The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-09 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

STREATHAM STEEPLECHASES—SATURDAY.
Handicap Steeplechase of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, with 50 added ;

winners extra. About three miles. 4 subs.
Mr. J. NightingalPs Dunstaffnage, by Lord of the Isles—
Crookshank, 4_yrs, lOst 71b —(Elphick) 1
Mr. H. Ellison's Bandoline,
Ma ag
b,,5 yrs, list 71b (Pickett) 0
ed list (Owner) 2
Mr. J. Cotesworth's Queen
Betting-5 to 4 agst Queen Mab, 7to 4 agst Baudoline
2 to 1 agst Dunstaffnage.
The Suburban Plate (Handicap Steeplechase) of 40 cove,
winners extra. About two miles.
Mr. Hasnell's Gorsehawk, by Weist Australian—
Rosita, aged, lOst 121 b (J. Forster) 1
Mr. Bullock's Capability (late Acolite), aged, lOst 121 b
(Pickett) 2
Mr. Chichester's Miss Emma (late Gwellyan), aged,
lOst 121 b .. ......................................... (Halley) 3
Mr. C. Fox's Weddding Peal, 6 yrs, lOst 71b ...(Coslett) 4
Mr. Rolly's The Begum (h b), aged, 10st 121 b —(0 wner) 0
Betting-2 to 1 Igat Gorsehawk, 3to 1 agst Capability,
7 to 2 agst The Begun], 4 to 1 agst Wedding Psal.
Selling Handicap Steeplechase of 5 sovs each, with 30
added ; winners to be sold for 40 sovs. About two miles
and a half. 5 subs.

Mr. Jelley's Beverley (h b), by Beverlac, aged, list
o:Forster 1
Mr. Gilkes's Sir Stephen, aged list (T. Ablett 2
Mr. Ellison's Leicester, aged, lOst 101 b (Owner 0
Betting-5 to 4on Beverley, sto 2 eachagst Sir Stephen
and Leicester.

-SirStephen made the running for about a mile, when
the favourite took it up, and never afterwards being headed,
won in a canter by half a distance-120 yards. Leicester
kicked himself in taking one of the fences after going a
mile, and walked in lame. There was no advance upon the
selling price of the winner.
Selling Steeplechase of 3 soya each, with 25 added; weight
for age, with selling and other allowances. About two
miles and a half. 4 subs.
(.£5O), 12st 21b
Mr. Gilkes's Leotard, by Tumbler, aged (.£5O), 12st 21b
elidne(inago),edllst 111b...(T Pickett) 0
(Mumford) 1
(Owner) 2
3411rBr:eSlitttie.n:ga—iiiii:5°811tOtsr2iBko:IlladLgiotard, who made play from end to
end, winning in a canter by three lengths from Bandoline.
Strike blundered at one of the jumps after going a mile,
and was pulled up.
The winner was bought in tor 56 guineas.
The Local Hunters' Steeplechase of 25 sous; for hunters;
Professional riders extra. About two miles.
Mr. Flanks's Astonishment by Van Galen... Excitement,
4 yrs 12st 71b .......................................... (Isaacs) 1
Mr. J. boteswoth's Scarborough, 4 yrs, 12st
(Mr. T. A. Cotesworth) 2
Mr. Pickett's Lady Bertha, aged, 12st 71b (0 wner) 3
Mr. J. Wilson's Old Warrior, aged, 12st ...(LI. Edwards) 0
Mr. Grantham's Brown Duchess, aged, 12st (Owner) C
Betting—Even on Lady Bertha, 5 to 2 agst Astonish-
ment, 100 to 30 agst Scarborough.
The favourite made running, attended by Astonishment
and Scarborough, until within a vartor of a mile from
home, when Astonishment went to the front and won
very easily by three lengths. The favourite finished a
bad third, and the others having refused did not pass
the post.

The London correspondent of the Scotsman says
it is rumoured that a motion of want of confidence in Mr.
Disraeli's Government io more than likely to follow the
debato on Ireland.

NG, MARCH 9,186 S.