The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-12 00:00:00

SPORTING INT,E'LLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING.
WEDNESDAY. .

Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, for four-yr-olds ; colts, Sst
101 b ; fillies, Bst 51b. Allowances and penalties. Last
three miles of B.C. 5 subs.
Mr. Saxon's Princess Royal, Bst 51b (L. Snowden) 1
Duke of Bedford's Pavilion, Bst 51b.... (S. Rogers) 2
Mr. Merry's Sunbeam, Bst 111 b (inc. 61b extra) .. (Plumb) S
Betting-3 to lon Sunbeam, 9to 2 agst Pavilion, 6to 1
agst Princess Royal.

Pavilion led to the Duke's Stand, where Princess Royal
came out and won by three lengths ; three-quarters of a

length between the second and third. -
Handicap Sweepstakes of 30 soya each, 20 ft (second class),
for four-yr-olds and upwards. Winners extra. D.M.
(7 fur. 201 yds.)
Duke of Bedford's Killigrew, 4 yrs, Bst (Flatinan) 1
Mr. La Mert's Bel Esperauza, .5 yrs, 9st llb (in. 101 b ex.)
(Fordham) 2
Lord Glasgow's b h by the Fiying Dutchman—Barba, 5
yrs, Bst 121 b (Aldcroft) 3
Betting-11 to 8 agst Killigrew, 2to 1 agst Bel Espe-
ranza.

Won by half a length ; bad third.
:andicap Sweepstakes of 30 sous each, 20 ft (second class),
for three-yr-olds. Winners extra. D.M. 4 subs.

Mr. S. William's Mazzini, Bst 71b .. (Fordham) 1
Mr. Payne's Production, 7st llb (Pritchard) 2
Betting-7 to 4on Production.
Won easily by a neck.
Handicap Plate of 50 sous. Bretby Stakes Course.

Baron Rothschild's Mentmore, 4 yrs, 9st.. (J. Osborne) 1
Mr. Eyton's Hobgoblin, 5 yrs, sst 121 b. • (W. Bradley) 2
Mr. Gratwicke's Nassau, 3 yrs, sst 101 b.. (Daley) 3

The following also ran :—Fontarabia, Orianda, Mimosa,
Admiralty, Nuffield, Ochiltree, Miss Eleanor, Little Nat,
Don Cossack, Lady Blanche, Roussillon, Lassie, and Seno-
rita filly.

Betting-10 to 3 agst Mentmore, 6 to 1 agst Orianda, 8
to 1 agst Nassau, 10 to 1 each agst Lady Blanche, Fonta-
rabia and Lassie.

Won by three• quarters of a length ; a head between the
second and third ; same distance between the third and
fourth.

On mustering at the post, the Senorita filly broke away,
ran against a man, unseated her jockey, galloped up tho
lands towards Exning, and was not caught in time to start.
Sweepstakes of 50 sous, h ft, for 3-yr-olds and upwards.
Last half-mile of A.F. 6 subs.

Mr. F. Robinson's Acta3on, 3 yrs, 7st 91b....(Furdham) 1
Baron Rdillaschild's North Lincoln, 3 yrs, 7st
,91b
(D. Hughes) 2

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Betting-7 to 4on North Lincoln.
Action led throughout, and won by three lengths.
Plate of 50 sovs, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b.
R.M. (1 mile 17 yds.)
Mr. 'Alexander's King at Arms, Bst 71b (J. Osborne) 1
Mr. Lowe's Wild Rose, Bst 41b ............ (Fordham) 2
Col. Tevis's Solomon, Bst 71b .......... (W. Boyce) 3
The following also ran :—Gunilda, Eyebright filly, The
Greek, Polonius, and Syracuse.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Wild Rose, 2to 1 agst King-at-
Arms, 6 to 1 agst Solomon.
Won by a length, bad third.
Selling Handicap Sweepstakes, first half Ab.M. 6 subs.
Olympus
Lady Gwendeline
Claud du Val
Neophyte, Beatrice, and Homer also ran.
Won easily.
Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ;
allowances and penalties. Ab. M. 3 subs.
Duke of Bedford's Luff, by Weatherbit, walked over.
Jockey Club Plate of 50 sovs, for horses the property of
members of the Jockey Club; 4-yr-olds and upwards. B.C.
Lord W. Powlett's Delusion, by Weatherbit, 5 yrs, walked
over and received £25.
THE WHIP.

The Whip was challenged for on Tuesday, by Mr. F.
HigginapwhO named Leamington, 6 yrs.

LATEST BETTING.
—CLOSE OF THE ROOMS
NIGHT.
ONE THOUSAND
7to 4on Ariadne (taken)
Tto 2 agst Mayonaise (taken)
7to 1 agst Qui Vive (taken)
12 to l_agst Prelude (offered)
DERBY.
2to 1 agst Promised Land (taken and offered)
6to 1 apt Musjid (taken)
12 to 1 agst Marionette (taken)
25 to 1 agst Gamester (offerei).
25 to 1 agst Trumpeter (offered)
25 to 1 agst Cavendish (offered)
30 to 1 agst Ticket-of-Leave (taken)
33 to 1 agst Reynard
(offered)
Viking is scratched
10007666 tott: 351 agst Old ODAlecdr idoneb Robert r t (o ffe re d)

THE OAKS.
sto 2 agst Ariadne (taken)
7to 1 agst Mayonaise (offered) (8 to 1 taken)
14 to 1 agst Rosabel
THE Two THOUSAND.—The number of Ralpho was
displayed on the telegraph board, and, after it had been up
about five minutes, it was taken down again ; an announce-
ment being made that the horse was lame and would not
start.

SCRATCHINGS.
TWO-YEAR-OLD PLATE.—EIIen Horne f, Watersprito,
Mermaid, Circassia, Gentle, Dilbar f, Celeste f, Vesu-
vienne, Nun, Appleton, Eaton's dam f by Connaught
Ranger, cby Newcourt, Glenluce c, Odo, Gilgal, Fran-
cisco, Overreach f, Rowena c, Sophia, Horace, Mixture,
c by Andover, Golden Rule, Patapon, Madame Eglantine,
Twang, Van, and Senorita f have paid forfeit.
THE ONE THOUSAND GUlNEAS.—Christmas Pie, Miss
Eleanor, Gunilda, Fleur d'Amour, Star of the Vale, Phy-
salis f, Villaret, Covenant Bow, Eleanor, Iris f, Lady
Blanche, Isthmian, Heroine of Lucknow, Boomerang,
Deceit, Nicosia, Timandra, and Coalition f have paid for-
feit.

THE LATE SALE OF ARMY COMMISsIONS.—The
indictment against Edward Mortimer (called Capt. Morti-
mer), Thomas Robert Marshall, army clothier, and --
peke_ charged with fraudulently disposing of commissions
in the army, has been, by order of a judge at chambers,
removed, by writ of certiorari, into the Court of Queen's
Bench. One of the defendants charged as being implicated
(Eicke), for whose apprehension a reward was offered, yes-
terday surrendered and put in bail. The trial will not
take place until the sittings after Trinity Term.