The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-25 00:00:00

SPURTING INTELLIGENCE.

EPSOM SPRING MEETING.-L-.TuEsDAT.

There was a very large attendance on Epscm Downs
to-day, and a blue sky and keen air left nothing to be
complained of in the way of weather. The course was in
splendid order, and the fields were large. A great im-
provement has been effected to facilitate the management
of the meeting by erecting a large and commodious build-
ing for the accommodation of the stewards, the members
of the press, clerk of the course, and riders and trainers.
The stands were almost as crowded as on the occasion of
a summer meeting, among the distinguished company
present being his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and
his Serene Highness Prince Tack, &c.
Tho Trial Stakes of 100 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5
sovs each ; three year olds 7st 11b, four Bst 71b, five Bst
131 b, six aad aged 9st ; mares and geldings allowed 31b;
the winner to be sold for 500 sovs, if for 200 allowed 51b,
if not to be sold 91b extra. One mile.
Mr. Hodgman's Paul Jones, by Buccaneer, 3 yrs, ist
1010 (not to be sold)(\Lehy]) 1
Mr. L Woolcott's Philosopher, 3 yrs, 7st 1010 (not to be 4i
sold)
Mr. C. Juees's Huutsman, 4 yrs, Bst 415 (ear. Bst 51b)
(Ilea afield) 3
The following also ran :—Rabbit Trap, Montgoubert,
Armourer, The Traveller, Belfast, Aurifera, Tyrone,
and Mont Blanc.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Paul Jones, 6to 1 agst Mont-
goubert, Bto 1 each agst Huutsman and Aurifera, 10 to.
1 each agst Tyrone and Philosopher, and 26 to 1 agst
any other.
Won by a head ; two lengths separated the second and
third; Armourer was fourth, Aurifera fifth, Tyrone
sixth, Rabbit Trap seventh, and Montgoubert next ;
Mont Blanc was last.
The Stamford Plate of 100 soya (handicap) for all ages ;
winners (matches excepted) after March 19, at 10 a.m.,
51b extra. Half a mile.
Mr. J. Nightingall's Laird of Scotland, by Rattle, 3 yrs,
Sat 91b (car. sst 111 b
Mr. J. Foy's Patrician, 3yt s, 6st, 21b (Butler) 2
Mr. Naylor's Monarch of the Glen, 5 yrs, 7st 81b
(Maidment) 3
The following also ran : —Salliet, Chapel Royal, Good-
fellow, Marquis of Worcester, Miss Frances, Warrior, Mss
Hayes, Freemason, Veni, Redivivus, Chantilly, Spitfire,
Macduff, Festival, Clovis, Lady Zetland, Lady Glencora,
Nanny Thormanby, Sister to Veda, Alibi, and Valeria.
Betting-9 to 2 agst Laird of Scotland, 100 to 15 Free-
mason, 7 to 1 Patrician, 100 o'l2 Chapel Royal, 10 to 1
each Salliet, Macduff, Monarch of the Glen, and Miss
Frances, 100 to 8 Sister to Veda, 100 to 6 each Miss Hayes
and Spitfire.
Won very easily by a couple of lengths, Patrician de-
feating Monarch of the Glen by a head for second ; Sal-
liet was fourth, close up; Marquis of Worcester fifth,
Miss Hayes and Goodfellow, side by side, were next, with
Sister to Veda close up. The others, who were widely
separated, were pulling up as they ran past the post, the
last two being Warrior and Lady Glencora.
The Beaufort Stakes of 100 soya, added to a Sweepstakes
of 5 sovs each, for two year olds; cola Bst 101 b,
fillies Bst 71b; the winner to be sold for 100 save. Half
a mile.
Floetwing
Mr. Beadman's Fleetwing, by Buccaneer, Bst 7lb
(Clement) 1
Captain Machell's f by Thormanby—Cpucine, Bst 710
(carried Bst 81b) (Custance) 2
Mt. Joseph Dawson's f by Vedette - Otopucine, Bst 71b
(E. Sharpe) 3
The following also ran :—Merry Lass, Brine, Minster
Chimes, Prebendal, Lillington, Diamond, Fenian, Topsy,
Rosebud f, Little Tommy, and Bianca.
Betting-5 to 2on Fleetwing, 9to 2 agst the Tarragona
filly, 6 to 1 agst Fenian, 100 to 15 agst the Capueine
filly, 7 to 1 agst Topsy, and 10 to 1 each agst Merry Lass
and Brine.

Won very cleverly by half a length. There was a
length and a half between the second and third ; Preben-
dal was a good fourth, Brine fifth, Merry Lass sixth,
and Topsy next. The last two were Lillington and
Diamond.
The City and Suburban Handicap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft,
the last mild and a quarter.

Duke of Newcastle Speculum, by Vedette, 3 yrs, Est 121 b
(Cameron)
Mr. P. Swindell's Abergeldie, 5 yrs, ist 121 b
(T. Ohalloner)
Captain Machell's Knight of the Garter, 4 yrs, 9st 11b
(inc. 51b extra)
Mr. Fleming's Van Amburgh, 4 yrs, Bst 71b...(Norman) C
Mr. Chaplin's Blinkhoolie, 4 yrs, Bst llb (car. Bst 21b)
(Fordham) C
Mr. S. Thellusson's Actasa, 5 yrs, 7st 71b .(Quince) C
Count Lagrange's Netnia, 4 yrs, 7st 61b (Huxtable) C
Mr. Samuel's Feodor, 4 yrs, 7st 61b (Peppier) C
Count Batthyany's Cheltenham, 4 yrs, ist 51b(Hibberd) 0
Lord Westmorland's Thalia, 5 yrs, 7st 21b...(Maidment) 0
Mr. H. Temple's Fitz-Ivan, 4 yrs, 7st llb (Prior) 0
Mr. Pryor's Miss Harriette, 5 yrs, Est 131b...(11. Covey) 0
Lord Wilton's c by Romulus—Attack, 4 yrs, Est 91b
(Fox) 0
Lord Howth's The Breach, 4 yrs, 6st 91b (Molloy) 0
Mr. C. Brewer's Clarice, 4 yrs, Est 81b (G. Page) 0
Mr. llodgman's Paul Jones, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (Mordan) 0
Mr. T. V. Morgan's Chelsea, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (Pouf°ld) 0
Mr. Merry's The Parson, 3 yrs, 6st 31b (Butters) 0
Mr. J. P. Craven's Bessie Dixon, 3 yrs, Est 31b (Hudson) 0
Mr. G. Angell's Kettleholder, 3 yrs, Est 21b (Butler) 0
Mr. E. 13rayley's Redbourne, 4 yrs, bat
Mr. G. Loicester's Milton, 3 yrs, Est llb (Killick) 0
Mr. J. Stephenson's Stradbroke, 4 yrs, Est (Wyatt) 0
Mr. Welsby's Lady Rosehill, 4 yrs, Est (Fry) 0
Mr. C. Perey's Russian Bear, 3 yrs, sst 111 b... (Hunt) 0
Mr. Crawford's Brother to Knight of the Crescent, 3 yrs,
sst 101 b (Wilson) 0
Bann Rothschild's Nyanza, 3 yrs, sst 101 b --(Jeffery) 0
Betting-7 to 1 each agst Thalia and Netnea, 12 to 1
each agst Knight of the Garter and Speculum, 100 to $
each agst Abergeldie and Chelsea, 100 to 7 each agst
Milton and the Attack colt, 20 to 1 each agst Bliukhoolie
and Kettleholder, 23 to 1 each agst The Parson and Ny-
anza, 40 to 1 agst Miss Harriette, and 50 to 1 agst Paul
Jones.

A tedious delay at the post, made more irksome by the
increasing coldness of the weather, was occasioned by the
repeated breaking away of Stradbroke and the restlesness
exhibited by Clarice, who resisted most resolutely all her
rider's efforts to get her to join her horses. At last, to the
no little gratification of the spectators, the signal flag was
lowered exactly at 4 45, just one hour and a half after the
time set dcwn on the card. They ran some few strides
before the actual positions could be defined, when Kettle-
holder was seen in the van, but he RS suddenly disap-
peared, and the running was taken up by The Parson on
the right of his horses, closely followed by Brother to
Knight of the Crescent, Lady Rosehill, Russian Bear,Red-
bourne, and Knight of the Garter—the latter on the inside.
To these succeeded Cheltenham,Aborgeldie, Van.l.mb:ugh,
Blinkhoolie, Speculum, Nemea, Stradbroke, and Nyanza
I in a body, the ruck headed by Thalia, the Attack colt,
Kettleholder, and The Breach lying close in their track,
whipped in by Clarice and Bessie Dixon. Proceeding
through the furzes, Blinkhoolie and Speculum somewhat
improved their positions, and, on entering the old course
at the mile post, they were seen close in the
track of the leaders who came streaming down the hill
for the Tattenham Corner in close company, but when
fairly round the bend the popular colours of Mr. Merry
grade .11y disappeared from their proud positions, followed
in a few strides further by Redbourne, and Russian Bear,
which left Brother to Knight of the Crescent in command,
attended by Lady Rosehill, Knight of the Garter, Nemea,
and Abergeldie on the lower side, with Van A.mburgh
Bliukhoolie, and Speculum on the higher ground. At the
road Mr. Crawford's colt was added to the list of the
beaten division, and Lady Rosehill, for a brief period,
flattered her backers by being seen in front, but as they
neared the distance she gave way, in company with
Nemen, thereby leaving the heavy weight with the lead,
hut he in turn gave way to Abergeldie, who appeared to
have everything beaten at the commencement of the in-
closure, but Cameron here brought out Speculum, who
came like a shot out cf a cannon iu the centre of the
Stand, and won with the most ridiculous ease by three
lengths, Abergeldie defeating the game challenge of the
Knight of the Garter by a head for second money. Lady
Rosehill finished fourth, close up, with Blinkhoolie fifth,
Nemea sixth, Nyanza seventh, and Stradbroke next, pull-
ing up in a body. To these succeeded Van Amburgh,
Feodor, The Parson, the Attack colt, Chelsea, Paul Jones,
and Thalia in a body, 'whipped in by Kettleholder, The
Breech, Milton, and Bessie Dixon, the last of whom did
not peas the post. After the race Speculum was backed
at 100 to 8 for the Derby.
The Two Year Old Stakes of 10 sous' each, with 100
added ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; the second re-
ceives' 25 soya out of the stakes. Ball a mile. 58
subs.

Mr. Jos. Dawson's De Vere, by St. Albans, Bst 101 b
(T. French) 1
Count Lagrange's Trompette, Bst 71b (Grimshaw) 2
Mr. Merry's f by Thormanby—Sunflower, Bst 71b
(Cannon) 3
The following also ran :—Mdlle. de Flygny, Little Lord,
Lucina, Bay Rosalind colt, Constellation filly, Bonnie
• Ratio, Ampleforth, Armada, Tested colt, Resistance,
Electricity, Stockwith, Sea Breeze, Artist, Albert, Bads-.
worth, Kilmun, and c by Leominster—Constellation.
Betting.-2 to 1 agst De Were, 100 to 15 each agst Elec-
tricity and Bonnie Katie, 8 to 1 each agst Madlle. de
Flygny, Trompette, and Badswortb, and 100 to 6 agst
Little Lord.
Trompette jumped off in front, but after going a few
strides the favourite took up the running, was never again
headed, and won easily by three lengths ; half it length
between second and third; Badsworth was fourth, Millie
de Flygny fifth, Resistance sixth, and Marquis of Worces-
ter seventh; the others came in pulling up.
The United R.iilwity Stakes of 5 soya each, with 100
added; two year olds Est 51b, three Bst 51b, four Oat 61b,
five, six, and aged 9st 81b; mares ani geldings al:owed
31b; the winner to be sold for 80 sous, if for 50 allowed
41b, if for 40 71b. Half a mile.

Mr. J. P. Craven's Sir Oliver, 4 yrs (.£4O), Bst 131 b

(French) 1
Col. Knox's Lump Sug,nr, 2 yrs (.£10), ist 12Ib (Butler) 2
Prince Soltykoff's Seriugapatam, 4 yrs (.C10), Bst 13Ib _ _

" (J. Mann) 3
The following also ran :—Kernel, Hagar, Tarragona f,
Cyclamen, Charles 11., The Sluggard, Ottoman, Solitaire,
The Heckler, Lilie, and Van Dieman.
Betting.-7 to 4 agst the Tarragona filly 100 to 30 agst
Sir Oliver, 11 to 2 agst Seringapatam. Won cleverly by
three-parts of a length.

LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
DERBY.
12 to 1 agst Speculum (taken)