The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-28 00:00:00

After a short conversation, the motion for an adjournment
of the debate was agreed to. •
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at Half-past Two o'Clock.

EPSOM RACES.

OAKS-YESTERDAY.

There are a great many soft folks, pretending to exquisite
sensibility, who are continually flinging themselves into rem-
cies at the sound of a name. The Derby," they exclaim,
" there's magic in the name—it is truly talismanic 1" Yes, to
those who delight in a picture in which " the toe of the peasant
comes too near the heel of the courtier." In a name certainly
there is a great deal—when it is ceupled with pleasant, honour-
able, or glorious recollections—and we know not among the
36,000 words or more that compose our nervous and
comprehensive language one that touches our feelings more
satisfactorily than the word " Oak." Apart the beauty
of that wattle tree, we associate with it—what? It would
be long to tellour terr.ble triumphs on the bounding back of
old ocean, since the days of the Drakes and Howards of Effing-
ham, down to those of the Camperdowns and Nelson and
Broute. That word is the staple of one of our most common
national songs; it furnishes us with numberless comparisons as
to our qualities, and nobody could pass a higher compliment upon
us, as a people, than to describe us as '• Hearts of Oak." In
the " Oaks," then, even when applied to a racing prize, there
is something of a warm, stimulating, yet tonic nature—
not feverish, but something calm, quiet, fresh, sed
invigos ating. And yet fur this prize, bearing so stout a name,
the founder of it (one of the noble Derby family calling it alter
a mansion of their's, near Banstead, named " The Oaks,")
ordained that it should be run for by fillies. Did he thereby
mean to slyly insinuate that " the gray mare is the better
horse?" The insinuation often turns out to be just, and
many times the fillies of the " Oaks " prove themselves better
horses than the colts of the " Derby." Be that as it may, the
Oaks is —we had almost said invariably— the pleasantest
day of all the pleasant ones that compose the Epsom week. It
is more classical—more at istocratic —more genteel ; it is stripped
of all the ignobile vulgus, and their low habits, practices, and
manners, and it presents an English race-course what it ought
to be ; to wit, a gathering of the quintescence of our capital
city. The Derby day puts us in mind of one of our national
theatres on the first night of pantomime—the Oaks of the same
theatre when some sound sterling tragedy or comedy is played,
unaccompanied by show or spectacle, or anything represented
for the specific purpose of propitiating the " gods."
Epsom Downs yesterday were not over-run by an immense,
confused, and multiform multitude—they were not almost
denuded of the " human face divine," as on Thursday—but
they were tolerably thronged with the very best specimens of
that people of whom the poet said in his review of nations,
" I see the Lords of human kind pass by."
The weather all through yesterday was remarkably fine—
not a drop of rain fell upon the course, and a gent:e breeze
that blew across the Downs prevented the heat from
being oppressive. There was abundance of sport of
a fair average quality, and the principal race having
been extensively speculated upon was thereby rendered
highly interesting. Altogether the race, though of course
less important in the eyes of the porting men than the Derby,
was better contested, and, consequently to the many, preyed a
source of greater amusement and excitement. The first race
having been appointed to take place at half-past two, half an
hour later than it ought to be, and its not having commenced
until three quarters of an hour after that, all that followed were
thrown back, and when they did come off it was hurriedly, as
if to make up the loss of time. This bad arrangement, as to
time, gave rise to general complaint (and justly), since the
sports of the day did not conclude before seven in the evening.
The distinguished personages present yesterday being nearly
identical with the attendance of Wednesday, to name them
would be needless repetition. The sports commenced with,—
The Oaks Stakes of 50 NM. each, h ft, for three yrs old
fillies, Bst 71b each ; the last mile and a half; the second
to rec?ive 100 sovs. out of the stakes. The winner to pay
100 soya. towards the police and regulations of the Course.
(114 Subs )
Mr. F. Marshall's ch f, by Bran, out of Fury (Lye) I
Mr. Shackell's eh f, Meal, by Bran (F. Butler) 2
Lord Jersey'. f; by Touchstone, out of Adele ( Rubinson) 0
Lord Chesterfield's hf, Dil-bar, by Touchstone... ..(Scott) 0
Mr. Forth's ch f, Lucy Banks, by Elis ....... ...(Bell)
Lord G. Bentinck's eh f, Firebrand, by Lamplighter
(Rogers) 0
Lord Exeter's br f, by Touchstone, out of Amima ( Darling) 0
Duke of Graftun's bl f, Utopia, by Jerry... (John Day) t►
Mr. F. Thompson's b f Pharmacopoeia, by Physician
(Cotton) 0
Mr. Newton's bf Ma Mie, by Jerry (Nail) 0
Mr. Osbaldeston's Sister to Alexandrine, by The Saddler
(Wakefield)
Duke of Richmond's fby Elis, out of Baleine (E. Edwards) 0
51r. Rawlinson's b f Coral, by Sir Hercules... (Calloway) tr
Mi. Shelley's hr f lole, by Sir Hercules (Chapple) 0
Lord G. Bentinck's b f Topsail, by Sheet Anchor ( White-
house)
Mr. Ridsdale's b f Eliza, by Muley Moloch (Templemau) U
BETTING AT STARTING.
2 to I agst Oil-bar 20 to I agst Topsail
3 'o 1 agst Adela filly 20 to 1 agst Meal—taken
8 to 1 agst Fury filly 20 to 1 agst Pharmacopoeia
Sto 1 agst I'irehrand—taken 30 to 1 agst Eliza
9 to 1 agst Lucy Banks 40 to 1 agst hale
15 to 1 agst Amima filly—taken 50 to 1 agst Sister to Alexan-
-18 to 1 agst Ma Mie drina
Lord G. Bentinek declared to win with Firebrand.
After four failures, in one of which Ma Mie reared up, and
threw her jockey, a fair start was obtained, Topsail taking the
lead at a good pace, followed by the Amima filly, Dil-bar,
Firebrand, Coral, the Fury filly, and two or three others,
the others lying well up, with the exception of lole, the
Balleine filly, and Utopia, who were beaten early ; Topsail,
too, gave way near the turn, and the running was taken up by
Firebrand, the Amima filly and Coral waiting on her, with
the Fury filly, Dil-bar, Meal, Ma Abe, and Lucy Banks at their
heels. In making the turn Dil-bar ran out, and lost her chance,
if chance she had ;.the others went on to the distance, where the
Fury hlly, a la Attilla, went to the front, headed Firebrand
instanter, and went in a very elever winner by a length. Meal
laid in the rear in the early part of the race, approached the
front, after crossing the last road, caught Firebrand at the
stand, and defeated her for the second money by about a length.
Ma Mie also waited, came from the distance, and followed
Firebrand past the chair ; Coral and Lucy Banks were fifth
and sixth, and afterwards came the ruck. Lord Jersey's snare
coughed repeatedly before starting ; nor was the Baleine filly
at all up to the mark. Value of the stakes 3,1501.
Fifty sovereigns for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies,
Bst 41b, free for all horses that were entered for the Shirley
Stake; those which ran for it allowed 51b, the winner of it
allowed 31b. Derby course.
Mr. Shelley'a Tole, 3 yrs
Mr. P. Pryse's Cheops, 3 yrs
Sir G. Heathcote's Arkansas, 3 yrs .
Mr. Verrall's Junius, 3 yrs
lo'e made her own running, and won by 'a half a length A
good race for second.
The Members' Plate of 50 sous., for three yrs old, 6st 71b ; four,
Sit 91b ; five, Bst 131 b ; six and aged, 9st 21b ; mares and
geldings allowed 31b ; the winner to be sold for 200 SOY!.
Heats, two miles.

Capt. Cunwingham's Mango Park, 5 yrs (Buckle) 4 1 1
General Wyndham's Aspatria, 4 yrs 1 2 2
Mr. King's Dahlia, 5 yrs
Mr. She! rard's Lady Mary, 4 yrs
Mr. G. Clifton's Whalebone, aged 5 5 dr
6to 4on Aspatria. The first heat was won by a neck,
after a good race, the second cleverly, and the third easily.
The Derby and Oaks Plate of 501. for 3 yrs old, 7st ; 4 yrs,
Bst 61b ; 5 yrs, Bst 12Ib ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st ; mares and
geldings allowed 31bs, and horses which have started once
this week and not won, allowed 31bs ; twice, 511 A. The
winner to be sold for 1201. Heats, one mile.
Mr. Shelley's bc by Glaucus, out of Malibran, 3 yrs 0 1 1
Mr. Goodman's Miss Fidget, 4 yrs ..... ... 1 0 2
Mr. Jobson's b g Frank, 6 yrs ... 0 0 3
Mr. Lucas's The Traitor, 3 yrs ... 0 2 4
Captain Ives' Folly, 5 yrs
Mr. Gai rard's The Dandy, 4 yrs 0 0 dr
Lord G. Bentinck's Balcony, 3 yrs 0 dr 0
Lord G. Bentinck's b c by Mulatto, d by Middleton,
_ .

3 yrs...
(t Exeter's Patchwork, 3 yrs
Mr. May's Master Aaron, 4 yrs
Mr. Falconer's Miss Emily, 4 yrs 0 dr 0
Capt. Rout's Nicholas, 5 yrs
Three capital heats. Malibran c the favourite.
ST. LEGER BETTING.
2 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Attila—taken
12 to 1 agst Mr. Allen's Belcceur—taken
12 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsay's Cabrera—taken
18 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Auckland—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Meteor—taken

40 to 1 aist Lord G. Bentinek's Chatham—taken

We are happy to conclude our notice by stating that the
meeting passed off without any accidents of a serious nature,
and that the excellent conduct of a large body of the A division
of the police, under Inspectors Hughes, Pearce, and May, pre-
served the most perfect order on the Course. The office of
Judge was, as usual, filled by Mr. Clarke, of Newmarket (the
Chief Justice of the English Turf ), with his accustomed ac-
curacy, and we hope next year to have it in our power to com-
pliment the Clerk of the Course on the state of the running-
ground.

ELECTION COMMITTEE.
LYME REGIS.

The vote of Cannicott having been struck off; the
sitting Member remains in a minority of one. The
Committee on meeting yesterday proceeded with the
evidence on the objection to the vote of an elector named
Wickerai. The objection was founded on the same alle-
gations of bribery and treating as the other votes that
have been struck oil within the last three days. The
examination of Mr. Hillman and other witnesses con-
tinued up to the adjournment.

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