The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-08 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CHESTER RACES.—WEDNESDAY (CONCLUDED).
THE Cur.—Our last report carried the betting up to twelve
o'clock on Tuesday night; the room was crowded until a
much later hour, but nothing was transacted that to any
material extent affected the prices returned by us. Business,
on the whole, was dull beyond all precedent; indeed, of the
many horses quoted, we cannot select one as having been
really in force; and it is a remarkable fact that on the eve
of so great a race 9 to 1 should be currently offered on the
field I Last year it was only 7 to 4. Layers were not wanting,
but the backers appeared resolved to abide the event of the
" draw," it being very naturally inferred that the best horse
in the world, if drawn for the third rank—and a fourth ap-
peared by no means improbable—would have little chance
of finding his way to the front ; in short, the same draw,
combined with the heavy state of the ground, gave the race

the character of a lottery.
The morning was dull, and the appearances were all in the
favour of rain, but this had no effect on the attendance, which
was a " bumper," showing, however, a decided falling off in
rank and fashion as compared with last year. Both the
stands were full, and there can be no doubt that had the en-
largement of the principal one been to double the extent, the
corporation would have had nothing to regret. The weather,
unfortunately, was just what might have been anticipated ;
it could not have been more unfavourable. The first race
came off at two o'clock, between which and the Cup an in-
terval of an hour and three-quarters was allowed for weigh-
ing, drawing for places, &c. As the last-mentioned ceremonial
excited considerable interest, we subjoin a list of the horses
composing the different ranks.
First Rank.—St. Lawrance, Vol-au-Vent, Ruff, Roderick,
Polish, Lady Wildair, Pedometer, Miss Burns, Vitula,
Billy Purvis, and Bro. to Sir Henry.
Second Rank—The Baron, Corranna, Sweatmeat, Glossy,
Queen of Tyne, Little Hampton, Roper's Daughter, Plaudit,
The Magnet, Best Bower.
Third Rank—lnheritress, `lntrepid, Redstreak, Pettit
Morceau, Mermaid, Finvaragh, Valerian, Punch, Flahow-
lagh, Connaught Ranger.
In all thirty one starters. It will be seen that three or
four horses that had been looked upon as certain runners,
did not come to the post ; amongst them were Clumsy, who
is stated to have hit his leg, and was scratched at ten o'clod
this morning; Hope, at twenty-five minutes past eleven, and
Cataract.
The scratching of Hope has excited a very strong feeling
of indignation against Mr. H. Bennett, and the parties con-
nected with him in the ownership. She was received into
John Scott's stable with an express understanding that he
was to have an absolute control over her ; and although
slightly amiss some time ago, was now perfectly fit, in fact
never looked or went better; her stake was paid, she was
plated, backed by every gentleman connected with the stable,
and Nat engaged to ride her. To the surprise, therefore, of
John Scott, Mr. Bennett, in defiance of the stipulation re-
ferred to, waited on the clerk of the course this morning,
and struck her out I It is impossible to have two opinions
of this most flagrant proceeding ; what is thought of it by
John Scott is shown by his determination to send the mare
out of the stable the moment his bill is paid.
The jockeys, having drawn for places and mounted,
paraded in front of the stand, and assembled at the post a
little after four, and at the first signal got away. Pedometer
was the first to take the lead, but, after going two hundred
yards, was passed by Lady Wildair, who went on with the
running, followed by Brother to Sir Henry, Pedometer, The
Roper's Daughter, St. Lawrence, Miss Burns, Vol-au-Vent,
and several others; Corranna, Inheritress, Queen of the Tyne,
and Valerian, bringing up the rear. They ran in pretty
nearly this order once round, the pace excellent for such
deep ground. Polish, Vol- au- Vent, Valerian, Sweetmeat,
and Redstreak, were then disposed of; at all events, they
made no figure in the race afterwards. Pinvaragh here
showed with the leading horses, but dropped back, died
away in a few strides, and Miss Burns and Glossy
took the third and fourth positions, Roderick, Intrepid,
and Billy Purvis also lying forward, Corranna and the Queen
still in the rear. The race continued in this way
to the last turn, and then the front rank rapidly
lessened in number—Billy Purvis who broke down; Miss
Burns, Intrepid, and Roderick died away, and Corranna
passing them, was about fourth on entering the straight
running. Before she reached the distance post, Lady Wildair
tired, and Glossy went on with the running, Brother to Sir
Henry second, and Corranna third, nothing else having a
chance. This select lot ran together half way up the dis-
tance, where Corranna challenging, headed his opponents in
two or three strides and won cleverly by half a length,
Brother to Sir Henry beating Glossy by three parts of a
length. Queen of Tyne by struggling on, obtained a fourth
place, Intrepid was fifth, Pedometer sixth, and Lady
Wildair seventh. Valerian, Polish, The Baron, (who was
run against and nearly knocked down at the back of the
course in the second round), Sweetmeat, Redstreak, and
several others, were pulled up some distance from home.
Run in four minutes, forty seconds.
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas, for three yrs old, 7st 21b ;
four, 9st 21b; five, 10. st ; 6 yrs and aged, lOst 51b. Thrice
round.
Mr. G. H. Moore's Wolfdog, 4 yes (Nat) 1
Mr. Mostyn's bc, by Phcenix, out of l'Hirondelle, 3 yrs... 22
Sir J. Gerard's Parthian, 6 yrs 0
Colonel Cradock's Jinglepot, 4 yrs ... 0
7t04 on Wolfdog. Won by two lengths.
Parthian made strong running for nearly two miles a hal

Wolf-dog, who had followed him, then took it up, carried it
on to the end. Jinglepot and Parthian did not pass the
post. Run in six minutes and twenty-five seconds.
Sixty guineas, given by the City Members, for three yrs old-
colts, Gst 101 b ; fillies, 6st 71b ; four yrs old colts, Bst 61b ;
fillies, Bst 31b. Heats, once round and a dis.
Mr. Meiklam's Diomed, 3 yrs (Duncan) 4 1 1
Mr. Arrowsmith's Tractarian' 3 yrs 1 2 3
Mr. Haworth's Robin Burns, 4 yrs 5 4 dr
Mr. Flintoff'a Princess Royal, 4 yrs.
Mr. W. Scott's Higlifield, 3 yrs . 2 dr
First and second heats won very easy. Diomed won the
•third heat in a canter, but having carried fist 61b instead
of Est 101 b, he was disqualified, and the Lea given to Robin
Burns; but as it was dusk before the matter was laid before
the Earl of Chesterfield, the deciling heat was fixed for the
first race on Thursday.

CBI ESTER, THURSDAY ALFTERNOON FIVE O'CLOCK.—Paying
and receiving for the Cup commenced this ,afternoon, in the
apology for a subscription room, at the Royal Hotel, but from
the want of accommodation for the members that crowded
into it, was not concluded when we left for the course.
Until the London and Manchester accounts have been closed,
it would be impossible to speak with any certainty of the
settling, but as we de not hear of any great winners, except
Lord Waterford, and Mr. Moor, we may venture to predict
that it will be easy. It was generally understood last night
that Tractarian and Miss Burns were to run a deciding heat
for the Member's Plate at two o'clock this afternoon, but it
having been represented to the stewards that the rider of
Diomed had carried the wrong weight from the first, the
stewards went into the cases this merntrix, and decided that
Diomed was disqualified for all the heats, and that Tractarian
having won the first, and run second for the next heat, was
the winner of the plate. The decision made the third heat a
nullity, and of course all bets made after the second heat are
void.
The first event, a race prolific of very interesting sport,
was,
The Dee Stand Cup takes of 10 sovs. each, and 50 added.
Once round and a distance. (11 Subs.)
Mr. Moore's Wolfdng, 4 yrs, Bst 21b
Mr. Banks's The Duke of Richmond, 3 yrs, Est 2
Mr. F. Ongley's The Warrior, 3 yrs, Est . .
4 to 1 on Wolfdog, who made all the running and won
by a length. Run in 2 minutes and 16 seconds.
The Marquis of Westminster's Plate of 100 sovs. added to
a Handicap of 20 soya each, h ft. Grosvenor Course. (17
Subs., 5 of whom declared.)
Mr. Pedley's Miss Burns, 7 yrs, 6st 71b (A. Day) 1
Mr. Copeland's Arthur, 4 yrs, sst 10Ib
Col. Anson's Rowland Hill, 4 yrs, 6st 41b 3
The following also stared but were not placed :—Mr.
Meiklam's Philip, 6 yrs, Bst—Mr. A. W. Hill's The
Ironmaster, 4 yrs, 7st Meeson's Fair Caroline,
6 yrs, 7st 61b—Mr. Irwin's The Pride of Kildare, 4 yrs,
7st 31b—Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Chertsey, 4 yrs, 7st 31b—Sir
C. Monck's Flattery, 4 yrs, Est 91b—Lord G. Bentinck's Best
Bower, 5 yrs, Est 31b.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Miss Burns, 4to 1 agst Philip, sto 1
agst Flattery, 6 to 1 agst Fair Charlotte, 7 to 1 agst Chertsey,
Bto 1 agst any other. Fair Charlotte made the running at
a steady pace, followed by Miss Burns and Rowland Hill,
Arthur and Best Bower lying off; the race went on in this
way to the Ship-yard Turn, where Ironmaster and Chertsey
fell, and Arthur, the rider of the former, was very seriously
injured. The leading horses ran in the positions they took
at starting to the lower turn, where Miss Burns took the
running away from Fair Charlotte, followed by Rowland
Hill and Arthur to the distance ; Arthur then challenged her,
and a beautiful race ensued, the mare winning in tilt last
stride by a head, Rowland Hill a good third, and Best
Bower a bad fourth. Run in 2 minutes and 32 seconds.
The Dee Stakes of 25 sovs. each, with 200 added. The
second to receive 501. Derby weights. Grosvenor Course.
Mr. W. D. Cook's Fancy Boy (Templeman) 1
Lord Eglinton's Dolo
Lord G. Bentinck's Princess Alice ••• 3
The following also started :—Mr. W. R. Ramsay's Mal-
colm, Mr. Worthington's Shorston, Mr. F. R. Prices Tobac-
conist, Mr. Mostyn's c by Hetman Platoff out of Thomasina,
Mr. Meiklam's Alliance, Mr. W. Scott's Driffield-, Mr.

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Osbaldeston's King Charles, Mr. E. W. Nunn's colt by
Touchstone out of Sister to atina, Mr. E. Peel's Spithead.

Betting-7 to 4 agst Malcolm, 4to 1 agst Fancy Boy,
7 to 2 agst Spithead, and 9 to 1 agst Princess Alice.
Alliance made the running, followed by Sharston, all the
others lying up in a nick, Princess Alice in the rear. In this
way they ran to the Bridge Turn, when Alliance declined
and Sharston went on with the running, followed by Spit-
head, Fancy Boy, and Malcolm ; Princess Alice fifth. At the
distance Fancy Boy, Princess Alice, and Dolo singled them-
selves out, and a fine race took place, Fancy Boy winning
by three parts of a length, and Doh) beating Princess Alice
by half a neck. Run in two minutes and thirty-two and a
half seconds.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE SPRING MEETING.
MONDAY.
The Welter Stakes, of 3 soya. each, and 15 added, 12st
each, Gent. riders, 2 miles, were won by Mr. Jobling's Royal
Charlie, aged (Mr. Clarke), beating Mr. Caley's Beauclerk,
aged, Mr. Brown's Amy Robsart, Mr. Carew's Charlie, and
Mr. Smithson's Queen of Hearts.
The Lark Stakes of 2 sovs. each, were won in four well-
contested heats, by Mr. Lamb's Sunbeam, aged (Livesey),
beating Amy Robsart, Royal Charlie, and eight others.
ErsoM RACES.-The " ring," during the approaching
meeting will assemble in the Grand Stand enclosure, and the
horses, it is officially announced, will be saddled in front.
The decorations of the Grand Stand are finished, the whole
building has been thoroughly cleansed, and the offices for
weighing, and other matters of business connected with the
races, made as complete as possible. The laws against de-
faulters, &c., will be rigidly enforced.

TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.,
Only seven members present, and not a bet laid.

MELANCHOLY DEATH OF CAPTAIN DUFF, R.M.—
The painful duty has devolved upon us of recording the
death of Captain Duff, Resident Magistrate of Roscommon,
which took place on Saturday last, the 2d instant, under the
following melancholy circumstances:—He was proceeding
with some friends through the lawn of Hermitage, in the
county of Longford, lately the residence of his deceased
brother, George Duff, Esq., when he received a kick on the
right side from a horse, led by one of the party, which caused
instant death. What renders the circumstance peculiarly
distressing is the fact, that he had gone there from Roscorn-
moil; for the purpose of arranging the affairs of his only
brother, above alluded to, whose death took place only five
weeks since.—Dublin Evening Post.
ACCIDENT AT HIINGERFORD PlElL—Wednesday after-
noon, between the hours of one and two, an accident of a frightful
character occurred on board the Citizen steamer " D," which had
just started from Hungerford Pier towards the City, when it was
found that William Blake, aged 22, one of the stokers, had by some
means got jammed in the machinery, and had it not been for the
immediate assistance rendered him would inevitably have been
crushed to death. The poor fellow was taken to the Charing-cross
Hospital, where it was ascertained that he had fractured both arms,
besides sustaining other extensive injuries, and it was considered
that amputation must be resorted to. The unfortunate man
married, and lives at Arthur-street, Chelsea.