The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-11 00:00:00

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On the Ist inst., 'at 4 p.m., !dinette, nut of ttliT, Tvika S
Year Old Stakes at Epsom Spring Meeting.
On the 4th inst., at 3 p.m., Gitana, out of the Chester
Cup.
On the 6th inst., at 4 p m., Maid of Athens, out of al
her engagements at Coventry.
On the 6th inst., at 8
.a.m., Hospitality, out of the
Nirth Durham Handicap:
Pretty Boy out of the Somerset hire Stakes.
Mies Harkaway out of the Newmarketliandicap.

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coDIHAM RACES.---We hear that there is every pros-
pect of this meeting being raised to a standard second to
none of its class on the "home circuit." The committee,
hacked by their worthy chairman (J. Harris, Esq.), are
endeavouring to increase their funds by stirring up the
inhabitants to increase their subscriptions, and lend their
aid to further an object which must obviously tend to
promote the prosperity of the town, which is so easily
approached by railway ; whilst the course is very pret-
tily situated, and the turf remarkably well adapted for
racing purposes ; so that we have every reason to sup- *.
pose the efforts of the committee will be crowned with
the success which they deserve.
THE WORCESTER RACE MEETINGS.—Mr. Wm. Webb
has accepted the office of Clerk of the Course, in the
place of the late Mr. Tolley, but on the condition only
thatthe office shall be honorary. Mr. Webb has far
many years performed the duties of this office, and has
been mainly instrumental in bringing up the Worcester
Meetings to their present successful pitoh ; but his pre-
sent disinterestedness fairly transceuds anything that
could have been expected, even from him, epecially
when it is considered that with him the office will
only be honorary, in respect that he will receive no
salary.
The subscription to the Goodwood Cup, to which
there are at present 25 names down, closes on Tuesday
next. The horses are not to be named until the Tues.
day after Ep-nim.
We regret to state that lite 'Stephen Walker, well
known on the turf as the owner' of Wiakfield'and other
hoses, died suddenly on Thursday nighty' at -his' house,
High-street, Marylebone.

CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND
WRESTLING. •

The great annual wrestling meeting of the na-
tives of Cumberland and Westmoreland resident in
London took place yesterday, and at'racted an
assemblage of three or four thousand persons.
The weather was exceedingly fine, which, with the
anticipation of good sport consequent upon there
being some very good men in London, may account
for the largeness of the assemblage, which consider-
ably exceeded that of former years. For some sea-
§ollS,past;these sports have been celebrated at Horn-
sey:wood flous.e, but the committee, from a Variety
of causes, changed the scene of actin this year to
Mr. Baum's, the White Lion, Victoria-park station,
Hackney-wick, where a large party of police, under
the direction of Superintendent T. Beckerson, were
in attendance to preserve order. Those acquainted
with this style of wrestling are doubtless aware that -
it is divested of all brutality—the men wrestling in
their stockings—and the results are consequently
attendant upon the amount of science displayed by
the several competitors. So innocent and harmless
is the wrestling considered that many of the fair
sex, female relatives of members, were present in
the reserved feats, which had been fitted up for the
occasion, there being beside the general public a.
great number of gentlemen from the different
counties. •

The prizes were divided into two classes—a silver
watch and three snuff-boxes, for the four first in
succession, under list, and a corresponchig num-
ber of prizes for those between 11 and 16 stone.
Besides these, as an introduction to the sport was a
foot-race, with nine competitors, for a trifling prize,
in which the following were engaged—T. Mien, S.•
Frankland, R. Rudd, G. Brown, J. Andrews, J.
Fothergill, J. Duckworth, M. Johnson, and J.
Illingsworth. The race was won, after three heats,
by S. Frankland.
The wrestling commenced with the light weights,
and was contested with the following results :
J. Adcock threw W. Thompson ; 13. Brownthrew
B. Williams ; J. Smith threw Barrow ; J. Hilton
threw T. Loman : W. Jenkiuson threw J. fillings-
worth ; J. Johnson threw J. Gilchrist ; W. Banks
threw C. Atkinson ; J. Custley threw T. Benson ;
J. Lancaster threw J. Scott; J. Thompson threw G.
Casson ; W. Bannister threw H. Fearon; E. Stanley
threw G. Brown ; J. Bowman threw J. Tharbarn ;
E. Charlton threw I. Duckworth; T. Mien threw D.
Dickson ; J. Little threw M. Jackson ; J. Gibson
threw J. Thurlwall ; A. Scott threw T. Smart ; W.
Scott threw J. Stamper; T. Webster threw D.
Wilson ; J. Brown threw R. Atkinson ; G. Gib-
son threw J. Roberts ; S. Thompson threw J.
Brough ; P. Barnes threw T. Bentham ; J.
M'Gowan threw J. Rawlingshaw ; W. Rigg threw
J. Martingdale ; G. Parke threw J. Bishop.
SECOND ROUND.—J. Little threw W. Walker,
odd man ; T. Charlton threw James M‘Gowan •
Smith threw J. Gibson ; A. Scott threw W. Jen-
kinson ; W. Banks threw J. Hilton ; J. *Bowman
threw S. Webster ; J. Thompson threw W. Rigg ;
P. Barnes threw T. Adcock ; G. Gibson threw W.
Bannister ; E. Stanley threw J. Johnson ; T. Mien
threw W. Scott ; J. Lancaster threw B. Brown ;
J. Thompson threw J. Custley ; J. Brown threw
G. Parkes.

THIRD ROUND.—W. Banks threw T. Mien ; J.
Bowman threw E. Stanley ; Lancaster threw P.
Barnes ; J. Thompson tbr...w A. Scott ; J. Smith
threAr James Brown ; J. Thompson threw E.
Chariton ; G. Gibson threw J. Little.
FOURTH ROUND. —W. Banks threw J. Bowman;
J. Thompson threwJ. Smith; J. Thompson threw
G. Gibson.

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FIFTH ROUND.—Banks threw J. Lancaster, odd
man ; J. Thompson threw J. Thompson.

FINAL FALLS.

FIRST FALL. —J. Thompson threw Banks.
SECOND FALL. —J. Thompson threw Banks.
The winner is a corporal of the Guards. Toffin,
the great favourite, withdrew through accident.

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