The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-20 00:00:00

EPSOM RACES.
WEDNESDAY.
The Derby has passed away with no very new or
marked feature to distinguish it from its predecessors.
The main difference in relation to its accessories was,
that the promise of direct railway accommodation from
London •bridge to the town of Epsom was fulfilled, and
the result was, that thousands thronged to the races who
would have hesitated to visit them by the route of Nine
Elms and Kingston, or by the more direct and not less
fatiguing one, via " The Elephant." Whilst we, how-
ever, admit that the new channel possessed, at all events,
the recommendation of being cheap, and, in its express
trains, direct, and that the consequence was an unprece-
dented number of visitor., still we cannot grant that
it by any means added to the respectability of the
assemblage, but had evidently the effect of diminishing
the presence of titled and fashionable company. With
respect to the line, we have to regret that the directors
allowed themselves to throw it open without having
Provided the requisite accommodation for passengers in
the shape of stations and efficient employes ; for the fear
that great inconvenience, and probably something
evoree, would ensue, deterred great numbers from tra-
velling by the new route. These evils, however, pro-
duced good, and hence the South-Western Company,
and the job-masters, had a fair share of the profits the
Derby day brings with it. This new division of the
traffic produced another beneficial effect, as it materially
lessened the confusion, stoppages, and danger that used
to prevail when the route was more limited.
The race was advertised for half-past two,'long before
Which hour the mass of visitors had settled into such
1) ositions as their fancies dictated, the equestrians
°eating themselves on the hill in order to witness the
!tart, others congregating at " Tattenham-corner" —an
Interesting point of the race, at which the wiener may
"soapy be selected out of four or five—but the majority
stationing themselves either in or as near the Grand
Stand as possible, thereby obtaining the twofold advan-
tage of seeing the preliminaries of the race and its
IlLsue• The crowd in this quarter was immense, and a
fair
saddpiirnogo,fs;c.,
of soundness of the policy that led to the
on the course, and the removal of the
betting ring from the hill to the Grand Stand enclosure,
dill offered by the fact that the receipts at the
l'ifferent stands were on a greatly increased scale.
An touching on the actual business of the day, and the
chief incidents arising from it, we must return to the
Spread Eagle, at Epsom, where the betting men usually
the
for a couple of hours before they repair to
-"e Downs. Their number was immense, and their
thdying point the most inconvenient imaginable, i. e.
e area in front of the inn, which by some unaccount-
able caprice, they prefer to the undisturbed accommo-
Zion of the Subscription-room, opened for their special
e and convenience. The general business was not by
luzy means heavy, but it was remarkable for the extreme
eagerness with which Conyngham was backed, of course
!.o the prejudice of The Cossack, who declined to 5 to 1,
ilatils,rival's closing price being only 4 to;1. Between twelve
4rcl°lslte the O'clock the ring dispersed to re-assemble soon
tor within the enclosure of the Grand Stand, where,
alnid
Babel-like din that ever prevails on this
Z•ettBe i", we collected that Conyngham gradually in.
noti-aered in favour, and at the close was backed at a shade
riled .3 t° 1. Some confusion arose from an unautho.
of announcement having been made in the ring that
~,,i., Fort would not start ; it was not contradicted until
&e.. 11 half an hour of saddling. Mounting, cantering,
bia _ "jug followed within view of the excited assem-
blage'
the
horses proceeded to the post, and, a
aii„il er before three, were started without the
r test failure. We have fully described the
,t,,,_ underneath; it was run in a good old-fashioned
fro/oZ, Cossack baying been in advance nearly
at end to end,
beating the same horse that he beat
•pyitll
,Wmarket, and by precisely the same distance.
crack the`o exception of the winning one, none of the
„oil_ ts made any figure in the race. We may °h-
elm !, in conclusion, that no Derby within our knowledge
°YeeLl3l4e ir so perfectly "on the square." The race
, there
rooms was a tremendous rush for the refreshment-
'ewe, ',and both in the Grand Stand and in Mr. Care-
noai Le suPpl statesa scarcely equal to the demand ; it
were °°
° sfaetory to that if some little scarcity prevailed
racearefPilialnla were heard of the charges. Three other
wed the great one, and the day's amusements
add a broughtB, to a close in good time. We have only to
Dukeetection of the principal visitors :
fort, 34 of Rutland, Duke of Richmond, Duke of Beau-
Graevircluis of Exeter ; Earls of Chesterfield, March,
Gias 0 le, Strathmore, Grosvenor, Caledon, Uxbridge,
Lorega ;('' Avilton, Stradbroke; Countess of Chesterfield;
Osboee awalone, Suffield, G. Bentinck, W. Powlett, S.
liennOx°' G.
.„ Manners, A. Lennox, W. Lennox, G.
Fiteeo ' liurghley, Brownlow, Cecil, Bateman, C.
. maheote, C.
b . Y, E. '
tinkaid . Russell, Vivian, Newport, Stanley,
Cl. Rea h, Fitz-Clarence, Paget ; Sirs R. Pigott,
Cockerel] W. Codrin ton J Hawley,
• Staple s '
B' :ttihyany
Forester H. Pi
w• Wynne Y, S. Spry, J. Shelley, F. Goodricke, W.
11 , Baron Rothschild, Count °nourables Colonel and Mrs. Anson, G. Byng, E.
1`
Pitt, Boyle, Admiral Poulett, &c. &c.
Of so
e
THE DERBY STAKES.
Mu,s, Bst 21b ; 8"s.
"eh' h ft, for three yrs old; colts, £3et 71b;
the owner of the second horse to re-
calve 100
8",- out
pay 100 soya, of the stakes, and the winner to
ovs. toward •
course ; last
mil s the police regulations of the
Mr. Pedle ' e and a half. (ISB Subs.)
Y 8 Coss
lir. Bouree,3 lick .................... (Templeman) 1
Lord Eghre'eri War
. Eagle
tOn's V (Boyce) 2
5ir,....,.. m
an Tromp
The follow' (J. Marson) 3
g also started,
II -rlgot's Conyngham but were not placed:—
Duke of Richmond's Red Hart .•
(A Day) 0
kr ' - M (Cotton) 0
„A,•
errY's Limestone (S. Darling, jun.) 0
..kr• AlOgtyll'S fir. Martin (Calloway) 0
Duke of Richmond's Halo (II. Bell) 0
Lord E. Russell's Nottingham (E. Edwards) 0
Lord Caledon's Wanota (Marlow) 0
Ur. Irwin's Oxonian (Sly) 0
Mr. Mostyn's Planet (W. Abdale) 0
kr. Mostyn's Crozier (Ford) 0
kr. Alostyn's Gabbier (Kitchener) 0
Lord Strathmore's Signet (Crouch) 0
kr• Ford's Clarendon (G. Edwards) 0
Captain
Deltne na Resolution (Pettit) 0
kr• Meiklam's Deloraine (Hornsby, jun.) 0
kr
Lord
•H. Bulkeley's Montpensier (Bumby) 0
M,r.
0 Brien's Liberator .
Warwick's Aliwal (Cartwright) 0
Glasgow's Chai (Wakefield) 0
Lord
ainsbury's(Whitehouse) 0
kr, s • nbearer
Questionable (J. Sharpe) 0
Colonel An, ,
on s Bingham (Butler) 0
kr, Bowes's Epirote
_ le athcote's Bellerophon (Holmes) 0
Bier G. e,e
4114 • Robertson's Good Coin (Chapple) 0
r, 1, (W. Howlett) 0
kr. 1/filer's The Admiral (Bartholomew) 0
Greer. , ille s Alirraillo (Nat) 0
liar, ,1341_,e
Mr.
S or : I el: °l;le'ciapPoratntomime (Retort colt) (Mann) 0
kdon,
Mr. vy ars Christopher . (W. Scott) 0
(Robinson) 0

Bedlam did not start.
W k
Betting uy a length. Thirty-two ran.
iziagisutoC, olateaokte,27taTting-11 to 4 ngst Conyngham, 5 to 1
to 1 agst Van Tromp, 14 to 1 agst Mir-
-20 to 1 agst ,uagst Red Hart, 15 to 1 agst Oxonian,
War Ea , " anota, 20 to 1 agst Planet, 25 to 1 agst
Ualo. I°' et 30 to 1 agst Montpensier, and 50 to 1 agst
12eIhreethheorreses reached the post about twenty minutes
o'clock, and, in five minutes after, not, as of
Yore after a dozen failures, were started at the first
tpal. Gabbler was the first to make running, but in
‘ew strides was beaded by Cossack, who went on with
11 at a strong pace. Gabbler waited on him, followed
Conyngham and War Eagle ; Epirote, Wanota,
irroillo, and two or three others lying next, and in
the centre Van Tromp, Limestone, Halo, Mr. Martin,
and Bingham. Mirmillo and Gabbler lost their places
at the top of the hill, and at the coin,mencem k f
lila turn Wanota was beaten, and War Eagle had ta en
place next Cossack, Conyngham lying third;
LL
Martin
Van Tromp, Limestone, Bingham, and Mr.
to the
were also in the front rank, but not near enough
"" ton two leaders to flatter their backers with the
slightest chance of winning. On crossing the road Co-
-IQllYngharn was beaten, and Vn Tromp became third,
itig about two lengths from a
War Eagle, Cossack now
'Wing a clear length ; they ran thus to the half dis-
tance, where War Eagle made a gallant effort, and for a
moment got to Cossack's shoulder, but was disposed of
tlPPosite the stand, and beaten cleverly by a length.
van Tromp finished a very bad third, Mr. Martin was
fourth, followed past the chair by Halo, Limestone, and
Conyngham—in what order, from the prevalence of
yellow jackets, we dare not attempt to specify. The race
was run in 2 min. 52 sec. Value, 5,2504
The Carew Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 30 added ;
three yrs old, 7st 101 b; four, Bst 111 b; five, 9st 21b; six
and aged, 9st 61b; mares and geldings allowed 31b. The
winner to be sold for 150 sovs., &c. One mile.
,4(7 Subs.)
.44" - Goddard'aibrahim Pacba, 3 yrs ...(Whitehouse) 1
'lr. O'Brien's Conceit, 3 yrs 2
„The following were not placed:—Mr. Drinkald's
,loodkee, Col. Anson's Treacle, Mr. Death's Guaracha,
"r. Woodward's The Slot, Mr. Hornsby 's Bukhara.
bßetting-7 to 4 agst Moodkee, 3to 1 agst Ibrahim
acha, 4 to 1 agst Conceit, and 5 to 1 agst Treacle. Won
Y length; Moodkee third, a length from the second,
and a length before Treacle.
The Polesdon Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 30 added;
three yrs old, 7st 101 b; four, Bst lilb; five, 9st 21h;
ail and aged, 9st 61b. Mares and geldings allowed
albs. The winner to be sold for 120 sovs. if demandod,
1117'1 cNiv
i.l`lochn mile.eban o(n4,S4ulyV
Itf)artivnskottialds suhrieistreiss Jean, 3 yrs (W. Abdale) 1
2
3
twa da, 5 yrs
Drew's Cameo, 3 yrs
!!Betting-6 to 4on Mistress Jean. Won by a head.
!etwalda a good third. The winner was claimed.
The Burgh Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added; three
yrs old, Sst 21b; four, Bst I llb; five, 9st; six and aged,
9st 41b. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. The winner
t,t_ocs
Cho sold for 80 sovs. &c.g One mile. (7 Subs.),
terfields Malnbrace
/4„..r; Theobald's Chemise 5 yrs (N:lt)
21
" .......
" • 1I"P••'s Bleasoe Lass, yr:
Bedouin, 3 wing
3
olio •
Bon's Bretwildrs were not placed :—Mr. B. Green's
; Mr. Drew's Sylph, aged ; Mr. Daw-
Bettin_ a 5 get Mr. Smith's Tell, 4 yrs
-6"5 to 4 Mainbrace, sto 2 agst Bedouin,