The Sun.
London, England, 1869-07-03 00:00:00

" THE BEACON."

Newmarket.—July Stokes—Sunshine or Macgregor.
Gladiate :r Stakes —Moonstone. Achievement Stakes
Cestus. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs—Gertrude. Sweepstakes
of 100 eovs —Abstinence. Midsummer Stakes—Badsworth.
Exeter Stakes Stephanotis. Chesterfield Stakes
Agility or Kingeraft.
Carlisle. —Cumberland Plate—Number Nip. Carlisle
Stakes—Mr. Eastwood's representative. Grand Stand
Plate—Highland Duck.

Mr. A. Town's colours nre : Black, yellow rap.
FORFEIT LIST. - Ransom's forfeits hava been paid.
VICTILESS.—This mare has gone to T. Dawson's, of
Middleham, to be trained.
Tonby Races will take place on Tuesday and Wedues-
day, September 28 and 29.
.13inunr, 1870.—His Grace the Duke of Beaufort is the
toward elect fur this meeting.
Portugal changed hands at Liverpnol on Thursday, Mr.
C. Peek becoming his owuar for 200 guineas.
Mr. Mundy, disgusted with the running of Master Dick
at Chelmsford, gave him to his trainer, R. Sherwood.

The Lewes Grand Handicap has closed with cighty-
two subscribers, and the Do Warrenne Handicap with
eighty-five.
Northampton and Pstchley Hunt Races, 1870, are de-
finitely announced for Tuesday and Wednesday, April 5
and G.

TILE BETTING-HOUSES ACT.—The Solicitors' Journal says
that up to this time there have been but two decisions on
the Butting-houses Act: Doggett v. Catterns (t 3 Weekly
Reporter, 390), where it was held th it a spot under a tree
in Hyde-park, which the defendant used for the purpose
of betting with persons who resorted thereto, was not a
"place" within the Act; and Shaw v. Morley (16 Weekly
Reporter, 763), where it was held that an uncovered wooden
structure on a race-course was an " office" or " place"
within the Act.

Lady Clinton was claimed by Mr G. Hilton after run-
ning third in the County Mewl)3rs' Plata at Chelmsford
on Wednesday.
Amity, whom Mr Bains purchased for 40 guineas at
Liverpool on Wednesday, was sold the next day to Mr
Fulton for 36 guineas.
Mr Hoene has had Ifighclere, by Newminster out of
Ornament, fired in the hock, and turned out of training.
STOCKBRIDGE.—Sir C. Legard, Bart., has been elected
steward of this meeting, in place of the Duke of Beaufort,
who retires by rotation.
Fusee, who won the Nursery at Chelmsford, was de-
scribed on the card and in the Calendar as the property of
Mr T. Verrall, instead of Mr T. Bell.
Mr Vaughan's yearling filly by Gladiateur out of Elthani
Beauty has been named Mrsßlenkiron, and has arrived at
Dover's to be trained.

Mr. Phillips purchased Kellogg for 26 guineas, after
the latter had been beaten by Soubrette in a Selling Race
at Liverpool. Soubrette was sold to Mr. T. IL Winter
for 85 guineas.
The Skipper, who has been particularly successful of
late, was leased for 160 guineas to Mr. Trimmer a short
tine sinc,, the duration of the lease, which is nearly ex-
pire', being six weeks.
Winifred was soli to Mr. G. Crook, by private contract,
before running in the Groat Worce_nrshire Stakas, for
which she st trted ftrourito. _ _

JULY MEETING.—The Cup may b) chal-
lenged for on Tuesday or Wednesday, to be run fur on
Thursday in the Houghton Meeting. It was held by the
late Marquis of Hastings, whose executors have given it
up to the Keeper of the Match-book. E6l
Five of Captain Barlow's brood mares, three of them
covered by Lecturer and two by Dalesman, are to be sold
at Newmarket on Thursday next. His eight yearlings,
which include Thunderer by Thunderbolt front Homily
(dam of Sweet Home), as wea as Chorister by Surplice,
Star of Diamonds by Asteroid, and Lady of the puben by
Dundee— all from the dams of winners—come to PO ham-
mer on Wednesday, at the same place.