The Sun.
London, England, 1835-06-10 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

THE DERBY AND OAKS.
The settling took place yesterday at Tattersall's, and went off
much in the usual way ; that is, a good deal of money was paid and
a good deal promised, some half dozen of specnlators having " pre-
sumed beyond their last," and thereby rendered " time" indispen-
sable to the payment of their balances, besides adding to the diffi-
culty of adjusting others' accounts • the settling, in fact, was bad.
On former occasions we have stated that, owing to the indifferent
running of many of the Newmarket horses, the betting for four or
five weeks preceding the Derby was fiat, and the fluctuations trifling;
previous to this large sums had been laid out upon Ibrahim, Sile-
nus, Coriolanus, Mundig, Pucelle, Leopoldine colt, &c., intepen-
dently of some pretty pickings out of the Darioletta and Bee.in-a-
Bonnet colts, Curtius, Knobstick, Dromio, and three or four others.
Those who were in the secret about Mundig " got on" upon excel-
lent terms, the quotations against him never having been less than
30 to 1 till the beginning of May, the layers of the odds appearing
to think that he was a mere book or money-making horse, like
Pucelle. Tho principal winners are Mr. Bowes (16,0001., besides
the stakes), the Scotts (8 or 10,0001. each), Mr. Ridadale, &c.
The majority of the betting men are losers, so are all the Newmarket
people, and to no small amount. The backers of Ibrahim, or
the greater part of them, have lost through a confidence in their
horse scarcely warranted by his running. They backed him at
good odds, and, nothwithstanding he rose to 6 and 7 to 4, refused
to hedge, although with a certainty of making him a good winner
both ways. The balance on the Oaks was small, the vast superio-
rity of Preserve's performances having reduced the field into so small
a compass that to make a book was to insure a loss. Speaking of
it generally, we should say that on no Derby since St. Giles's year
has the amount actually lost been so large—from our own knowledge
we cannot compute it at less than eighty thousand pounds. A ri-
diculous report was circulated on Monday that in consequence of
having neglected to enter a trial on the books at Newmarket Mundig
would be disqualified by the Jockey Club rules 32 and 33. We are
enabled to state that after leaving the north he was never tried till
he reached Epsom.

BATH

CE,

FIRST DAT.
The Somersetshire Stakes of 25 soya. each, 15 ft. Two miles and
a quarter. 58 subscribers.
Bentley, 4 yrs, Bst. 121 b Goldfringe, 4 yra, 7st. 71b
Cecilia, 6 yrs, Bst. lllb Languid, 4 yrs, 7st. 71b
Famine, 4 yrs, Bst. 21b Lucinda filly, 4 yrs, 7st. 61b
Lansdowne, 4 yrs, Bst. 21b Peregrine Pickle, 6 yra, 7st. 21b
Boy Blue, aged, Bst Changeling, aged, 7st. 21b
Scrub, aged, 7st. 121 b Br. c. 4 yrs, 7st. 21h
Popjoy, byßeveller, 4 yrs, 7st. 101 Lady Jane, 4 yrs, 6st. 801 b
Amadou, by Sultan, 4 yrs, 7st.lolb Levity, 4 yrs, 6st. 10lb
Patapan, 4 yrs, 7st. 81b Tauntonian, 2 yrs, 6st. 101 b
The rest pay 5 sous each.

AM RACES.
-11oucestershire Stakes.
Solon, 5 yrs, 7st. 41b
Ganges, 4 yrs, 7st. !lb
Syren, by Sligo, 4 yrs, 7st
Rambler, 4 yrs, 7st
Blank, 5 yrs, 7st
Trim, 3 yrs, 6st. Illb
Goldfringe, 4 yrs, 7st. 71b
Lady Jane, 4 yrs, 6st. Slb
Br. g. Lentillus, 8 yrs, sst. 121 b
81. f. Levity, 4 yrs, 6st. 81b
iCh c. by Rossini'sdarn,3yrs, sat.Blb
5 sovs. each.

CHEL TENH,
Acceptances for the G
Lansdown, 4 yrs, 7st. lllb
Tarick, 4 yrs, 7st. 111 b
Aniadou, 4 yrs, .Ist. 111 b.
Delightful, 4 yrs, 7st. Illb
Popj oy, by Reveller, 4 yrs, 7st.lolb
Little Boy Blue, aged, 7st. 91b
Mike (half bred), 5 yrs, 7st. 81b
Patapan, 4 yrs, 7st. 81b
Languid, 4 yrs, 7st. 71b
Lucinda filly, 4 yrs, 7st. 61b
Peregrine Pickle, 6 yrs, 7st. 51b
The rest pay

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1836.

FRIDAY.
The Port Stakes, a Sweepstakes of 100 sous each, h. ft.., for colts
and fillies now three yrs old, and not named in the Claret, to run
the T.M. M. on Friday in the Craven Meeting, 1836 ; colts,
Bst. 71b ; fillies, Bst. 41b. The owner of the second horse to
Duke of Cleveland's br. c. by Emi
Lord Chesterfield's Eva
Lord Stradbroke names c. by Camel—Leopoldine
Lord Stradbroke names ch. c., brother to Sensitive
Lord Orford's Bodice, by Langer.
Lord Tavistock's Oak Apple
Lead Jersey's Ibrahim
Mr. Greville's Preserve

FIRST OCTOBER MEETING, 1836.
THURSDAY.
Sweepstakes of 100 soya. each, h. ft., for fillies, Bst. Mb. each
T. Y. C.
Colonel Peel's Rosabel, by Shakspeare—Electress
Lord Lichfield's by Priam—Zillah
Mr. Greville's by Priam.—Maria.

CRAVEN MEETING, 1837.
• TISMIDAY.
Match, 200, h. ft.—Lord Exeter's Brother to Cactus agst Sir
M. Wood's c. by Cetus, dam by Blackloek—Altisidora, Bst. Mb.
each. D. M.

WEDNESDAY.
Match, 200, h. ft.—Lord Stradbroke's c. by Camel—Wings,
sst. 71b., agst Lord Lichfield's f. by Ernilius--Ada, Bst. 21b. T.Y.C.

FIRST SPRING MEETING, 1837.

TUESDAY.
Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft., for fillies then three yrs old
D.M.
Lord Exeter's f. by Picton—Velvet
Mr. Batson's Sister to Revelry
Mr. Cookes's Saltarella, by Stumps—Katherine
Mr. Mills's Chapeau d'Espagne

SPLENDID FLORICULTUREEXHIBITION.—A re-
petition of the Metropolitan Society's Floral Fete, upon a
scale of increased magnificence, and at which nearly all the
fashionable world is to be present, takes place on Monday, in
the beautiful and well-shaded grounds of the Nursery, in the
smaller circle of the Regent's Park. Wieppert's full Quad-
rille Band of thirty performers, a unique and powerful brass
band, and several solo players of eminence, are engaged, in
addition to the effective military band of the Royal Horse
Guards, Blue, &c., and the tents and decorations are upon a
most extensive scale, that the company may not suffer in the
event of a wet day. The fete is to last two days; and it has
been most judiciously arranged that the second is to be at the
reduced admission of a shilling, that schools and large families
may be indulged with a sight almost new to London. At the
last fete Messrs. Loddeges were awarded a gold medal (in-
trinsically worth 10 guineas), for the best collection of plants,
and Messrs. Rolleson were awarded a cup for the second best.
On this occasion there will be no limit to the prizes, if the
judges consider a production worthy of such distinction.
Tickets for Monday are to be issued at the principal Narseries
and seed shops, and at the place of exhibition.
CORTES ; OR THE FALL OF MEXICO.—" We
have been favoured with the perusal of a portion, iu sheets, of
this forthcoming work by our countryman Dr. Bird, and are
prepared to express our honest conviction, that it will enhance
the reputation which its author has already acquired, as a
writer of great historical research, elaborate taste, and acknow-
ledged genius. The scene of " Cortes" resembles that of
" Calavar " in some respects ; but the main characters and
events are of another grade. There is more of passion and
feeling—there are more appeals to the heart, and perhaps
fewer to the pride and chivalry of man than in the last-
published work of this novelist. We offer an extract from one
of the chapters, which affords a striking evidence of that cor-
rect and masterly power of description which is constmtly
evinced by this author, and improved upon in every successive
production."—( From the Knickerbocker, New York Monthly
Magazine, just published.)
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday, the 18th
inst., a little boy went out bird-nesting near the village of
Ponmark. He had not proceeded far when he discovered a
goldfinch's nest in an elder-tree. In climbing up the tree his
foot slipped, when a sharp piece of a broken branch penetrated
into the cavity of the abdomen, where it broke, leaving the
fragment of the stick, about six inches long. This was even-
tually extracted, by making as incision between the hip and
lower ribs. The operation was performed by Mr. E. Wil-
liams, surgeon, of Cowbridge. There are no hopes of the
boy's recovery.—lllerthyr Guardian.