The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-30 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETIAiG.
THURSDAY.

The Town Plate of 501., for 3 yrs old ; cults, sst 71b,
and fillies Bst 31b. D. I.

Mr. Combe's Rosalind (Rogers) 1

Mr. Stephenson's Ma Mie

1111'. Charlton's Lasso

Duke of Rutland's fby Bizarre Flambeau's darn 4
Mr. Pettit's Everilda
Betting 10 to 6 agst Ma 31ie ; 10 to 6 agst Rosalind ;
and 4to 1 agst Bizarre filly. Ma Mie made all the run-
ning, followed by Lasso and Rosalind, the others having
little share in the race ; at the cords Lasso was shaken
off, and Rosalind, passing Ma Mie, won in a canter by a
length. .
The Rutland Stakes of 30 sovs. each, 20 ft, for 2 yrs
old colts, Brt ;lb ; and fillies, Bst 31b ; the winner of
the July or Chesterfield Stakes ;lb extra ; all other
winners 3lb extra. From the turn of the Lands in.

(12 subs.)
Mr. J. Sadler's f Testy, by Venison (Rogers) 1
Lord Exeter's f by Jerry, out of Macremma
Mr. Treen's Bastile, by Defence
Even on Lord Exeter's filly, and 6 to 4 against Testy.
The trio started abreast, and ran so to the cords, where
Testy quitted her companions, and won in aoanter, by
two lengths

The Qll-6Cll'B Plate of 100 guineas ; for 3 yrs, 9st 2lb ;
4 yrs, lOst 71b ; 5 yrs, list ; 6 yrs and aged, list
41b. R. C.
Lord Albemarle's cby Plcnipo, 3 yrs...(E. Edwards) I
Mr. Rogers's Bridegroom, 3 yrs
Mr. Osbaldeston's Woldsman 3 yrs 3
Betting.—Three to 1 on Bridegroom, and 7 to 2 ngst
the Antiope colt.
Woldsman cut out the work to the Banbury mile,
where he gave up ; the Antiope colt went on with the
reaming, and after a close and distressing struggle with
Bridegroom, from the hill, won by half a length.
Match-200, h ft, A.F., Duke of Bedford's John
o' Gaunt, 4 yrs, Bst 71b, received forfeit from Mr. Os-
baldestoue's The Devil among the Tailors, 3 yrs, 7st 41b.

LATEST BETTING.
THE CES • AREWITCH STAKES.-6 to 1 agst Mr. Sadler's
Bellisima (t)-8 to 1 agst Mr. Jones's Portrait (t)-10
to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Blue Bonnet-12 to 1 agst
Duke of Grafton's Florence-13 to 1 ugst Mi. F. Clarke's
Arcanes-20 to 1 agst Mr. Stephenson's Ma Mie (t be•
fore her race)—.Bellissinia and Portrait have been backed
to win large stakes.
DEunv.-11 to 1 agst Mr. 13Iakelock's A British Yeo-
man-25 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Napier (0-30 to t
agst Bell's Winesour (t)-33 to 1 agst Mr. Mest3les
queen of Trumps colt (0)-40 to 1 agst Duke of Graf
ton's Oxygen colt (0-50 to 1 agst Colonel Peers
Murat (t).
OAKS.-8 to 1 agst Lord WestminAer's Maria Day (t
Mr. Urcvillc's Canadian was taken ill on W&ltiistia
y
evening, end, when we left Newmarket yestesnay after-
noon, was said to be in a dangerous .state.
TATTERSALL's—y
LSTERDAr..
Nothing done.

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defovrottehedotmoitnigie iamdtvuobeearcyof,otchem.Sapir
sixii)rtsß eon i.eaul,
1,
paragraph is
thetrom
descriptions :—" In the evening at the rooms (at
Doncaster) there appeared an American :giant, Free-
man by name, who then and there stated that his
purpose was to do battle with any nun on earth who
might desire his custom. Of course fight' will h
contrived for the accommodation of the gentleman,
and such as happen
ring, though its exhrbiriboensinNvehries
always
able incitements to physical honour, aalidsenhgcareu.ehsatiloo.
u
relics of barbarous times, had at least in former
days the personal courage of the combatants to
ciiher a scene of ' • lt • " '
win for it popular admiration. Now, a prize fight
is
positive po , or of bare-
faced plunder. This, however, :s not the place
to deal with so important a question as the effect of
gladiatorial spectacles
sightele of, norsonthe so monstrousnatiolialcllaracateirib;elbount
• it shall note last b
Englishmen suffered to remain uncontradicted, as that
they can only be induced not to massacre each other
by the exampleS of fair play allbrded by these profes-
sional prize-fights. The ring' is unknown in Ire-
land; and has the knife superseded the sprig of
shillelagh ? Prize-fighting is not a popular sport
north of Tweed; is Caledonia, therefore, a land of
common stabbers ? and do Scotchman cut and slash
each other when the blood is.up!---land yet there are
those who dare to say that English yeomen can only
be preserved from becoming assassins and savages by
the agency, of the polluted scoundrels of the prize-ring
and the more ignoble blackguards Nib() set them on r
THE Loss or TIIE IN GERM ANIAN D.—The Gipsy, •
arrived at. Belfast from St. Petersburg, picked up to
of the creme, of the above vessel, and a Danish man-of-
war ste: liner saved 90; the survivors state that 600.
men weFe on board, and not less than 500 persons
must have been lost.
on Wednesday at
his' Ext ellet e Prince Esterhaq
The iTrince and Princess Lichtenstein entertains:
Mivart 's Hotel.