The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-18 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HEREFORD RACES.-THURSDAY.

The sport decided to-day at Hereford was a consider-
able improvement upon that brought to issue on the two
previous days at Cheltenham, whilst the general company
was also much larger, and the ring attendance augmented.
With respect to the weather, which in the morning looked
threatening, there was little to be desired, for although a
slight shower preceded the first race, the afternoon was
bright and sunshiny.

The Welter Handicapof 3 sovs each, 1 ft (to the fund),

with 25 added ; one mile and a half.

Mr. Edwin's Needle Gun, by Gunboat—Creeping Rose,
5 yrs, 10st 91b (Mr. Williams) 1
Mr. E. Green's Kitty filly, 3 yrs, 9st 101b...(Mr. Halford) 2
Mr. Jay's Elegance, 4 yrs, list 21b (Mr. P. Merton) 3
Afr.Jones's Brother to Belgrave, 3 yrs, 9st 101 b (carried
9st 131 b) (Mr. Edwards) 4
Betting-7 to 4 agst Needle Gun, sto 2 ag,t Elegance
and Brother to Bolgrave. Needle Gun made play, followed
by the Kitty filly, Bolgrave brig up the roar, an inter-
val of a length separating the quartette, "who ran in the
order noted for three parts of a mile, when Brother to Bel-
grave ran into a second place, but in a few strides gave
way to Elegance, the roar being brosght up by the Kitty
filly. Within the straight the latter took up the running,
being closely attended by Needle Gun, the rider of whom,
taking advantage of the swerving of Mr. Green's filly, won
on the post by a head. Elegance was a bad third, and
Brother to Belgrave last.
Lord Bateman's Plate (Handicap) of 50 SM. Five
furlongs.

Mr. E. Brayley's Miss Alice, by Gunboat—Miss Fanny,
3 yrs, 6st 71b (Butler) 1
Mr. Wadlow ns Queen of Trumps, aged, Bst 121 b
(Grimsbaw) 2
Captain Machell's Veni, 3 yrs, Est 131 b (Jeffery) 3
Peggy and Emily filly also ran.

Betting-2 to lon Queen of Trumps, and 4to 1 agst
Miss Alice. The latter made the whole of the running,
and won cleverly by half a length. Three-quarters of a
length divided the second and third, a length the third and
fourth, and a head only fourth and fifth.
The Hunters' stakes (handicap) of 5 sovs each, with 40

added. Three miles.

Mr. G. Price's The Nun, by Fly by Night--The Nun, by
Sheet Anchor, aged, 12st (lion. F. C. Morgan) 1
Mr. George's Sprite, aged, llst 111 b (Mr. Edwards) 2
Mr. Crawley's No Confidence, 5 yrs, 11st 71b
(Mr. Williams) 3
Mr. J. Turner's Oldminster, aged, list 111 b (inc. 61b ex.)
(J. Adams) 4

Betting-7 to 4 agst The Nun, 2to 1 agst Oldminster,
and 7to 2 agst Sprite. Oldminster at a slow pace showel
the way, followed by Sprite and No Confidence, The Nun
being in the rear. Except that in passing the stand the
first time, when The Nun took third place, No Confidence
dropping into the roar, no change took place until two miles
of the distance had been compassed. Here No Confidence
ran into second place. Three quarters of a mile from home
Oldminster was beaten, and The Nun took up the running,
winning in the commonest of canters by a dozen lengths.
No Confidence was beaten half a distance, and Oldminster
was last.

The Herefordshire Stakes (Handicap) of 10 sovs each, h ft,

with 100 added. One mile and a half.

Mr. Brayley's Moose, by Mountain Deer—Constance,
aged, 7st 71b (inc 7lb ex) (Clement) 1
Mr. Wadlow ns Moulsey, 6 yrs, 9st lib (Grimshaw) 2
Mr. J. Parr's Nidderdale, 5 yrs, Est 61b (car Est 71b)
(Peppier) 3
The following also ran :—Empress of India, Rejoinder,
Wild Moor, Allow Me, Pearl Diver, and Whalebone.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Mr. Brayley's pair coupled, sto 2
agst Moose, 100 to 30 agst Moulsey, 5 to 1 each agst Re-
joinder and Wild Moor, and 100 to 15 agst Allow Me.
Pearl Diver and Moose were the first ass ay, but after going
about 200 yards Rejoinder took up the running, and at the
stand Jeffery indulged Allow Me with the lead, which,
however, ho only retained to the turn, as Rejoinder re-
sumed the command, Allow Me going on second, Nid.ler-
dale third, Pearl Diver and Moose next, Empress of India,
who had been fractious at thepost, bringing up the rear.
On the far side Moose ran into third place, Moulsey now
going on fourth, with Nidderdale and Pearl Diver in close
attendance, Wild Moor, Whalebone, and Empress of India
being the last trio, the two latter gradually tailing off, so
that half a mile from home they were hopelessly beaten.
Approaching the turn into the straight, Allow Me retired
from the front rank and Rejoinder resigned the lead to
Moose, Moulsey taking a more prominent position. Within
the straight Nidderdale, who had momentarily dropped
back, again drew forward, an example which was followed
by Pearl Diver. Although ,the four leaders were in close
company, Moose bad no difficulty whatever in winning by
a length from Moulsey, Nidderdale was third, a head only
in rear of Moulsey ; Pearl Diver fourth, beaten a length ;
Wild Moor fifth, Rejoinder sixth, Empress of India next.
Whalebone pulled up on the post, which Allow Me did
not pass.

The Wye Selling Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 20 added
two year olds 6st 121 b, three Bst 71b, four 9st 41b, five'

and upwards 9st 71b. Three quarters of a mile.
Mr. It. Herbert's Lute, by Trumpeter— Teddiugtonia, 3
yrs. 7st 71b (£3O)
Mr. E. Green's Pest, 2 yrs, sst 12lb (£3O) (Butler) 2
Mr. E. Brayley's Chevalier d'Esprit, 3 yrs, Bst (X4O)
(Cannon) 3