The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-02 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CHESTER RACES.-THE CUP DAY.

It is a doubtful point whether more people could by any
possibility be found on the Roodee on the Cup Day than
have been accustomed to gather there on former years. If
more could come they were there this afternoon—holiday-
makers of every class, and sportsmen not a few. The day
was unusually fine.
The Chester Cup has been clothed in mystery this year.
"Does any one know anything about this Cup ?" said a
book-maker in the ring this morning ; and the question
might have been asked i i sober earnest. No one did know
anything. The starting or non-shrting of the Marquis of
Hastings's Lecturer was the question that absorbed all
others. Announced at Newmarket last week as a doubtful
runner, owing to Lord Hastings not having been enabled
to back his horse at a fair price through the eager rush of
the public to get on such a favourite as Lecturer, his pre-
sence in the handicap has almost paralysed speculation.
Wo mentioned in our yesterday's remarks the marked
silence of the ring in contrast to the Babel of sounds that
usually arise from it on the eve of a great race. Last night
at the Subscription-rooms there was not much improve-
ment. The only horse backed for any money was Archi-
medes, and Mr. Steel laying Lord Hastings 4,000 to 2,000
against Lecturer " with a start" was the only transaction
about the favourite.
This afternoon, as the time drew on for the great race,
the difficulties iu Lecturer's path appeared to be removed,
for the tone of the market declared him to be a starter, and
more than 100 to 30 could not be obtained. Moulsey,
another of the doubtful division, and from the same cause
that affected the favourite, was backed by his noble owner
at the last moment, and immediately became second
favourite at 5 to 1. Archimedes rather retrograded on
Moulsey's advance, and the others remained pretty well in
the position they have occupied for some time past.
Twenty-one starters assembled in the paddock, all, of
course, in first-rate condition, the palm for good looks being
borne by Archimedes, Lucifer, and Weather Star. That
Lord Stamford's handsome horse could win, provided he
did not exhibit temper, few doubted, and, pulling Morris-
half out of the saddle, he lay in the front rank till within
half a mile from home, when his jockey's ivhip was seen to
be raised, and he gave way. The race, which was run at
an indifferent pace throughout, was left from this point to
the favourite, Beeswing, and Endsleigh, the latter looking
the winner till at the distance she succumbed, and Mr.
fleathcote's mare came in an easy winner by three lengths,
with the much-dreaded Lecturer a moderate third.
The Belgrave Stakes of 5 sous each, with 40 added; two
year olds 7st, three 9st 21b; fillies and geldings allowed
31b; winners at any time (handicap excepted) once 51b,
twice 101 b extra; maiden two year olds allowed 51b,
three 101 b; the winner to ba sold for 100 soya, if for 50
allowed 71b; half a mile. 7 subs.
Marquis of Hastings's Lady Barbara, by Lambton, 2 yrs,
6st 9lb (.£5O) ..........................................(Butler) 1
Sir P. Johnstone's Ashstead, 2 yrs, Est 2lb (.£5O) (Kenyon) 2
Mr. I'. Dawson's Paleface, 2 yrs, Est 9lb (.£5O) (Cameron) 3
Mr. T. Stanley's Captain, 3 yrs, 7st 131 b (.£5O) ...(Ward) 4
. Betting-5 to 4on Lady Barbara, 100 to 30 agst Ash-
stead, and 4 to 1 agst Captain:

Captain, with Ashstead at his girths, made play, followed
by the favourite and Paleface, to the turn into the straight,
when the former was beaten and resigned in favour of Lady
Barbara,who came on slightly in advance of Ashstead, and
thyrd and fourth. Tho winner
i in the distance) by a neck,
won very cleverly by a length, Ashstead defeating Paleface
three(wh l
o headedengths Captainseparating h a
thef-
wa
was sold to Sir F. Johnstone for 150 guineas.

The Dee Stand Cup (handicap) of 5 sous each, 2 ft (to the
second), with 50 added ; winners of any race after April
18 (at 11 a.m.) 31b, if a handicap 71b extra ; 7 furlongs.
_ _

4 yrs, 7st 91b (Cameron) 2
14 subs.
Lord Westmoreland's Dunrobin, by Ruby, 3 yrs, ast
Mr.
CJa.cakisaornk'es,l3Mßi (Kenyon) 1
Mr. (Gradwell) 3
Hudson weighed for Mr. Jackson's filly by Young Mel-
essdforrdil,ii3a7r6's, Sat 81b
and 5 to 4 agst Dun-
robin. 3 yrs, fist 71b, and her number appeared
on the telegraph, but was subsequently removed.
roßbeintt.ing—Even on Miss Williams,

Dunr3bin jumped away with a clear lead, which he held
to the Grosvenor turn, where he was joined by Miss Wil-
liams; the latter, however, gave way as they entered the
straight, and was beaten in a canter by four lengths.
There were six lengths between the second and the third.
The Tradesmen's Plato of 200 sovs in specie, added to a
Handicap Sweepstakes of 2.3 sovs each, 15 ft, and 5 only
if declared; the second to receive 50 save; the winner,
after Jan. 23, at six p.m., of the Two Thousand Guineas
Stakes, or a 500 sovs handicap, 10Ib.; the second for
either, or the winner of a 200 sous handicap, 51b extra,.
both including the winner's owe stake. Cup Course,
about two miles and a quixter. 150 subs., 71 of whom
pay 5 sovs each.
Mr. A. Heathcote's Beeswing, by Newminster, 4 yrs,
7st.
Mr E. Brayley's Endsleigh, 5 yrs, let 21b (inc. 101 b ex-
tra) (Murray) 2
Marquis of Elasting's Lecturer: 4 yrs, Bst 21b (Cannon) 3
Lord Coventry's The Rescue, 3 yrs, Sat 121 b (Pepplcr) 4
Lord Westmoreland's Rama 4 yrs. 86t 210.__.x 'Kenyon) 0
Mr J.ol.con'a Harryl3rallisidrd yrs, Bst 2!b <Carneron 0
Mr B. E. Dunbar's Tormentor, 4 yrs, Bst 11b......(Mann 0
Lord Bateman's Moulsoy, 6 yrs, Bst (Grimshavr 0
Lord Stamford's Archimedes. 5 yrs, 7st 51b(car.,7st 61b)

- • (Morris) 0
Lord St. Vincent's Lucifer, 4 yrs, 7st 41b ...(II Covey) 0
Mr Week's Miss Havelock, 4 yrs, Est 101 b (inc. 101 b. ex-
tra) ............................................. (Jarvis) 0
Mr. Naylor's Augustin, by Marsyas —Augusta, 4 yrs,
6st 91b (Mordan) 0
Mr De La Ca.'s Mdlle Cleopatra, 4 yrs, fist 91b (C. Page) 0
Mr Goddling's Rataplan—Amanda, 3 yrs, 6st 51b (inc.
51b extra (Sayers) 0
Mr Elliott's Leases, 3 yrs, Est 31b (inc. 10Ib extra)
Mr Barber's Helen, 6 yrs, Est (Goodwin) w in) 0... , (W. West) 0
Mr Barber's Fan, 5 yrs, sst 71b (Grad well) 0
Mr Brayley's Whirligig, sst 71b (car sst 91b)
(Springwell) 0
Mr Jeffrey's Weather Star, 3 yrs, sst 71b (carried sst
81b) (Walker) 0
Lord Stamford's Leap Year, 3 yrs sst 71b (Buller) 0
Mr Phillips's Arkansas, 5 yrs, 7st 81b (Carver) 0
Harrogate and Holstein were struck out at 1 p.m. this
day, and Newland at 1.55 p.m.
Mr. Brayley declared to win with Endsleigh.
Batting-100 to 30 agst Lecturer, sto 1 agst Moulsey, 11
to 2 agst Rama, 10 to 1 each agst Archimedes and Miss
Havelock, 12 to 1 agst Beeswing, 20 to 1 each figs; The
Rescue and Lucifer, 28 to 1 agst Weather Star, 33 to 1 agst
Leap Year, 40 to 1 agst Whirligig, 50 to 1 agst Leases, and
1,000 to 15 agst Harry Brailsford and Augustin.
The numbers of the 21 runners were duly announced on
the telegraph, and shortly after they were seen at the post,
and after a few failures they left the starter a few minutes
after the 'appointed time. Leases, Harry Brailsford, and
Mdlle. Cleopatra holding a clear lead of Moulsey, Beeswing,
Leap Year, and Archimedes, who headed the next division,
in the rear of whom were seen the colours of Miss Have-
lock, Tormentor, and Augustin. They ran thus to the stand,
passing which Leap Year held a clear lead of Mdlle. Cleo-
patra, Moulsey, next the rail, being next, close up; with
whom came Archimedes, Leases, Harry Brailsford, End-
sleigh, and Helen ; but when fairly round the Infirmary
turn Archimedes ran past his horses and took his place at
the side of his stable companion, the pair being followed by
Lucifer, Endsleigh, Whirligig, Harry Brailsford, and the
Amanda colt, to whom succeeded Moulsey, Rama, and
Wo:.ther Star; the others following in close company, still
whipped in by Miss Havelock, Tormentor, and Augustin.
These positions were retained into the straight; but
shortly after Eudsleigh, overpulling Murray, ran through
her horses and came past the Stand the second time with a
clear lead, Lord Stanford's pair following next, close up ;
with whom came Whirligig, Moulsey, The Rescue,
Augustin, and Harry Brailsford, who had Rama, Weather
Star, and Lecturer in their Wake ; Leases, Mdlle.
ihis
place being taken by Fan,
I
Leap Cleo-
patra, and Miss Havelock being tailed off with Lucifer.
Fas
P Year was beaten and
dropped
and The Rescue to the half-mile post ; here Archimedes
exhibited his temper, and whatever chance he may have
possesse
• d was disposed of, and ho 'suddenly dropped into
sn g
away the
railwayf
r md bridgesgh L
le
the rear. A few strides farther Fan gave way,
and Bees-
wing and Lecturer, having gradually improved their posi-
tion,
drew towards the leaders, followed by Moulsey ; the
ruck from the severity of the pace at the time exhibiting a
very extended appearance. When fairly round the Gros-
venor turn Beeswing joined Endsleigh, the pair racing for
the lead into the straight, where the latter drew in ad-
vance, and as they neared the distance she drew away
and won in a canter by three lengths, Endsleigh defeat-
ing the favourite by four lengths for second, the latter
finishing half a length in advance of The Rescue, who was
placed fourth. Moulsey was fifth, Pan sixth, Miss Have-
lock seventh, Helen eighth, Weather Star ninth, and
Whirligig next, close up with whom Caine Harry Brails-
ford,The others,
Rama, and Lucifer.who were pulling
up as they came past the Stand, were Tormentor, Mille.
Cleopatre, Lord Stamford's tWo, and Augustin. Leases,
who did not pass the chair, walked in with the crowd
some time after.

The following are the winners of the above race, with
other particulars, since 1824:
Year. Winner. Ago st lb
1824 Doge of Venice 6 9 2
1825. Ilymettus ... 6 8 3
1826. Brutandorf 5 8 7
1827. Grenadier ... 6 8 9
1828. Fylde ... 4 7 12
1829. Holston 4 8 0
1830. Pelt 4 8 3
1831. Independence 5 8 9
1832. Colwiek 4 8 3
1833. Pickpocket 5 8 9
1834. The Cardinal a 8 7
1835. Birdlime 4 8 1
1836. Tamworth 5 8 5
1837. Gen. Chasse.. 6 9 7
1838. King Cole ... 5 7 8
1839. Cardinal Puff 5 9 3

Year. Winner. Age st lb
1847. St. Lawrence a 7 10
1848. Peep - o' - day
Bu
1849. Mahoy 4 7 0n 4 6 10
1850. Mounseer 4 6 9
1851. Nancy 3 4 12
1852. Joe Miller ... 3 4 10
1853. Goldfioder 5 7 6
1834. Epatninondas. 3 4 10
1855. Scythian 4 7 4
1856. One Act 3 5 1
1857. Leamington... 4 6 9
1858. Vanity 4 6 10
1859. Leamington... 6 8 2
1860. St. Albans 3 5 3
1861. Ben Webster. 4 7 8
1862. Tim Whiffler. 3 6 11
1863. Asteroid 5 9 4
1864. Plash in the
Pan a 6 4
1865. Dalby ... 4 6 8
1866. Dalby 5 7 7
1867. Boeswing 4 7 0

.840. Deyof Algiers 4 7 10
841. Cruiskeen a 7 9

842. Alice Haw-

thorn 4 6 0
1843. Millepede E. 7 3
1844. Red Deer 3 4 0

1845. Intrepid 4 6 6
1846. Corranna a 8 9

The Stand Stakes vi 5 WV ei

jack, with 40 added two- you