The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-19 00:00:00

SPORT 1,1% CI 01 I:4S.
No. CIX.
TriE LATEST ODDS AND ENDS FROM YORK
CONCERNING TO•MORROW'S RACES.
(By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
1,7 'llt,—l_Tpwards of three dew horses, including
t-hai:(l, had arrive d at the scene of action at nice o'clock
morning, and between two and three dczen mere
"ere expected, so th4t the fields will he quite up to the
narete• The course is in excellent order, the htc
*ntria having been very beneficial to it. Six of the
eoailaatiotis fur the Dundas Stakes have arrived,
two or three more ate expected, so
that the field will probably consist of Radul•
tine) Post-Tempore, Tordesillas, Sister to Fencer.
ereneirla!, The Sax,e, F,,110w-me-Lads, Mrs. Birch. and
134-"l"hankB. CROOKSHANIES the winner, with the
t Follow me-Lath, and Mrs. Birch in the next
three Places. For the Colt Sapling Sules, Wideawake,
~_he Governor, La} la colt, and Claverhouse will not
'tin,l AUGUR will win, and Young Hawthorn or Burn-
tiacr occupy the second position. The Mitch will be ne-
m act in favour ot the PRINCE CARADOC COLT. Only four
zellounced as arrived or expected for the Ebor St.
ger,
Perha :—Newminster, Crwas. The Calculator, and,
c PS, The Confessor. NEWMINSTER will win easily,
should
obtain the second place and The Calculator last.
tilnnid The Confessor start, place him between New-
„,aster and Ceteus, and you have the result of the race.
ihne 200 Sews. Match between Merry-go-round and the
fa„37tilia filly will probably end in a forfeit. The field
v.: the Yorkshire Oak., it is expected, will consist of
fal,varidiere, Tightwaist, Prestige, The Nun Confidence
Flyaway, Filty-three, Lady of the Grove, and
at e nr two otr,re, including one from the Goodwood
litti)le. VIVA.NDIERE will figure as the winner; Confi-
pja-,,cei if she rues, and Tightwaist in the nex
will It It is expected that the following lot
inrra the field for the Ebor Handicap,
14-4 Maid of Mashaaa, Clothworker, Italian, Lady
',lda eh •
fotd ampton, Nancy (d), Cnteus, Harlow, Hunger-
a, di Itnook Knoll, and Aristos I have marked Nancy
0-2abtfuit because it is the prevailing impression at
g She will not start for this event. Champion and
look Knoll have many admirers in the north, the for-
L'n Particular. The betting in town this morning
itil itzattipoartioularly brisk ; the following are the latest
:—Dundas Stakes-3 to 1 agst Crookshanks,
4cl 5 to 1 taken freely ; 5 to 1 agst The Saxon ; 6 to
.
sst Sister to Fencer. Yorkshire Oaks-2 to 1 agst
stalrindlere ; 5 to 2 agst Confidence ; 4 to 1 apt Tight-
thp4l,a7t. Prince of Wales's Stakes-2 to 1 agst Bird-on-
eeo Ebor Handicap-7 to 4 agst Nancy ;6to 1
th:yigat Maid of Masham and Hungerford; 7 to 1 agst
Sta."l:4llan ; 15 to 1 agst Champion. Great Yorkshire
-"an"--The same as at Tattersall's yesterday.
I am, Sir, yours, &0.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
Atig• 19, 1851.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
enlF TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
e except an outlay of two or three hundred pounds"
tioLe Marlborough Buck, the betting on the Ebor
4c
hrettP and Great Yorkshire Stakes was almost wholly
-geed to Nancy, who was backed heavily for both
trellte) and left off first favourite for each; it did not
tillttlePire whether Mr. Martinson
on had succeeded in get-
laid s'6°o to 1,000 about hrr for the Ebor. 6to 4 was
offed lieWminster for the Ebor St. Leger, and 5 to 1
I,,h.re currently against him for the St. Leger, for
441°1 the highest offer agst Bernal:l6z was 3 to I—die
er and The Ban were in ening force. Closing prices—
EBOR HANDICAP.
2 tO 1 eget Mr. Martinso's Nancy—taken
B to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam'sn Italian
16 to 1 agst Mr. Brown's Hiric,t
EBOR ST LEGER.
6 to 4 on Mr. A. Nictiol's N. wmicster—taken
8 to 1 ogst Lord Luroin's CI a3us
GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES,
8 to 2 agst Mr. Martio,oo's Nancy—taken
6 to 2 agst Mr. Wilkinson's Neasham
to 2 agst Mr. Clark's Marlborough Buck—taken
and afterwards offered
9 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Ai iosto—taken and after-
wards offered
IoCI to 8 agst Sir J. Hawley's The Ban—taken
THE YORKSHIRE OAKS.
2 to 1 agst Mr. S. .I)avidson's Vivandiere—taken
6to 1 apt Nancy winning the Ebor and Great
Yorkshire—token
10 to 1 agst Nancy fur th, Ebor and Hernandez for
the St. Leger—taken
12 to 1 agst Nancy for the Great Yorkshire and

-11ernsecit z for the St. Leger—taken
LEAMINGTON STAKES.
600 to 50 agst Mr. Pannier's The Castle—taken

DONCASTER ST. LEGER.
3 to 1 agst Lord Enfield's Hernandez—take 7 to 2
S to 1 agst Mr. A. Nichol's Newminster—taken and

afterwards offered
(1,5 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's The Ban—taken to 3001.
45 to 1 agst Sir J. Ilawliq's The Confessor

THE CESAREWITCH STARES.
4 to 1 agst Mr. E. R. Clark's Clarissa—taken

THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
40 to 1 agat Mr. Carew's The Heriot—taken
Icf. DERBY.
,
inr to 25 agst Colonel Peers Lapidist
''"io to 25 apt Lord Zetland's Augur—taken
Tit COLONEL PEEL'S STUD.
11,, e first portion of the stud lately sold by Colonel
44'1 to Lord Ribbleadale was put up by auction yester-
1' at Hyde Park corner, and the following lots sold: -
Gs.
Gs.
qbally,y by lon, out of Palma 5O
It fby °ay Middleton or Alarm, out of Queen Anne 100
4i by Cotherstone, dam by Sir Hercules
g f 77' Alarm, out of Seek,le
II °37 Slane, out of Jenny Lind 4O
1,4 eolt by 170
Orlando, out of Hersey
/3 f VuUs 250
t 3' Slane, out of Palmyra
8 ~°;tlglit in--Osiris, 600 guineas; Talfourd, 1,200;
leo4:7ng's 290. Lapidist, 3,000; Kingston, 1,300; Liver-
Ail; 49(4 and Orpheus, 420.
tetd:itai Hirauta, and Glenluce arrived in town yes-
./ ee their way to York.

YORK RACES.
Yo (BY (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
118017" b. , MONDAY AFTERNOON, SIX O'CLOCK —The
iCtnit are the present arrivals :—Clothworkor, Nancy,
tsillvilrift, Lady of the Grove, Calculator, Fifty-three,
tl,,llor.lne-Lads, Miss Flyaway, ch by Ithuriel out of
tsith-r°P, 2 yrs; Deceitful, Prime Minister, Aaron
151,ibi:$ Candlewick Brother to Shy lock, The Nun, Lady
444:,
sist Racial phti s, Augur, Sweetheart, Vivandiere, f by
tts
11. °rlar-chout Cetus,
Prestige Cureus, Tight-
) er to Fencer, and Rose.
11tr

-NGERFORD-MARKET REGATTA";
our
• tle,- annual regatta at Hungerford market,• in
Duchess
_
Astityteetal day of her Royal Highness the.
an f
`o,cliE place yesterday, and was superior to
iny
agree butte occurred of late bears. The match was
‘414 meets, with red -
ten competitors, and attracted maey
spectators.
14na
First Heat.
00aY. westward and Al, xender Tough ...(Yellow) 1
"%eit,l,„enurchm,ri and Henry Godfrey (Blue) 2
The "ood and E. ll'Evoy (White) 0
hOitt4 heht, extended from Hungertord- stairs up round a
dOAp off the Victoria Tower of the H. use of Lords,
to,nnd the Thames police-ship. off Strand-lane,
N ;tett to Ipungertord-bridge. It was a capital start,
,Vto'bend race. After abreast of each other for
lOaal. three minutes, blue tota the lead, followed by
plies't). who pressed them so severely that they changed
4on flutsring the upper , station boat. The winners
14' 4.lt.dually drew slightlyin advance, and main-
-1)
1:10,
Second Elf at.
4st".tancroft and Jams Brathwaite (Pink) 1
ite fusser and Charles Westwood
...
14 phi lest pair in the first heat being entitled(a,Glaroeernwe2d
heat, with no better success Oita before. It was
tilt
el°Be race forfro a short distance, then the winners
long way in nt.
(!hii
tels
Final Heat.
l'oe,hnlan and Godfrey (Blue) 1
qtel°,," and 11. Westwood (yellow) 2
1,• ,i.,"3,ft and Brathwaite (rink) 0
elf
hti7 took the 1, ad at a good pace, and maintained it
sthiii me way nund, but fouling the chain belonging to
'eeni beat ,6 dummy" at the Adelphi, the other
kititrtetr, who were close up, went away from them in s
tae heaps by four or five lengths.
lae -Prize was a purse of sovereigns, subscribed by
etedeuts of the vicinity.
TgE 111/31-TSAND MILES' MATCH AT THE
ver a RED HOUSE.
4„t/tnae Pl:Ting columns have from time to time an-
"ue progress of the Leeds pedestrian Searles,
kite. arcluv_
" undertaking of walking one thousand
troulide one ~,_ous
th'e and successive hours, in the inclosed
NI; h p°1,17 e well-known Red House at Bittersea.
—llllt ebb
day to record the completion of this 3-
1,1%3e effort of endurance, perseverance, end stamina.
ti:th u-vattlY Years must confess, we have viewedf
the asserted performances in all parts o
,75tet1-7,4"0al of the feat known as " The Barclay.
Zgerab'i and not without good reason, for a pretty ctonl
„,"11 tiaa'te ezperience in pedestrian performances has
fo d.
atittiti__the races in inclwed grounds are but too re
aunt
were
" gate-money" speculations. In the pre-
" $a alhna'weee there was an absence of chicane, a fair-
"kilaeo""ipublicity that not only set suspicion
.at sia-
-144111t0 "ut arrangements were made for testing the
1044 °f the run, and the practicability of the. per-
illtiqrl-ee, calculated to give every opportunity for
teribYalng the sceptical. A hundred pounds was sub-
m°4 4,_8 a bonus -to the man if successful, and the
the Red House, Mr. Ireland, went to a large
Pteti 'n Preparations, not only for the uninter-
w4tetc Progress of the match, but also for the proper
h.lng, timekeeping, and accommodation of Searles
taisediB attendants. A gift of twenty pounds was pro-
a'ncY one who should detect the pedestrian in a
kpi Inultle„a a'• any of the conditions, and not only were two
the and a policeman constantly on the ground,
ld thue enclosure was open from nine at night till nine
intirtiln, for the purpose of convincing unbe-
earial• It is a remarkable fact, that, whether from
•-.,01"37 or interest, Searles never was without watchers
bed wr°PenY, inside the little wooden edifice where his
morning. placed, and owlish, late at night, or early in thef
Iltercing visitors, who noted his times of rest and o
rellOr the first 700 miles Searles walked well and cheer-
but
%tea,.the 736th mile he sprained his foot, and an
bi twelve heurs followed.
But a doctor, and the
a Ned, X
Vildit,d'atr. eaturce brought it right again, and lie
Dart (y. °n• The average of his day miles, in the early
thr./ the undertaking, appeared nine minutes and
patciquarters,
ululeca of the night rather more. In the later
minutes was not tudrecinent, and the