The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-20 00:00:00

SPORTING. INTELLICIENCE,

ST. ALBANS STEEPLECH ISES —THURSDAY.
The revival of the SL Albans -steeple Chases, after a
. lapse of about 35 years, took place to-day under favourable
auspice; Mr. T. Marshall being clerk of the course and
Mr. G. French taking active management. Although the
frost had necessitated three postponements of the meeting
the spectators had little cause for regret, as the weather
was most delightful, and the sport of a good order. Tao
course is a short distance from the ancient town, and it.
cvital "run" for testing I lie merits of hunters. A col Jr-
ably lon:; tiain of inefrop,litans were conveyed l' the
Great Northern Company, so as to witness the lint race,
which was set demi for one o'clock. There n,ece
ther live evelit., sot down fur decision, but tile lass ono
produced nu net., there hint.; only a couple of
hors,!soa the ground, and as the forfeits went to the fund
there was no stake t compote for. Th<, Illipenden Plate,
expected to produce a gout" field out oi: the 36 on the card,
was competed for by only five of the lot. The Ilobbe;
however, was only weighed for and the numb displa' ad,
and, in the face of his tripe victory at NVestbur:•, was
backal for a lot of money, slight odds being laid nn
Mr. Ellison, however, Lattrl that the son of Ta had
injured himself, awl with Crew him, relying up.in hid
second roposentative, The Guide, who immediately sup-
planted his stable compaitioa in the quotations. Belie ,
left off an equal favourite, however, but, as will be seen,
she pcirforruel indifferently, and The Guide wen cleverly
by a neck from the unbacked Kronberg. Selling
Steeplechase was prolific of mishaps, one of which t,srmi_
fluted in the death of Amicia, who full at the jumt. preced-
ing the stand when going remarkably well, and broke her
back. • She was destroyed on the course. Mr. Muinford,
the rider, escaped unhurt. The winner; Sir Stephen, came
in a mile and a half iu advance of the (Aker two that passed
the post. Patience was made a warm favourite for the
Hunt Steeplechase, for which, after falling, she was only
beaten a length by The Cripple. The hitter was objected
to for not being rightly nominated, but the stewards pre-
sent postponed the hearing of the case till next day.. The
Aristocratic Handicap was won by Krouberg, who ran
close race with The Guide in the opening event. Arlescott
was favourite, but the 4- to 1 chance won rather easily at
the finiih. Details of the. day's sport are subjoined :
The Harpenden Plate (Handicap) of 40 sous; winners of
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any steeplechase after Nov. 29 (at 11 a.M.) 71b extra;
about two miles.
Mr. Ellison's The Guide, by Knight of Avenel—Allo,vf
M.o's dam, 5 yrs, lOst 101 b (iticknzy) 1
Mr. E. Richard's Kronberg, 5 yrs, 10st 71b (01,ilier) 2
Mr. Liudsnoy's ilelice, 5 yrs, lOst illb ..(J. IN)tter) 0
Mr. Gouge's Caustic, 4 yrs, l'Ost 41b
.A.blett) 0
Mr. C. Fox's Wedding Peal, 5 yrs, lOst .4Coslett) 0
The Robber (aged, lOst 101 b, inc. 71b extra;) was weighed
for his owner and the /limber hoisted, but the horse having
hurt himself did not start. •

Betting-2 to 1 each agstHelice and The Guide, and sto
1 bar two. Wedding Peal, rearing up and persistently re-
fusing to start when the flag dropped, was left at the post ;
and the field was further reduced at the first obstacle by
the falling of Caustic, who was not further persevered
with. Kronberg showed the way, having a long lead of
Helice, The Guide following at an interval of half a dozen
lengths. These positions were maintained for about a
mile, when The Guide took second place,and, consequent on
Kronberg's running out at the ploughed land, he was left
in front, and although closely pressed by Kronberg, who
rapidly made up the lost ground, he won by a neck.
Helice was eased when pursuit was found hopeless three
quarters of a mile from home.

The Selling Steeplechase Stakes of 3 sous each, 1 ft, with
20 added; three year olds lOst 71b, four list 71b, live,
six and aged list 12Ib ; the winner to be sold for 30 sous
(if 30 soya allowed 71b); about two miles
Mr Gilke's Sir Stephen (pedigree unknown), aged, list
51b (£36) (T. Ablett) 1
Mr Jarvis's: Oldminster, aged, list 12Ib (£3O) (Owner) 2
Mr Gregory's Rapture, aged, list 51b (£3o`...(Gregory) 3
Mr Lindsney's Carnbroe, 5 yrs, list 51b (i3o)...(Grant) 0
Mr Brown's Amicia, 4 yrs, list (£3O) ...(Mr. Mumford) 0
Mr. Pilgrim's Alice Mary, 3 yrs, lOst (£3O)
(Mr. Reynolds) 0
Betting-5 to 4 agst Rapture, 7to 2 agst Carnbroe, 4to
1 agst Sir Stephen, and 10 to 1 agst Oldminster. Casual..
ties soon began in the chase, for at the start Alice Mary
overpowered her jockey and bolted ;`,,then at the first fence
Carnbrce refused, and Grant walked him back to the
enclosure. Sir Stephen cut out the work, leading past
the stand 20 lengths in advance of Amicia, Oldminster
and Rapture following at intervals of 10 lengths, they
having been thus thrown into the rear by refusals at the
fence preceding the stand. At the leap past the stand
loading into the turnip field Oldminster and Rapture ro-
fused, and it Was not until Sir Stephen and Amicia had
gone nearly a mile further on the journey that they were
got over, which they both did simultaneously. The dis-
tance which intervened botween Sir Stephen and Amicia
at the stand the Litter gradually decreased, so that when
they wore abort lia'f a mile from home not more than half
a dozen lengths divided the pair. Amicia, when going
remarkably well at the last fence but one front twine
came down a " cropp Jr," breaking her back, and render-
ing her destruction necessary. Mr. Mumford fiatunttely
escaped material injury. Sir Stephen, by this accident,
was i'dft, to canter Loma alone, and as he passed the pos t
Oldiniust and Rapture were fully a mile and a half in
the rear racing home for second plac., which Oldminster
obtained somewhat slovenly by a neck. None of the others
passed the post. The winner was sold to Mr. Shepherd for
45 guineas.

The Hunt Steeplechase Plate of 40 soya, for hunters;
list 71b each ; thorough breds 71b extra ; to be ridden
by gentlemen, farmers, or their sons. About three miles.
Mr. Hill's Thi Cripple, by Mvidricardo C illodion, 6
yr 3, 12st (Mr. Wodahouse) 1
Mx. P. G. Hobson's Patisuei (h 1)), aged, list 71b
(0 truer) 2
Mr. Barker's Wrangler, aged, 12st (Capt. Smith) 3
Mr. Menas Moonbeam (h b), aged, list 71b (Mr. Yates) 0
Mr. C. 0. Wodehouse's Panther, aged, list 71b
(Mr. Genks) 0

Betting -2 to 1 on Patience, and 6 to 1" bar one." The
favourite made the running, followed by Wrangler and
Moonbeam, the Cripple and Panther following at close in-
tervals. On reaching the ploughed land The Cripple was
indulged with the lead, Wrangler and Moonbeam, side by
side, being half a, dozen lengths in his roar; Panther still
acting as whippor-in. No change in those positions oc-
curred until the fence preceding the stand, where
Patience cam) down, but Mr. Hobson speedily ramounted
and went on in the chase. The Cripple led past the stand,
Wrangler holdinz the second position, Patience being
slightly in the roar of Moon`varn, Panther toiling ou last.
In the ploughed land on the second time round Patience
ran into third place, and Panther was pulled up. About
three-quarters of a mile from home the favourite headed
Wrangler and went on in pursuit of The Cripple, whom
she overhauled three fences from the chair, and cleared
the last obstacle about a length in advance, but, being
beaten within the distanci, The Cripple won easily by a
length. Wrangler in the straight run for home made an
effort to reach Patience and was only beaten a neck for
second place. Moonbeam was beaten nearly a quarter of
a mile. Oa returniug-to scale, Mr. llobsoa, the owner of
Patience, lodged au objection against the winner on the
ground of an error in nomination, the age of The Cripple
not having been specified.

The Aristocratic Steeplechase (Handicap) of 10 sovs each,
3 ft, with 50 added; winners after Nov. 29, at 11 a.m.,
71b extra; gentlemen riders. About three miles. 22
subs.

Mr. E. Richards's Kronborg, by Hungerford —Araby's
Daughter, lOst 810 (ion Sib ex.) (Mr. Thorn is) 1
Mr. Ellison's Arleseott, aged, llbt (Mr. Yates) 2
Mr. J. H. Moore's Tum Thumb, 5 yrs, lU.,t 4ih (Owner) 3
11. Withers's Bmluaiuton, 5 yrs, lOst Illb
(Capt. Smith) 0

Betting-6 to 4 aril Arlescott, sto 2 agat Tom Thumb,
and 4 to 1 each agst Kronberg and Badminton. Toni
Thumb led to the first obstacle, irhen the running was
taken up by Kronberg, the favourite following, attended
by Toni Thumb, B idminton being iu Clio roar. In the
ploughed land Arlesoott pulled over Kronberg, and led
to the jump out of the laud, when the latter again as-
sumed the lead, but the pair alternately led till throe
quarters of a mile from home, when Kronberg took up the
running finally, and won easily by a length. Toni Thumb
was a bad third. Badminton toiled on hopelessly in the
rear for half the journey, when he was pulled up.

The Steeplechase Free liettdicap of 10 sovs each, 3 ft. ;
wiuuers after Nov. 22 (at 9 a.m.) 71b extra. About two
miles. 10 subs.

No race.

RACING FIXT

RES FOR 18G8.

Liverpool Spring U 3
Chelmsford Spring M 10
West Drayton l2

,CII.

Darbarn
lieudon 3
Newmarket Gravon 13

Epsom Spring Meeting 21
Northampton.

Choster 5
Wiachoster
York Spring
Salisbury l4

►IL.

\Vest Drayton 1
Croydon 24 Summar
Ascot Summor 9
Windsor Sunitner

Lewes Spring
Nownitirset Ist Spring 27

Worcester Summer 2
Newmarket July 7
&lading
Liverpool l6
AUG

Bath
Croydon Ibt S ammer
Harpenden
Epsom Summer
NE.

I Bibury Club 23
Scockbeidgo
Otielitisford Suuniter
I Alexaudra Park 3O
LY.

Huntingdon 2l
Nottiogliam July
Goodwood

UST.
1
York
Oxford
Canterbury
i Derby Summer
I Weymouth
I Lichfield
Tunbridge

Brighton
Brighton Club
Lewes Summer
Wolverhampton ll
Stockton
Windsor
Egharn lB
Hastings
SEPTEBIBER.
Kelso
Hendon
Monmouth ~
Newmarket Ist October 22
West Drayton „„, 111)

Warwick
I
Abingdon 3
Leicester
83
Doncaster
Richmond