The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-20 00:00:00

OAKS.

April Noddy and the Moor-Hen filly were backed at
20 to 1 each ; the other favourites as before.
PERFORMANCES OF THE FAVOURITES.

The UGLY BUCK, b c by Venison, out of Monstrosity;
Mr. J. Day's. Purchased, when a foal, of Lord George
Bentinck for 200/, conditionally, how ever, that 1,000/. in
addition to that sum should be paid if he won the Derby.
At Goodwood he won the Molecomb, beating filly by
Elis, out of Margravine ' • Crosby ; Tiptoe ; All-round-
my-Hat ; Best Bower ' • Emerald, and the Dog Billy.
Won by a length. Dog Billy Did not get off. At the re-
cent First Spring Meeting at Newmarket he won the
Two Thousand, beating The Devil-to-Pay ; Joe Lovell ;
Algernon ; Dr. Phillimore ; Elemi, and b c by Camel,
out of Wadastra. Won by a neck, after a close race with
The Devil-to-Pay from the Bushes. His name was first
inserted in the public betting list on the sth ofJune last,
when 25 to 1 was taken about him. 10,000 to 200 had,
however, been laid twice against him. At Goodwood
he rose to 10 to 1, and for months stood undisturbed in
his position as first favourite. An immense sum of money
has been laid out about him.
RATAN, ch c by Buzzard, out of Bamboo9B dam ; Mr.
Crockford's. Won the New Stakes at Ascot, beating
Assay, 51b extra ; Charming Kate, 51b extra • Johnny
Broome ; c by Clearwell, out of Nininka ; filly by Li-
verpool, out of Mecca ; Ashtead *Pet, and colt by Camel,
out of Margellina, by three lengths. At the Newmar-
ket Houghton Meeting, 2lbs extra, won the Criterion,
beating Pastoral, 21bs extra ; Seaport ; filly by Liver-
pool, out of Mecca ; Molly Mog ; Lightning ; filly by
Slane, out of Seakale ; Crenoline, 21bs extra ; Elemi,
and Voltri, by four lengths. At the late Newmarket
Craven Meeting won a Sweepstakes of 50 soya. each,
D.M., beating Delapre ; Crosby ; Sir Diggory Diddle ;
Nininka colt ; Escrick ; The Blusterer ; and Mumskull.
Won by two lengths. His first appearance in the public
betting ring was on the 16th of June last, when 20 to 1
was taken about him.

LEANDER, b c by Scamander, out of Sister to Mussul-
man (1836) ; Mr. Lichtwald's. Won a Sweepstakes at
Ascot, beating Fair Play ; filly by Velocipede, out of
Countess ; filly by Beiram, out of Datura ; and Coro-
dino. Won by two lengths. At Goodwood, carrying
Bst 21b, ran second to Orlando, Bst 41b, for a Sweep-
stakes of 25 sovs. each. T.Y.C. At the same meeting,
carrying Bst 91b, ran third to Barricade, Bst 41b ; Ze-
nobia, Bst 11b, being placed second. On the 17th of
August was first backed for the Derby, the current price
being 40 to 1 agat him.
ORLANDO, b c by Touchstone, out of Vulture ; Colonel
Peel's. At Ascot, ran second to filly by Sultan Junior,
out of Monimia. At Newmarket July Meeting, won the
July Stakes, beating Boots; filly by Beiram, out of Da-
tura; colt by Agreeable, dam by a son of Whisker ;
Eluina; Candidate; and She-is-not-worth-a-name. Won by
a length. Same meeting, Bst4lb, beat filly by Retainer, out of
Purity, Bst 41b, by a length. T.Y.C. At Goodwood, Bst4lb,
won the Hain Stakes, beating filly by Sultan Junior,
out of Monimia, Bst 41b ; filly by Ellis, out of Cestus, Bst
llb ; Muff, Bst 71b ; All-round-my-hat, Bst lib ; Ze-
nobia, Bst lib ; Strathspey, Bst lib ; and Ninety-one, Bst
11b. Won by a length. At the same meeting, carry-
ing Bst 41b, won a Sweepstakes, beating Leander, Bst 21b ;
and Strathspey Bst, by a length. At the late Craven
Meeting at Newmarket, carrying Bst 21b, won the
Eleventh Tuesday Riddlesworth ; beating Baveno, Bst
21b ; and Cloak, Bst 41b ; won by a length. At same
meeting, carrying Bst 41b, won a sweepstakes of 100
sovs each, h ft, D.M., beating filly by Beiram, out of
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cot, he was introduced into the betting ring at 1,000
to 30. •
ARBAR. ch c by Rockingham, out of Stately ; Sir
Gilbert Heathcote's. At Epsom Spring Meeting, won
the Trial Stakes, beating Emma ; Gaiety, Hopeful, Cu
rate, Mespelus, filly by Camel, out of Minikin, and Midas,
Won easily by a length. March the 11th he was "priced"
in the Derby Market at 1,000 to 10.
RUNNING REIN, b c by The Sadler, out of Mab; Mr.
Goodman's. At the Newmarket Second October Meet-
ing won 50/., T.Y.C., beating Crenoline, Charlotte, and
the following not placed :—F by Albemarle, out of
Erica ; Skeleton, f by Venison, out of Whisk; c by
Beiram, out of Agnes ; f by Gladiator, out of Prize-
flower's dam ; c. by Rococo, out of Georgiana ; Amato,
Sister to Pompey, and Audrey. Won by three lengths.
Running Rein was afterwards objected to, as being three
years old, but the case having been heard before the
stewards, they decided that the objection was not proved,
At the same meeting ran third, but was not placed, for
the Clearwell Stakes, won by Zenobia. Running Rein
made his appearance in the ring on the following day
(October 18), at 40 to 1.
lONIAN, b c by lon, out of Malibran ; Colonel Peel's,
At the Newmarket Craven Meeting, carrying Bst, beat
c by Velocipede, out of Arundel, Bst 41b, in a match,
T.Y.C. ; won by two lengths. At the same meeting,
received forfeit from f by Voltaire, out of Snowball, in a
match. At the July Meeting, won the Chesterfield
Stakes, beating Mocha, Crenoline, Deuce Ace, Pergu-
laria, Slanderer, and Henchman ; won by two lengths.
Was first quoted at 30 to 1 on the 9th of July.
Campanero, Bay Momus, Lancet, and Qui Tam are
" dark" horses, or, in other words, only private per-
formers as yet. On the 12th of November the first was
brought into the market, and backed freely at 50 to 1.
The second, which has occasioned much " Scott and lot"
argument, was backed outright on the 7th of March, at
1,000 to 15. The third first figured in the ring in the
month of September, 1,000 to 20 being taken about him ;
and the fourth put in an appearance on the first of April,
and was supported with much confidence at 1,000 to 15.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE RACES.
Acceptances for the Northumberland Plate.
Attila 5 yrs, 3st 121 b—Knight-of-the-Whistle, 6 yrs,
Bst 71b-LGalanthus, 5 yrs, Bst 21b—Pompey, 4 yrs, Bst
Scalteen, 5 yrs, 7st 101b—Whistle Binkie, 5 yrs, 7st 81b—
Queen of the Tyne, 5 yrs, 7st 81b—The Caster, 4 yrs, 7st 6!b
rs, 7st Ilb—Mania,
—General Pollock, 4 yrs, 7st 61b—Parthian, 4 yrs, 7st 51b—
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rm7st The, 7st—Merry Era, 4ren.y
Andrew, 4
yrs,
64AsYrt 131b—Broken8:1gsteL4yrs,Ermenard yrs
Down, aged, Est 131b—Belle Dame, 5 yrs,
6st 101b—Dumpling, 4 yrs, Est 101b—Ameer, 4 yrs, Est 101 b
—What, 4 yrs, 6st 81b—Naworth, aged, Est 71b—Glossy,
4 yrs, 6st 51b—Telegraph, 4 yrs, 6st 41b—Quebec' 4 yrs,
6st 41b—The Cure, 3 yrs, 6st 41b—Reviewer, 4 yrs, Est 41--
Hippona, 4 yrs, 6st 41b—Crikey Billy, 4 yrs, Est 21b—The
Bashaw, 4 yrs, Est 21b--Shocking Mamma. 4 yrs, 6st—
Poussin, 4 yrs, sst 131b—Dog Billy, 3 yrs, sst 111b—Best-of
Three, 3 yrs, sst 111b--Benbow, 4 yrs, sst 111b—Bay Momus,
3 yrs, sst 101b—Spinster, 3 yrs, sst—Beaufront, 3 yrs,
4st 101b--Advice, 3 yrs, 4st 81b—Deuce, 3 yrs, 4st 41b.

LYCEUM THEATRE.—The following distinguished
persons have visited this theatre during the week :—The
Duchess of Bedford, the Marquis and Marchioness of
Normanby, the Marquis and Marchioness of Douro,Earl
of Malmesbury, Earl and Countess of Chesterfield,
Count St. Aulaire, Lord and Lady Rivers, Lord Castle-
reagh, Lord and Lady Berwick, Lord Osborne, Lord F.
Beauclerk, the Countess of Ailesbury, Lord Delamere,
Lord Gardiner, Mr. and Lady Caroline Sandford, Lord
Wm. Lennox, Lord Mounteharles, Lady Adolphus Fitz-
clarence, Lord Dunmore, Lady Trollope, Sir Wm.
Massey Stanley and Lady, Sir R. Bulkeley and Lady,
Sir Charles and Lady Egerton, Sir Bellingham Graham,
Sir Andrew Corbett, Mrs. Denistoun, Baron and
Baroness de Sternberg, Green Wilkinson, Esq., and fa-
mily, Mr. Standish, NT.P., G. Wombwell, Esq., Col.
Conyers, Captain Gerard, Mr. Hume, Mrs. Capon, Cap-
tain Heles, Mr. Martin, Q.C., and family, Mr. Bradshaw,
M.P., Mr. Villebois, &c., &c,