The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-09-29 00:00:00

YPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

LIVERPOOL AUTUMN MEETING.—FRIDAY.
The KNOWSLEY STAKES of 30 sous. each, h ft. 1:50 added,

for two years olds.
Col. Crauford's b or br f Ermengardis Templeman 1
Mr J. Osborne's b f Miss Jenkins Whitehouse 2

Lord Eglinton's br c Assagia Oates 3
Three paid. Betting Gto 4 agst Ermengardis. Assagai
made the running to the straight half mile, when Ermen-
gardis and Miss Jenkins came in front, and ran abreast to
the distance, where Assagai fell into the rear. About forty
yards from home the winner shot ahead, was never caught,
and won easily by a length. _ _

The HEATON /ARK STAKES, a Sweepstakes of 20 soya
each, 10 ft, £lOO added. Once round and a distance.
7stBlb Col. Cradock's b c Messmate, 4 yrs Jacques 1
7 12 Lord Milltown's ch m Cruiskeen, 6 yrs Bryan 0
7 5 Mr Painter's b c Ernest the First, 4 yrs. Whitehouse 0
7 7 Mr Herbert's b c Clarion, 4 yrs .
8 12 Ld Eglinton's br h St. Bennett, 6 yrs, .. Templeman 0
8 5 Mr Herbert's b g Arctic, aged Darling 0
7 3 Mr Goodman's gr c Colchicum, 4 yrs.... Cartwright 0
7 0 Mr Hornby's br c Champagne, 3 yrs
6 12 Sir R. W. Bulkeley's b c Spring-heel'd Jack .. Gray 0
6 7 Lord Stanley's ch c Cornuto, 3 yrs Leathom 0
Two paid. Betting : 4 to 1 agst Clarion ;sto 1 agst St.
Bennett ; 5 to 1 agst Cruiskeen ; 5 to 1 agst Champagne ; and
Bto 1 agst Arctic : the winner not named. They all went off
at score, Arctic making play for about a quarter of a mile,
with Clarion close at his haunches, followed by Colchicum
and St. Bennett. At the bridge turn Arctic and Colchicum
fell into the rear, and their places were supplied by Ernest
and Messmate, with Cruiskeen well up. At the distance
Ernest began to cut out the work, challenged Cruiskeen,
who here made a desperate effort to maintain her ground.
Messmate, who was close at her heels, gradually gained on
her, soon showed in front, and reached home first, after a
desperate race, with a good length to spare, Cruiskeen and
Ernest running a dead heat for the second place.
The MEGGERNIE CASTLE STAKES of 5 sous each, with
£5O added by the Earl of Sefton. _ The owner of the last

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horse to pay., 5 sovs to the owner of the second horse.
Mr Graydon 's ch f Miss Heathcote, 3 yrs Butler 1
Mr Buckley's ch c Charley, 4 yrs Whitehouse 2
Mr E. Littledale's ch f Vermilion, 3 yrs Oates 3
Col. Synge's b c Polydorus, 3 yrs
Sir 11. W. Bulkeley's br fby Birdcatcher, 3 yrs Darling 5
Lord ivlilltown's b f Zulina ..a, 3 yrsßryan 6
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Three paid. 6 to 4 agst Cliarley, and 3 to 1 agst'Miss
Heathcote. A well contested race, and won cleverly by a
length.
The OPTION STAKES of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, £3O added.
Heats, one mile and a quarter. The winner to be sold for
£l5O if demanded, with the option of not being sold for
less than £2OO, £250, or £3OO, carrying it for £2OO, 51b
extra : for £250, 101 b ; and for £3OO, 141 b extra.
Mr Buckley's ch c Chadey,4yrs—£lso.. Whitehouse 3 1 1
Mr Goodman's h g Pickwick, 6 yrs—Xls2.... Butler 1 4 3
Mr Speed's ch h Aimwell, 5 yrs—£lso Darling 4 3 2
Lord Eglinton's ch f Annulet, 3 yrs—£lso.... Oates 2 2 d
Betting : Ist heat.-5 to 4 agst Pickwick. A beautiful race
between Pickwick and Annulet, the former winning with dif-
ficulty by a neck. 2d heat—Even on Pickwick. Charley
had it nearly his own way from the distance, and won easily
by two lengths. 3d heat-3 to lon Charley who won with
great ease,