The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-25 00:00:00

Sporting Intelligence.

BIRMINGHAM STEEPLECHASES.—TUESDAY.
Tee Sutton Steeplechase.—A free handicap of 5 says.
each with 25 added. The winner of any handicap
steeplechase after the weights were declared 51b., twice
71b extra. The winner to be sold by auction for 801.
If entered to be sold at the time of accepting for 601.
allowed 7lb ; if for 501., 101 b; if for 301., 141 b ; if for
201., 181 b. About three miles. 7 subs.
Mr. Deacon's Weston, by Tearaway, 5 yrs, 501., 9st 41b
(Mr. Edward,) 1
Mr. Jennings as May Day, aged, 201., 9st Gib
(J. Shepherd) 2
Mr. Ben Land's Penelope, 6 yrs, 201., B,t 131 b
(Ni2btingall) 3
Mr. J. Page's Peter Snipe, aged, 201., Bst 10Ib
(W. White.) 0

Betting-7 to 4on Weston, and 3to 1 3;4 Penelope.
Won in a canter by 10 lengths. Penelope ft-11 at the
last fence when leading, and walked in third ; Peter
Snipe refused the first fence.
The Grand Annual Steeplechase, a handicap of 10 sovs
each, 3 ft, with 100 sovs added. The second to save
his stake. A winner of 1001. clear after the weights

were published, once, 71b. ; twice, or a winner of

3001. clear, 101 b ( xtra. Four
Viscount Talon's Sting, 6 yrs, 94 71b (Weaver) 1
Mr. Wright ns Forest Queen, aged, lOst (Waddington) 2
Mr. Andrews's Hopeless Star, aged, lOat 9ib...(Blake) 3
The following also ran : Minerva, Case Cow, Dan-
gerous, Little Buck, The Gipsy King, Sesame, The
Painter, Theodine, Goldfinch, Sultan, and Miss Nutty.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Dangerous, 4 to 1 a.zst Sting, 5
to 1 agst Casso Cow, 6 to 1 each agst The Painter and
Miss Nutty, 10 to 1 agst Forest Queen, and 10 to 1 agst
any other.
A good rac', was won by two lengths. Hopeless
Star passed Minerva within the distance, and defeated
her for third place by a couple of lengths.
The Hunt Cup Steeplechase of 5 sovs each, with a silver
cup, value 50 sovs, added. For all horses that have
been regularly bunted with any established pack of
hounds, carrying list 71b each. Hor-es never having
started in any steeplechase allowed 71b. A winner of
a steeplechase in 1856 cr 1857, value 301., 71b ; twice,
14lb. ; or any handicap steeplechase of the value of
200/., 28Ib extra ; gentlemen riders. Professionhls,
101 b ex! ra. The second to save his stake. Three

miles. 16 hubs.
Mr. Henderson's Maley, aged, 124 t..... (Mr. Gordon) 1
Mr. Andrews's Freedom, aged, list 7ib...(tlr. Blake) 2
Mr. Black's Red Cap, aged, 12st 31b (W. Archer) 3
The following also ran :—Heymaker, Cornberfard,
Conrad, Sir Charles Napier, The Archduke, Ganyinede,
Fearles4, and Growland.
Betting—Even on Maley, 3 to 1 az:st Ganymede, 4 to
1 agst Red Cap, and 5 to 1 agst Freedom.
Won by a length, two lengths between the second and
third, and a neck between the third and fourth. Fear-
less, while in possession of the lead, fell at the last fence
but 0110.

Surrey Handicap Steeplechase of 5 soya esch, 1 ft, with
25 added. Two miles. • 10 sub..
Mr. Gardner's Evington Lass by Idas, aged, 10st 10Ib
(Mr. Blake) 1
Mr. Deacon's Weston, 5 yrs, 10st 6'b (Mr. Edwards) 2
Mr. Jennings's Aldershot, 5 yrs, lOst 3lb (G. Stevens) 3
The following also ran :—Theodine, Cigar, and Roy-
alty; Royalty fell.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Evington Lass, 2to 1 apt Alder-
shot, and 3 to 1 agst Theodine.
A fine rac', won by a neck ; hall a neck between the
second and third ; bad fourth.

The Selling Steeplechase did ❑ot produce a race.
The weather wab favourable, and the attendance of
company very large. The course was in fine running
order.

THE NOMINATIONS.

ENGLAND A
TIIIIRSDAYJ

ND WALES.
March 26.
Carlisle
Het tford
Nottingham
Windsor
Siarch 27.
Lymington
• Lynn
Maidstone
Maldon
lton
Manchester
Mallow
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Newport (Isle of
Wight) '
Northallerton
Northatnptou
Norwich
Oxford University
Pontefract
Poole

Westminster
Bath
Bedf-,rd
Blackburn

Map AY,
City of London
Finsbury
Tower Hamlets
Abingdon
Andover
Arundel
Aylesbury
Banbury
Beverley
Bawdley
Birmingham
Blackburn
Bolton
Boston
Bradford
Bridgenorth
Bridgewater
Bridport
Brighton
Bristol
Buckingham
Bury
Caine
Canterbury
Chatham
Cheltenham
Cheater
Chippenbam
Christchurch
Cirencester
Coventry
Derby
Devizes
• Dover
Droitwich
Dndley
Exeter
Frame
Gloucester
Grantham
Great Grimsby
Guildford
Halifax
Harwich
Hastings
Huddersfield
Hull
Ipswich
Kendal
Kidderminster
Lancaster
Leeds
Lewes
Leicester
Liverpool

Portsmouth
Reading
Reigate
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Richmond
Ripon
Rye
Salford
Salisbury
Sandwich
Scarborough
Sheffield
Shrewsbury
Southampton
Stafford
Stamford
Stoke-on-Trent
Stroud
Sn tided ind
Ta in worth
Taunton
Thetford
Thirek
Wakefield
Walsall
Wallingford
Wareham
Warrington
Wells
Weymouth
Wigan
Wilton
Winchester
Wolverhampton
Woodstock
Worcester
Wycombe
Yarmouth
York
March 28.
Lichfield
Oxford (city)
Peterborough
Preston
Shoreham
March 30.
Oxfordshire
Rochester
Rutlandshire
Shropshire (South)
Stafford (North)
Surrey (East)
Wiltshire (North)
Worcestershire (West)

SATURDAY,

Lambeth
Marylebone
Cambridge
Cambridge 'University
Huntingdon
MONDAY,

Southwark
Cu mberlaud (East)
Derbyeh it e (South)
Essex (South)
Gloucestershire (East)
Huntingdonshire
Kent (East)

Leicestershire (South)
Not thamptonahire(N.)
TUESDAY,

March 31.
Northareptonshire(S.)
Nottinghamshire (N.)
Shropshire (North)
S'afford (Soutb)

Berkshiro
Buckingbams'oire
Cambridgeshire
Hertfordshire
Leicestershire (North)

WEDNEBD.

s, April 1.

Surrey (We.it)

Yorkshire (North)

THIfIIESDL'

April 2.
I Wiltshire (South)

Middlestx

FRIDAY, April 3.
Cheshire (South) I Kent (West)
SATURDAY, April 4.
Hampshire (South).