The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-07 00:00:00

CROYDON STEEPLECHASES—Thrztspay.

The Stand Plate (Handicap) of 30 sovs, added to a sweep-
stakes of 5 sovs each, 2 ft. About two miles and a half.
Mr. B. Land's Red Rover, 4 yrs, lOst 101 b .... (J. Land) 1
Mr. G. Holman's Sunbeam, 5 yrs, lOst (Owner) 2
Mr. Gooderham's Cockatoo, aged, lOst 41b.. (Griffiths) 3
Curate and Lottery also ran.
Betting-7 to 4 agst The Curate, sto 2 agst Red Rover,
3to 1 agst Sunbeam. Red Rover made nearly all the
running, stalling off Sunbeam's rush at last by a length;
six lengths between the second and third.

The Grand Metrppolit An Steeplechase Handicap of 10 soya
each, 5 ft, and 3 only if declared, with 100 added; winners
extra. About three miles and a half.

Mr. J. Dolby's Johnny, 5 yrs, lOst 31b (inc. 71b extra)
(Nightingall) 1
Mr. Watts' Longrange, 6 yrs, 9st 71b .. (Sherrard) 2
Mr. Cameron's Fearless, aged, 10st (Oliver, jun.) 3
The following also ran :—Omer Pacha, Tumbler, Dane,
Hazard, Tatler, Topsy, Dodger, Marmion, and Nelly.
Betting-5 to 1 each agst Marmion and Johnny, 6to 1
agst Topsy, 7 to 1 agst Tumbler, 8 to 1 agst The Dane, 10
to 1 agst any other. Nelly, Tatler, Topsy, and Hazard com-
prised the front rank at starting, the two favourites lying
in the ruck, and Fearless and The Dane last. Tumbler
came to grief before they had gone half the distance, and
The Dane was soon after put hors de combat by coming
down a " burster." Nelly's lead diminished on going round
the second time, and Johnny, Tatler, Marmion, and Topsy
became the leaders. Half a mile from home the last men-
tioned three were beaten, and Johnny came round into the
winning field hotly pursued by Longrange and Fearless,
who were never able to get up, Johnny winning easily by
three lengths, a length between the second and third. The
Dodger and Omer Pacha were next.

A Selling Handicap of 3 sovs, with 20 added; the winner
to be sold, &c. Two miles.

Mr. P. Barling's Crinoline, 4 yrs, lOst 101 b .. (Curtis) 1
Mr. Valentine's Contention, 5 yrs,
.11st (Searle) 2

Flirt and Mufti also ran.

Betting-6 to 4on Contention. A splendid race home
resulted in the defeat of the favourite by a head; nothing
near the two. The winner was not sold.

A Selling Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, winners

extra. About three miles.

Mr. P. Barling's Romeo, aged, 12st 71b.... (Mr. Grant) 1
Mr. B. Land's Heads or Tails, 6 yrs, 13st.. (Mr Weston) 2
Captain Coats's Dodger, aged, 12st 101 b (Mr. Edwards) 3
Mr. Cassidy's Harkaway, 12st 101 b .... (Mr. Mumford) 4
Betting-5 to 4 agst Heads or Tails, 3to 1 each agst
Dodger and Harkaway, 7 to 2 agst Romeo. • Romeo lay
behind till within half a mile from home, when he came
away and won by half a distance.

The promoters and managers of this meeting are entitled
to no little praise for the satisfactory manner in which they
carried out their undertaking. They had to contend against
miserably wet weather, and had to surmount all the diffi-
culties which were created by the unpropitious skiey in-
fluences and by ground which more resembled a morass
than a " fair hunting country." That their programme
possessed great attractions was proved by the numerically
large fields which the principal events brought out, by the
brisk speculation ;which they occasioned, and by the im-
mense concourse of people who, despite the rain and the
miry ground, witnessed the proceedings each day. A
better " line of country" could not be selected within the
" home circuit."

So frequent have been the failures of steeplechase ven •
tures near London, and so questionable have been certain
doings in connection with them, that the sporting commu-
nity were agreeably surprised at the straightforward man-
ner in which the proceedings in general, and the business
department in particular, were conducted on this occasion.
For their well-directed efforts to remove the stigma and
suspicion which had hitherto attachedto nearly all " Metro-
politan" steeplechases the present Croydon committee de-
serve the heartiest commendation. In the double capacity
of handicapper and clerk of the course, Mr. J. F. Verrall,
of Lewes, acquitted himself most creditably, displaying no
ordinary judgment in the former office, and considerable
tact in the latter. From Mr. Goodwin, of Croydon, he
experienced the most cordial co-operation in all his plans,
and the' most active assistance in putting them into execu-
tion. The weighing stand was presided over by Mr. T.
Marshall, jun., of Northampton. The duties of clearing
the course, &c., were very efficiently discharged by a body
of police under the direction of Mr. Edmund Payne, supe-
rintendent of the P division.

The stewards were the Earl of Covontry, Lord Cour-
enay, and Charles Bevil], Esq.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TnunsvIT.

The Steeple Chase at Croydon was the principal feature
of the day, and during the afternoon a few bets were made
on the Derby, but nothing occurred indicative of any change.
6 to 1 was taken about Dundee, but at the close it was also
offered ; and some little business was done on Klarikoff and
Nautilus at their respective quotations. Closing prioes

DERBY.
6to 1 agst Dundee (taken)
20 to 1 agst Klarikoff (taken)
28 to 1 agst Nautilus (taken)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
13 to 2 agst Kettledrum (taken)

RACING PIXY
FEBR

MES FOR 1861.
%MY.
Coventry
Cli.

Lincoln l3

Nottingham Spring 5
Liverpool Spring 12

Shrewsbury

Northampton
Epsom Spring ll
Newmarket Craven 15

Thirsk ls
Newmarket F S 2O

Chester
York l4
Dialton l6
Bath 2l

Manchester
Harpenden 24
Epsom 2B

Chelmsford
Hungerford - 6

Odiham
Newcastle 25
Bibury Club 26
Stockbridge 27
Winchester 2B
X.

Ascot 11
Hampton l9
Newton 19

Newmarket
Carlisle
Worcester .. 4
Liverpool July 9

Abingdon 9
Nottingham . 16
Goodwood 30

AUGUST.
Brighton
Brighton Club 9 1 Reading l4