The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-08 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BRIGHTON RACES-TUESDAY.

The Brighton meeting is always eminently successful in
obtaining aristocratic patronage, and following as it does
the Goodwood week it induces numbers of vistors to pro-

long their Sussex tour. The fearfully boisterous weather
on Monday doubtless exercised a depressing influence on
the number of arrivals on Monday, but to-day the trains
from the metropolis and the various adjacent towns were
well filled, the constant influx of visitors to Brighton
crowding the streets by the time a move was mado for the
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ride anything but comfortable, while it blow a perfect hur-
ricane on the Downs, and by the time the racing com-
menced the attendance was large both on the stand and in
the ring, while the company on the course was very great,
quite as large as on any former anniversary. Several im-
portant improvements have been made since last year in
the stand, rendering it one of the best in the kingdom.
The racing commenced at two o'clock and concluded at
five, the last race, the Champagne Stakes, resulting in a
walk over for Ostregor. The Railway Stakes, for 2-yr-
olds, brought out five runners, but the presence of Knight
of the Garter and Friponnier was sufficient to invest the
encounter with some interest. Friponnier, carrying Bst
131 b, was the favourite, but there wore many good judges
who stood the Knight, who claimed a 31b allowance, and
in Fordham's hands he got well off, made all the running,
and won in a canter by four lengths from Huntsman, who
finished in front of Friponnier, but only on sufferance, as
Custanco evidently eased the horse, when pursuit was
found to be hopeless. The Brighton Stakes was contested
for by five runners only, Wild Agnes opening the favou-
rite, but the repeated outlays on Brother to Guerilla, or
rather Ninco Nanco, as he was named immediately after
the race, soon made him favourite, and, after a game
struggle with Slender, he won by a head in the last stride.
Wild Agnes, who looked very formidable a quarter of mile
from home, bore out the assertion of those who maintained
she could not stay tho course. The remainder of the racing
is so fully detailed below that further comments aro un-
necessary.

The BRISTOL PLATE of 50 sovs ; two year olds Gst 101 b,
three Bst 121 b, four 9st 121 b, five, six, and aged lOst 31b;
the winner to be sold for 500 sovs ; if entered for 100
sovs allowed 71b, if not for sale 101 b extra; fillies and
!geldings allowed 31b, maiden four yr olds and upwards
121 b ; one mile.
Mr. J. Wood's Soapstone, by Touchstone---Mariam, 6
yrs, lOst 131 b (not to be sold) ('.French) 1
.
Mr. T. Hughes's Alberta, by Trumpeter, 3 yrs, Bst 21b
(.£100) .....................* . . ..............(Prior).. 2
Mr. Chaplin's Vespasian, 3.
• (Custance 3
Lord Poulett's Wild Thyme, 5 yrs, lOst (X 500) (Lynch 4
Betting-11 to 10 on Vespasian, 6to 4 agst Soapstone,
and 100 to 6 each agst Alberta and Wild Thyme. The
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latter made play, closely attended by Vespasian and
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Alberta, Soapstone lying four or five lengths in the rear
Soapstone here joined his horses, and, waiting on Ves-
pasian to the distance, he came away, and won in a cantor
until reaching the bend, where Wild, Thyme gave way.
by a couple of lengths. Vespasian, being eased opposite
the enclosure, finished three lengths in the rear of Alberta.
The FOURTEENTH BRIGHTON BIENNIAL STAKES Of 10 SOVS
each, with 100 added, for three-year-olds ; colts Bst 101 b,
fillies Bst 71b ; the winner of a stake value 200 sovs 31b
extra for every such winning up to 91b extra ; one mile ;

13 subs.
Mr. Fleming's Cecrops, by Nbwcourt—Cavriana. Bst 101 b
(inc. 31b extra) , . ...................................... 1
Count F. deLagrange 6 Auguste, Bst 131 b (inc.3lb extra)
(J. Grimshaw) 2
Mr. Hugh Smith's Rattler, Bst 101 b ............... (Cannon) 3
Betting—Even on Cecrops, 6 to 5 agst Auguste. Rattler
jump d off with a lead, followed by Auguste, Cecrops
lying off until they rounded the bend, whore he joined
Rattler was beaten off.
Auguste, and Rattler in a few strides giving way the
French horse held a slight load of Cocrops till half way up
the hill, when the latter came away, and won in the com-
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Mr. R. Ten Broock's Slender, 3 yrs, sst 121 b ...(Barker) 2
Duke of Ilamilton's Wild Agnes, 4 yrs, Bst 51b
(A. Edwards) 3
Mr. J. Nightingall's Surney, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Elphick) 4
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Betting-2 to 1 agst Ninco Nanco, sto 2 agst Wild
Agnes, 4 to 1 each agst Surney and Aetna, and 6 to 1 agst
Slender. Surney jumped off with a lead immediately tho
flag fell, followed by Ninco Nanco, at intervals of three
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Wild Agnes, passing Slender, drew up to Ninco Nanco,
and a quarter of a mile further, 'as they came round tho
bend, Surney gave way, and Wild Agnes, wide on the
right, took up the running with a slight lead of Slender,
who had passed Ninco Nanco as they came down the hill.
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At the distance Wild Agnes gave way, and Ninco Nanco
closed with Slender on the whip hand, a tremendous race
home between the pair ensuing ; and although the latter
had the best of it opposite the stand, Ninco Nanco answered
gamely to the vigorous riding of Kenyon, and, getting up
literally in the last stride, won by a head. Wild Agnes
was a bad third; Surney was fourth; and Aetna, who
appeared to be out-paced from the beginning, finished last.
The Revs STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 50 added ; two yr
olds 7st 71b, three 9st ; the winner to be sold for 100
goVS ; it faltered to LO kola for 50 sous allowed 71D i geld-