The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-23 00:00:00

SPORTI:

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BROMLEY SPRING MEETING-FRIDAY.

The Bromley Cup of 30 sovs; three-year-olds 9st 71b, four
lOst 91b, five list 41b, six and aged list 71b ; mares and
geldings allowed 31b ; starters three times in 1866 with-
out being placed allowed 71b; professionals that have
won a flat race value 100 sovs 71b extra. About one
mile and a half on the flat.
Mr. S. Reeves's Tottie, by Idle Boy—Gloom, 4 yrs, lOst
131 b (James Nightingall) 1
Mr. Raifort nd 4 vrs, lOst 21b (Potter) 2
Mr. IL Rhy's, jun.'s, Preferment, 4 yrs, list 21b
(Mitchell) 3
Mr. Franks's Bandoline (h b), aged, list 41b (Isaacs) 0
Mr. T. Clayton's Florican, 3 yrs, 9st 41b ...(11. Ducker) 0
Mr. Sheppard's Beaconsfield, 4 yrs, lOst 91b (Owner),
was weighed for, but did not get to the post in time to
start.

Betting-6 to 4 aggt Nimble, 2to 1 agst Tottie, 6to 1
"bar two."

Won in a canter by six lengths. Nimble and Prefer-
ment raced home for second place, which the former ob-
tained by a length and a half. Florican was a bad fourth,
and Band°line last.
A Hunters' Stakes of 3 sovs each, 2 ft, with 20 added, for
horses that have been regularly hunted in Kent, Surrey,
Sussex, Berkshire, or Middlesex during the . seas on
1866-7 ; horses that have been in any training stable this
year 71b extra ; llst 71b each ; the winner to be sold by
auction for 50 sovs, and any surplus to be divided be-
tween the owner of the second and the fund ; if entered
to be sold for 30 sovs allowed 71b, if not to be sold to
carry 101 b extra ; any winner of a steeplechase value 60
soya 71b extra ; professionals that have won a steeple-
chase value 50 sovs 71b extra; about three miles.
Mr. Coleman's Aggravator, aged (not to be sold), 12st
31b (including 101 b extra) 01r. 'Yates) 1
Mr. James's Chignon (h b), list 71b (.£5O) (Mr. Brown) 2
Mr. Thrale's Flora, aged, list (carried list 61b) £3O
(Mr. Aubertin) 0
Mr. Steele's Rapture, aged, list 71b (.£3O) (Elphick) 0
Betting-5 to 4on Aggravator, 3to 1 agst Chignon.
After going about half a mile Rapture bolted, and re-
fusing at a subsequent fence he was pulled up. Aggrava-
tor had the advantage till reaching the hurdles in front of
the Stand, when Chignon, who had been pulling hard,
rushed to the front, but disposed of his jockey at the
hurdles. Flora refusing at the same obstacle, the favou-
rite was left with a long lead, which he gradually increased,
and came in alone. Although Chignon fell twice he was
persevered with, and went the course. Mr. Coleman
claimed Chignon.
A Hurdle Race Plate (Handicap) of 50 sovs ; winners
after March 14, 71b extra; about two miles, over six
hurdles.
Mr. A. Yates's Balham, aged 111 st (in. 71b extra (Owner) 1
Mr. IL E. Eagar's Maid of Erin, aged, 9st 101 b (Wheeler) 2
Mr. Franks's Lord Waldegrave, 5 yrs, 9st 101 b (Isaacs) 3
Mr. Wilkin's Olivia, 6 yrs, Oat 121 b (Mitchell) 0
Mr. Nightingall's Medicis, syrs,9st 101 b (J. Nightingall) 0
Mr. Daily's Mrs. Naggleton, aged, 9st 101 b ...(S. Smith) 0
Mr. Marshall's Lady Peel, 6 yrs, 9st 71b (Saunders) 0
Mr. Bentley's Triumph, 4 yrs, get 6lb (Gregory) 0
Mr. Goddard's Chicken Hazard, 4 yrs, 9st2lb (Kennedy) 0
Mr. Rickard's Pirate, 5 yrs, 9st (Owner) 0
Mr. Wilson's Dovedale, 6 yrs, 9st (H. Jackson) 0
Mr. S. J. Bond's Equinox, aged, Bst 101 b (Bird) 0
Bettting-6 to 4 agst Pirate, 4 to 1 each agst Balham
and Medicis, 8 to 1 agst Lord Waldegrave, 10 to 1 agst
any other. Making the turn into the straight Balham
drew to the front and won in a canter by ten lengths, Lord
Waldegrave being defeated four lengths for second place.
Pirate was fourth, close up with Lord Waldegrave, Dove-
tail was fifth, Medicis sixth, Equinox seventh, Chicken
Hazard eigtb, Triumph ninth, Maid of Erin and Mrs.
Naggleton next, and Lady Peel last, beaten off.
Selling Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added ; three-year-
olds 7st 71b, four Bst 121 b, five and aged 9st 71b; mares
and geldings allowed 31b ; the winner to be sold for 50
soya ; if entered for 30 soya allowed 71b ; nearly seven
furlongs.
Mr. James's Finale, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (.£3O) (Jackson) 1
Mr. T. Stevens's Miss Skerratt, 3 yrs, Est 111 b (X3O)
(J. Clarke) 2
Mr. J. Wilson's. Violet De Clare, 3 yrs, Est 11Ib (£3O)
(Viney) 3
Betting-6 to 4on Miss Skerratt, 2to 1 each agst
Finale and Violet De Clare. Finale won cleverly by
three quarters of a length ; a length and a half separated
second and third. The winner was bought in for thirty.
six guineas.

The Bromley Plate (Handicap) of 100 sous; winners of
50 soya after March 14, 71b extra; any other winner,
51b extra ; nearly seven furlongs.
Mr. J. Sanders's Rustic Beauty, by Alonzo —Whiteleg,
5 yrs, Bst 51b (Pearson) 1
Mr. R. Edgar's Maid of Erin, aged, ist 21b...(H Jackson) 2
Mr. Pembroke's Fanchette, 3 yrs, Gst (A. Reeves) 3
Mr. George's Monk, aged, Bst 12Ib (Deacon) 0
Mr. Monck's Tomahawk, 4 yrs, Bst (R. I'Anson ) 0
Mr. Raifort's Hop Leaf, 4 yrs, ist lulb .(Ashbee) 0
Mr. U. M. Bond's Aurora, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (Coslett) 0
Mr. Henry's Algar, 4 yrs, that 121 b (W. Gifford) 0
Mr. Franks :s Mimulus' 3 yrs, 6st 91b (F. Trible) 0
Mr. Ditwas's Gaiety, 3 yrs, Bat 71b (Lion) 0
Mr. Nightingall's Odense, 3 yrs, that 41b (Spencer) 0
Mr. Brewer's Gentian, 3 yrs, sst 121 b. (Hawkins) 0
Mr. Aiwyn's Knight of Downe, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (J.Clarke) 0
Betting-5 to 1 each agst Monk and Rustic Beauty, 6to
1 agat Aurora. Gaiety made play to the turn for the
straight, where she was in difficulties. Rustic Beauty was
now left in front, and, after an exciting race home, won by
a short head.

The Railway Steeplechase Stakes of 5 sova each, 2 ft (to
the fund), withso added; any winner of 100 sovs after
March ,at a.m. 101 b, of 40 soya 71b extra; about two
miles and a quarter.
Mr. Daily's Cutler, by Idle Boy—Titan, aged, list

(T. Ablett) 1
Mr. G. Lane's Wedding Peal, 5 yrs, lOst 71b (Kennedy) 2
Mr. R. Sheppard's Wade, 5 yrs, lOst ilb (inc 71b es)

(Owner) 3
Mr. A. Yatea's Harold, 5 yrs, list 41b (Owner) 0
Mr. S. J. Bond's Gardebar, 5 yrs, lOst 71b (Bird) 0
Mr. T. J. Crook's Vindicator, aged, lOst 71b (inc 7lb ex)
(E. Clifford) 0
Betting-6 to 4 agst Cutler, 100 to 30 agst Harold, 4to
1 agst any other.

Wade, closely attended by Cutler, cut out the work for
about a quarter of a mile, when Gardener took it up, fol-
lowed by Harold, Cutler, and Wade, Vindicator, who was
outpaced, being tailed off early. Half a mile from home
Cutler came to the fronts and won easily by a length ; six
lengths divided second and third. Mr. Shappard, the owner
of Wade, claimed the race on account of both Cutler and
Gardner having gone on the wrong side of a tree behind
the Stand. The objection remains in abeyance for the
decision of the stewards.

The Tally-ho Plate of 50 sous; four year olds, 11st; five,
llst 101 b ; six and aged, 12st ; half-breds allowed ilb

horses that have run twice,in 1866 for any flat or hurdle
race and have not been placed allowei7lb; professionals
that have won a flat race value 100 sovs, 71b
extra ; the second to receive 5 soya out of the Plate ;
the winner to be sold for 200 sovs ; two miles on the
flat.
Mr. Monck's Tomahawk, by King Tom—Mincemeat,
4 yrs, lOst 7lb (E. Clifford) 1
Mr. Raifort's Nimble, 4 yrs, 10st 71b (Potter) 2
Mr. Wilson's Lady Cope, by Dey of Algiers, aged, list,
(W. Jackson) 3
Mr. W. Smith's Susannah, aged, list 71b ...(Chapman) 4

Betting-2 to lon Nimble, 4to 1 bar one.
The favourite made the running for a short distance,
when Tomahawk took it up. Making the last turn Nimble

again got in front, but when fairly in the straight Toma-
hawk deprived the favourite of the lead, and won, after a
close race, by a head ; Lady Cope was a bad third, and
Susannah last.

On returning to scale the owner of Nimble objected to
the winner on the ground of his having been placed in a
race last season, and therefore not entitled to the allow-
The objection remains in abeyance. Winner not

MI ce.
sold.

A Match of 50 sovs. One mild.
Mr. Walter's Piano, lOst
Mr. North's Scandalous, list

WILTSHIRE COUNTY STEEPLECHASES.
An objection was made to The Thane, the horse which
came in first for the Longleat Stakes, on the ground that
he was incorrectly nominated, and the case having gone
before the Stewards, the following is their decision :
We, the undersigned, being Stewards of this meeting,
have examined the evidence relating to the objection to
"The Thane" (made by Mr. W. 11. P. Jenkins, owner of
Jack o'Newbury," the second in the Longleat Stakes),
and consider him to bo wrongly nominated, and there-
fore disqualified, as he ran at the Donnington Hunt
Meeting as " Br. gelding, by Rocket," and was entered
in the Longleat Stakes simply as " The Thane," which
was published in the Racing Calendar and sporting papers.
As no alteration or addition of any kind can be made'to
a nomination after the stakes are closed and published, we
hereby authorise the Longleat Stakes to be paid to the
owner of "Jack o'Newbury," as the winner.
(Signed, March 11th, 1867) Tues. F. GROVE.
C. B. JARRETT.
DANGAN (acting
for the Duke of Beaufort).
To Mr. E. Reilly, Secretary of the
Wiltshire County Steeplechases, Westbury, wilt,

The Duke of Beaufort was not breseut at the races, but
subswpwntly signed the decision, and stated in the follow-
ing lettar his reasons fot so doing :
I have been called upon, both by the owner of the horse
who came in first, and by the Stewards before whom the
evidence in the case was laid, to record my opinion in this
case.

Having carefully read the evidence, I have no doubt
that "The Thane" is disqualified. He should have bee❑
entered as "late the, &c., Jcc.," and the entry was not
amended until the stake had been closed (I believe more
than a week). This would amount to a fresh nomination
and is Fatal to the owner.

At the same time I am bound to say, that so far from
there being any evidence of a fraudulent intention on the
part of the owner of " The Thane," he took immediate steps
on discovering the omission to rectify the entry, by
a full description of his horse, though, unfortunately for
himself, it was too late to entitle him to receive the stakes.
I was a Steward of the meeting, but not being present I
appointed a gentlemen to act in my stead, and it it had not

been for the above statement I should not have interfered
in the matter.

I fully concur in the judgment of the three Stewards
who acted.
March 14, 1867.

BEAUFORT,

AN INDIAN RACING CASE, AND ADMIRAL
ROUS'S JUDGMENT THEREON.
The following novel case was forwarded to Admiral
Rous from India, with a request that he would adjudicate
upon it :