The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-25 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BIRMINGHAM ANNUAL AND MILITARY
STERPLECHASES.—THURSDAY.
Selling Steeplechase of 5 sous each, with 20 added. Four-
year-olds and upwards. Winners extra. Two miles.

6 subs.
Mr. Land's Humming Bird by Cotherstone, 4 yrs, £2O,
Oat 71b
Mr. West's Piece, £4O, list 71b (Owner 2
Mr. Worthington's Redan Hero, 4 yrs, £lOO, list (Leeds 3
Betting-2 to 1 agat Harry of Hereford, 4to 1 each agst
Firefly and Piece, sto 1 agat Foxhunter. Won by half a
length, bad third. Harry of Hereford fell near the top of
the hill, and Foxhunter blundered over him, and Firefly
fell at the preceding fence. Nightingall, the rider of Harry
of Hereford, fractured his collar-bone. The winner was
bought in for 22 guineas.
Grand Military Gold Cup, value £lOO, added to a sweep-
stakes of 10 soya each, h ft, with 50 added by the town of
Birmingham. 12st each. Winners extra. The second
to save his stake. Certain allowances. Three miles.
24 subs.
Captain Hunt's Goldsmith, 12st 101 b (inc. 10Ib ex)
(Owner) 1
Mr. G. Egerton's Clear the Way, 12st (Lieut. Backhouse) 2
Viscount Talon's Young Magnet, 13st (inc. Ist ex)
(Owner) 3
Captain Lindsay's Marmion, 125 t.... (Captain Barclay) 4
Captain E. H. Vyse's Ballinasloe, 12st 51b (inc. 141 b ex).:
(Mr. Boyce) 5
Betting-2 to 1 agst Baalbec, sto 2 agst Goldsmith, 6to
1 each agat Balinasloc and Young Magnet. Goldsmith
made play throughout, and won by three lengths ; same
distance between the second and third ; very bad fourth.
The Count and Baalbec fell, and Long Odds refused.
Tho Hunt Cup of 5 sovs each, with a silver cup value £5O
added ; llst 71b each. Allowances and penalties. Gen-
tlemen riders ; professionals 101 b extra. The second to
save his stake: Three miles. 13 subs. -
Mr. B. Land's Odiham, 11st 71b (Mr. Edwards) 1
Mr. A. Pryse's Paymaster, list 71b (Mr. Thomas) 2
Mr. Harper's Premier, list 71b (T. Price) 3
The following also ran :—Cliff Pigeon, Whaley, Lucy's
Minna, and: Border Chief.
Betting--5 to 4 agst Odiham, 3to 1 agst Cliff Pigeon, 6
to 1 each agst Border Chief and Whaley, 10 to 1 agst Pay-
master. Won by four lengths; six lengths between the
second and third.
Veteran Stakes, sweepstakes of 10 soya each, h ft, with a
Silver Cup added by the members of the Union Club,
Birmingham ; 12st each. Winners extra. Three miles.
16 subs.
Sir E. Hutchinson nas Chance, 12st (Captain Barclay) 1
Mr. Robertson's Jack Barber, 12st .. (Captain Bernand) 2
Betting-4 to lon Chance, who won byhalf a length. The
rider of Jack Barber broke his stirrup leather a short dis-
tance from home.
The Erdington Plate Handicap, with 30 added. Winners
extra. Two miles and a half.
Mr. Barber's Physician, by Ctameboy, 9st .. (Smethurst) 1
Mr. Hudson's Topsy, 9st Mb (Knott) 2
Mr. Golby's Maria Agnes, 9st 91b (in.;7lbex.) (G. Stevens) 3
Mr. Page's The Doctor, 9st 21b (Whitman) 4
Betting-5 to 2 agat Young Ragman, 4to 1 each agat
Theodine and Maria Agnes, 5 :to_ 1 each agat Sportsman
and Topsy. A good race in, won by a neck ; two lengths
between the second and third, bad fourth, Sportsman was
fifth, and Ragman sixth.

BETTING ON THE COURSE.
NORTHAMPTON STAKES.
6to 1 agst Gladiolus (offered)
7to 1 agst Newcastle (taken)
12 to 1 agst Little Agnes (taken)