The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-14 00:00:00

Sporting Intelligence.

SHREWSBURY SPRING RACES.—TGESDAY.
The Herbert Stakes (Handicap) of 5 60V8 each, 2 ft.
The winner to be sold for 501. About three-quarters
of a mile. 11 subs.
Mr. G. Drewe's Philip, 3 yrs, 44 71b (Britton) 1
Mr. E. R. Clark's Ge.,eral Picton, 4 yrs, get (Fordham) 2
Mr. Dawson's Double Mixture, 3 yrs, sst lib (Bullock) 3
Cineas and Marneluke also ran.
Betting-6 to 4 agst General Picton, 2to 1 agst
Cineas. Won easily by a length ; bad third. The win-
ner was bought in for 95 guineas.
The Salopian Stakes of 10 sous each, h ft, with 20 added,
for three-yr-olds ; colts, Set 7th ; fillies, Bst 41b. Cer-
tain penalties and allowances. The second to save
his stake. About a mile and a half. 16 subs.
Mr. Gulliver's Illuminator, Set 41b (Yates) 1
Mr. Cu?eland's St. Dunstan, Bst 71b (G. Whitehouse) 2
Captain Christie's Lawn, 84 91b .(Weds) 3
Betting-5 to 2on Lawn, 4to 1 agst Illuminator.
Illuminator made nearly all the running, and won
cleverly by a neck ; a length between the second and
third.
The Longue/. Hall Stakes of 5 sore each, with 30 added,
for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 5113 ; fillies, Bet 21b. Cer-

tain allOwances: and penalties. The second to Eave

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his stake. T.T.C. 13 subs.
Lord Wilton's Peeping Tom, Bst (Flatman) 1
Mr. G. Drew's Dexterity, Bst 21b ...(G. Whitehouse) 2
Mr. Barber's Naighty Boy, Bst (J. Forster) 3
The followir, also ran :—Captain Christie's The Ab-
bot, Bst slb (Wells) ; Mr. J. H. Whitehouse's filly, by
Phlegon out of Amaryllis 8421 b (W. White) ; Mr. Hal-
ford's Sweet Briar, Bst 2lb (T. Cliff) ; Mr. E. R. Clark's
Brother to Shoreham, Bst (F. Marson); Mr. J. S.
Forbe's Roulade, Bst 21b (Quinton).
Betting— 7 to 4 ag=t Naughty Boy, 4 to 1 each agst
Peeping Tom and Roulade, 6 to 1 ngst The Abbot. Won
by a length ; a neck between the second and third ; Bro-
ther to Shoreham was a bad fourth, Roulade was fifth.
The Abbot was sixth, Sweet Briar seventh, and Ama-
ryllis filly last.
The Stanley Handicap of 5 Boys each, with 50 added.
The winner to be sold for 100 pounds. One mile.
Mr. Morris's Corin, 5 yrs, 7st 9lb ..........(Mundy) 1
Mr. Stanley's Whalebone, 6 yrs, 7st 121 b (J. Quinton) 2
Mr. Gulliver's Frederick, 4 yrs, 7st 31b .......(Prior) 3
The following also ran :—Usurer and Gen. Picton.
Won in a canter by two lengths.
The Great Cleveland Handicap of 15 avfil each, with 50
added. Twice round and in, Cleveland House, about
2 miles and a quarter.
Mr. Payne's Quince, 5 yrs,
Mr. Elwes's Mayboy, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b
........(... (Bates) 2
Mr. Saxon's Sir Rowland, a
Mr. Drew's The Cropper, 4 yrs, 7st 31b ....(Quinton) 4
The following also ran :—Defiance, Flatterer, Shore-
51b
ham, Redemption, Libellist.
Bst 516
18b3 .. ..........1.T.0.(r Nsta etr)) 1 3
Won in a canter by two lengths.
The County Members Plate of 60 sovs, 2 sovs entrance.
About a mile and three-quarters.
Mr. T. Hughes' Westminster, 4 yrs, Est 131 b
(D. Hughes) 1
, Mr. William's Atherstone, 4 yrs, Bst (Wells) 2
Mr. Woods, The Vine, 3 yrs sst 61b... ..... (Fordhana) 3
Mr. Minor's Minotti, 3 yrs, sst 131 b (Bullock) 4
Won easily.

The Queen's Pate of 100 guineas, three miles, was
won in a canter by Mr. T. Parr's Saucebox, (Wells) ;
Mr. J. Little's Ugly Mug, (T. Cliff). Only these two
ran.
The Salop Cup (Handicap), a piece of plate value 501.
One mile.
Mr. Harrison's Surgeon General, 5 yrs, 6st 71b
(Quinton) 1
Mr. Henley's Philip, (101 b extra), 3 yrs, sst 1b
(Bray)l3 2
Mr. Morris's Corin, (101 b extra), 5 yrs, 7st 81b (Mundy) 3
The following also ran :—Roving Betsy, Boer.
Won by two lengths, the same between second and
third.