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

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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BRIGHTON RACES—TUESDAY.
The Brighton meeting is always eminently successful in
obtaining aristocratic patronage, and following as it does

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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 made for the
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ricano on the Downs, and by the time the racing coin-
' menced the attendance was largo 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 were 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
Custance 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 the course. The remainder of the racing
is so fully detailed below that further comments are un-
necessary.

The BRISTOL PLATE of 50 sovs ; two year olds Gst 101 b,
three Bst 121 b, four Ost 121 b, five, six, and aged 10st 3lb ;
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 d
121 b; one mile.
Mr. T. Hughes's Alberta,
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Mr. J. Wood's Soapstone, by Touchstone—Mariam, 6
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(Custance) 3
Lord Ponlett's Wild Thyme, 5 yrs, 10st (.£500) (Lynch) 4
Betting-11 to 10 on Vespasiall, 6to 4 agst Soapstone,
Sadoeapstone lying (not to be sold)
and 100 to 6 each agst Alberta and Wild Thyme. The
play, closely attended by Vespasian and,
reaching the bend, whore Wild. Thyme gave way.
four or five lengths in the rear
ne hero joined his horses, and, waiting on Ves-
pasian to the distance, he came away,
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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 soya
each, with 100 added, for three-year-olds ; colts Bst 101 b,
fillies Bst 71b ; the winner of a stake value 200 soya 31b
Newcourt—Cavriana, Bst 101 b
extra for every such winning up to 91b extra ; one jnile ;
13 subs.
(inc. 31b extra) ,
(Coates) 1
,Count F. deLagrange s Auguste, Sst 131 b (inc.3lb extra)
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Mr. Hugh Smith's Rattler, Bst 101 b ............... (Cannon) 3
Betting—Even on Cecrops, 6 to 5 agst Auguste. Rattler
Mr. Fleming's CecrOps, by
jumped off with a lead, followed by Auguste, Cecrops
lying off until they rounded the bend, where he joined
and won in the com-
Auguste, and Battler in a few strides giving way the
French horse held a slight lead of Cecrops till half way up
Rattler was beaten off.
The BRIGHTON STAKES (handicap) of 15 sovs each, 10 ft,
and only 5 if declared by noon on Monday, Aug. 6, with
200 added; winners of any handicap after Aug. 2, at 10
a.m., 51b, of any other race 31b extra ; the second to mthoonheisltl,owf
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ceive 50 sovs out of the stakes ; one mile and three-
quarters ; 40 subs.
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(Kenyon) 1
Duke of Hamilton's Wild Agnes, 4 y,-,
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(A. Edwards) 3
Mr. J. Nightingall's Surney', 4 yrs,_ ist 71b (Elphick) 4
Ywith a lead immediately the
Mr. Thellusson's Actma, 3 yrs, 7st 41b .... (Ilearttield) 5
Betting-2 to 1 agst Ninco Nance, .5 to 2 agst Wild
and 6 to 1 agst
flag fell, followed by Ninco Nanco, at intervals of three
lengths being Slender and Wild Agnes, Action bringing up
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the rear. In this order they ran for above a mile, when
Wild Agnes, passing Slender, drew up to Ninco Nance,
and a quarter of a mile further, as they came round the
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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.
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 Actrea, who
appeared to be out-paced from the beginning, finished last.
The Rolls STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 50 added; two yr
olds 7st 71b, .three 9st ; the winner to be sold for 100
sovs ; if entered to be sold for 50 sovs allowed 71b ; geld-