with five heats amongst six scullers, and the atternhe
on the river and shore was most extraordinary: Br first
regulations of the match three boats started in ti,f of
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heat, and the same number in the second, and the urlird
each of these lay-by, while the two last rowed fora L:of
heat. The fourth heat was composed of the two firs ;of
these, and the winner of the first heat and the winnedie
the second, and the two men who came in first in tbii
„isf
puted the fifth and grand heat. At the middle of tbe "fit
the following took their places for the first heat, the °tag
being from Blackwall-stairs, and extending in the dists!'eb;
twice repeated, a mile and a half :—John Roberts, I:ight
blue; James Pain, yellow; and J. Aldons, red. l'ef
blue soon took the lead, and maintained it, winning -;s.
length or so ; yellow was second. The second heat
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sisted of J. Egalton, pink ; George Atkins, blue; 81,"„nif
Boulton, green. This was a good heat, well row"' tb-cis
won in style by pink. Yellow, red, blue, and green.; eb
went away for the third heat, and after labouring as '',lllo
as they well could, blue was first, and yellow second. e;
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fourth heat consisted of light blue, pink, yellow, au
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pink came in first, blue second, and yellow third. At for
o'clock pink and blue went away for the grand heat
five minutes nearly they were scull and scull, pink to"
lead, and won by two or three lengths.