The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-03 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

DONINGTON HUNT MEETING.
THIPREMAY.

On Thursday evening it was announced at Donington
that nothing short of a heavy fall of snow would interfere
with the ,sport of the following day, and in such fine con-
dition was the running ground that the prospects of a
brilliant tneeting looked cheerful. Snow fell in several
parts of Derbyshire on Wednesday afternoon, but there
was no visitation at Donington. With the shades of
evening, however, a severe frost set in, and the ground
this morning was found to be so hard in several places
as to be 'positively dangerous to run upon. When the
company assembled a conference of the authorities was
held, and it was decided to run off the Hurdle Race
and the Pony Race, postponing the steeplechases until to-
morrow (Friday). Tho Marquis of Hastings was present
with a numerous party from Donington Castle. A match
was got up prior to the Hurdle Race between a couple of
the ponies, and resulted in the hollow victory of the non-
favourite. The Hurdle Race produced only a couple of
runners, and was as one-sided an affair as the match.
Snow fell whilst the race was being decided, and though
it was only slight, there was every appearance of a con-
tinuation. The frost was also severe, and, unless there
is a change in the weather racing to-morrow will be,
almost impossible. Details of the three races will be found
below :

Match, 23 sous. Ono mile, over three hurdles.
Mr 11. Story's Silly, aged, Ilst (Owner) 1
Capt. Johnston's The Bounder, list (ear. list 21b)
(Owner) 2
Betting-6 to 4on the Bounder, who hold the lead for
a quarter of a mile, when the non-favourite took up the
running, and came in alone.
The Donington Park Hurdle Race Handicap of 5 soy's.
each, 2 ft (to the fund), with 25 sous added. Two
miles, over hurdles. 19 subs.
Capt. Helmsley's Welford, aged, 9st (car. 9qt 41b.)
(W.Johnston) 1.
Mr. Saxon's Spurgeon, 4 yrs, 9st (11. Sharpe) 0
Betting opened at 10 to 8 on Spurgeon, and closed at 7
to 4 on Welford.
Spurgeon led for a short distance, when Welford took up
the running, the other following until about half the jour-
ney had been accomplished, when he pulled up, having
been thrown a long way in the rear by bungling at the
jumps. Welford accordingly came in alone.
A Plate (pony race), by subscription of 1 soy each, with
15 added, and 5 to the second, for ponies of all ages up
to 14 hands 3 inches high ; lOst 71b each ; weight for
inches below that height ; one mile on the flat.
Mr. Goodwin's Little Rosa, by Ledbery —dam by
Weatherbit, aged, 105 t......
Mr. R. Herbert's Mystery, aged, lOst 71b ... (W. Reeves) 2
Mr. Nadin's Little Gipsy, aged, 10st 71b (Audinwood, jn.) 3
Mr. J. Houghton's Moll iu the Wad, 5 yrs, lOst 71b
(J. Pear) 0
Mr. Dickinson nd Crab, aged, lOst (carried 10st 51b)
(Mr. Brockton) 0
Mr. J. H. Johnstone's Rosa, aged, 9st (W. Page) 0
Mr. H. Story's Silly, aged, 10st 71b (H. Oustance) 0
Mr. Barker's Dairymaid, 6 yrs, 9st (carried 9st 41b
(J. Page) 0
Miss Fox's Little Dickey, aged, Bst 71b (car. Bst 11Ib)
(Compton) 0
Mr. Lathbury's Ina, Bst (J. Churchill) 0
Betting-11 to Bon Little Rosa, sto 1 agst Mystery, 6
to 1 agst Crab, 10 to 1 each agst Silly and Dairymaid.
Silly made the running, followed by Dairymaid, Mystery,
and the favourite, for about three-quarters of a mile, when
she relinquished the lead to Little Rosa and Mystery, the
former of whom won easily by a couple of lengths; Little
Gipsy was a bad third ; Silly fourth, and the others finished
at wide intervals.

READING STEEPLECHASE MEETING.
TUESDAY, JAIL 7.

Selling Steeplechase of 3 sovs each, with 25 added ; 4-yrs
old, 11. st, five, 12'it, six and upwards, 126 t 51b ; the v in-
ner to be sold by auction after the race for 50 Boys, and
any surplus to be divided between the owner of the
second horse and the fund; if entered to be sold for 30
sovs allowed 71b ; about two miles.

An Open Hunters' Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 20 added,
for horses which have been regularly hunted with some
established pack of heunds during the season of 1867-
68, and which have not been in any training stable for
three months prior to the time of running for this
stake ; 13st each ; any previous winner of 50 soya
to carry 7lbs extra ; the winner to be sold for 100

BOYS.
Weights for the Whitley Stakes (free handicap) of 5 soya
each, with 30 added; winners after Dec. 31, at 1C a.m
71b extra. About three mi
Age at lb
Sir Bobby a 12 10
Tally-ho ... a 12 3
Lawrence ... a 12 0
Garus a 11 12
Harold ... 611 5
13ristles ... a 11 4
S, atchcock ... a 11 4
Arloscott a 11 4
Siuite ... a 11 0
Portfire a 10 12
A Handicap Plate of 50 sov
to be sold fur 70 sous,

Aga et lb
Coverdale ... a 10 1(
aterporry ... a 10 7
Nabocklish ... a 10 7

Forest Lass ... a 10 4
Chesterfield ... 6 10 4
Legerdemain ... 610 0
Puebla ... ... 6 10 0
The Svriteher ... alO 0
Joker ... ... 6 10 0

for all ages ; the winner

d any surplus to bo divided
between the owner of the second horse and the fund ;
entrance 2 sous, to go to the fund about two miles
and a half.

Ago st lb
Lore ida Mist ... a 11 7
Fitz-Adiue ... all 5
Lord Waldegravo 6 11 0
Pakiugtou ... 5 10 10