The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-02 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, 7 VCLOCK.

SPORTING INTEL LIGENOS—This Day.

READING STEEPLECHASE MEETING.
TUESDAY, JAN. 7.
Selling Steeplechase of 3 sows each, with 25 added; 4-yrs'
old, list, five, 12st, six and upwards, 12st 51b ; the %%in-
ner to be sold by auction after the race for 50 sows, arid.
any surplus to be divided between the owner of the
sec.nd horse and the fund; if entered to be sold for 30
sows allowed 71b ; about two miles.

Au Open tiunterb' Stakes of 3 bOVS each, with 20 added,
'Or horsos which have been regularly hunted with some
established pack of hounds during the scasoj of 1867-
68, and whidh have not been in any training stable for
three months prior to the time of refining for this
stt,ke ; 13st each ; any previous wiener of 50 sous
to carry 7lbs extra ; the winner to bj sold for 100
sous.

Weights for tie Whitley Stakes (free handicap) of 5 sove
each, with 30 added; winners after Dec. 31, at 1C a.m.

71b extra. About three mi
Age Et lb
Sir Bobby ... a 12 10
rally-ho ... a 12 3
Lawrence ... a 12 0
Carus ... a 11 12
Harold ... 6 11 5
Bristles ... a 11 4
S, atchcock ... a 11 4
Arlescott a 11 4
Shiite a 11 0
Portfire ... a 10 12
A. Handicap Plate of 50 sovs, for all ages ; the winner
to be sold for 70 sovs, and any surplus to b 3 divided
between the owner of the second horse and the fund ;
entrance 2 sovs, to go to the fund ; about two miles
and a half.

Coverdale
Viaterperry
Nabocklisli
Fore:.t Lass
Chesterfield
Legerdemain
Puebla ...
The Switcher
Juker

Age st lb
▪ 10 1C
• alO 7
• alO 7
• a. 10 4
6 10 4
• 610 0

... 6 10 0
... a 10 0
... 6 10 0

Age st lb I Age st lb
The Robber (late Low in a Mist .., a 11 7
I Quicksilver) ... al2 7 Fitz-Adine ... all 5
serious Case ... al2 5 I Lord Waldegrave 611 0
sportsman ... al2 2 Pakiugton ... 4 10 10
Farnborougli ... all 12
WEDNESDAY, Jan 8.

A. Handicap Steeplechase of 5 Boys each, 2 ft, with 25
added ; gentlemen riders. About two miles and a half.
A Handicap Selling Steeplechase of 3 sovs each, with 25
added; the winner to be sold for 40 sovs; about two
miles and a half.

A Selling Steeplechase of 3 sow; each, with 20 added ; four
year olds list 41b, five 12st 51b, six and aged 12st 101 b ;
the winner to be sold by auction for 50 sous, and any
surplus to be divided between tho owner of the second
horse and the fund; if entered to be sold for 30 sot's
allowed 71b; horses which have run at this meeting
without being placed first or second allowed 51b ; about
two miles.

Weights for the Berkshire Open Steeplechase of 10 sous
each, with 70 added; winners after December 31, at ten
a.m. extra. About three miles and a half.

Age st lb
Sprite ... a 12 7
Tally-ho a 12 3
Lawrence ... a 12 0
Garus a 11 12
Arlescott 11 4
Meerschaum a 11 0
Captain Crosstree a 11 0
Sinite a 11 0
Imogene (in 71b ex) a 10 12
Marengo ... a 10 10
Bishopton 6 10 9
Weights for the Innkeepers' Plate (handicap) of 40 Eovs ;
winners after Dec. 31, at 10 a.m., 71b extra. About two
miles and a half.

Age st lb
Sylph ... a 10 9
Waterperry ... a 10 7
Farnborough ... a 10 7
Topthorne... ... a 10 7
The Cripple ... a 10 5
Nabocklish ... a 10 5
Forest Lass a 10 4
Chesterfield 6 10 4
Joker ... 6 10 0
Snowstorm ... 5 10 0

Age st lb (Age st lb
The Guide... ... 6 12 7 Clarina a 10 7
Spatehcook all 12 Puebla ... 610 5
Smite a 11 10 Le Willows ... 5 10 5
Portfire a 11 7 Joker ... ... 6 10 4
Coverdale a 11 5 Ledgerdemain 6 10 0
Fitz-Adine a 11 0 Ned of the Hills ... a 10 0
Lord Waldegrave... 6 10 9

FORFEIT LIST.—The forfeits of the following horses
have been paid : —Clarina, Rod in Pickle, Scavenge:
Special, Elvire, Prince of Wales by General William;,'
Bumboat, Foreign Stamp, Deerhound, Sisyphus, Seamew
(to qualify), Alice Mary, Greyfoot, Madame Bosco, Dutch
Admiral, Wild Bee (to qualify), Fan (to qualify), Tormen-
:or (to qualify), Maurice, Morning Star, Arigill (to qualify),
Gleaner, Highland Chief, Lucette, Dunsany (to qualify),
Pest, Vittoria, Sportsman, and Trapeze (to qualify).

STEEPLECHASE FORFEIT Lis-T.—The forfeits of the fol-
!owing horses have been paid :—Ballycasey, Tally-ho,
Led Lady Newark. Bosco should not have been published,
is the forfeit was paid to the Clerk of the Course without
notice having been sent to the office.
Mr. Pedley's nominations for the Derby, Oaks, and St.
Leger, 1869, and any others made by him since the pub-
:cation of the Forfeit List, Dec. 22d, 1866, are invalid
At% Pcdley having omitted to pay the forfeit for Ever-
4reen in the Derby, 1866, published in that list. T he horse
tad been sold with engagements, and the purchaser had
:tiled to pay.

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ST. ALBANS... The Cripple has been disqualified for the
Lunt Steeplechase Plate on the ground of insufficient
lescription, and the race has been awarded to Patience,
who ~atne in second.

Warwick, 5 yrs ; Bracken, 4 yrs ; and Special Commis-
iioner, 2 yrs, are now geldings.
__ _ .

The following names have been given :—Mr. John Ing-
ham's br f by Nutbourne, out of Lady Bird, by The Sea,
2 yrs, Cicada; b f by Jordan, out of Wryueck, 2 yrs

The following assumed names have been registered :-
11r• Peters, Mr. Hood, Mr. Tatton, Mr. Humble, Mr. W.
[Tale, Mr. B. Hoel, and Mr. M. J. Partington.
Commis or RIDERS. - Mr. Peters, blue jacket, and
orange cap; Mr. Hood, amber body, rose sleeves and cap;
Mr. B. Hoe], white body, blue sleeves and cap ; Mr.
Tatton, green and gold stripe ; Mr. Humble, crimson,
white stars, white cap.

HORSES STRUCK OUT OF TIIEIR ENGAGEMENTS.—Dac.
27, Lawrence, out of Local Cup, St. Albans; 28, at 3 p.m.
(to Mr. T. Marshall) Helice, out of Reading engagements ;
30, at 9 a.m., Spatchcock, out of Donington Hunt Open
Steeplechase; 30, at 9 a.m., c by Tim Whifibr, out. of
Lightfinger, out of all engagements; 31, at 9 a.m., Clara
le Clare and Lady Glencora, out of Manchestvr engage-
ments; 31, at 5.45 p.m., King Arthur, out of Donington
aunt Open Steeplechase. Jan. 1, at 9 a.m., Confidenc‘‘, by
West Australian, out of all engagements.

BANK OF FRANCE

PARTS, Jan. 2.
The return of the Bank of France for the week
nding to-day shows the following changes coat-
ared with the previous account :

INCREASE.

Notes

64,000,000 fr.

Bills discounted

DECREASE.

Cash in hand..

32,166,000 fr.

Private accounts ....... .... 18,666,000 fr.

Advances
Treasury balance

144,000 fr.
100,000 fr.