The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-21 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BATH AND SOMERSET COUNTY RACES.
WEDNESDAY.
Sweepstafies of 5 sous each, with 20 added, for three-yr-
olds and upwards ; optional sailing weights, &c. One
mile.
Mr. Wilson's Questionable, by Heron or Gabbier,
5 yrs, 7st Sib (501.) (Prior) 1
Mr. Stone'S Arcanuin, 2 yrs, 6,,t 911) (Ford barn) 2
Mr. J. Calvert's Annot Lyle, 3 yrs, Est 61b_(501.)

(Bray) 3
Mr. Harrison's Aland, 4 yr?, 9st 21b (car. 10st) •
' (J. Holmes) 0
Captain West's Scamp, 3 yre, 7st 91b (1001) (Mundy) 0
Betting-5 to 4 agst Questionable, 2to 1 agst Annot
Lyle. Won by two lengths, half a length between the
second and the third. Maud walked in, and Scamp
bolted at the turn. The winner was not sold.

The Bath Handicap of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100
added ; certain penalties for winners. Once round
(about a mile and a half). Thirty-one subs, 12 of whom

declared.
Mr. Dray's Signcl, 3 yrs, .sst 51b (Shakspeare) 1
Mr. E. Parr's Stork, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (D. Hughes) 2
Mr. G. W. Fitzwilliaca's Wentworch, 4 yrs, 8.4 8113

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(A. Day) 3
The following also ran :—Polmoodie, Glen Lee, Alice
Wentworth, Odd Trick, Alembic, and Redemption.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Odd Trick, 4to 1 each agst
Wentworth and Glen Lee, 5 to 1 agst Stork. Won by a
head ; a length and a half between the second and third ;
Redemption and Odd Trick were close up with Went-
worth. Shakspeare was reprimanded for disobeying
the starter's orders.

Taii Weston Stakes of 10 soya each, with 50 added, for
2-yr-olds ; colts Bst 7,b, fillies and geldings Bst 4113 ;
certain allowances and penalties. T.Y.C. (straight half
mile). 34 kubs.
Mr. W. S. Halford's Mainstay, ' 83t 41b (Kendall) '1
Mr. Saxon's PrinceSs Royal, Bst 41b (Hayward) 2
Mr. F. Robiusou's Heroine, 83t, 41b (A.. Day) 3
The following also ran :—Lady Elizabeth,' The Happy
Land, Grand Duchess, Harry Stanley, Melita, Lady
Ann, Weston, and Wychwood.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Mainstay, sto 1 agst Harry
Stanley, Gto 1 each agst Happy Land and Princess
Royal, 8 to 1 each agst Heroine and Melita, 10 to 1
agst Grand Duchess. Won by a head ; two lengths be-
tween the second and third ; Melita, was fourth, Grand
Duchess fifth, Happy Land sixth, and Lady Elizabeth
seventh ; the others. were scattered.

The Aristocratic Handicap, of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with

20 added ; gentlemen riders, jockeys 51b extra. Once

round. Eiiilat subs.
Mr. -Craven's Van Eyck, 4 yrs, lOst 101 b (Capt. Little) 1
Mr. F. Howard's Brompton, 3 yrs, 10st 91b
(Mr. G. S. Thompson) 2
Mr. T. Parr's Sir Colin, 3 yrs, list 21b (Mr. Edward,) 3
Mr. Parker's Avenger, 3 yrs, 10st 31b (tnc. Mb extra)
(A. Day) 0
Betting—Even on Van Eyck, 2 to 1 agst Sir Colin.
Won in a canter by half a length, very bad third. The
rider of Avenger slipped his stirrup leather on the far
side and pulled up.

The Dyrham Park Handicap of 100 sovs ; certain pe-
nalties for winners. To start at the distance and go
once round.
Mr. C. Brind's Shirab, 3 yrs, sst 9114 (inc. sib extra)

(Bray) 1
Lord Clifden's Melissa, 4 yrs, let 91b ...... ...(Wynne) 2
Mr. Howard's Companion, 3 yrs, 6st 703...(Fordham) 3
The following also ran :—Stanhope, Cotswold, Uzella,
Little Gerard, Miss Mary, Hobgoblin, and Lunelle.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Companion, sto 2 agst Shirab,
sto 1 agst Lunelle. Won easily by three-quarters of a
length ; three lengths botwten the second and third ;
Lunelle was a bad fourth ; the others were beaten a long
way.
The Free Handicap of 50 sous ; the winner to be sold

for 60/.

T. Ir. 0.

Duke of Beaufort's Schoolboy,3Yrs, sst 101 b (car-
ried sst 121 b)
Mr. Wilson's Questionable, 5 yrs, Bst 51b (Prior) 2
Mr. 11. Stone's You Shan't, 2 yrs, sst 1016 (Harrison) 3
Betting-3 to lon Schoolboy, 7to 2 agst Question-
able. Won by a length and a half ; You Shan't did not
get off ; the winner was not sold.

LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
DERBY.
7to 1 agst Skirmisher
Bto 1 agst Arsenal (taken and offered)
10 to 1 agst Anton (taken)
11 to 1 agst Tournament (offered)
13 to 1 agst Sprig of Shillelagh (taken)
14 to 1 aget M.D. (wanted)
20 to 1 agst Sydney (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Strathnaver (taken)
20 to 1 agst Lady Hawthorn (offered)
25 to 1 agst Saunterer (taken)
25 to 1 agst Zuyder Zee (offered)
1000 to 35 agst Wardertharske (taken)
600 to 100 each aget Skirmisher for the Derby, Im.
perieuso for the Oaks, and Ignoramus for the St. Leger,
was laid in one bet.
20000 to 100 was laid against Anton's winning the
Derby, Itnperieuse the Oaks, and Ignoramus the St.
Leger.
40 to 1 was repeatedly laid against naming the w!n-
Der of the Derby and Oaks.

EXTENSIVE FlBES.—Yesterday morning, about five
o'clock, a fire of a very alarming nature broke out in the
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PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. i
extensive range of premises belonging to Mr. Thomas 1
,
R. Denny, and known as the Latchmore Distillery, at
Grand Military" Steeplechase of 5,0001., 6,000 metres,
Battersea. The damage done is estimated at 3,600/.
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Foi tunateiy Mr. Denny was insured. Another fire oc-
27 :jumps for pre Bch and English officers.
cnrred in a turpentine store and painters' shop belong-
ing to Mr. Martin, next door to John Knox's Church, I (Lieutenant George Ist Life Guards) 1
Captain Craven's Cigarret
Mr. 11Tanby's Diane ~..(Viscount de Lauriston) 2
in Northampton-place, Green-street, Stepney. By the,
time the engines arrived the place and all it contained Lieutenant Blundell's Horoblow
Duo de Grawmout's Fire King
were consumed, but no damage was done to the church, ~,