The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-22 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CROYDON FIRST SUMMER MEETING—TituRsDAy.

The Croydon Committee, always ready to cater for the
amusement of the metropolitan public, took advantage of
the blank day between Bath and Harpenden, and had a
fair day's sport to-day, considering the hard state of the
ground. It was originally intended that the programme
should extend to seven events, but two of them—the Pad-
dock Stakes and a Selling Stakes— did not fill, and only
five) races were left for decision. The weather was de-
lightfully fine, and the attendance was very numerous.
The various races will be found fully described below.

The Coombe Manor Plate of 70 sous. Half a mile.
Mr T. V. 3/organ's Traviata, by Stockwell—Strayaway
3 yrs, Est 41b (Wyatt) 1
Mr Beadman's Brenda, 3 yrs, Get 71b (Vinell) 2
Mr F. Master's Poleaxe, 3 yrs, Est (Jeffery) 3
Mr Wodson's Mifs Gladiateur, 3 yrs, 7st 51b..(Peppler) 0
Mr H. Andrew's Queen Ebbs, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b (Marsh) 0
Mr Goddard's Land Ho !, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Butler) 0
Mr York's Firebell, 2 yrs, sst 71b..... (Hunt) 0
Mr Rover's Lady Fly, 3 yrs, sst 1 Olb (Hardy) t,
Mr Stone's Tina, 5 yrs, 7st (Tenfold) 0
Betting-5 to I agst Brenda, 2to 1 agst Traviata, Bto 1
agst Firebell, and 10 to 1 agst Land Ho !
Poleaxe made the running, closely attended by Brenda
and Traviata, till approaching the turn into the straight,
when the favourite deprived Poleaxe of the command,
Traviata being in close attendance on Mr. Beadman's filly
till fairly in the straight. The two favourites then closed,
Traviata winning, after a smart race, by a head ; a length
separated the second and third ; Tina was a bad fourth,
Lady Fly fifth, Land Ho! sixth, Fireball next, the last two
being Queen Ebba and Miss Gladiateur, who had been in
the rear throughout.

The Two-yr-old Stakes of 5 sous each, with 40 added.

Five furlongs.
Sir C. Legard's Carlotta, by King of Trumps—Hesperi-
thugs, 9st 21b (inc 71b ex) (Custance) 1
Mr Treen's Brasenose, Bst 121 b (II. Covey) 2
Mr J. Constable's c by Vedette—Bay Rosalind, Bst 121 b
(J. Edwards) 3
Mr A. Clark's First Emperor, Bst 121 b (Clement) 4
Mr Johnstone's Night Light, Bst 91b (J. Barker) 5
Betting-7 to 4on Carlotta, 11 to 4 agst Brasenose, 15 to
1 bar two.

The Bay Rosalind colt cut out the work, followed by
Brasenose and the favourite, for about two hundred yards,
when the lead was taken by Brasenose, who held a slight
advantage of the favourite until reaching the distance,
where Carlotta headed him, and won cleverly by half a
length ; two lengths intervened between the second and
third; First Emperor•was fourth, and Night Light last all
the way.

The Croydon Handicap of 10 sovs each, 5 ft. One milo

and a half.

Mr London's Osprey, by King Toni—Ossifrage, 3 yrs,
Est 61b . (Jas. Clark) 1
Mr G. Wells' Mischief, 5 yrs, ist 41b (H. Covey) 2
Mr Johnstone's Aurifera, 3 yrs, Est 41b (Wyatt) 3
Mr T. W. Morgan's Traviata, 3 yrs, 6st 111 b (inn 71b ex)
(car. Est 121 b) (Peppier) 4
Mr llarris nd Lady Glencora, 3 yrs, Est 4lb (Butler) 5

Betting-7 to 4 agst Osprey, 7to 2 agst Mischief, 4to
1 agst Traviata, 5 to 1 agst Aurifera, 100 to 15 agst Lady
Glencora.

Mischief made play, followed by Osprey and Traviata,
Lady Glencora bringing up the rear for about half a mile,
when Traviata ran into the second place, being a length in
advance of Osprey, and a similar distance in rear of Mis-
chief, until rounding the bend into the straight, when the
lot closed, but Traviata dropped back on the hill, and Os-
prey, coming away, won in a canter by two lengths. Mis-
chief and Aurifera ran a good race home for second place,
which the former obtained by a neck ; Traviata was fourth,
and Lady Glencora last throughout.
The Nursery Plato of 50 soya, for two-yr-olds. Five