The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-17 00:00:00

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD RACES—FIu:DAY.
The Stand Plate Handicap of 50 soya ; for three year olds
and upwards ; winners extra. Three-quarters of a mile.
Mr. De La Ce's Madlle. Cleopatre, by Stockwell—Ada,4
yrs, Est 101 b ........................ : .................(Butler 1
Mr. Samuels's Amour Propre, 6 yrs, 7st (Peppier 2
Mr. H. Wright's Venturer, 4 yrs, 7st 51b (iuc. 71b era
(Quinxt ce 3

Knight of St. Michael, Diamond, Catherine Hayes filly,
and Viscount St. Albans also ran.
Betting 7to 4 agst Madlle. Cleopatra, sto 1 each agst
Venturer and Knight of St. Michael, 7 to 1 each agst
Amour Propre and Diamond. Won by two lengths.
The Stratton Audley Nursery Handicap of 10 sovs each,
3 ft, with 100 added ; for two year olds ; winners extra.
The owner of the second to save his stake. Three
quarters of a mile. 57 subs.
Mr. J. Wood's Beauty, by Knowsley, out of Bargain,
6st 111 b (inc. 31b extra) (Butler i 1
Mr. Smith's Harmony, 6st 61b (Kenyon 2
Mr. G. Jones's Cactus, 7st (C. Page 3
Morgan la Faye filly, Paul Jones, Glentarsen, Frailty
colt, Violet colt, Thorndyke, Dunoon, Expectation, and
Triana also ran.
Betting-9 to 4 agst Beauty, 4to 1 agst Paul Jones, 5
to 1 agst Expectation, 100 to 15 agst Harmony, and 10 to
1 agst Trims. Won by a length and a half.
The Innkeepers' Handicap Plate of 40 sovs, added to a
sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, 1 ft to the fund; for all
ages ; winners extra. Half a mile. 50 subs.
Mr. Chaplin's Veda, by Lambton—Christabelle, 2 yrs,
6st 41b (Jefferey) 1
Mr. De La Ce's Madlle. Cleopatra, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (inc.
51b ex.)
Mr. Saxon's Peggy, 3 yrs, Est (Barnard) 3
The following also ran :—Liddington, Zisca,
Miller s
Maid, Flying Jib, Gretna, Deceiver, Lillie, Gaiety, Feemy
colt, Masson, and Texans. filly.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Liddington, sto 1 agst Veda, 6to
1 agst bladlle. Cleopatra, 8 to 1 agst Flying Jib, and 100 to
8 each agst Zisca and The Masson. Won by ten lengths.
The Prince of Wales Stakes (Handicap) oi 200 secs in
specie ; for all ages ; winners extra. Three-quarters of

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a mile. 42 subs.
Mr. G. Payne's Tremble, by Toxophilite—Flutter, 3 yrs,
1
6st 91b (Mordan)
Mr. Smith's Squire, 4 yrs, Est 31b (Williams) 2
Mr. Merry's Sister to Scottish Chief, 3 yrs, sst 121 b
(Butters) 3

The following also ran : —Moulsey, Moonbeam, Pro-
digal, Vixen, Tortuga, Cora, Elegance, and Calot colt.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Tremble, 100 to 30 agst Moulsey, 5
to 1 agst Vixen, 10 to 1 agst Squire, and 100 to 8 agst
Tortuga. Won by three lengths.
The Selling Plate cf 50 soya; weight for age, with selling
allowances. Half a mile.
Mr. Heathcote's Her Ladyship, by Lord Fanconberg—
Tiny,. 4 yrs, Bst 21b (.£3O) (Pryor) 1
Mr. Swindell's Sister to Abergeldie, 2 yrs, sst Bst (.00)
(Butler) 2
Mr. Covey's Distaff, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (1,30) (Huitable) 3
The following also ran : —La Mute, Sultana, and
Metallic.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Her Ladyship, 3to 1 agst Sultana,
and sto 1 agst La Muta. Won by a neck.
The City Members' Plate of 50 sovs, added to a handicap
sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, 1 ft; winners extra. One
mile and a quarter. 28 subs.
Mr. Lapidist's Vampire, by Vengeance—Miss Mar
6sgra 111bve,
1-
4 yrs, 7st llb .. (Peppier)
Lord Westmorland's Rupert's dam colt, 3 y rs,tKen (yon) 2
Mr. H. Wright's Hopvine, 4 yrs, 6st 131 b (Jefferey) 3
The following also ran :—Musketeer, Nutrition, Killaloe,
General Sherman, and Little Ragamuffin.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Musketeer, sto 2 agst Killaloe, and
sto 1 agst Rupert's dam colt and Vampire. Won by half
a length ; bad third. The winner was objected to onlthe
ground of a cross, and the objection stands over.

STOCKTON RACES.
FRIDAY.
The Corporation Plato of 50 sovs; winners of any handi-
cap after the weights are published 51b, of one value 100
sovs 71b extra. Five furlongs.
Mr. R.-liirby's Treasure Trove, by Fandango or Colster-
dale—Secret Treasure, 4 yrs, 9st (J. Osborne) 1
Mr. R. PAnson's nd Musjid filly, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Cradock) 2
Mr. Williams's Derwent, 3 yrs, Est 51b (Walker) 3
Mountain Buck,
The following also ran :—Gulnara,
Inheritress, and Paleface.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Gulnara, 4to 1 agst Treasure
Trove, and 5 to 1 each agst Musjid filly and Paleface.
Won by a head.
The Eleventh Zetland Biennial Stakes of 10 sovs each, h
ft, with 50 added, for two year olds ; colts Bst 101 b,
fillies
and geldings Bst 61b ; the second to save his stake. Five
furlongs. 23 subs.
Mr. C. Percy's Russian Bear, by Wild Dayrell - Chow,
Bst 51b..... .............................................. (Carroll) 1
Lord Durham's The Nymph colt (allowed 31b), Bst 41b
(T. Challoner) 2
Mr. Bowes's Merry and Wise, Bst 61b (Fordham) 3
Lain and Tutela also ran.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Russian Bear, sto 2 agst The
Nymph colt, 100 to 30 agst Lais, and 8 to 1 agst Merry and
Wise. Won by a length and a half.
The Middlesborough Plate of 80 sovs, added to a handicap
of 10 sovs each, h ft; winners extra; the second to save
his stake. One mile and a half. 24 subs, 12 of whom de-

dared.
Mr. Robert Williams's Declaration, by the Great Un-
known—Cecilia, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b ..(Whiteley) 1
Mr. Bowes's Klarinska, 5 yrs, Bst (Fordham) 2
Mr. R. Kirby's Little Treasure, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (G. Platt) 3
Liberal and Deceit also ran.
Betting.-5 to 2 agst Declaration and 4to 1 agst
Kla-
rinska. Won by a length and a half.
The Stockton Four Year Old Claret Stakes of 15 sovs
each, 10 forfeit, and 5 if declared, with 100 added, for
four year olds in 1867; colts Bst 101 b, fillies and geld-
ings Bst 71b.
Mr. Bowes's Westwick, by Stockwell—Mowerina, Bst
101 b (Fordham) 1
Mr. Watt's Strathconan, Bst 101 b (J. Snowden) 2
Betting.-65 to 40 on Strathconan. Won easily by three
lengths.
The Grand Stand Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, 3 ft, with
40 added ; two year olds Bst 31b, three 9st 131 b, four lOst
71b, five list, six and aged list 31b. Half a mile,
straight.
Mr. J. Osborne's Jenny Mills, by Marquis—Saidee, 2
yrs, Est 71b (.£3O)
Mr. John Watson's Roderick Random, 5 yrs,
(£3O) (Whiteley) 2
Mr. Johnstone's Zingara, 2 yrs, Est 71b WO) (Cameron) 3
The following also ran : —Neasham, Highland Chief,
Berezina filly, Themisto, and Inheritress.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Jenny Mills, 4to 1 agst Zingara,
and 100 to 15 each agst Berezina filly, Themisto, and Ro-
derick Random. Won by a neck.
The Stockton Stewards' Cup (Handicap), a piece of plate
value 200 sovs, by subscription of 10 sovs each, with 50
added ; winners of any handicap value 100 sovs after
Aug. 7 (at noon) 71b, of any race value 200 sovs 91b,
of anyrace of 500 sovs value 141 b extra (extreme penalty);
the second to save his stake ; one mile ; 23 subs.
Duke of Beaufort's Lord Ronald, by Stockwell—Edith,
5 yrs, 9st (Fordham) 1
Mr R. H. Jones's Skylark, 6 yrs, 7st 91b...(R Challoner) 2
Mr R. Williams's Declaration, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (car. Bst 311)
(J. Snowdon) 3
The following also ran :—Alruna, Red Earl, Castanet,
Corporal, Repulse, and Comus.
Betting-5 to 2 each agst Lord Ronald and Corporal, 10
to 1 each agst Declaration, Skylark, Castanet, and Alruna,
and 100 to 8 agst Repulse. Won by a head.
The Garbut Nursery Pedestrian Plate <Handicap) of 100
sovs, for two year olds.
Mr Johnstone's Lady Flora, by Stockwell—Fair Helen
(Cameron) 1
Mr Johnstone's Timaru, Bst (T. Challoner) 2
Mr John Watson's Popgun, 6st (M‘Ewen) 3
The following also ran :—Thankful, The Clipper, Miss
Osborne, Shibboleth, Camillo, Hawke, Escape, Albatross.
Betting-4 to 1 each agst Timaru, Camillo, and Lady
Flora, and sto 1 agst Popgun. Won by a head.
LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
EBOR HANDICAP.
4to 1 agst Bradamante (taken)
7to 1 agst Goodwood (taken)
12 to 1 agst Challenge (offered)
Even Challenge does not run (taken)
ST. LEGER.
400 to 200 agst Hermit (taken)
sto 2 agst Vauban (taken)
9to 1 agst Marksman (taken)
10 to 1 agst Fervacques (taken)
25 to 1 agst Taraban (offered)
PLACE BETTING.
2to 1 agst Marksman (taken)
4to 1 agst Fervacques (taken)
5 to 1 agst Taraban (taken)
THE DERBY.
3,000 to 9 agst Glenderg (taken)

PROGRAMME OF YORK AUGUST MEETING.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21.
The Zetland Stokes of 5 soya each, with 100 added ; two-
year olds Est, three Bst 41b, four 9st 21b, five and upwards
9st 81b. One mile.
The Brambam Park Stakes of 100 sovs each, 30 ft, for
three year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst Glb ; winners
in 1867 31b, of the Derby or Oaks 71b extra ; ono mile
and a half; 5 subs.
Argentel, Dulcibella filly, Emily filly, Carnage.
The. Convivial Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with Madded,
for two year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst flub; 31b al-
lowed; winners once Mb, twice 71b extra; the second
to receive 10 per cent. out of the stakes, and the third
to save his stake; T.Y.C. ; 54 subs.
Merry and Wise (31b), Thorsgill (31b), Booty (31b), The
Duke of Cambridge (31b), Torpedo (31b), Frolicsome (31b),
Mother Neasham (31b), Courtmantle, Trogeagle (31b),
Election, Maid of Derwent filly, Lady llightborn, Narrow
Escape, Pace (31b), Samson (31b), Lady Tatton (wrong
nomination), Quality (31b), Footlight (31b), Slanderer,
Skedaddler (31b), Bosee (Sib), Sunbeam colt (31b), Sun-
flower colt (31b), Rogerthorpe colt (31b), Queen of York
(31b), Lady Lurewell filly, Traviata (31b), Antonina (31b),
Gleuder (31b), Hatchment, Rouge Rose (31b), Bright
Vision (31b), Young Alice (31b), Peter (319, Warrington,
Queen of Beauty (31b), Happy Thought (31o), Idalia (31b),
Helvellyn (31'o), Miss Agnes filly, Agnes de Mansfeldt,
Amendment, Beautiful Star, Mysotis (31b), Chantilly, Miss
Gladiateur(3lb), Pyrenees, Molinara (31b), .thou (31b).
The Chesterfield Plate of 100 soya (Handicap) ; winners

of any handicap of 100 soya value after August 13 (at
ten a.m.) 71b, of any other handicap 51b extra. One mile.
Age st lb Age at lb
Lord Ronald 5 9 0 Ischia ... 4 612
Crown Prince ... 4 810 Vixen ... 5 612
Success (inc.7lb ex) 5 8 9 Begun ... 4 6 11
Caithness ... 4 8 0 Python ... ... 3 611
Westwick 4 712 Miss Harriette ... 4 610
Declaration 4 7 11 Paxton ... 3 6 10
Lion 5 7 11 Elegance ~. 4 6 8
Skirmish 57 10 The Priest... ... 3 6 8
Landlord 4 7 10 Deceit 3 6 6
Centaur 4 7 9 Seville 3 6 6
;,;kylails 6 7 9 Capitols 3 6 2
... 3 6 2
Treasure Trove
Cranmore 4 7 9 Child of the Islands 3 6 0
Bob Chambers
Merry Harp 57 7 out of Emily 4
3 6
12
0
Raglan ~. a 7 5 Elfeta (dead) ... 5
Friday ... ~. 57 4 Little Treasure ... 35 11
Repulse 4 7 4 Derwent......3 5 10
Knight Errant
Mongrel 57 2 Sujah Dowlah 35 10
Mrs. Allan 4 7 0 Compensation ... 4 5 9
Audax 5 7 0 Star of the East ... 3 5 7
Ailesbury
Three per Cent 4
Chepstow
The Burgundy Stakes of 100 soya each, h ft, for four year
olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 61b; two miles (over the
Old Course.) 5 subs.
Ro cby Bro. to Bird on the Wing (foaled in 1853)-
Rapid Rhone's dam, Rustic, Bertie, Duke of York, Esca.
The Bradgate Park Stakes of 5 soya each, with 50 added ;
two year olds Gst 101 b, three Bst 71b, four 9st 71b, five
and upwards 9st 121 b; mares and geldings allowed 31b.
The Black Duck Stakes of 1,000 soya each, 300 ft, for two
year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 61b ; untrieds allowed
31b and 61b; each subscriber to name two foals, and
bring one to the post ; three quarters of a mile ; 5 subs.
Herald, Lady Grace, Grandee, Brother to Stafford, colt
by Brother to Bird on the Wing (foaled in 1853), dam by
Young Melbourne (31b), Ouragan, Souveraine, colt by
Thormanby out of Sunbeam (31b), colt by Thormanby out
of Sunflower (31b).
The Eleventh North of England Biennial Stakes of 10
soya each, with 100 added, for three year olds ; colts Bst
101 b, fillies Bst 51b; two miles (over the Old Course).
Dellah, Vauban, Ophicleide, Lady Hester, Charming
May, Taraban, The Wild Wind, Blinkhoolie, The Hermit,
Lochaber, Stolen Kisses, Thornapple, Wroughton, Mussul-
man, Plaudit, Chatsworth, Argentel, Jewel, Domestic Bliss,
King Charles, Prodigal, Ines, The Duchess, Frost, colt by
Orlando out of Raillery, Knight Errant, Barmaid, *filly by
Newminster out of El Dorado, Bost Returns, The Dean,
Honestish, colt by Thormanby-Rogerthorpe's dam, colt
by Thormanby out of Cordella, Somerled, Gipsy King,
Walton, Rabbit Trap, Romping Girl, The Rake, Nor-
manby, Raviola, Roquefort, Moleskin, Dear Tom, Princess
Mary, Sir Oliver, Arundel, Kidderminster, Feodor, Collins,
filly by Voltigeur out of Blondelle, Stradbroke, Scipio,
Senngapatam, The General, Kingley Vale.
The Yorkshire Oaks of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added,
for three year old fillies ; Bst 101 b each ; the winner of
the Oaks at Epsom 71b, the second 31b extra ; one mile
and a quarter.
Mettle, Susan, Delilah, Seville, Rinderpest, Lady Hester,
Charming May, Waterhen, Corybantica Rondinella, Bel-
lona, Ringtail Screamer, Stolen Kisses, Problem, Boadicea,
Butterfly c, Vestal, Cymbal, Red Riband, Hawthorn Bloom,
Dovetail, Sunnylocks, Nancy, Skysail, Sister to Strafford,
Maydew, Mochrie, Peg Fife, Ines, the Duchess, The Em-
press, Hornet, El Dorado, Barmaid, Narino, Ltttle Trea-
sure, Araminta, Lino., Minster Bell, Sunflower f, Blanche of
Middlebie f, Lexovienne, Mcestissima, La Puce, Romping
Girl, Perdition, Fair Weather, Ornament, Polly Perkins,
Riavioli, Moleskin, The Sister to Claverhouse, Peggy,
Nursery Girl, Princess, Mary, Blondelle f, Rupeo f, Lady
Eaton, Rust, Lalage.
The Juvenile Stakes of 100 soya each, 30 ft, for two year
olds ; colts Bst 10Ib, fillies Bst 81b ; the second to save
his stake ; three quarters of a mile ; 6 subs.
Herald, Nell Gwynne, Beeotia c (11 b), Slanderer, War-
rington, Mysotis.
The Old Three Year Old Produce Stakes of 100 sovs each
h ft, for three year olds ; colts Bst 10st, fillies Bst 71b
31b allowed ; the second to save his stake ; each sub
scriber to name two mares, and bring the produce of one
to the post ; two miles ; 5 subs.
New Calabar (31b), Phantasmagoria (31b), Sunflower
(31b), Thorsday (31b), Blanche -of Middlebie f (31b), Stock-
still (31b), Artesia (31b), Little Rover (31b), Miss Eliza-
beth (31b).
A Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, li ft, for four year oldsi
colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 61b; maiden four year olds al-
lowed 71b ; winners of the Derby or St Leger 71b, of the
Oaks 51b extra; two miles (over the Old Course) ;3 subs.
Ben Battle, Prince of Wales, Freedom.
TRURSDAY.
The Twelfth North of England Biennial Stakes of 10 soya
each, with 100 added, for two year olds ; colts Bst 101 b,
fillies Bst 51b ; winners of any race in 1867 value 500
soya 31b extra; starters and not won allowed 31b; the
second to receive a sum equal to 10 per cent. on the
whole stake, and the third to save his stake ; T.Y.C.
Fugloman, Corporal, Herald, Lady Grace, Europa, The
Roe f, Thorsgill, Booty, Tympanum, Curse Royal c, St.
Ronan, Schiedam, Inspiration, Melbourne, The Nymph c,
Brother to Ariel, The Sawyer, Frolicsome Red Comyn,
Lanark, Little Prince, Lady Barbara, Equerry,C Sweet
Waters, Asbplant, Billet (Bro. to Bivouac), Bouquet c,
Shibboleth, Cawdor, Rogerthorpe's dam c, Hawke, Lady
Highthorn, Harvester, Clarion, Casse Tete, Upluathan,
Boanerges, Entremet c, Vale Royal, Blueskin, Brother to
Claverhouse, Jim Crow, Benefactress, Viscount, Antonina,
Warrington, Harebell, and Pilmoor.
The Filly Sapling Stakes of 50 soya each, 30 ft, for two
year old fillies ; Bst 101 b each ; the second to save his
stake. T.Y.C. (5 fur 44 yds). 14 subs.
Leis, Lady Grace, The Roe f, Buttercup, Clemence, Lady
Barbara, Tutela, Lady Highthorn, Chanson, Witchcraft,
Miracle, Sedella, and Mysotis.
The Ebor St. Leger of 25 sons each, for three year olds;
colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 51b ; winner of the Derby 71b,
of the Oaks, or of any other three year old stakes value
500 sovs 41b extra ; the second to save his stake. One
mile and three quarters. 7 subs.
The Wild Wind, Lochaber, Blinkhoolie, Coldstream,
Argentel, Tremble, Stockman
The Prince of Wales' Stakes of 10 sow!, with 50 added, for
two year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 51b. T.Y.C. (5
fur 44 yds).
Lady Grace, Ylang-Ylang, Haymaker, Paco, Belfast,
Equerry, Narrow Escape, Brother to Bombastss, Donald-
bain L'Epte, Clarion, Queen of York, Thunderstorm, Bro.
to Redmire, Progress, Idalia, Queen of Beauty, Philoso-
pher, Goodlass, Alacrity, and Madrid.
The Glasgow Stakes of 30 soya each, h ft, for two year olds ;
colts Bst 10Ib, fillies Bst 61b ; T.Y.O. ; 3 subs.
Braxey f, Ritualist, Helvellyn.
The Rawcliffe Stakes of 10 soya each, h ft, with 50 added,
for two year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b; 31b and
51b allowed. T.Y.C.
Welton (Bib), Percussion (31b), Latooka (31b), Timaru
S3lb), English Rose filly, Janet Rawcliffe, Camillo, The
phynx, Ritualist, Privilege, Philosopher (31b).
The Lottery Stakes of 5 soya each, with 50 added ; two
year olds 7st, three Bst 101 b, four 9st 101 b, five and up-
wards lOst ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; the winner
to bo sold for 100 soya; if entered for 80 sovs allowed
41b, 60 81b, 40141 b ; the second to save his stake. T.Y.C.
The• Great Ebor Handicap of 200 sovereigns, added to a
sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, 10ft, and 5 only if declared;
the winner of any handicap value 100 soya after July 31,
at 6.30 p.m., 71b ; of two of that value, or one of 200
sovs, 10lb; of three, ler one value 500 soya, 141 b extra ;
the second to receive 50 soya ; 2 miles, over the Old
Course. 62 subs., 38 of whom pay 5 soya each.
Age at lb Age st lb
Lecturer ... ... 4 9 4 Challenge ... 3 7 5
Gomera ... 5 9 3 The Peer ... 4 7 2
John Davis ... 68 9 Goodwood.. ... 36 12
.
Dalby ... 6 8 8 Lord of the Dales.. 3 6 6
Beaming ... 4 8 0 Fairwind 3 6 5
Bradamante 6 7 13 Ailesbury 3 6 5
A.ckworth ... 6 7 11 Mandrake ... 3 6 2
Retrousse ... 47 10 Minster Bell ~. 36 2
Sealskin ... ... 47 9 Seville ... 3 6 0
Lady Vane... ... 47 8 Leap Year ... 3 13
Treasure Trove ... 7 5 Fortun
Treasure 3. 5 7
The Fairfield Stakes of 10 soya each, with 100 added ; two
year olds 7st, three Bat 121 b ; fillies and geldings allowed
31b, winners of any stake in 1866 or 1867 amounting to
2,000 sova 101 b, 1,000 51b extra; maidens at starting if
they liavo run twice allowed 31b, thrice 51b, four times
71b ; the second to receive 20 soya out of the stakes, and
the third to save his stake ; three quarters of a mile ;
16 subs.
Uncas 2 yrs, Skysail 3, Sister to Little Agnes 2, Mer-
cury 2, Lady Flora 2, Amelia colt 2, Orion 2, Faii field 2,
Ines 3, Lady Elizabeth 2,•Witchcraft 2, Tom Crinkle 2,
Grand Cross 3, Progress 2, Lady Zetland 2, Bessie
Dixon 2.
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 sovs; three year olds Bst 51b,
4 yrs 9st 71b, five, six, and aged 9st 121 b; two miles.
The Londesborough Cup of 50 sovs in specie, added to a
Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, for all ages ; the
second to save his stake ; three quarters of a mile.
FRIDAY.
The Great Yorkshire Stakes o f 10 sovs each, with 100
added for the second, for three year olds ; colts Bat 101 b,
fillies Bst 51b; the winner of the Derby at Epsom 71b, of
the Oaks 41b extra, of both, the highest penalty of such
two ; one mile and three quarters ; 49 subs.
Ophicleide, Vauban, Caucasus, Charming May, Birdforth,
Taraban, The Wild Wind, Bellona, Sister to Vedette,
Bergeronette, Fan-fan, Knighthood, Walton, Brother to
Ascham, Sister to First Flight, Sister to Rapid Rhone,
Mochrie, Domestic Bliss, Honesty, Guy of Warwick,
Manuella, Monolith, Blinkhoolie, Beauclerck, Sceur de
Charite (dead), King of Spades, Cromwell, Harrogate,
Cyclone, Q.C., Golden Plover, Brave Buckley, Sunflower
filly, Blanche of Middlebie filly, Rambling Katie filly,
Livarot, Summertime, Prodigal, Rattoon, Achievement,
Rouge Sanglier, Stanhope,- Rupee filly, Dulcibella filly,
Londesborough, Thick Thorn, Imperator, 13umblekite, and
Graziosa.
The Gimcrack Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 100 added, for
two year olds; colts Bst 10Ib, fillies Bst 51b; the winner
of the Convivial, the Prince of Wales's, or the North of
England Biennial Stakes 51b, of two of those stakes or of
any stake value 500 sows 71b extra ; the second to re-
ceive 25 sovs out of the stakes, and the third to save his
stake. Ono mile. 30 subs.
Ylang, Thankful, Tympanum
Bemis colt, Aquila., Ylang
ie
Bear,Ada, Di Vernon, Rosed,w, Frolicsome, Berens, The Ear
Brother to Bombastes, Billet, Ouragan, L'Epte, Tab rt'
SunbeamAntocnoilnt,a
, Slanderer,Ci Chelsea,Philosopher,
Goodlass: Russian
Alacrity,
Clarion, The Pope
Madrid, Earnley, and Philosopher.
The York Cup, value 200 sovs, by subscription of 10 soya
each, with 100 added ; three year olds 7st 51b, four Bst
71b, five Bst 121 b, six and aged 9st ; mares and geldings
allowed 31b; the winner in 1865, 1866, or 1867 of the
Derby, St. Leger, Ascot, Goodwood, or Doncaster Cups
71b, of any two of the above 12Ib extra ; the winner of
the York Cup, Thousand Guineas Sta s, Oaks, Alex-

andra Plate, or Prince cf Wales's Stakes at Ascot during
the same years 31b extra ; maiden three year-olds never
having received 50 sovs for running second allowed 61b,
four 141 b, five 181 b; the second to receive 20 sovs out of
the stakes. Two miles, over the. Old Course.
Moulsey 6 yrs, Dalby 6, Salamanca 3, John Davis 6,
Lecturer 4, Lord of the Dales 8, Archimedes 5,- The Peer
4, Strathconan 4, Rama 4, Roquefort 3, Grand Cross 3,
Knight of the Crescent 4, Honestish 3, Lord Hastings 3,
Tynedale 3, and Corporal 3.
The Nursery Plate of 200 sovs (Handicap); winners after
Aug. 13 (at ten a.m.) 71b extra. T.Y.C. (about five
furlongs).

st lb
ljucas (inc 7lb ex) 8 13
Philosopher . 8 10
Brother to Bombastes... 8 10
Earl, The ... ... 8 7
Affection 8 6
Evelina. 8 6
Morgan la Faye filly_ 8 4
Brunette ... 8 4
Donaldbain ... 8 0
Paul Jones ... 8 0
Sawyer, The ... 7 12
Scotchman's Pride 7 11
Pride of Erin... 7 10

at lb
Queen of Beauty 7 0
Hermosa ... 7 0
Aquila ... 7 0
Miss Osborne ... 6 13
Lady Flora ... 6 13
Secret Service ... 6 13
Yardarm ... 6 13
Kettleholder ... 6 12
F by Gomma, di Vergy
—Capucine 6 12
Patrician 612
The Clipper (h-b) 6 12
Cawdor ... 6 12
Zingers 6 11
Camillo 6 10
Jenny Mills ... 6 8
Percussion ... 6 8
Donation ... ... 6 8
F by Newminster—
English Rose 6 7
Bright Vision... ... 6 7
William ... 6 7
Cornet ... 6 7
Orange Blossom ... 6 7
F by Lambton—Bat-
terT ... 6 7
Morning Star ... 6 6
Mother Isitiasham 6 6
Airgill z ... 6 4
Vortigern ... 6 0
Popgun ... ... 512

Painshill 7 10
Traviata 7 7
Lady Grace 7 6
Cuckoo... 7 6
Lady Barbara 7
Peninsula 7 4
Festivity 7 4
Amendment 7 3
Birdseeker 7 3
Bessy Dixon ... 7 3
Catawba filly ... 7 3
Miracle 7 3
Lady.Zetland 7 3
Warrington ... 7 2
How d'ye Do ... 7 2
Canute... 7 2
Mr. Briggs ... 7 2
Janet Rawcliffe 7 2
Meliora 7 0
The Aske Produce Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for three
year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b; untrieds allowed
31b; T.Y.C. 4 subs.
Rosee (31b), Queen of Beauty (31b), Warrington (31b),
Molinaro, (31b).
The Colt Sapling Stakes of 50 sovs each, 30 ft, for two
year old colts; Bst 101 b each; the second to save his
stake ; T.Y.C. 9 subs.
Herald, Viridior, Innerdale, Little Prince, Equerry,
Pace, Samson, Thunderstorm, Vale Royal.
The Knavesmire Stakes of 200 sovs each, h ft, for three
year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 61b ; the winner of the
Derby 71b, of the Oaks or any sweepstakes of the value
of 1,000 soya 41b extra; maidens allowed 51b and 31b;
the second to save his stake. One mile. 8 subs.
Ruthven, b c by Barbatus, dam by West Australian (31b),
The Hermit, Summertime, Sunflower filly (31b), Siclder-
minster, Arundel, Cyclone.
The Consolation Scramble of 50 sovs, added to a handi-
cap of 5 soya each. T.Y.C.
The Badminton Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 100 added, for
two year olds ; colts 9st ; fillies and geldings Bst 101 b.
T.Y.C.
The Members' Plate of 50 soya ; three year olds Tat, four
Bst, five and upwards Bst 71b. Three quarters of a mile.

PROGRAMME OF WEST DRAYTON SUMMER
MEET IN G.—MONDAY.
The Middlesex Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 20 added ;
three year olds Bst 71b, four milelb, five and upwards
9st 71b. Three quarters of a.
The Ladies' Plate (Handicap) of 40 sovs; winners after
Aug. 15 (at 10 a.m.) 51b extra; about 5 furlongs.
Age st lb Age st lb
Rustic Beauty ... 5 8.12 Sprig of Shillelagh 6 7 7
The Squire ... 48 6 Knight Templar 37 7
Marshal Ney ... 48 6 Bouquetiero ... 27 7
Wellesley ... ... 48 5 Odd Fellow ... 37 5
Volbynia ... 4 8 4 Hue and Cry ... 2 7 5
The Clyde 4 8 4 Vigor 3 7 4
Killarney ... ... 4 8 2 Glowworm ... 4 7 4
Tina ... ... 48 2 Ruth ... 3 7 0
Distaff ... ... 38 2 Albion 2 7 0
Feemy ... 3 7 12 Thorncroft ... 2 7 0
Amy Scott filly ... 3 710 Vicious ... 3 612
Hopleaf ... 4 7 8 Cleopatre ... 3 6 12
Warcop ... 3 7 8 Magnolia ... 2 6 12
Tribune ... 4 7 7 Lady Emily colt 2 5 7
Gaiety ... 37 7 Toy ... ... 25 7
The Hurdle Race (Handicap) of 5 soya each, 5 ft, with 30
added; one mile and a half, over six hurdles; 19 subs.
Age st lb Age st lb
Patience ... al2 7 Clarina (paid) ... 610 10
Robin Adair a 11 7 Helice "'5 10 9
The Guide ... 5 11 7 False Alarm 4 10 7
Milford (h ... 611 5 Prenez Garde 410 7
Triumpher 611 5 Lydia ... 510 7
Jassy 5 11 4 Banshee ... 4 10 5
Rina1d0......5 11 0 The Clyde ... 410 5
Gay Ned 4 11. 0 Fair Rosamond ... 4 10 0
Sandford ... a 10 12 Busy Body 3 9 7
Genievre a 10 10
The Colne Handicap of 5 soya each, 1 ft, with 30 added
winners after Aug. 15 (at 10 a.m.) 51b extra; one mile
19 subs.

Age st lb
Rally ... 4 7 8
Rod in Pickle ... a 7 7
Lord Wahlegrave... 5 7
Little Peevish ... 4 7 5
Busy Body ... 3 7 5
Rinaldo ... ... 5 7 3
Lady Margaret 37 2
Pas de Charge ... 4 7 0
Romney ... 7 0

Age at lb
Star of India ... 38 12
Musketeer 5 8 10
N u ... 5 8 10
Wild Bee ... 5 8 10
Vampire ... 4 8 5
Erin go Bragh a 8 5
Leading Suit 3 7 12
Quirina ... 4 7 10
Olivia 6 7 10
Faint Heart ... 4 7 10 ,
The Open Hunters' Stakes of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, with 25
added, for hunters ; llst 71b each, professional riders
71b extra; way horse not having won 50 soya on the
flat previous to the time of entry allowed 71b ; two miles
on the flat ; 8 subs.
Chelmsford, False Alarm, Newick Lass, Rod in Pickle,
Milford, Zeeloo, Humphrey Davy, and Mrs. Naggleton.

HONORARY DEGREES.

(From the Nation.)
In a college calendar July may be called " the
month of degrees." The present season has been as
prolific as any of its predecessors in these academic
distinctions. Not only has. there been the staple
harvest of bachelors, and a full assortment of mas-
ters " in course" and " out of course," " honorary"
and " ad cundem," but there has been, considering
the cool weather, :a very fair crop of honorary
democrats in law, medicine, and theology, with
some show of fruit, as the gardeners would say, in
the varieties which have been newly introduced into
this country—the democrats of philosophy and
music. Oue institution which, so far as we know,
is not distinguished for its advantages in the way of
instruction, has bestowed, for several years, more
honorary titles than it has numbering students in
its graduating classes. For some time past we have
watched these coronation ceremonies, when modest
worth and ambitious intrigue are both rewarded
with university distinctions, endeavouring to dis-
cover the law of selection by which some men come
to doctorates and other men do not. Our curiosity
has at least been repaid with amusement. Knowing
some of the managers of our oldest and most
honoured institutions, we have been favoured with
glimpses behind the scenes, and have learned a little
of the arts which are employed to secure the docto-
rates in divinity and law, these being the grand
prizes in the commencement lottery. We have followed
the steps of one candidate and another, and have
sometimes seen the same person doubly dubbed
with the mystic initials bestowed on two different
colleges, by a surprisingly simultaneous recognition
of his merit, when all the world was wondering
that he was dubbed at all. The conclusion to which
we have come is this, that the mode in which hono-
rary degrees are conferred in this country is a
sham and a shame. Institutions of learning,
which should be vigorous , and independent
enough to resist abuses, are 'lea by the fashion, or
by the demands of their graduates and friends, con-
sciously or unconsciously, to perpetuate an evil
which has gradually crept in, and which is fast
becoming a positive nuisance.
To understand how these modern abuses have
grown up, we must bear in mind the history of
academic titles. Oar fathers brought them to this
country from England, where they formed a part of
the paraphernalia of medisaval society. A college
was an association or guild. None could enter it
except by conforming to the prescribed formalities.
Once admitted, various privileges were open to the
scholar, and the diploma he received conferred in
fact, as well as in form, Jura, Insignia, Ilonores,
Privilegia, Dignitates. Many positions in life were
accessible only to those who had.passed through the
academic portal. In this literary guild were
grades or ranks. The bachelor had the right
prxiegendi, or of teaching sr ith a text-book ;
the master had the right profitendi, or of being
a professor, and of teaching without a mAl-
nal his own accumulated wisdom. Gradually the
doctor's rank became even higher than the master's,
and was considered as the mark of superior distinc-
tion in some branch of learning. Like the lower
degrees it was conferred upon examination, and was
the certificate of the college or university which
conferred it that the recipient was a proficient in
medicine, divinity, or law. In accordance with the
modesty which distinguished the foundation of our
oldest Americain colleges, honorary doctorates were
not, for many years, conferred at all. Even the
honorary master's degree was sparingly bestowed.
After a while, when the primitive simplicity of
manner was yielding to the dignities and forms of
the revolutionary period, doctorates of divinity and
law were freely bestowed on men distinguished in
church and state—never, we believe, in this coun-
try, for merit in examination, but always honoris
causa. As letters became a profession, the docto-
rate of law was conferred on men of scientific and
literary attainments, without reference to their skill
in jurisprudence. While the population was scanty,
and the colleges were but half-a-dozen in number,
no great harm came from this bestowal of degrees.
The colleges were chary of their honours, a..id the
recipients were commonly men who were, at least,
as worthy of academic distinction as any in the
land. The college managers were responsible also
to public sentiment. But now the number of col-
leges has largely increased. No one pretends to
keep the run of them. The doctorates which they
confer are innumerable. Designing men are con-
sequently enabled to make use of their academic
titles to impose upon unwary people. They use
their degrees to sell their literary wares, puff their
schools, and secure consideration from their neigh-
bours. The real distinctions of scholarship are
are depreciated because their
populmarelny uofndleetrtreartsed, and many modest and emi-
nentmore pushing neighbours have borne away the en-
dorsement of their colleges. We hold, therefore,
the older colleges ought to recast their mode of con-
ferring degrees. Let Harvard and Yale inaugurate
a change, and the smaller colleges will follow suit.
There are several considerations which ought to
of such a change.
beln tbhoerfinerstinplamcein, din
allthethcionlkleignegs of the land, some
hundred in number, claim the same privilege of
creating doctors. A " female college" out West,
or a chartered corporation without any students,
can furnish the same brand as Harvard or Yale.
" LL.D." looks just as well at the end of a name,
and the "Reverend Dr." sounds just as well for a
prefix, when the degree is conferred by the unheard-
of University of Montana, as when it is received
from Oxford or Cambridge. The public are very
forgetful, and though the dons in our older colleges
may scoff at the degrees of their younger sisters,
there is no one else to care. Again, all these in-
stitutions, old and new, "male and female," bestow
their honours, so far as we can discover, without
any grinding principle. Certainly there is no avowal
of reasons, nor any show of examination, nor any
publicity of discussion
iAt the so
oastounded by
f commence-
ment exercises the gapng assembly is
the announcement that A, B; and C are constituted
doctors of theology or law, and this grave distinc-
tion is telegraphed at once, through the associated
press, to every city in the land ; but no key is given
to the proceeding. Who can tell why Professor
Pierce was honoured this year at Cambridge, or
Secretary Stanton at New Haven ?
But this indiscriminate bestowal of titles by well-
known and unknown colleges is not the worst evil.
It is so easy to get a degree, so many men of slight
acquisitions have obtained degrees, that it is now
the way to apply for these honours ; and if the
secret sessions of college corporations were made
public, there would be an astounding revelation of
intimations and open requests and indorsements.
Members of the faculties of colleges are constantly
applied to to lend their influence to secure a doc-
torate for this person or that. By designed coin-
cidences letters are sometimes received from dis-
tant points and from very different writers, calling
attention to the peculiar merits of this or that can-
didate, and recommending him to favourable con-
sideration.
What now is the remedy for this state of things ?
Three occur to us as possible. First, the older and
firer colleges might refuse to give honorary doc-
m The smaller and.
torates under any circumstances.
younger colleges would be likely to follow the ex-
ample. Or, secondly, doctorates in law or theology
might be given on examination—the candidate of-
fering himself, like the candidates for the baccalau-
reate, openly and honourably, with a thesis or trea-
tise which should exhibit his attainments. This is
the usage of some of the foreign universities. Or,
thirdly, a college might declare its purposa to ad-
vance its own graduates to honorary distinctions on
certain recognised principles of promotion—the
publication of some scholarly work, the, accom-
plishment of some literary task, or the attain-
ment of some high position. In every case the
reasons for bestowing the degree should be openly
avowed. If a man is made doctor of laws, the
public have a right to know whether it means he
has fought a battle, or is on the right side in politics,
or is a donor to the extent of " five thousand dol-
lars and upwards."
At present everything looks accidental. Two
years ago, General Grant, on his way to Canada,
happened to take a commencement dinner in a town
down East, and came away LL.D. General Meade,
on his return from a wedding, visited Cambridge,

and bore away the same diploma. General Howard
left the Freedmen's Bureau to visit his home, and
the nearest college christened him doctor of laws.
General Terry, on the other hand, came out a simple
master of arts at New Haven, on the principle that
a prophet is not without honour save in his own
country. A few years before, a professor of Greek
found himself proclaimed at Cambridge a doctor of
divinity, when he had not even been ordained as a
minister. Bismarck is announced as having just
been made a doctor of philosophy in one of the Ger-
man universities. George Peabody is doctor of civil
law at Oxford. The newly arrived minister from
Greece has turned up an LL.D. at New Haven.
How many of the corporation could tell his name?
So it goes year after year. Take the lists of any
respectable college, and see whom they have ho-
noured and whom they have not. One hour's
scrutiny would be sufficient to show that the whole
system, as at present maintained, is full of fraud
towards the public, unfairness towards men of let-
ters, and dishonour to the name of learning and the
thought of academic honour.

711 E REFORM BILL.