The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-09 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BEDFORD RACES-TUESDAY.

The Preparation Stakes of 20 SOW, added to a Sweep-
stakes of 5 so-, each, for three-yr-olds and upwards.
Mares and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold
for X'::0, if demanded. To be ridden by gentlemen ;
professionals to carry 61b extra. To start at the dis-
tance and go once round. _ _ _

Mr. T. Bell's Gleam, 3 yrs, lOst 51b (L 150) (Mr. Edwards) 1
Mr. Simpson's Lucknow, 4 yrs, list 131 b (inc. 61b ex.),
(E. Sharp) 2
Mr. Gullivees Necromancer, 3 yrs, lOst 51b (£150)
(Mr. W. Bevil') 3
wing also ran :—Auricula, Tempest, Caliban,
d Flotilla.
• g-2 to 1 agst Gleam-4 to 1 agst Necromancer-
6to 1 agst Shingle-7 to 1 agst Auricula.
Gleam lay off till entering the straight for home, when
he came to the front and won cleverly by a length and a
half; half a length between the second and third ; Auri-
cula was close up, fourth; Caliban neat; the other three
beaten off.

The Two-Year-Old Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 added
(by his Grace the Duke of Bedford) ; colts, Bst 71b ; fil-
lies, Bst 41b; winners extra; maiden allowances. Last
half mile.
Baron Niviere's Mademoiselle do Champigny, 7st 111 b
11. Grimshaw
Mr. J. H. C. Wyndham's Sheerness, Bst 101 b (in. 31b ex.)) 1
(S. Rogers) 2
Mr. E. Thomas's The Tutor, Bst 71b (J. Goater) 3
The following also ran :—Lorelei, Chrysalis, Victor,
Tom Sayers, and Genealogie.
Betting—Even on Genealogie--5 to 1 agst Tom Sayers
—6 to 1 agst Lorelei-8 to 1 each agst The Tutor, Sheer-
ness, and Mademoiselle de Champigny.
A very straggling start, the favourite and Chrysalis
remaining at the post for some time, The Tutor and
Sheerness alternately led until passing the Stand, when
Grimshaw sent Mademoiselle through and, passing both
The Tutor and Sheerness within a few strides of the chair
she won cleverly by a length ; a head dividing The Tutor
from Sheerness ; Victor was fourth, Lorelei next, the other
three beaten off a long way.
The Town Stakes of 25 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 3
sovs each, for 2-yr-olds and upwards ; selling allowances.
Three quarters of a mile.
71b
£40,
Mr. T. Bell's Gleam, 3 yrs,(Midgley) 1
Mr. W. Groom's Blacklock, 2 yrs, £5O, sst 71b, car 6st
(J. Daley) 2
Mr. G. Brown's Mermaid, 3 yrs, £4O, 7st 71b (T. French) 3
The following also ran :—Antioch, Miss Coutts, Volition,
Lord of the Tees, Bookaloom, Caliban, Rossmore, Shingle,
Lucknow, Evangeline, and Holdersyko.
Betting-4 to 1 each agst Gleam and Blacklock, 6to 1
agst Rossmore, 8 to 1 agst Miss Coutts, 10 to 1 each agst
Antioch, Caliban, and Evangeline.
A long delay at the post was caused by the breaking
away of Rossmore, Evangeline, and Blacklock. When the
flag fell all, with the exception of Blacklock, got off on
even terms, Mermaid showing the way, with Antioch,
Gleam, Miss Coutts, and Bookaloom well up. As the lot
entered the straight Gleam deprived Mermaid of the lead,
and came on in front until opposite the Stand, where
Blacklock shot through his horses, and took second place,
but never could reach Gleam, who won cleverly by a head.
Blacklock beating Mermaid for second place by three parts
of a length ; Lucknow was fourth, Shingle fifth, Antioch
next, the rest beaten off.

The winner was afterwards bought in for 120 guineas.
The Bedfordshire Stakes of 70 sovs, 50 given by the Duke
of Bedford, and 20 by W. H. Whitbread, Esq., added to
a handicap of 20 sovs each; the second horse to save his
stake; winners extra. Two miles.

Mr. E. Mills's Knutsford, 3 yrs, Est 71b, inc 51b extra
(H. Taylor) 1
Mr. J. Clark's Scent, 5 yrs, Bst 31b (L. Snowden) 2
Mr. Hawksley, Zodiac, 3 yrs, 7st 11b.... (H. Grimshaw) 3
The following also ran :—Prince Imperial, Heiress,
Avalanche, and Brownie.

Betting-9 to 4 agst Brownie, 4to 1 agst Knutsford, 6
to 1 agst Avalanche, 6 to 1 each agst Heiress and Prince
Imperial, 7 to 1 agst Zodiac.

The flag fell to a fair start, Knutsford immediately going
to the fore, Brownie second, Avalanche and Heiress next,
with Zodiac bringing up the rear. These positions were
maintained to the turn into the straight, where Scent and
Zodiac took second and third places. In this order they
finished, Knutsford keeping the lead to the end, and win-
ning cleverly by two lengths, the second beating the third
by three parts of a length ; Prince Imperial was fourth,
close up ; Heiress fifth, Avalanche sixth, and the favourite
last.

The Produce Stakes of 25 sovs each, for two-yr-olds ; colts
Bst 71b, fillies Bst 41b ; maiden allowances. Throe. quar-
ters of a mile.

Mr. C. Alexander's Lorelei, Bst llb (E. Sharp) w. o.
Scarcely a bet was made during the day upon either the
Cesarewitch or Cambridgeshire Stakes.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.
There was not much business done on either the Cam-
bridgeshire or Cesarewitch. For the latter, 100 to 7 was
taken agst schism, and 100 to 6 rather freely about Paste.
The only other change calling for notice was the disposition
to lay against Donner and Blitz, who was supported at 20
to 1, then 100 to 4 was laid, and at the close 20 to 1 was
freely offered.

CLOSING PRICES.
THE CESAREWITCH STAKES.
10 to 1 agst Ivanhoff (offered)
14 to 1 agst Schism (taken)
16 to 1 agst Paste (taken)
20 to 1 agst Makeless filly (offered)
20 to 1 agst Donner and Blitz (offered)
20 to 1 agst Claire (taken)
200 to 9 agst Calpe (offered)
40 to 1 agst Petra (offered)
• 50 to 1 agst Rocket (taken)
50 to 1 agst Flirtation (taken)
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
100 to G agst Camerino (taken)

AQUATICS,

EXCITING SCULLERS' RACE FOR £SO.

A very excitinci scullers' race between two below-bridge
men took place yesterday over the great Metropolitan
course between Putney and Mortlake, and created consi-
derable interest. The competitors were Thomas William
Crout and Charles Webb, both young watermen, the
former hailing from Woolwich, and the latter from Green-
wich, both places being famed for their good men. The
st Ake was £25 a-side, the distance Putney Aqueduct to the
Ship at Mortlake ; and the steamboat Venus accompanied
the race, the well-known captain of the boat (Mr. George
Sharplin), being referee. Both men had been well trained
for the occasion, and were in capital fettle. 'Webb being
much bigger than his opponent ergo he was made the
favourite slightly, much money depending upon the 'result.
Webb won the toss for choice of stations, but Crout soon
obtained a trifling lead, which he gradually increased until
he was leading by a clear length at Finch's. Webb now
began to come up, and a fine race followed between them to
the Point, where NI, ebb in his turn began to shoot in front,
and at Craven Cottage (about a mile), was newly clear. It
still continued a fine race, Webb increasing his lead to a
length or more at the Crab Tree, and this he held to the
Soap Works, where the race seemed over, but Crout now
put on several fine spurts and was soon level ; a desperate
race followed to near the bridge at Hammersmith, and then
Crout fairly out-rowing his antagonist went by him, and
was leading by more than a length under the bridge.
From this point there was no change save that Crout in-
creased his lead all the way and won by 100 yards. He
trained at Salter's, the Feathers, Wandsworth. Robert
Bain, of Lambeth, was umpire for Crout.