The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-20 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALLS'—YESTERDAY.
A very thin attendance, and only the following bets on
the Derby were laid :-
15 to 1 agst Electric (taken)
16 to 1 agst Ticket-of-Leave (taken to £200)
50 to 1 agst Balnamoon (taken)

SALISBURY RACES—THURSDAY.
The City Bowl of 25 sovs value; added to a Sweepstakes of
5 sovs each, for two-yr-olds and upwards. Optional sel-
ling weights, &c. Five furlongs. 12 subs.
Lord Portsmouth's Brenhilda, 3 yrs, (£2O), 7st llb
(Custance) 1
Mr. W. Day's colt, by Cotherstone out of Dacre's darn,
2 yrs (£2O), sst 41b....
Mr. W. H. Matthew's The Athenian, 2 yrs (X2O), sst 41b
W. 3
The following also ran :—The Jigger, Su(rpris Be,ottom Rose) of
Castile, Sunlight, Ladybird, Ladywell, Soapy Sam, Carmel
and Mr. Coote's mare by The Currier. ,
Betting--3 to 1 agst Brenhilda, sto 1 agst Athenian, 6
to 1 agst Ladybird, 7to 1 agst Rose of Castile, 8 to 1 each
agst Surmise and Sunlight.
Won by a neck; four lengths between the second and
third; Surprise was fourth; Sunlight, Soapy Sam, and
The Currier mare were next ; Carmel broke down.
The winner was bought in for 165 guineas, and the
Cotherstone Colt was claimed under the Newmarket rule.
The Salisbury Stakes, a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, with
50 added, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst lllb ; fillies, Bst 6lb;
winners extra. Five furlongs. 17 subs.
Mr. J. Merry's Lady Falconer, by Birdcatcher or Mel-
bourne, Bst 61b ............................(Plumb) 1
Mr. J. Day nas Fravola, Bst 61b(A.
Mr. W. Day's The Assyrian, 3st 101 b
(For Day)dham) 2
3
The following also ran :—Bog-trotter, Magic,
,Vouralak,
Precise, and Confusion.
Betting—Even on Lady Falconer, sto 2 agst Assyrian.
Won by a length ; three lengths between the second
and third ; a head between the third and fourth ; Magic
was fifth, Confusion sixth, Precise seventh, and Vouralak
last.

The Wiltshire Stakes of 25 soya each, 15 ft, and 5 only if
declared, &c., with 50 added; the second to save his
stake. Winners extra. Two miles. 41 subs., 26 of
whom declared.
Mr. J. Rigby's Tournament, 5 yrs, Bst 91b (Fordham) 1
Mr. J. Merry's Peeress, 4 yrs, 7st H. Covey) 2
Mr. Sherring's Halliford, 3 yrs, sst (G. Parsons) 3
The following also ran :—Whimsical, Pirate and Bevis.
Betting-9 to 4on Tournment, 7to 1 each Peeress, Hal-
Word, and Pirate.
Tournament waited to about half a distance from home,
when he came out, and won by a length and a half; a length
between second and third; about two, lengths between the
third and fourth.
The Scond Year of the Fifth Salisbury Biennial Stakes of
10 soya each, with 50 added, for three-yrArs-old ; colts,
Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 61b. Winners extra,. One mile.
Mr. J. Shelley's Sir Hercules, Bst 10Ib.. I,L. Snowden) t 1
Mr. W. Day's Schism, Bst 61b • (A, D(y) I- 2
Lord Ribblesdale's Allegra, Bst 31b .
Mr. W. Barratt's Shuffle Bst 31b ~ (J. Goater) 4
Betting-7 to 4on Schism, sto 2 agst Sir Hercules.
A dead heat between Schism ani:i Sir Hercules ; bad third.
Deciding Heat-5 to 2on Sct,ism. A fine race, won by a
head.

The Craven Plate (Handicap) of 60 subs. Winners extra,
Five *Furlongs.
Lord Palmerston's Roms;?y, 3 yrs, 7st 91b .. (Fordham) 1
Lord Portsmouth's King of the Forest, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b _

Goater) 1
Mr. J. Powney's Fe'deltas, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (Custance) 3
The following also ran :—Fun and Lady Gwendoline.
Mr. A. Williaras's Palm Leaf was weighed for, but the
filly twisted a plate, and did not start.
Lady Gwendoline was very refractory at the post, and
delayed the start some time.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Romsey, and 9to 4 agst King of
the Forest.

Won by two lengths ; same distance between the second
and third.

BETTING ON THE COURSE.
DERBY.
sto 2 agst The Promised Land (taken)
13 to 1 agst Marionette (taken and offered)
100 to 6 agst Gamester (taken)
30 to 1 agst Electric (taken)
.000 to 20 agst Glenluce colt (taken)

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OAKS.
6to 1 agst Summerside and Lady Kingston (taken
to £5O)

EDINBURGH RACES.
The Scurry Handicap, of 3 sovs each, with 20 sovs added.
One mile.
Mr. Gray's Maggie, 3 yrs, Bst 2lb
Mr. Reay's Breeze, 6 yrs, 9st 41b
Mr. Graham's Tom Smith, 3 yrs, Gat 71b 3
Zanoni and Pantomime also ran.
When about quarter round, Maggie shot ahead, and won
by half a length. Breeze was a good second, and Tom
Smith third. Bullock was the rider of the winning horse.
The Buccleuch Plate, of 50 sovs, the gift of his Grace the
Duke of Buc,cleuch, Lord Lieutenant of the County,
added to a Handicap Stakes of 6 sovs each, 2 forfeit.
One mile and a half.
Mr. Barber's Prince of Denmark, 4 yrs., 6st 41b 1
Mr. V. Surtees' Maid of Derwent, 6 yrs, Bst 71b
Mr. Stenhouse's Wellington, 4 yrs, Est 41b
This was a beautifullyntested race, the Prince and
Maid making a dead heat.so On a second trial, however,
the Prince gained easily by several lengths. Alcroft was
the rider of the winner.
The 16th Lancers' Flying Handicap of 5 sovs. each, p.p.,
with a bonus added, for horses qualified as for the first
day. Three quarters of a mile (Heats.)
FIRST HEAT.
Mr. Anthony's Cesmo, 5 yrs, Ilst 71b
Mr. GoOch's Jerusalem, 6 yrs, list 71b 2
Seven ran. Cosmo took the lead, followed closely by
Jerusalem. The former won by-a length. The second heat
was attended with a like result. The winning horse was
ridden by its owner.
Match-10 soya each, p.p. Once round and a distance.
Dr. Chirnside's Tugal, aged, 12 st
Mr. Dean's Harmony, aged, 11 st
Tugal won this race easily by several lengths.
Her Majesty's Plate. 105 soya. Three-year-olds, 7st 71b;
four, 9st ; five, 9st 61b ; six and aged, 9st 91b. Two miles.
Mr. Simpson's Eskdale, 3 years
Mr. Lumsden's Shafto, 3 years
Mr. G. B. Cornish's Canty Bay, 3 years
This was the principal race of the day. Seventeen
horses were entered, but only three ran. Eskdale took the
lead at starting, and notwithstanding all the endeavours of
Shafto, won by half a length. The latter horse was
evidently the favourite, and her defeat occasioned a good
deal of surprise. Bullock was the rider of the winning
horse.

The Tariff Stakes of 3 sous. each, with 25 added. Once

round.

Mr. Ray's Breeze, 6 yrs . .
Mr. T. Dawson's The Gay Lass, 3 yrs
Six ran; but Breeze and The Gay Lass soon distanced
all their competitors, and a neck-and-neck contest was
maintained between the two until close to the winning-
post, when the former shot ahead and won by several
lengths.