The Sun.
London, England, 1829-07-31 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

YORK AUGUST MEETING.
YORK, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
The betting this morning was as under

PRODUCE STAKES-(THURSDAY)
2 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Prince Eugene
4 to 1 agst Mr. Houldsworth's Fortitude (taken)
4 to 1 agst Mr. Watts' Wodenblock
5 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Clotilde
Prince Eugene is wonderfully improved since the Drll,y,
and is in very high favour; Clotilde is also in admirable
condition, and goes like a winner. Lord Mounteharleed
Rupert has gone lame in the hock, and cannot start. It
is expected that the field will consist of Prince Eugene.,
Fortitude, Wodenblock, Clotilde, sister to Memnon, Rho-
dacantha colt, and Marcella.

CREAT ST. LECIER.
9 to 2 agst Lord Cleveland's Voltaire (taken)
8 to 1 agst Lord Longford's Sir Hercules
9 to 1 agst Hon. E. Petre's Rowton (taken)
9 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Frederick
22 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's Apoilonia
22 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Felt
22 to I agst Major Yarburgh's Pilgrim
25 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Prince Eugene.
The others in our last 2,000 even was betted last night
between Rowton and Frederick.

Every thing continues extremely dull, the company very
thin, the sport indifferent, and the betting comparatively
unimportant. From most of the principal Sc. Leger
horses being kept in the back ground, the takers of odds
are few in number, as they have no criterion afforded them
of the relative merits of the favourites; • this sprern of
keeping horses entirely for the Doncaster race is very ob-
jectionable, and avill have a prejudicial effect, not only on
the York meetings, but on many others where they are
usually engaged; it will also affect the St. Leger in no
inconsiderable degree.
The weather was very unfavourable; it never ceased
raining heavily from one o'clock till long after the races.
The following is a correct statement of the day's sport
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Two-yr-old Sweepstakes of 20 soya. each. T. Y. C

Lord Scarborough's b. c. by Catton
Mr. W. Fox's ch. f. by Blacklock

Mr. Bowers's Tartarina, by Tramp
Mr. Poljanthe's br. f. by Whisker—Walton 1
Mr. Gray's e. by Whisker, dam by Pynator ;,___ _

mr. Forth's b. 1: by Wofui, dam by Election
The following paid :—Mr. Powlett's f. by Young Phan-
tom ; Mr. Westgarth's General Honeywood, by Swiss ;
Mr. Houldsworth's cobs Thoresby and Crescent ; Mr.
Bailey's Utrecht; Mr. Ridsdale's Brien; Duke of Leeds's
fillies, by Whisker and Grey Middleham ; Lord Milton's
Sister to Barataria ; Mr. Petre's The Major ; Mr. Dew-
higgen's hr. c. by Figaro ; Lord Sligo's Drudge ; and Mr.
Watts's Apantador.
6 to 5 on Lord Scarborough's, and 5 to 2 agst Tar-
tarina. Lcrd Scarborough's, Mr. Fox's, and Mr. Bower's,
went off in front, Mr. Fox's filly having a very slight lead :
the others were well up till they got to the gravel road,
where they were beat. When the others came to, the. dis-
tance, Lord Scarborough's singled himself out, and won
very cleverly by about three-quarters of a length. Mr.
Fox's f. and Tartarina were close together; the pace very
bad. The winner was rode by Nelson, Mr. Fox's by
Darling, Tartarina by W. Scott, Mr. Foljambe's by John-
son, Mr. Gray's by Conolly, and Mr. Forth's by John
Day. The Newmarket jockies had the worst of this race.
The Peregrine Stakes of 50 soya, each, 15 ft. for three-yr-
olds. Last mile and three-quarters.

Lord Fitzwilliam's Dora
Mr. Bowser's Timm*, by Tramp, 4 yrs

Mr. Houldsworth's Abef
Mr. Petre's Cobler Will
This was a very bad race with three very bad horses ;
it might have been better if Timour had nut been a rank
roarer, and if his roaring had not frightened Abel to such
a degree that Darling could not keep him straight. Dora,
rude by the fortunate Lye,•won easy by a length. Scott
rode Timour (the Tartar).
Fifty sovs. given by the city of York, added to one-third of
the Great Subscription, for 4.yr-olds. Two miles.

Lord Scarborough's Cambridge
Lord Fitzwilliam's Ballad Singer 2
Duke of Leeds's Jenny Mills
Mr. Houldsworth's Vanish
Mr. Petre's Delphine, Lord Kilburn's Marchesa filly,
and Mr. Gascoyne's Cora filly were drawn.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Ballad Singer, 6to 4 agst Cam-
bridge, and 3 to I agst Vanish.
It seemed that Vanish had got a freak into his head that
he could beat his opponents by going baekward4, for in
this way he went almost as fast as he did with his head in
front. He xv,:s obliged to be led to the start, all Darling's
coaxing being thrown away. Cambridge rattled off in
front at an excellent pace, followed by Jenny Mills, Ballad
Singer being third. Half. way up the distance, Jenny
gave way, and Ballad Singer went up to Cambridge, who
beat her by a head, after a very fine race. We think the
mare would have won if she had not hung so upon Cam-
bridge. The winner was rode by Nelson, Ballad Singer
by Lye, and Jenny by Johnson.