The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-24 00:00:00

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quest of tiTir country must hav‘ „ ; ,
if not altogether impossible. Oa' 4
&red that they: could have senk
200,000 horse into the field. \ T:l7, Al*:
4 • .
mountain. people of the old liomericip*i 41
-,4 •11Y
of farmers, shepherds, and cowherds, Mheifthiek,
would kindle their fires on the field abattie, while
the princesseswere not above tl drudgery of domes-
tic toil. - Their langtage, chiefly founded on the
Sanscrit, attested the purity of their descent, thoug
superstructurest of Persian sh,- 3•1 that they were •
not entirely unminglea t.ign.race.s. Their -
vices were those to .ix virtues were
peculiarly the .'' policy, trea-
cherous
wa. nimpi, it-manners, and
brave in the face of the' enemy, they earned a
tional character, and stood out iu bold relief from.
the mmotonous forms moulded by Eastern sloth
and Eastern licentiousness."

SPORTING INTELLIGENCII.

LEICESTER RACES--WEDNESDAY.

Handicap Sweepstakes of. 10 soya each, 5 ft, with 50
added; penalties for winners. Gentlemen riders ; pro-
fessionals 61b extra. One mile and a quarter. 6 subs.
Mr. Mellish's Tame Deer, 4 yrs, list 71b
(Mr. Thcmpson) 1
Mr. B. Land's Amelia, 3 yrs, 10st Gib (Mr. Edwards) 2
Mr. Angell's Jessie, 3 yrs, 10,t 6',1.) (iuc. 61b ex) _

(Poole) 3
Botting--5 to 4 on Tame Deer, who won by three-
quarters of a length ; bad third.
The Nursery Handicap of 5 sove. each, 2 ft. with 40
added ; winners extra. About threL-qu'arters of a mill.
(15 sub.). _

kr. Barber's Prince of Denmark, Git 111 b (in. 51I) ex)

(DAes)
Mr. Henry's Greenwich Fair, 7:4 7P) ...(D. Hughes) 2
Mr. Allison's Ma lame Ristori, 7st 91b (Charlton) 3
Betting-2 to lon Prince. of Denmark, 7to 2 aget
Greenwich Fair, 4to 1 azst Madame Ristori. Won by
x neck ; a head between the second and third.
The Innkeepers' Plate of .5 soya each, for 3-yr-olds and
upwards. Winners extra. About a mile. (5 subs).
Mr. Mellish's Tame Deer, 4 yrs, Bit 21b
• (Mr. Thom ps_or,) w.o.
Plate of 25 sovs added to a sweepstakes of 5 sorts each,
for 2-yr-Ads and upwards. Optional selling weights,
&c. T.Y.C. Half a mile. (9 subs )
Mr. L3wis's Magnolia, 3 yrs (60/) 7st. 41b

(Snowdon) w.o.
Mr. T. Cliff's Amcroas Boy, 3 yra (401.) bat 111 b

(iiowdon)
Mr. Fry's C,ntrip, 3 yrs (401), 63t 61b rilulloek) 3
The tollo wing also ran !—lnspiration, f. by Backbiter,
Sdvertail, Flora Macdonald, and Persia.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Cantrip, sto 2 agat Amorous
Boy, sto 1 agst Magnolia, Bto 1 agst any other. A
dead heat, Cautrip was beaten two length from the two,
Flora Macdonald was next. Magnolia afterwars walked
over, and the stakes were divided.

The Scurry Handicap of 30 sows, added to a sweepstakes
of 10 sovs each, 3 ft. Winners extra. • Half a mile.
(17 subs.)

Mi. T. Cliff's Olympus, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Fordham) 1
Capt. Cfiristie's Nougat, 3 yrs, Est 61b (Bullock) 2
Mr. T. Cliff's Old Tom, 3 yrs, Est 13:b (Withington) 3
The following also ran :—Babylon, Cantrip, and
Madama Clicquot.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Olympus, sto 2 agst Nougat, 5
to 1 agst Babylon. Won by two length, a length and
a halt between the second and third ; bad fourth.
Her Majesty's Plats of 100 guineas. Three miles.
Mr. R. Sutton's Black Tommy, by Womereley, 3 yrs,
7st 71b (c. 7st 91b) (Kendall) 1
Mr. Allison's Evelyn, 3 yrs, 7,t 71b (Charleton) 2
Betting-20 to 1 on Black Tommy,•who made all the
running, and won by three lengths.
BETTING ON THE COURSE.
CESIREWITCH STAKES.
14 to 1 agst M. Dobler
14 to 1 agst Plush colt
25 to 1 agst Black Tommy
50 to 1 agst Cedric,

WARWICK MILITARY RACES—WEDNESDAY.
The Bahllava Stakes of 10 soya eacb, h ft, with 50
added. One mile. (5 subs.)
Col. Hardinge (22d Regiment) ns Courtenay, by Flat.
catcher, 12st 41b. (Capt. Williams) 1
Mr. F. A. Cobham's (22,1 Regiment) Skyscraper, 4
yrs, list 91b (Owner) 2
Betting-3 to lon Courtenay. Won by a neck. •
Handicap of 20 soya each, h f 4 and 5 if declared, with
50 added. Two miles. (9 subs, 5 of whom declared).
Captain Baker's Rialto, 5 yrs, 10:t 71b (Owner) 1
Capt. Price's Lymington, 5 yrs, lOst 12tb (Owner) 2
Betting-3 to lon Lymington. Won easily by a
length._

liandlcap.of 10 sovs each, h ft. One mile. (5 subs.)
Captain King ns King of the Cobblers, 3 yrs, 9st 41b
(carried lOst 31b) (Captain King) w.o.
Nursery Handicap of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 added.
Three-quarters of a mile. (19 subs.)
Mr. G. Mather's The Happy Prince, 7st 61b (Plumb) 1
Mr. Whitehouse's Repute, Get (J. Walters) 2
Mr. Stevens's Magnus Troil, Gst 121 b (Prior) 3
The following also ran :—Geneva, Maelstrom, and
Thistledown.

Betting-2 to 1 aget Geneva, sto 2 agat Magnus Troil,
4to 1 eget Happy Prince. Won by a neck, a neck be-
tween second and third, and a head between the third and
fourth; the other two were beaten off. Bandy weighed for
Yaller Gal by Woolwich, and she went to the poet, but it
was subsequently a'certained that her trainer was in
error, and that it was Mr. Barnard's Yaller Gel by
Siritol that was entered for this race.
Handicap of 5 soya each, with 20 added. Five furlongs.
11 subs,
Mr. Webb's Eardrop, 4 yrs, Bst (Prior) 1
Mr. Dray's Little Gerard, 6 yre, 7st (.T. Walters) 2
Mr. A. Newman's Sherry, 3 yrs, Est 41b (Bundy) 3
Mr. Henry's Blenbury, 2 yrs, 5t 51b (Britton) 4
Betting—E►en on Eardrop, 2 to 1 aget Little Gerard.
Won by a neck, bad third.

PONTEFRACT RACES.—TIIESDAY.
(Additional particulars.)
The Consolation Scramble (Handicap), of 5 sous each
2 ft, with 25 added. The second to save his stake.
T.Y.C. 7 subs.
Mr. Jackson's Sprig of Shillelagh, 3 yrs, let 81b
(Bullock) 1
Mr. Johnson's Peto, 3 yrs, let (Cresswell) t
Mr. J. Osborne's Princess of Orange, 3 yrp est Slb
(Challoner) t
Betting-2 to lon Sprig of Shillelagh, sto 2 aget
Pets. Won by half a length ; a dead heat for second
place.