The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-26 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

COVENTRY RACES.—THURSDAT.
The Grand Stand Plate of 30 am, added to a S4sep
stakes of 5 goes each, for three-yr-olds and upwards
QVinn•rs extra. One mile. 6 subs.
Mr. T. Stevens's Barbarity, by Sunoom, 4 yrs, Bst
21b (Price) 1
Mr. Craven's Yaller Gal, 3 yrs, Est 91b (loc. 51n extra)
(A E:1 wards) 2
Mr. Gordon's Marabout, 3 yrs, Est 71b (car. 6st 91b) _

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(Snowden) 3
Captain Price's Use!egg, aged. 94 31b (F. Page) 4
Betting-7 to 4on Yeller Gal-4 to 1 agst Barbarity.
A fine race in, won by a head ; about two lengths be•
tween the second and third ; Useless was beaten off.
The City Selling Plate of 25 sous, added to a sweep-
stakes of 5 anvil each ;tor two year-olds and upwards.
Three quarters Of a mile. 9 subs.
Mr. Mill's Blewberry, by Woolwioh, 3 yrs (201), fst

(Pritchard) 1
Mr. B. Land's Impatience, 4 yrs (201.) Bat 7lb

(J. Land) 2
Mr. J. Lowe's Lass of Richmond Hill, 3 yrs (201.),
Ist (Bray)
The following also ran :—D gbsrry, Munnow, Floret
Macdonald, Baronage, Unexpected, and Lady Light-
heart.

BeOng-7 to 2 art Lass of Richmond Itill--4 to 1
aget Impatience and Baronage--6 to 1 eaoh apt Ble
berry and Flora Macdonald.
Won by a length ; bad third. The winner was sold to
Mr. Weaver for 37 guinea.

The Coventry Handicap Plate of 80 sovs, added to a
sweepstakes of 5 soya each. Winners extra. One
mile.

Mr. Woodhouse's Florence, by Birdoatoher, 5 yrs,
7st 10 b (Snowden) 1
Mr. T. Stevens's Elfrida, 5 yrs, 7.4 (Prior) 2
Mr. 11. Ivey's Shirah, 4 yes. 64 91b. .(Bray) 3
The following also ran :—Queen of the South, Prac-
tice, Amorous Boy, Geneva, Wanderer, f by Feugh-a-
B .11agb, Chantrese, and Esperance.
BAting--3 to 1 agst Elfrida, 4 to 1 apt Florence, 5
t) 1 agst E.peianoe, 6 to 1 each agst Megara Filly and
Sh,rab.

Florence made play throughout and won by a length
and a half ; Queen ~f the South, who ran against a boy
at the la.t turn, finished two lengths behind Shirab.
Amorous Boy was fifth, and Esperance sixth. Geneva
was pulled up at the stand and did not p es the post.
The Craven Steeplechase of 50 soya., added to a Handi.
cap Sweepstakes of 10 sore. eacb, 3 ft. ; winners extra.
Four mi es. 19 subs.
Mr. B. Land's The Huntsman, by Tinsley, 6 yre, 9st
131 b, (inc. 71b ex.) (B Land, jun.) 1
Mr. Dart's The Comet, 6 yrs, 9st Nib, (inc. 7lb ex:) a

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(G. Stevens) 2
Mr. J. Merry's Ea -ape, aged, lOst 71b...(Nightingall)
The following also ran :—Forest Queen, blare by Re-
triever, dam by Diamond, and Xanthus.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Escape, 3to 1 agst Xantbue, 4
to 1 aget The Cornet, 5 to 1 agst the Huntsman.
Won by three quarters of a length ; Escape finished
about ten lengths behind The Comet, and The Forest
Queen about as far beland Escape. Xanthus refused at
the second fence after starting, and all Green's endea-
vours could not persuade him over. The Retriever mare
was pulled up, be iten, after crossing the Radford Brook
the last time round

Handicap Hurdle Race of 40 cove., added to a sweep.
stakes of 5 cove. each, 3 ft. inners extra. Two
miles, over five flights of hurdles. 21 subs.
Mr. Harvey's Chester, by Springy Jack, 4 yre, 9st 121 b

(Kendall) 1
Mr. P Barling's Rotterdam, 4 yrs, Bst Olb (G. Smith) 2'
Mr. P. Barling's Earth topper, 6 yrs, 9et (G. Eatvell) 3
The following a'Bo ran :—Englemere, Little Davie,
Teddesley, Dogberry, Claudius, and Sinithmoor.
Batt ng—Even on Chester, 5 to 1 each aget Engle•
mere and Little Davie, 6 to 1 aget any other offered.
Woo easily by three-quarters of a length ; Earth-
stopper finished three lengths in the rear of his stable
companion ; Little Davie was fourth, Englemere filth,
and Smithmoor sixth.

Weights for the Abergavenny Open Steeplechase.

et lb
Litttle Charley
The Minor ll 5
Old .D, .g Tray
Han, sman lO 5
Minerva
Magnet gelding lO 1
Claudius
Tti o line
Omar Puha 4 9 7

lit lb
Bellman
Blind Harper
Maid of the Glen 9 4
Fearless
Harlequin
Boadicea►
Shylook
Teddesley

AQUATICS.

UNIVERSITY BOAT-RACE.

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The little town of Putney has exhibited throughout
the week a scene of animation and bustle, iodinating the
approach of the above interesting event, which is looked
forward to with considerable anxiety by a great number
of persons. The rival crews have been daily in exercise
over the course, from Putney to Mortlake, and the shores
have been lined with spectators desirous of ascertaining,
if possible, the respective merits of the men in either
boat, and the result has been that a change in opinion
has taken place. The crews are the same as when we last
notioPd the sutij-ct a few days ago, at which time the
Oxonians had decidedly the "call," as it is termed in
betting circles ; but the work of the Cantabs, whose
etyle is equal to that of any eight watermen in the
world, has altered the state of things, and when odds
are given, they are slightly in their favnur ; but as a quo-
tation even betting may be considered the order of 'he
day. They have both bad trials during the week against
an eight manned by watermen, and the latter have been
thoroughly beaten, on each occasion, by the gentlemen.
As to which of the University crews is considered the
faster by these trials is questionable, because of the
varied power of the tide when they were made with in-
different steering on the part of one crew, and an impe-
diment accidentally thrown in the way of the other.
The ma is appointed for half-past twelve to-morrow.
The dark blue oar blades will be Oxford ; light blue
Cambridge. A very great race is expected.