The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-16 00:00:00

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LIVERPOOL JULY MEETING.—FRIDAY.
The Bickerstaffe Stakes of 100 sous each, h ft; for three-
yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. Certain allow.
antes. One mile. 3 subs.
Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Knuckle Duster, by. Chanticleer,
Bst 71b (W. Boyce) t 1
Lord Derby's Birdbolt, Bst 41b (car. Bst 61b (Ashman) t 2
Betting-6 to 4on Birdbolt, who made the running to
the distance, where he was collared by Knuckle Duster,
who got his neck in front half way up. Birdbolt, however,
caught his opponent in the last few strides, and they ran a
dead heat. •

Deciding Heat—Even betting, Knuckle Duster having
the call.
Knuckle Duster waited to the , distance, when he cam•
out, and won by a neck.

Handicap of 50 sous. Five furlongs.
Mr. T. Dawson's Mrs. Stowe, by Stilton, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b

(Bullock 1
Mr. Lumsden's Shafto, 3 yrs, Bst 41b (J. Snowden)) 2
Mr. Copperthwaite's Lady Kingston, 3 yrs, Bst 71b
(Fordham) 3

1 Darling and Blarney also ran.
Betting--9 to 4 agst Lady Kingston, sto 2 agst Shafto,
7 to 2 agst Darling, 4 to 1 agst Mrs. Stowe.
Shafto and Blarney ran together to the distance, where
the latter was beaten, and Mrs. Stowe took the lead, and
won easily by a length ; three lengths between the second
and third.
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas ; three-yr-olds, 7st 71b ;
four, 9st ; five, 9st 61b ; six and aged, 9st 91b. Two
miles.
Mr. Thorpe's Jack Spring, by Springy Jack, 5 yrs, 9st 61b
Mr. Rigby's Borderer (Thorpe) 1
, 5 yrs, 9st 61b (Fordham) 2
Betting--6 to 6on Jack Spring, who waited on Borderer
to just below the distance, when he quitted him and won by
three lengths.
The Liverpool St. Leger, of 10 soya each, with 100 added,
for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 81b ; fillies, Bst 31b. Certain
penalties. The winner to receive 50 Boys out of the
stakes.

Mr. Hunt's Aston, by Teddington, Bst 81b.... (Chailton) 1
Mr. Des Vceux's Comforter, Bst 81b (Ashman) 2
Mr. F. Robinson's Actaeon, Bst 111 b (in 31b ex) (A. Day) 3
Betting—Even on Actaeon, 2 to 1 agst Comforter, 4 to 1
agst Aston.

Aston made all the running to the distance, where he
was joined by Comforter, who halfway up got slightly in
advance, but stumbling within a few strides of the chair,
Aston caught him, and won a fine race in by a head. Ac-
tfeon, who was last all the way, was beaten off.
The Molyneux Plate (Handicap) of 100 sovs (in specie).
added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each. Winners extra.
The second to receive 10 sovs out of the:stakes. 1 mile.
31 subs.
Mr. Douglas's Botany, 4 yrs, 7st 21b . (Edwards) 1
Mr. J. Thompson's The Heiress, 3 yrs, 6st (in. 101 b ex.)
(Grimshaw) 2
Mr. Saxon's Ancient Briton, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (in. 101 b ex.)
(L. Snowden) 3
Lottery, Bel Esperanza, and Daniel also ran.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Ancient Briton, 9to 2 agst Heiress,
5 to 1 agst Lottery, 7 to 1 agst Bel Esperanza.
Lottery led to the distance, where he was beaten, and
Botany and The Heiress came on together, Botany winning
by a neck ; about three lengths between second and third ;
two lengths between third and fourth. Daniel, who got
badly off, was last all the way.
Match of 300 soya, h ft. Three-quarters of a mile.
Lord Stamford's Emily, 2 yrs, Bst 71b (J. Mann) 1
Lord Glasgow's filly by Barbatus, out of Coalition, 2 yrs,
Bst llb - (Aldcroft) 2
Betting-3 to lon Emily, who waited to the half dis-
tance, when she' came away, and won by three lengths.
The Stanley Stakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, with 50 added,
for two and three-yr-olds ; winners extra; the second to
save his stake. T.Y.C. 10 subs. -
Mr. T. Stevens' Ardour, 3 yrs, 9st 51b (Keeler) 1
Mr. J. Thompson's Wallace, 2 yrs, 7st 41b .. (Bullock) 2
Betting-3 to lon Ardour, who made all the running,
and won in a canter by two lengths.
Handicap of 5 soya each, with 40 add ed. Winners extra,
&c. T.Y.C. 6 subs.
Mr. Johnson's Smut, 2 yrs, 4st 81b 1
Capt. Bayly's Miss Eleanor, 3 yrs, 7st 31b 2
Mr. Dawson's Tousle, 2 yrs, 4st 81b
Blarney and Hawthorn also ran.

Betting,-5 to 4 agst Eleanor, sto 2 agst Tousle, 3to
agst Smut.

Won by a neck ; two lengths between second and third

LATEST BETTING.
DERBY.

12 to 1 agst Buccaneer (taken)
14 to 1 agst Mainstone (taken)
30 to 1 agst Canezou colt (taken)
40 to 1 agst Grenadier (taken)
50 to 1 agst Brassey (taken)
50 to 1 agst The Drone (taken)
0,000 to 100 agst Eleanor de Montford (taken)

THIS DA F'S MARKETS.

COVENT GARDEN.
Fair average supplies of fruit and vegetables have been
on sale, and a steady business has been transacted in
most descriptions, as follows :

FRUIT,

s. d. s. d.
Pine apples, perlb 5 0 to 7 0
Colonial do., each 1 0 to 2 6
6rapes, per lb 2 6 to 5 0
Foreign do 0 0 to 0 0
Melons, each
Peaches, perdoz 6 0 to 120
Nectarines, per dz G 0 to 12 0
Apples, per ht ST. 1 6 to 2 6
Pears, per doz 6 0 to 12 0
Oranges, per 100 6 0 to 10 0
Lemons, per 100 3 6 to 7 0
Apricots, per doz 0 0 to 0 0

a. d. s. d.
Cherries, per lb.. 0 4to 1 3
Filberts, per lb .. 1 3to 1 6
Cobnuts, per lb 1 3to 1 6
Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0
Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0
Figs, per d0z..... 4 oto 6 0
Strawberries p ptl 0 4to 0 6
Gooseberries hfsv 2 6to 3 6
Currants, per do. 3 6to 4 0
Plums, per do. .. 0 9to 1 6
Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0
Raspberries, pr ptlo 4to 0 6