The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-26 00:00:00

SPORTING IN TE LLIG MOE.

TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
The Epsom settling was most satisfactory closed
to-day. The remarks which we made en the preli-
minary proceedings on Monday were fully justified
by the promptitude with which all persons put in
an appearance at the corner. No grumbling was
heard, and, indeed, certain persons who were in
dtfault last year will, it is expected, be enabled by
the result of the recent Derby and Oaks to meet the
claims of their creditors. It is anticipated that a
Mr. K—, an Irish gentleman, will be among-t
the first to make arrangements for the set!lement of
his old accounts.

Until late in the evening very little betting took
place on coming events. Speculation on the D:rby
of 1859 was'pursued with much briskness. Merry-
man was supported at 18 to-1, and Riiubow was in
much force at 25 to 1. Actaeon was advanced from
40 to 1 to 35 to 1. and 2,000 to 60, and siOse-
quently 40 "ponies" were booked about Vault, a
stable companion of Merryman. 1,000 to 40 was
laid twice against The Lark, and Brother to Sydney
was booked at 1,000 to 30 and 1,000 to 4► ; some
investments were made on Viking at 33 and 40
to 1.

The transactions on the handicap events were
unimportant.

CLOSING PRICES.
ASCOT STAKES.
6to 1 net Herne (take 7to 1)
7to 1 aget Supple Jack (taken)
7to 1 agbt Courier{taken and offerer)

ASCOT CUP.

stl 2 aggt Fishermen (t ,km and offered)
4 to 1 agst Warlock (taker)
6to 1 agat Vedette (take 7 to 1)
10 to 1 agst Gildermire (taken)
10 to 1 apt Borderer Oaken)

NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
Bto 1 agst Bird-in-baud
12 to 1 b.gst Ducrow
12 to 1 agit Cmductor
100 to .8 agst Tae Happy Prince
14 to 1 agst Telegram

THE DBRBY, 1859
18 to 1 asst Merryman (taken) *
25 to- 1 agst Rainbow ( aken freely)
25 to 1 agbt Th 6 Latk (taker.)
1000 to 30 agst Br. to Sydncy (taken) •
1000 to 30 agst Viking (taken)
35 to 1 agst Actin )n (taken)
40 to 1 agkt Vault (2000 to GO al6o taken)

THE FRENCH DERBY.
Galignani's Messenger has a full account of the
running of the French "Derby" at Chantilly on
Sunday. The stands were thronged, chiefly by
ladies. The reserved space in front of them was
crowded; there was en extraordinarily numerous
assemblage of members of the Jockey Club and of
sporting men—probably the largest ever st. en on any
similar occasion ; even the tops of the stands were
occupied to incenrenienc, while outside the ropys
a great crowd of the humbler class of Parisians, of
the people of Chantilly, and of the peas miry of the
adjacent villages were collected. Many ladies of high
r trikgraced that stands wi. h theirpresence, andarnoeg
them was the Countess de Morny. The Count de
Morny was also present, as was likewise the Pre-
fect of the Oise, the latter in grand uniform. Teis
yeir the: e was no:regular favourite for the Derby,
some sporting men thinking that Gouvioux had the
best chance, others pronouncing for Brocoli, others
for Tonnnerre des hides, otl.ers for Mattel en Tete,
or Cagliostro, while others placed faith in Count
de Lagrange's lot. It is one of the latter, Ventre-
Saint Gris by name, colt by GLdiator a'id Belle
de Nuit,- who has had the- glory of being the
winner. The horse occupied no very distingnished
place in the betting.. In truth he was, so to speak,
totally unknown, for he never before ran
any race. It was besides reported that he was not
in good condition, or had. broken down. ,It was,
hAvever, no secret that his owner and some other
gentleman thought well of him, and that some
knowing people "guessed" that he was destined to
astonish the betting fraternity. When he was
saddled the greatest curiosity was manifested to
s•ee him, and he was pronounced a fine animal, tilt
without some resemblance to the famous Monad que.
At the moment of starting, accordingly, hhisposi-
tion in the batting remained unchanged, while that
of Gonvieux improved; in fact, he became first
' favourite. The field consisted of no fewer than 24
horte9t, and was, if we mistake not, the largest ever
seen in France. To start this large number of
horses was extremely difficult, not fewer than 10
unsuccessful attempts having be wade ; and the
11th, which succeeded, was by no means a good
one. The race was run at a very good pace in-
deed, and Ventre Stint this won Not
only was no one of the horses who stood first in
the betting the winner, but no one had even the
honour of being " placed." The precise amount
in stakes, entries, and forfeits which C unt
de Lagrange receives by the success of his
horse is, after deducting the entry paid on it and
the 2,000 f. which go to the second horse, 63,200 f.
In addition he wins largely by bets. Several gen-
tlemen who backed other horses, especially those
who " fancied" Tennerre des Indes and Gouvieux,
have suffered severely. The triumph of Ventre
Saint Gris was hailed with acclamations, and Count
d e Lagrange was warmly congratulated. Three
jockeys—Ashmall, Mundy, and Plumb—were fined,
and interdicted from riding again this year, for
wilfully being the cause of some of the false starts.
The number of horses which paid the 500 f. forfeit
was 36.

The Jockey Club Stakes (Toe French Derby) for 3-yr-
old colts and fillies. Entry, I,ooof. ; forfeit, 600 f. ;
and 5001. only if declared two days before the race.
The secind to receive 2,000 f. from the entries. Weight
7—colts, 108 lbs ; fillies, 105 lb.. Distance about

2,400 metres (11 miles). 31 entries.
Count de Legrange's c Ventre St. Gris (Kendall) 1
Mme. Letacbe de Fay's c Fureus (G. Pratt) 2
M. Lupin's f La Msladetta (lii!chenci) 3
M. Mosselman's c Tonnerre des Indes \Vat LinP) 4
Count de Prado's c Gouvieux (Quinton) 0

M. De,lacnarre's c Cagliostro (Flatman) 0
Baron Niviert4's c Forestier (Charlton:) 0

Ditto'e f Goelette (0. Pratt) 0

M. Sohickler's c Martel en Tete (Mann) 0
Mr. Carter's f Christina (Young Carter) 0

Mme. Letaohe de Fay's c Souvenir
Count de L!grange's c Zouave (Cuifte3) 0
D.tto's c. Inkerwan
'Plumb) 0
Ditto's f. Etoile du Nord (pratriy) 0
Vicomte Talon's c. Tracktir (Dean) 0
Count Ecerierer's c. Brocoli (Ashmall) 0
Ditto's c. Oubli (Nlund)) 0
M. Lapin'e c. Perin (For-di:aro) 0
M. Leclercq's c. Toss-up (Goater) 0
M. Moseelman's o. A4Partout ......... .....(Binhury) 0
M. de S:3vin's c. Lord Spleen (Cutler) 0
M. de Montgomery's c. Farewell (Basham) 0
M. Fast:piers c. Phoebus (T. Osborne) 0
Ditto's c. Fort-'h-Bras (J. Osborne) 0
Betting-4 to 1 agst Gonvieux, sto 1 Brinell, 6to 1
Martel en Tete, 6 to 1 Cagliostro, 7 to 1 Tonuerra des
Irides, 10 to 1 Z.aravo. 12 to 1 Ventre Saint Grits, 12 to
1 Etoile du Nerd, 12 to 1 La Maladetta, 15 to 1
Ptilerin, 20 to 1 Inkermann, 20 to 1 Forestier, 20 to 1
Farewell, 30 to 1 Souvenir, 40 to 1 Fort It Bras, 60 to
1 Lord Spleen. Just before the start Gouvieux was 3
to 1, and Tonnerre des Irides at 6 to 1.
After, as stated above, ten false start, a bad one was
effected. After the few strides, Oubli proceeded to cut
nut the work, Martel en Tate taking the 'record plal.s,
Etoile du Nord anZI Inkermann haading the ruck.
the first turning Martel en Tete took
running, but fell off at the stables, ur,
was
wbl7ll Etoile
taken up by Etoile tin NGrd. At thea St. Gri3
du Nord gave way, and then
strode up from the ruck, and procededV;daeji‘'jiraciaudteottuat therml
work at a gal:ant pac-. Furens an L
through their horses in the straight, and. took tie sc•
coad and third [Aces. Ventre Saint Gris made run-
ning to the end, wincingand thiro. Tonnerre dts
easily by two lecgtbe. A
length between the second
Irides, who was lying
about.nusretvbe, but was not placed ;nth during the greater
part of the race, 0111320 in t
Gonvieux was seventh ; the rest nowhere.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SULGEONS. —The following gen-
dearer, having undergone the necessary examinations
for the diploma, were admitted members of the college
at a ineeting'of the Court of Examintre, on the 24th
just., viz.:—Messrs. George A. Partington, Manches-
ter ; George Cardeil, St. Columb, Cornwall ; WiTam
Roche, Ferwoy, county C;rk ; Walter Maxon, Barns_
bury Park, Islington ; John Law, IL,nourable East
India Company's Service; Florence M'Carthy, C,.ik •
TbourAs J. Hill, Melton Mow bray ; James Ir orin • , %.• k
Mile-erns?, county Tyrone ; Fredetick Cayz Er;, b
Knot; and John ViiikinEcr, Salford.