The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-22 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
EPSOM RACES.—YESTERDAY.
Epsom Races commenced yesterday, and a duller
commencement we never witnessed. The meeting was an
extremely thin one, confined solely to those peculiarly
interested in horse racing. The stakes run for were of
small value, and void of excitement, and the betting on
them scarcely worth recording. A favourable change
in the weather was perceptible in the morning. The
north wind, that blew so keenly for the last three or
four days, was superseded by a mild south-eastern breeze.
A few early showers fell, and towards noon the clouds
cleared away, and then succeeded a sunny and genial
afternoon; the rain was barely sufficient to lay the dust,
and the course remained as hard as wood pavement.
The great feature of the day was the notice from the
Police Commissioners that the gamblng booths were to
be put down, and the persons connected with them, or
playing in them, taken into custody. Li consequence of
this notice, so suddenly issued, and which, certainly,
ought to have been promulgated before parties had
taken and paid fir the ground on which they were
erected, the utmost dissatisfaction was manifested by
the members of the gambling fraternity. This deter.
urination to put down gambling on race-courses will,
according to some, considerably diminish racing funds,
and, in consequence, plates and prizes to be run fur must
decrees* in number and value. There are others who think
that its suppression will not eventually prove injurious
to the true interests of the Turf, inasmuch as the
parties who manage these funds never can have wished
to see them augmented from such impure sources ; and
there is a prevalent feeling among the right-minded that
the cleaner the course is swept of all impurities, the
more liberally will its sports be supported by the honour-
able patrons of horse-racing. The booths were closed
yesterday, and no play carried on in them, but it is re-
ported, we are pretty confident erroneously, that they
will be opened this day (Wednesday), and that resist-
ance on the part of those connected with them will be
offered to the police. To prevent any foolish attempt of I
the sort, in addition to the police already on the ground,
there will be sent to-day a reinforcement of 500 con-
stables. The arrangements on the course were the
same as usual, with the exception of a new mode
adopted for denominating the first and second horses.
The telegraph declares the winning horse by exhibiting
the figure placed before his name in the printed list, and
the second horse by showing the letter similarly placed
in the list. The method is simple, but the letters Yes-
terday were too small to be visible at any reasonahle'dis-
tance. We hope this slight drawback to the immediate
satisfying of the anxiety of the crowd will be remedied
in the exciting contests for the Derby and Oaks. The
attendance of fashionables was so meagre, that a list of
the names of the few present is not worth giving. They
are, no doubt, reserving themselves for the Derby drama
and the interesting afterpiece that will be played on
Friday.
The Craven Stakes of 10. sovs. each, for three yrs old,
6st 81b ; four years, Bst 101 b ; five years, 9st 41b ;
six years and aged, 9st 101 b. Craven Course.
Mr. Ford's The Odd Mixture, 3 yrs (Abdale) 1
Mr. S. Herbert's ch cby Elis, out of Odessa, 3 yrs... 2
Baron Rothschild's cby Defence, out of Negress, 3 yrs 0
Mr. Dawson's br c Dalesman, 3 yrs
Sir G. Heathcote's bl f by Velocipede, 3 yrs 0
Mr. J. Osborne's b c Boniface, 3 yrs 0
Even on The Odd Mixture. The running was made
at a moderate speed by the Odessa colt, Dalesman second,
and the rest in close attendance. They ran in company
to the road, where the favourite took the second place,
whch he retained to the stand ; here he challenged, was
ahead in a few strides, and won a smart race by a neck;
Dalesman a bad third, and the others tailed off.
The Woodcote Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 added,
for two year old colts, Bst 61b ; fillies, Bst 31b. New
T.Y.C.
3ir. Edwards' f Full-sail, by Liverpool (Whitehouse) 1
Mr. S. Scott'l b c by Wintouian, out of Flight
Lord G. Bentmck's b c Nereus, by Glaucus 3
Sir G. Heathcote's br c Chapow, by Muley Moloch
Mr. T. Ilussey's b f Loadstar, by Liverpool
Mr. Smith's c by Jerry, d by Wiseacre 0
7 to 4 agst Chapow, 5 to 2 agst Full-sail, and 3 to 1
agst Flight colt. . .

-The Flight colt sprang off with the lead, followed by
Nereus and Chapow, and Full-sail waiting. Without
any material change they ran to the distance, where
Chapow tried for the front, but swerved and was beaten.
Nereus at the same time having had enough of it. Full-
sail then challenged, defeated the Flight colt at the end
of the Stand, and won rather cleverly by half a length;
Nereus half a length from the second, and nothing else
up. Sir S. Spry's filly was weighed for and mounted
by Crouch, but contrived to dislodge him immediately,
and, after rolling over a complete summerset, broke
away up the course ; she cleared hedges and ditches in
tolerable style, but ultimately fell into one, and was se-
cured. Crouch did not sustain any injury.
The Manor Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 40 added; for
three yrs old, Gst 101 b; four yrs, Bst 71b; five yrs, Bst
121 b; six yrs and aged, 9st llb; mares and geldings
allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 300 sovs., and
the second to save his stake. Heats, two miles.
Mr. Wilson's ch h Hampton, 5 yrs (Bemetzreider) 1 1
Mr. C. Arundale's br g Jamie Falshaw, 4 yrs 5 2
Mr. Withy's bm Ellen, 5 yrs
Mr. A. Prescott's b g Bosphorus, aged 2 4
Mr. King's ch f Nubia, 3 yrs...
Hampton the favourite. The first heat was won by a
length, and the second by a head.
THE DERBY.

In our paper of Monday last we announced that a
protest had been entered against Running Rein, on the
ground that he is not the horse described in the nomi-
nation ; the objectors were Lord Glasgow, Lord G.
Bentinck, Mr. Bowes, Mr. Ford, Mr. Cookes, Mr. Crock-
ford, and John Scott. On Monday Lord Maidstone en-
tered a protest against him and Leander, and it was
fully expected that both cases would begone into
on their merits yesterday morning. Such, however,
was not the fact; only the parties connected with
the two horses were called upon, and sufficient evi-
dence adduced by them to warrant the Stewards to
permit them to start. Should either of them win,
the stakes will be withheld, and the stewards will be
prepared to hear evidence on both sides. The objectors
are anxious that Running Rein should be examined by
a respectable and competent veterinary surgeon, to be
selected by the Stewards, and they are willing that
every horse they may start for either Derby or Oaks
should be submitted to a similar test.
Of betting, we never heard so little on the eve of a
great race ; we can only state, that Ratan retained a
slight call of the Ugly Buck, and that Running Reie, on
its being made public that he would be allowed to start,
sprung to 12 to 1. The general market prices at the
close of the racing, were as under :-
9 to 4 agst Ratan—taken. 20 to 1 agst lonian.
sto 2 agst Ugly Buck—t. 25 to 1 agst Qui Tam.
12 to 1 agst Orlando—t. 20 to 1 agst Akbar—taken.
16 to 1 agst Bay Momus— 40 to 1 agst Loadstone—t.
(nominal) 66 to 1 agst Delightful colt,
16 to 1 agst Leander (noml) —ditto.
3,000 to 1,000 was laid agst Ugly Buck at White's on
nonday night, by a Noble Lord who had :previously
offered 90,000 to 30,000, and meant it
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(Oaks), Lord Exeter's Merope (Oaks), and Wee Pet,
arrived about the same time.
HORSES EXPECTED TO START.
Mr. J. Day's The Ugly Buck J. Day, jun.
Mr. J. Day's Voltri
Mr. Crockford's Ratan
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Colonel Peel's Orlando
Colonel Peel's lonian
Col. Anson's Bay Momus
Mr. Bowes's T'Auld Squire
Sir G. Heathcote's Akbar Chapple
.Sir G. Heathcote's Campanero
Mr. Ford's Qui Tam
Mr. Ford's Phalaris Whitehouse
Mr. A. Wood's Running Rein
Mr. G. Osborne's Mount Charles
Mr. Gregory's Loadstone
Lord Westminster's Lancet
Mr. Collins's Nlainsi.ay
Mr. St.,Paul's Telemachus lll arson
Mr. Hampson's Lightning
Mr. F. Ongley's King of the Gipsies
Mr. M. Jones's British Tar
Mr. S. Herbert's Delightful colt
Mr. Death's Radnor
Lord G. Bentinck's Croton Oil W. Howlett
Mr. Lichtwald's Leander
Mr. Gratwieke's Needful
Bell and Francis
Mr. Forth's The Ashtead Pet

Mr. A. Hill's Beaumont
Lord Glasgow's Amulet colt .
Mr. Cuthbert's Beaufront
Sir Diggory I)iggle and one or two others are men
tioned, but are doubtful. Six or seven and twenty are
likely to go to the post.
Betting at the West End up to Twelve o'clock last
night:—

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