The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-04 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Nominations for the Great Metropolitan.

THIIIISDAY, April the 10th.—The eleventh year of the
Great Metropolitan Stakes -(handicap) of 25 sous. each,
15 ft. and only 5 if declared, with a bonus of 300 sovs.
added by the contributions of the lovers of the national
sport of racing resident in the city of London and metro-
politan districts, together with gratuities from, and sub-
scriptions received by, the licensed victuallers of the
metropolis ; the owner of the second horse to receive 50
soya, out of the stakes ; the winner of any handicap of
200 soya, value after publication of the weights to carry
51b, of any two such races or more, 101 b extra. The
winner to pay 30 Boys, towards the expenses, 101. 10s. to
the Licensed Victuallers' School, and 101. 10s. to the
Licensed Victuallers' Asylum ; Great Metropolitan
Stakes Course, two miles and a quarter, to start at the
winning-chair. 79 subscribers.
Age

Baroncino 4
Mr. iluffarn 3
Winkfield
Homily
Poodle a
Molissa
Balton
\Vantage
Fatalist 4
Grmaulus Esuriens
The Bonnie Morn 4
Mishap
Neoptolemus
Cock of the North
Moorcock 4
Van Galen 3
Fanny Fern
Rifleman
Mini 4, sister to Rifleman 3
Post-horse 3
Defiance 6
Coleshil!, be to Folkestone 5
Buckinham 3
Balrownie
Sly Fellow 3
Tne Laird of Hazlewood 3
Shoreham

Age
Maid of the Morn 3
Pretty Boy .. 3
Mirage
Cossey 4
Virtuous
Rip Van Winkle
The Libellist... 3
Vandal
Midhope
Flatterer
Goorkah
Fandango
Preston
Hospitality
Rotherham
Panmure
Lady Bird .
Puck 3
Imogene 4
Lord Ford wich 4
Pelissier 3
Sir George 4
Chicken 4
Smack
Jolly Marine 4
Sultan
Mice Wentworth 3
Termagant 3
One Act 3
The Russian
Surgeon-General
Lady Florence 3
Speed the Plough 6
Absolution 3
Laverna 3
Diego 3
Agra
Dresser
The Prince of Orange
Little Davie

Roscommon

Camnobie
Epaminondas
Middleton 3
Scythian
Little Harry a
Spindle
Coroner 3
Pyrrha
The Earl
Quince
f. by Alarm, out of Duver-
nay

Nominations for the City and Suburban.

The City and Suburban Handicap of 15 soya eacb,
10 ft and only 5 if declared, with a bonus of 150 goys
aided ; the owner of the second horse to receive 25 soya
out of the stakes ; the winner of any handicap of 200
soya value alter publication of the weights to carry bib,
of any two such races or more, 10lb extra. The winner
to pay 101. 10s. to the Licensed Victuallers' Protection
Society. To be run before the Metropolitan Stakes ;
the last mile and a quarter of the new Derby Course.
94 subscribers.

Age

Age
Rattle
Claret 4
sis to Rifleman
Post-horse 3
Lawn 3
Kettleby
Buckingham 3
Plausible
Sir Rowland Trenchard a
Pretty Boy 3
Mary 4
Mirage
Bubble
Gamekeeper 5
Eulogist 6
Scythian 5
St. Hubert 4
Coroner
Pyrrha
Spindle
Bright Phoebus 5
Grey Pyrrhus
Ireland's Eye 6
New Brighton
Chicken 4
Barrel 5
Doctor Cook 4
Sultan
Alice Wentworth 3
Blue Bell
Termagant 3
Blue Rock 3
Teddy 3
Noisy.
Swindler
Boer
Polydore
Border Chief ... . .. 4
Flyaway
The Duffer 3
Laverna 3
Agra
Capucine
Omer Pacha 3
Surgeon• General
Fulheck 4
Stork

Le Juif
Little Tibby
Old. Null 5
Hollander
Cave Adullam
Mose,lle
Winkfield
Ivan ...
Simony
Alembic 5
Bolton
The Assayer
Fisherman 3
Disraeli
Imposture
Welham ... 5
Helene
Prestbury, by Gabbler 3
Grmculus Esnriens
The Bonnie Morn 4
La Victims
Vindex
Flatterer
Hercules. 5
Ellermire
Rotherham 4
Hospitality 3
Panmure
Ariosto
Lord Fordwioh .
Sir George 4
Balrownie
Sly Fellow 3
The Laird of Hazlewood 3
P umicestone 5
Roscommon
Wandering Willie
Cannobie
Crown Pigeon
The Hind
Catspaw
Neoptolemus 4
Remunerateur
Roebuck
Wild Huntsman
Clotilde
Alfred

Nominations for the Chester Cup.
Run May 7. Distance—Two miles and a quarter.
195 Subscribers. Weights to be published in due
time, and forfeits to be declared February 1.

Age

Absolution
Adam

La Belle v 6
Lady Bird
Lady Florence
Lady Palmerston
Lady Tatton
Laird of Hazlewood, the 3
La Victims .
Little Davie
Little Harry a
Lord Alfred
Lord Derwentwater 3
Louvat 4
Maid of the Morn 3
Marchioness
Mary... 4
Melissa
Merlin
Midhope 3
Mini 6
Mirage
Mishap
Mr. Sykes 6
Moorcock
Mortimer
Mountain Breeze ... .
Napoleon the Third 3
New Brighton
Omer Pacha
One Act 3
0 ulston
Panmuro
Peter Flat 3
Peter Wilkins
Pharsalue
Plum Pudding
Pollux 3
Poodle
Post-Horse 3
Preston 3
Pretty Boy, by Idle Boy 3
Prince of Orange 3
Puck, by Pompey 3
Pamicestone
Pyrrha
Quince
Raglan
Rajah, the 4
Rattle
Redan
Rhino
t-"Zifteman
Roscomrdflu
Rotherham
Russian, the .•.•••
St. Domingo
Sally, by Safeguard •
Sandy
Saraband
Saucebox
Scythian
Shelah ..
Siding
Simony
Sir George 4
Sly Fellow
Solestar
Spindle
Stork
Stradbally
Strood
Sugar Plum
Sunshine
SAUIm
Surgeon-General
Teddy
Termagant
Thames Ditton
Trapper, the
Tilly ...................... ••••
Tugo' War
Typee
Vandal .................
Van Dunck
Vandyke
Van Van Galen
VenisonE Y.ch

A ffra
Alas
Aldford
Alembic 5
Aleppo
Alice
Alice Wentworth
Alston 4
Announcement 3
Artillery
Assailant
Baalbec
Balrownie.
Baroncino

Barrel 5l
Besika
Blooming Heather
Blue Rock 3
Bold Buccleuch 3
Bolton 4
Bright
Bubble
Bucksfoot 4
bulldog. 3
Caledonian 3
Cardsharper
Capucine
Cave Abdullam 4
Chere Petite
Chicken, the
Chicken, by Chanticleer 4
Clara
Claret 4
Clotilde
Cock-a too
Corcebus 4
Coroner
Cossey
Courtenay 4
Courtier, the 3
Crown Pigeon
Dame Judith 4
Diana 5
Diego 3
Domino 5

lire,. r ~,,, "" 3l
Duffer, the ,11,1••••
3
Earl, the 4 1
Early Bird, the 5
Elastic
Elvaston
enchanter 3
Eparninoncing • 5
Escape .... 4
Eulogist 6 i
Fandango
Fanny Fern 4
Fenny Orey, 4
Vataliet
Favus 4
riteblast, by Simoom
Flatteter ~ 4
Flyaway 3
Folkestone 3
Freddy
Frenzy
Qatnekeeper
ddinoit victot •• . 4
Ghika ............. / 4 Jig 11.., 3
Good Friday 8
Goorkah 6
i Greencastle

Haco
Heber 3
Herald
Hercules
Hoddarn 4
Hollander
Homily
Honeysuckle 5
Hospitality
Hungerford
Imogene 4
Indian Warrior a
Ireland's Eye 6
Ivan
Jack Daw 5
Jack Sheppard 4
Jack-the•Giant-Killer
John Dory a
Jolly Marine 4
Ka!ipygn
Kettleby .................. 4
King Tom .................. qq
Xilighton linetsstsew .... o

Vine ..........
Virtuous
Viscount
`Vantage
Warlock
Wild Huntsman
Wild Itoße
Wlnkfield
Yellow Jack
Yorkoo Grey
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