The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-28 00:00:00

STAND PLATE.

Queen of Trumps (Challoner) 1
Novice
Bishopton
The following also ran :—Mangosteen, Attraction, Ha-
vanah, and Naid.

Betting-6 to 4 agst Novice, 4to 1 agst Havanah, sto 1
agst Queen of Trumps, 8 to 1 agst Naid, 10 to 1 agst At-
traction.

Won in a canter.

MACCARONI STAKES.

Lady Sykes
Jack of Trumps (Garnet) 2
The following also ran :—Serf, Bubble, Phillis, Avon
Grove, Kitty, Maid of Lorn, and Mies Elcot.
Betting —Even on Lady Sykes, 3 to 1 agst Phillis, 10-to
1 agst others.
Won in a canter.

LATEST BETTING.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
10 to 1 agst Cortolvin (taken)
11 to 1 agst Aleibiade (taken)

PROGRAMME OF STOCKBRIDGE SPRING
MEETING.

Stewards Marquis of Hastings, Earl Poulett, and J.
Anderson, Esq. Judge and handicapper, Mr. J.
Verrall. Clerk of the course, Mr. Thomas Brown. -
SATURDAY, March 3.

The Trial Stakes of 5 save each, with 20 added; three-yr-
olds, 7st 71b ; four, 9st 31b ; five, 9st 121 b; six and aged,
lOst 21b ; mares and geldings allowed 41b ; a winner of
100 sous, 71b; twice, or of 300, 101 b extra; the winner
to be sold for £5OO ; if for £4OO, allowed 51b ; £300,101b ;
£2OO, 141 b ; £lOO, 211 b. One mile.

The Stockbridge Spring Handicap of 10 sovs each, 3 ft,
with 50 added; winners of any handicap value 50 sovs
after Feb. 17, at 10 a.m., 71b; any other winner, 31b extra.
About 1 mile. 17 subs.

Age st lb Ago st lb
Twilight ... a 8 12 Alberta ... ... 3 610
Fisherman's Daugh- William Pitt 3 6 8
ter ... 5 7 12 Sweet Anne ... 3 6 7
Folios 5 710 Her Ladyship ... 3 6 4
Dr S fishtail ... 4 7 9 Kingsley ... 3 6 2
Olivia ... 5 7 4 Glendale ... 3 6 2
Defy ... ... 47 4 Wild Dove ... 36 2
Voightlander ... 5 7 4 Slender ... 3 6 2
Flying Horse 4 7 2 Ropley ... 3 5 12
A Selling Plate, value 30 sovs ; two-yr-olds, 7st 71b ; three,
9st 10113 ; four, lOst 31b ; five and upwards, lOst 91b ;
maiden three-yr-olds allowed 31b ; four and upwards,
71b ; the winner to be sold for £lOO ; if for £BO, allowed
51b ; £5O, 101 b ; £3O, 161 b ; £2O, 201 b ; mares and geld-
ings allowed 41b. Straight half mile.
The Hunters' Plate of 25 SOTS, added to a sweepstakes of
5 sods each ; four-yr-olds, lOst ; five, 11st 31b ; six and
aged, list 7113 ; winners of 100 soya, 71b; twice, or 200

sovs, 141 b extra. About two miles.
The Danebury Stakes of 5 save each, with 40 added; for
two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 61b ;
winners once, 51b ; twice, or of the value of!200 Bova, 7lb
extra. Straight half-mile. 17 subs.
Miller's Maid
P by Dundee—Sacrifice
Rebecca

Hiss Bateman
No vice
Autocratrix
Nursery Girl
Janeiro
Robson.
Virdis
Distaff

Miss Fanny
Curiosity

Fascination

Romney
F by Nutbourne—Nourrice
Maesgwatha
The Andover Innkeepers' Plate (handicap) of 30 sous .
winners after Feb. 17, at 10 a.m. 71b extra. Straight
three-quarteis of a mile.

Ago st lb

Ago st lb
.„ 3 7 2
.. 3 7 1

Pantaloon ... 4 8 12 Wild Love
Queen Mary ... 47 10 Lecturer
Defy ... ... 47 10 Nell •• •
Jassy• • 4 7 7 Black Prince
Chicken Hazard,:... 37 5 Pearl ...
Lovelace .. 4 7 4 Grand March
Her Ladyship'll' ... 3 7 4
The Trial Stakes, Selling Plate, and Hunters' Stakes
close at 7 o'dok•on Friday night.

..„3 7 0
...3 7'o
~.,8 6 7
...257

SALE OF HORSES BY MESSRS. TATTERSALL.
The undermentioned thoroughbred stock were sold on
Monday afternoon, by the Messrs. Tattersall, and realised
the prices annexed :
Barbarosa, 4 yrs, by The Great Unknown out of Lady Gs.
Hercules Mr. Daily 19
Chestnut Mare, by Harkaway, dam Miss Lucy Mr. Rice 56
Astrologer, br la (sire of Bohemian and Necromancer),
by Sweetmeat out of Fair Star Mr. Gairaway 20
gay gelding, by Joe Lovellout of Falmer...Mr. Baldock 81
Bay Col; 2 yrs, by Thunderbolt put of 3glarsellaise
Mr. Murray 17
The Flying Mist (own sister to Mysterbus Lady),
3 yrs, by The Great Unknown out of ,Frestige
Mr. ii.vton 24

Agag, it is currently reported, injured his back WNst
at exercise.
South Essex Steeplechase are announced for the sth of
April.
Upton-on-Severn Steeplechases, announced for March
26, have been postponed to April 10.
Overton and Church Militant are struck out of their
Derby and Liverpool engagements.
Albrighton Hunt Steeple-chases will take place at Tong
Norton, near Shiffnal, on March 26.
Brandsburton Steeple chases are to be held as usual,
about the middle of April.
New Buckenham, Norfollc, Steeplechases will take place
on Thursday, March 15.
Tralee (Ireland) flat races and steeplechases have been
fixed for April 4 and 5, and the handsome sum of £250
will be given to six events.
Colchester Garrison Steeplechases have been postponed
until Wednesday, April 4, in consequence of the original
fixture (March 21) clashing with the Norwich Steeple•
chases.
Mr. Foster will dispose of a quantity of blood-stock on
the second day of the forthcoming Doncaster Spring Meet-
ing, amongst which we notice Pas d'Extace and Ess
Bouquet.
County Dublin Drag Hunt, about four miles, will come
off within 8 miles of Dublin, on Tuesday, Muchl3. The
• • • •

entries close on the 6th, to Mr. E, Sewell, hon. sec., Lower
Mount-street, Dublin.

Valenciennes Races take place on JulyB and 9, and Deau-
ville on August 4,5, and 6. At the latter meeting there
will be an international race for horses of all countries, for
a cup value 400 sovs, with 800 added.
__ _ _

The Master of the Horse has made a special exception in
the case of the Queen's Plate, at the forthcoming Northamp-
ton Meeting, permitting it to be run for at an earlier date
by four days than fixed by the rules governing her Ma-
jesty's Plates.

A foot race, which excited considerable interest, has just
taken place at the Avenue de l'lmperatrice, Bois de Bou-
logne, between the groom of Mr. Watson, an American
gentleman, and the jockey of M. do Corilly. The bet be-
tween those gentlemen was 20,000 fr, and more than £l,OOO
was sported by the backers. The distance was about two
miles. M. de Cerilly's jockey performed it in nine minutes
and five seconds. The groom took two seconds more.
DEATH OF MR. THOMAS WILSON.—Most sporting men
who are acquainted with the Spotted Dog, in the Strand,
will regret to learn the death of the respected Tom 'Wilson
who died on Friday evening last. Apart from sportitig
and sporting men, as a life subscriber to the noble institu-
tion of the Licensed Victuallers' School and the Asylum,
he was always zealous and practical in the cause of
charity, but without ostentation. Mr. Wilson was in the
service of the late Duke of Cambridge, and subsequently a
valued and trustworthy servant of Baron Snesebeck. In
sporting matters there was many a forfeit saved by the
timely aid of Mr. Wilson, and not one of the worst traits
iu the character of Jem Mace is that he has never forgotten
a kindness once rendered in an emergency, and always
makes the Spotted Dog hi 3 " house of call," an example
others would do well to follow for the benefit of those
who aro now bereaved. I.le has left a child and sorrowing
widow who, it is hoped, will not be forgotten by his
friends.

THE THAMES.—This river has been much too thick for
anglers generally for some time, but Mr. Birchfield, the
indefatigable roach-fisher, who has during the season taken
870 pounds weight within the past fortnight, had some
very fair sport at Great Marlow. TR° Thames rises 376
feet above the level of the sea. The flood-mark near the
railway bridge at Staines is 40 feet above the high water-
mark at Teddington Lock. In 187.1, the Thanies rose 40
feet; ii 1823, 39 feet 9 inches; in 1824, 38 feet 9 inches.
in 1828, 38 feet 8 inches ; in 1834, 38 feet ; in 1841, 88 feet
7 inches ; in 1852, 39 feet-2 <inches ; and in January, 1866,
37 feet 6 inches.

WINNERS OF THE DERBY.