The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-22 00:00:00

SPORTING IN EELLIGENOE.

WEST DRAYTON RACES—MONDAY.
Favoured with extraordinarily fine weather, the Whit-
suntide pleasure-seekers were entertained with a racing
treat at West Drayton, where a capital meeting was com-
menced. The course, which is situated in close proximity
to the Great Western Railway, was in excellent condition,
and the several stakes forming the opening day's racing
produced numerous fields. The business arrangements of
the meeting were well and efficiently carried out, and the
day's racing passed off with the greatest success. The
Groat Western Railway Company had made every possible
arrangement for the safety and convenience of the public,
and the unusually heavy traffic was admirably managed
by Mr. Bonner, the station-master at West Drayton. The
following is a return of the first day's running :
The INNKEEPERS' PLATE, a Handicap of 10 sovs each, for

all ages ; winners extra. Five furlongs.

Mr. C. Grimshaw's Shrapnell, by Weatherbit—Shot, 4
yrs, Bst 21b (C. Gray!
Mr. Palmer's Little Gentleman, 4 yrs, Bst 71b...(Carroll
Mr. F. Mitchell's Yellow Girl, 4 yrs, 7st 41b...(Cameron
Lord Poulett's Wild Thyme, 5 yrs, Bst 121b...(M. Lynch
Mr. Burbidge's Colleen, 5 yrs, Bst 81b (Clement)
Capt. D. Lane's Blue Mantle, 6 yrs, Bst 61b (Morris?
Mr. Drewett's Verbena, 5 yrs, 7st l3lb (S. Hibberd)
Mr. J. Butler's Bessie, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (J. Covey)
Mr. F. Barker's Camillus, 4 yrs, 7st 51b
_(Coller)
Mr. E. Clifford's Bunch, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (Hoskins i
Mr. Richard's Countess 8010, 3 yrs, 64 121 b (R. Viney (
Mr. J. Wood's Northill, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (Wheeler
Mr. Marsh's Star Cross, 3 yrs, Est 1 Olb (R. I'Anson
Mr. J. Nightingall's Gambler, 3 yrs, Est 91b ...(Elphick
Mr. P. Wickham's Little Jess, 3 yrs, Est 81b ...(C. Page C
Mr. R. Smith's Master Shutt, 3 yrs, Est 71b (S. Mordan) C
Mr. E. Dawson's Fair Lady, 3 yrs, Est 71b (T. Day) 0
Mr. Burbidge's f. by Surplice—My Niece, 2 yrs, sst 71b
(R. Wyatt) 0
Mr. Broad na. Murcia, 2 yrs, sst 71b (car. sst 81b)(Milne) 0
Betting-4 to 1 agst Little Gentleman, 6to 1 agst Ver-
bena, 8 to 1 each agst Shrapnell and Blue Mantle, 10 to 1
each agst Wild Thyme and Colleen, 100 to 8 any other.
Won easily by a length. Little Gentleman, who made
his effort at the distance, defeated Yellow Girl by a neck
for second honours. Bessie was fourth, Wild Thyme fifth,
Colleen sixth, Fair Lady seventh, Master Shutt eighth.
The JUVENILE PLATE of 40 sous., for two-yr-olds, colts,
Bst 10lb ; fillies, Bst 71b ; the winner to be sold for 50
sous. Half a mile.
Mr. J. Wood's Knight Templar, by Knight of St.
Patrick—Tippet, Bst 101 b (Morris) 1
Mr. England's Battle Axe, Bst 101 b (Smith) 2
Mr. G. Mather's f. by Touchwood—Zisca, Bst 71b(Payne) 3
Mr. Brown's Lady Margaret, Bst 71b (Howes) 0
Mr. Glenie's Cumberland, Bst 101 b (Ducker) 0
Mr. J. Nightingall's Elburg, Bst 71b... (Jas. Nightingall) 0
Betting—Even agst Knight Templar-4 to 1 agst the
Zisca filly. Won by two lengths. A length separated
second and third; Lady Margaret bolted and fell in a
ditch. The winner was bought by Mr. B. Land for 58
guineas.

The VILLAGE PLATE, a Handicap of 5 soya. each, 2 ft.,
with 30 added, for three-yr-olds and upwards ; winners
extra. One mile. 19 subs.
Mr. Lapidist's The Vampire, by Vengeance—Miss Mar-
grave (h. b.), 3 yrs, ist 51b (Clement 1
Mr. C. Grimshaw's Comet, 6 yrs, 7st 81b (Gray 2
Mr. D. H. Johnson's Grapeshot, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Hibberd 3
Mr Broad na. Thais, 5 yrs, Bst (Barker) 0
Mr. Howard's Discretion, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (Hoskins) 0
Mr. T. V. Morgan's Contraband, 4 yrs, 7st 7lb (Carroll) 0
Mr. E. Clifford's Hurrah, 4 yrs, 7st 61b (R. I'Anson) 0
Mr. Spencer's Colons (h. b.), 5' yrs, 7st 41b (S. Mordan) 0
Betting-6 to 4 agst Grapeshot, 7to 2 agst Comet, 4to
1 agst Contraband, 7to 1 agst The Vampire. Won easily
by a length ; half a length separated the second and third ;
Contraband was fourth, Hurrah fifth, and Discretion sixth.
The LADIES' PLATE of 30 soya, for three-yr-olds and up-
wards ; entrance 2 sovs each ; selling allowances. Five
furlongs.
Mr. J. Nightingale's Gambler, by Weatherbit—Gaiety, 3
yrs (£3O), Est 111 b (Elphick) 1
Mr. W. Thomas's The Roarer, 4 yrs (X5O), Bst 21b(Gray) 2
Mr. Howard's Opposition, 3 yrs (X3O), Est 111 b (Hoskins 3
Mr. Ballard's Hopbine filly, 3 yrs (£5O), Est 81b(Mordan 0
Mr. Fisher's Actor, 3 yrs (£3O), Est 111 b (C. Page 0
Mr. Mitchell's Varnish, 3 yrs (.£3O), Est 111 b (Cameron) 0
Betting-2 to 1 agst Actor. sto 2 agst Opposition, 4to
1 agst Gambler. Won easily by two lengths;
a length
separated second and third ; the Hopbine filly was fourth,
and Actor fifth. The winner was bought by Mr. Wilson
for 64 guineas.

A. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of 5 sot's 2 ft, with 30 added.
Two miles, over six flights of hurdles. 30 subs.
Mr. Davenport's Robin Adair (late Truant, Tom Payne),
by King Tom—Languish, aged, lOst 31b...(W. White 1
Lord Poulett's Ace of Hearts, 6 yrs, lOst 101 b (Mr Edward 2
Mr. W. S. Halford's Love Letter, 4 yrs, lOst (Owner 3
Mr. T. Last's Oscar, 6 yrs, 10st (Ellison 0
Mr. C. Somer's The Rogue (late Orphan), aged, lOst
(Pickett) 0
Mr. Daily's Erin-go-Bragli, 6 yrs, 10st (C. Sait) 0
Lord Poulett's Wild Thyme, 5 yrs, 9st 121 b (Mr. Mumford) 0
Mr. F. W. Spring's Fairplay (late Picco), aged, 9st 21b
(J. Gilkes) 0
Mr. Parker's Little Frank, 6 yrs, 9st 21b (H. Ducker) 0
Mr. C. J. Tattersall's Light of Other Days, aged, 9st
(Daniels 0
Mr. Golby's Overton, aged, 9st
Mr. Mumford's Castle Hill, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (Jackson 0
Mr. E. Barrett's Chirp, aged, Bst 121 b (Coslett) 0
Mr. J. Nightingall's Medicis, 4 yrs, Bst 121b...(E. Taylor) 0
Mr. C. Cardinal's Doeford(h b), 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (E. Davis) 0
Betting-5 to 1 agst Castle Hill, 6to 1 agst Ace of
Hearts, 7 to 1 agst Erin-go-Bragh, 8 to agst Love Letter,
10 to 1 any other.
Won easily by three lengths ; a length separated second
and third, Wild Thyme was fourth, Doeford fifth, The
Rogue sixth, Casile Hill next.
The MATCH between Atalanta and The Wizard was off
by consent.