The Sun.
London, England, 1834-08-14 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

PLYMOUTH and DEVONP ORT RACES, Aug.
The Saltram Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft., Sa• 1
Mr. Finch's Cecilia
Mr. W. Ley's Lansdowne
Three others started. sod
A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, with 100 added, two willest•
a distance, was won in three heats by Mr. Wreford's Pounce,
in; Cecilia and St. Giles, who was drawn after the first 1011;00
St. Giles bruised his foot before starting, fell lame in the
an was obliged to be drawn. ,
The United Service Plate was won in two heats by 1%...,0°.,001'
ton's Firman, beating Mr. Moore's Spondee and Mr. Kay
Terror.

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I VOL VERHAMP ON RACES, AUGUST 13.0toti•
The Wrottesley Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 20 added. Once I
Lord Warwick's Trepidation ................................. 9
Mr. Mostyn's Queen Bess ....................................
Scamp and Sir William not placed. 51
The Holyoake Stakes of 20 sovs. each, h. ft., and 50 au"
subs., 14 of whom declared. Twice round.
Mr. Giffard's Traveller. ......................................
Mr. Miles's The Cardinal .................................... 3
Mr. J. Day's Diana, 6 yrs ............................. . ......
Two others started.
The Hotel Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 50 added. Twice
Mr. Mostyn's Birdlime .....................................
Mr. Giffard's Miss Charlotte .............................. 5

Lord Warwick's Trepidation .................................
Three others not placed. 00'14
On Tuesday the Lldies' Plate was won in two heats by, Lo,
Yates's Syren, beating Mr. Beardsworth's Brother to Derby'
Grey of Groby's Emilie, and three others.

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DEVIZES AND NORTH ILT S AO, RACES, --1/
The Hunters' Stakes were walked over for by Mr.
The Bravo, aged. 131 ff'
The County Members' Plate was won in two hcats.„dtr
Anning's Ace of Diamonds, beating Mr. J. Mills's Fairy, ""
others. Beth
Our list is so carelessly marked, that we are left in doubt
the race was won by Ace of Diamonds or by Mr. Reeves's, I,l'
A Silver Cup was won in two heats by 11r. Frances
Tur7y, beating Mr. Parson's Zeluco. Des'
A Forced Handicap was won by the Ace of Diamonds,
Mr. Mills's Miss Eldon, and Captain Hay's Goldstone.
The Roundway Stakes were won by Mr. Shrapnell's
beating Mr. Hewett's Counsellor, Mr. J. Fairy, al'
Goodlake's Bugler, in three heats.

HUNTINGDON RACES, Auousr
Two-yrs.-old Stakes of 25 sous. each. Half a wile' 1
Colonel Peel's Vagary .................................... 9
Duke of Grafton's orin ..................................... rot"
A Sweepstakes of 5 sovsFl each, and 20 added. Heats, one 1
Mr. Payne's Skimmer
Lords Berners's Tippitywitchet colt
The Hunter.' Stakes of 5 sous. each. 11 subs. Heats,
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Mr. Newman's Radical
Mr. Bird's b. m. by Centaur

LEWES RACES, A6ousr 13. ;
His Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. ; for three-yrs..old, Bst. thd
9st. 61b. ; five, 10st. ; six and aged, 10st. 31b. Heats'
Course.
Mr. Grant's Famine
Mr. Theobald's Rockingham
Lord Exeter's Datura
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Mr. Forth's Lady Fly
First heat-5 to lon Rockingham. Second heat' butPtY
Famine. At Goodwood Rockingham gave Famine 34113..r0je
he only gave her 181 b. Famine won easily. Norman jtt
winner and Chapple rode Rockingham.
The Members' Plate of 50 sovs. ' Heats one mile andallalf.
winner to be sold for 100, &c. 1 1
Mr. Forth's The Victim 5 0
Mr. Coleman's Dr. Sewell 0
Mr. Ricardo's Ellen 5 0
Mr. Bishop's, Jenny Wren 6 0
Mr. Brown's Fawn 7
Mr. W. Smith's b. c. by Whalebone
Mr. Savor's Una
At starting 2tol on Victim. Victim had it all his °ill
Norman rode the winner.

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BURTON-UPON-TRENT, 1834.
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ACCEPTANCES FOR THE BRETBY CUP AND STAS.S
Mr. Giffard's Perseverance, aged, 9st. 61b.
Mr. Miles's The Cardinal, aged, 9st.
Mr. Beardsworth's Independence, aged, Bst. 81b.
Mr. E. Peel's Frenzy, 4 yrs., 7st. 131 b.
Mr. Painter's Mezereon, 4 yrs., 7st. lib.
Mr. Nanney's Harriet, 4 yrs., Gst. 111 b.
Duke of Rutland's Armadillo, 3 yrs., 6st. 61b.
Lord Chesterfield's Fanny Grey, 4 yrs., 6st. 611). bsY
Lord A. Conyngham names ch. c. by Figaro, 3 Yra•'

GRAND SAILING- MATCH.
ROYAL VICTORIA AND LOYAL YACHT CL
The grand below-bridge contest among the yachts o.ber""i.g/
for a superb Silver Cup and Cover, given in honour of webri
ty's birthday, took place yesterday. Never did a he• ,tr,
match affordmore gratification or excite from its changes ;tileot
rior sailing. more sporting interest. This Club boasts
tinguished names of her Royal Highness the Duchess O'bilitY Md
Princess Victoria as its patrons, and it is by the respeeta,,,boll,
members fast acquiring an ascendancy. The Venus steawoce 0t
been engaged to accompany the match, but, in consecleetes,/;/ ~
being under repair, the Hero was substituted in her 5 esCe
hour's notice; and the deficiencies which occurred in the_,totst
of provisions may be attributed to that cause. At tell
eleven the following yachts were at their stations . ass.
Yachts. Tons. Names. Colo
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Wave -
Red, Yell_le.te;sl°; Vestris
Water Witch... 8
Large sums of money depended on the issue. Tb,e ssi
the first favourite ; she was well known as a beant"ufielJ•
windward, and was taken at odds at 2 to 1 against the_Ass sty.
Wave kept the betting rather backward; she had enter her
boat, and the friends of her owner were very sweet uP°'io WV"'
fications, and the sum that was posted on her could not.t
any criterion of the opinion of the " cognoscenti." l'ectO:4
trio, her than whom none could have been faster in 19"--iss
was decidedly the second favourite. She, of course,._Acy
before a stranger, and, in many instances, was backedsrsissootl;
the Water Witc7l. At the hour of starting the Nci° isotf
would be termed a reaching breeze; it was that sort io.iiisilo4
could make a long leg without going about much A,ti,„::11*,101`?
to eleven the &gs.al was given, and they were off. 1.,,-51900re
laced on the starboard side and the other two neat 1"-El
The Vestris was the first in trim, and she swung redo"
she had been on a pivot. The Witch was second-, otiotsiotii
looked too lumpy, and brought up the rear. The !,e, fres' of,
cleared out beautifully, but the wind lulled, and on.'-ivar,"SV)
slightly the Wave jibbed and tried her point to the vo!''' as", fyi
second boat, and ultimately succeeded. The Vested in
carried topsails, but the skimmer of the seas aprica!,e4:o;ao')
f ane-sft rigging. At East Greenwich the Wiu,•iew
th,:) Wave, and at Woolwich the latter went to Tr thistfier!"
Witch, thus re-occupying their original stations. l't '"
litt to flis
they continued down to Gravesend, there being sO trae" /7
throughout that it was evident when they came o,..(refice. 9,;
ward at the flag-boat there would be little or no Of: c. t°61.,1
rounded the flag-boat thus •—Vestris 3 min. 4' e,
Wave 1 min. 12 see. to 2, and the Water Witch f...* 01',4,„/
the first board the latter boat went about, and, COlo_Dps,.;go!o
fully, took the second place, passing her compeer to :10.0014 01,
in a few minutes she was close up to the winning boat, $0 pt
her in grand style. The Vestris seeing her so well. tg'1710)?
and the Witch passed her to leeward, and steadk sVst "JO'
maintained her advantage the entire distance. bei at ge sst?
came in first at 4 min. to 6, and the Vestris seeorit—ioatse
fao•rts,,,,l
ed
see. past 6 ; the Wave was third three quarters 0 ot,.;iitYl,o?
Th Cup was presented to Mr. J. Unwin, the own'eetau',ol3,r(.
ries; yacht. An immense number of Ladies of re% to otit,ti
on board; in fact, never did a steam-boat bear such 'floffte,'
of beauty and respectability to any below-bridge w t7tbertorofri
membrance. The Commodore, Secretary, and thee oo
the Club did thsir best to insure the comfort of thel; 504'00'
never were exertions crowned with more deserve the
health of her Majesty was drunk with enthusiasm by
on board.
CRICKETING. V.oc*so
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On Monday next the county of Sussex contend
Brown'S Grounds, at Brighton. Sussex has esPttoceifey,
three defeats lately, and this is perhaps the onlYwe per,ose!,r;
have this .year of retrieving their lost laurels. the „is)(1710,,
list of players, which we subjoin, a change
o°Tirt" isiorcoe. pep
They have substituted one or two young and PLl:eioos tals
those known to be of no service to them; ai" wawa" t 6,
ing on their own ground will, doubtless, be a° comPettilsi
but they must bear in mind that they have trios to stiiitiog',ol!
most skihul cricketers in the world, which oubi J. Go /Awl,
to great exertion. The Sussex eleven are--,lorleY±,eptLf,
Lillywhite, Box, Brown, Wells, Valiance, St Vin,oolV
Goad, Taylor, and Mason. England—S,i4
C. Harenc, H. Jenner, R. Kynaston, A• t);ta-31ars
Snow, W. Strahan, Esqs., Pitch, CObbett, a