The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-03 00:00:00

SPORTING INTIitLIGEN

LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING. ,
(TUESDAY'S RACES CONCLUDED.)
The'AnzTnzu PLATE of 50 sovs. Winners extra. One mile.
Mr. York's The Speaker, by Filbert, 3 yrs, fist Sib
(Johnson) 1
Mr. Copeland's English Rose, 4 yra, 7st 61b (Bullock) 2
Mr. M'Cloud's Medallion, 4 yrs, 7st . (Little) 3
Mr. Monby's Diamant, 6 yrs,, 7st 6lb (Gray) 4
Betting.-5 to 4on the Speaker, 4to 1 agst any other
(offered).
Won by, a length ; same distance between the second and
third ; bad fourth.

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WEDNESDAY. . . .
The ALT.-AGED SELLING STAKES, Of 3 SOY& each, with 23

added, for two-year-olds and upwards. T.Y.C. 6 subs.
Mr. Merry's Lady Eglinton, by the Flying Dutchman,
2 yrs' (no); 4st 131 b (car. sst 21b) (A. Edwards ) 1
Mr. Holland's Heloise, 2, yrs (£2O), 4st 131 b (Grimshaw) 2
Mr. Johnion's Smut, 2 yrs (£2O), 4st 131 b (car. sst 21b)
(Sadler) 3

Flying Englishman, Mariola, and Mushroom Also ran.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Lady Eglinton, 7to 4 agst Mush-
room, 6to 1 agst any other. Won by a length ; three
lengths between the second and third. ' At the starting.
post Helaise whipped round and fell on to Grimshaw, who
fortunately escaped injury. The winner was bought in for
guinsai3.

The Sefton Handicap, of 40 sous, added to a Sweepstakes of
5 sous each, 3 ft. Winners extra. Mile and a quarter. 31
subs.
Col. Townley 4 Gladiolus, by Kingston, 3 yrs, Est 21b (ia. •
7113 extra)
Mr. Jaques's Ambush, 3 yrs, 6st 91b (Challoner) 2
Mr. Barber's Prince of Orange, 6 yrs, 7st 61b
(L. Snowden) 3
Mr. E. R Clark's Mr. Sykes, aged, Bst 121 b (in. 81b ex.)
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(French) 4
.

The following also ran :—Grillade, Broadlands, Misty
Morn, Princess Royal, Nosegay, Syria, and. Adelaide. ,
Betting-5 to 2 agst Gladiolus, sto 1 agst Adelaide, 6to
1 agst Nosegay, 8 to 1 agast Ambush, 8 to 1 eget Mr. Sykes,
10 to 1 aiet Prince of Orange, 10 to 1 agst Broadlands.
Princess Royal, followed. by Syria, Ambush, Prince of
Orange, Noesgay, and Gladiolus, made most of the running,
On entering the straight, Mr. Sykes, Gladiolus, and Proad7
lande' took their" places next Princess Royal and Ambush.
At the distance Princess Royal was beaten, and halfway up
Cgadiolus and Ambush came out the favourite winning by
half a length; a length. and a half between the second and
third, and a length between third and fourth. Broadlands
was fifth. Adelaide broke away twice before starting, and
ran some distance each time before she was stopped. •
Tile Grand National Steeplechase Handicap, of 20 Bove
each, h ft, with 100 added. The second to save his stake.
Winners extra. About four miles. 62 subs., 12 of whom

declared.
Mr. Willoughby's Half-cast 4, 6 yrs, 9st 71b.. (C. Green) 1
Viscount F. de Cunchy's Jean du Quesne, aged, 98i 91b
(H. Lamplugh) 2
Mr. B. Land's The Huntsman, 6 yrs, list 21b
(B. Land, jun.) 3
Mr. Garnett's Midge, aged, 9st 41b (P. Meaney) 4

The following also ran :L-Weathereock, Little Charley,
Xanthus, Escape, Claudius, Ace of Hearts, The Brewer,
Border Chief, Ghika, Jealousy, Anatis, Orkousta, Gipsy
King, Gibraltar, Flatcatcher, and Spring.
Betting at Starting-100 to 30 agst Tho Brewer, 100 to
15 agat Half-caste, 9 to 1 agst Jealousy, 10 to 1 agst Joan
du Quesne, 100 to 8 against. The Huntsman, 15 to 1 agst
Little Charley, 20 to 1 agst Escape, 20 to 1 agst Ghika, 25
to 1 agat Border Chief, 25 to 1 agst Anatis, 33 to 1 agst
Midge, 33 to 1 agst Orkousta, 40 to 1 agat Spring.
The competitors were saddled and mounted within a very
few minutes after the time appointed for the start. Their
preliminary canters over, the Earl of Sefton, on horseback,
took the command of them, and paraded them from the
stable turn past the Grand Stand, and thence to the starting
field. By this time every position from which a view of the
ground could be obtained was crowded by eager spectators.
The stands presented a black mass of heads, the embank-
ments near the different leaps wore thronged, and swaying
among the branches of trees were clustered swarms of men
and boys. _ _ _

The horses had scarcely been drawn in a line when a false
alarm of " They're off" was raised, and The Brewer, Little
Charley, Escape, and Border Chief were seen cantering
towards the first fence ; the flag, however, had not fallen,
and they were called back. The next attempt was, how-
ever, successful, and at the given signal the horses started
in a cluster. Xanthns and the Brewer, whose colours were
so much alike that from the Stand it was almost impos-
sible to determine " which was which" were the first to
show in advance, and immediately succeeding them, but
only for a short distance, were Jealousy, Huntsman, and
Spring; the others, with the exception of Claudius, who
was thus early left in the rear, going on in pretty close
order. Xanthus and the Brewer, the former with a slight
lead, cleared the first fence together, and soon after quitting
it the Brewer disappeared from the front, Orkousta, Half-
caste, Flatcatcher, Border Chief, Jean du Quesnot and
Midge being the, nearest in pursuit of Xanthus. They ap-
proached Beecher's Brook in good order, and, with the
exception of a slight scrimmage among the rear lot, all got
well over the water. At the succeeding fence the first
chapter of disasters commenced, for there Spring fell and
unseated Nightingale, who remained to watch the compe-
titors on their return to the brook, while his horse, getting
loose, followed the leaders over the line of country.
Xanthus, whom many persons on the Stand mistook for
the Brewer, carried on the running merrily, Flatcatcher,
Half-caste, Midge, Jean du Quesne, Escape, and Hunts-
man being in attendance upon him. Several changes, not
material in themselves, were made on nearing a ditch once
known as " Valentine's Brook." The foremost horses got
over it pretty well, but Gibraltar tumbled right into
it, but, scrambling out, was soon again seen endeavouring
to make up his lost ground. The Brewer had gone over
the ditch just before, but at the next " obstacle" —a post and /I
rails—he became "groggy," tumbled head over heels, and 11
rolled on to Walter White, slipping his bridle over his head.
Gibraltar, who was in his wake, nearly came down again in
his effort to escape him. White was uninjured by his fall,
and epeedilyadjusting The Brewer's bridle, jumped into theil
saddle, and pushed on hopelessly in the rear. in the mean-
time the leading horses had run along the canal side and
reached the racecourse, Xanthus carrying on the running,
closely attended by Flatcatcher and (we think) Orkousta.
At a wide interval behind them were. Escape, Jean du
Quesne, Half-caste, Midge, and Anatis. The others were
even at this early period widely scattered. On nearing the
hurdles at the distance two or three unimportant changes
were made in the positions of the leading horses. On they
came to the artificial water jump, 10 feet wide, in front of
the Stand, amid intense excitement, which found vent in
loud shouts as each animal rose into the sir and descended
in safety. Xanthus and Flatcatcher showed the way over
the water, which they cleared nearly abreast. Anatis was next
put al it, and she dropped her hind legs into it, and slightly
blundered on landing; then came in quick succession Jean
du Quesno, Escape, Half-caste, and Gibraltar, the riderless
Spring galloping up the centre of the racecourse. The others
cleared the obstacle at wide intervals. Far in the rear toiled
The brewer, and, seemingly leg weary, he scarcely rose at
the gorse-topped hurdles, struck them with his knees, ana
tumbled headforemost into the water, again slipping
bridle. His jockey now gave up the pursuit, and led elf
disgraced favourite out of the course. At this time, teti,
Weathercock, who ran in " stockings," and who appeared
very shaky from the first, was seen returning by a short
cut, having broken down badly. Thus, on making the first