The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-05-23 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER--FRIDAY.
The Shrewsbury meeting has been sufficiently attractive
to take all the leading subscribers away; consequently, the
betting here upon future events hag not been of a very
heavy character. We may, however, remark that 100 to
8 was laid several times against Andover, in the face of 10
to 1 being taken at Newmarket, and there is a disposition
to back his stable companion Hermit. Latest prices :

SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES.
7 to 1 agst Lord. J. Henderson's Lough Bawn—tk.
Bto 1 „ Clifden's Poodle—taken.
10 to 1 „ Mr. Lane's Charley—taken.
10 to 1 „ Sir R. Pigot's Coup d'Etat—taken.
THE DERBY.
3 to 1 agst Mr. R. E. Cooper's Autocrat —tk. 7 to 2.
3to 1 „ Baron Rothschild's King Tom—tk. 7to 2.
6to 1 „ Lord Derby's Dervish—taken.
12 to 1 „ Mr. Gully's Andover—taken.
18 to 1 „ Mr. Gully's The Hermit—taken.
20 to 1 „ Mr. Payne's The Trapper—taken.
25 to 1 „ Mr. Clarkson's Neville—taken.
60 to 1 „ Mr. T. Taylor's Ostrogoth.
THE OAKS.
3 to 1 agst Lord Derby's Metora—taken freely.
12 to 1 „ Mr. Gratwicke's Malmsey—taken. •
MANCHESTER UNION CUP.
9 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Typee—taken.
10 to 1 „ Mr. Ewbank's Snowdon Dunhill—taken.
11 to 1 „ Mr. Magenis's Vanderdecken—taken.
12 to 1 „ Mr. J. Osborne's The Deformed—taken.

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MANCHESTER TRADESMEN'S CUP.
8 to 1 agst Mr. I'Anson's Balrownie—taken.
10 to 1 „ Mr. T. Parr's Rataplan—taken.
12 to 1 „ Mr. Greville's Adine—taken.
12 to 1 „ Lord Derby's Umbriel—taken.

Mr. Norton has sold his two year old colt Alston to Mr.
Redfern, of Glasgow, for a good price.
Felatah, by Melbourne, out of Minx, four years old, has
arrived at Spigot Lodge, Middleham, to be trained.
A draft from Lord Exeter's stud was put up for sale at
Newmarket last week, but the only lot sold was Macduff,
for 80 guineas.
A grand annual archery meeting is to take place at
Shrewsbury on Wednesday and Thursday, the 6th and
6th of July next.
Count Batthyany has purchased Lord Clifden's Thessaly,
by Epirus, 2 yrs, for 100 sovs.
Sittinbourne pulled up lame at Newmarket, on Wed-
nesday last, after his race with Cobnut:
Mr. J. Ashton had also Gleam, by Lanercost (own bro-
ther to Loup Garou), and be has been shipped on board
The Racer, for Melbourne.
B. Land has changed his training quarters from Ilsley
to Ascot Heath, where he has taken the stables formerly
occupied by S. Scott.
The Bentinck Testimonial, Licemied Victuallers' Han-
dicap, and Stanley Stakes, to be. run for at the Liverpool
July Meeting, close this day.
Vanderdecken was sold at .Chester, on Friday week, to
Mr. Magenis, with his engagements, for £BOO, and half
the Cheshire Stakes, which he won.
Mr. Armstrong claimed Lord Lonsdale's Freckle, by
Lanercost, 3 yrs, for 30 sous., after winning at Newmarket
on Wednesday • and Mr. Rogers claimed Mr. Walker's
Woodpigeon filly, forthe same sum.
The Whip, at present held by Mr. Morris, with Kings-
ton, has been challenged for by Lord Exeter, with Stoc k-
well; it will be run for on the Cesarewitch day, in the
Second October Meeting.
John Scott's horses passed through London on Thursday
last, en route from Malton. to Leatherhead. Amongst
them were West Australian, Dervish, Acrobat, Meteora,
Marley Hill, Sortie, Honeysuckle, Scythian, and Bracken.
Prime Minister and Eva were struck out of the Manor
Plate at Epsom, and Rose and Lily out of the Woodcote
Stakes, on the 13th instant ; Newminster and Mountain
• Deer have been struck out of all • their engagements ; and
Ruby and Copenhagen, out of the Derby, on the 15th inst.
Mr Roberts's Dianne left Newmarket, for Chantilly, on
Wednesday last. Count de Prado's Ben Harndani- left
Daley's stables, New Market; on the previons Saturday;
and Mr. J. Very's Challenger, left Spigot Lodge, Middle-
ham, yesterday week, for Chantilly, where they are both
engaged in .the French Derby.
The Royal Stud, at Hampton Court, has experienced
heavy losses this year, by the deaths of Chadlingtou 3laid
and Spangle (the dam of Bolingbroke), after foaling, and
of a fine yearling filly by Orlando, out of Volley. In ad-
dition to these, the colt by Birdcateher,.out of Martha
Lynn, broke his arm, on the 13th inst., and was destroyed.
Being half-brother to Voltigeni lie would no doubt haVe
fetched a large sum at the ensuing sale, which takes place
on the 19th of June. The Queen and Prince Albeit
inspected the stud on Tuesday last.
A great racing match against time, which has excited
extraordinary interest at the Jockey Club in Paris, came
off on Monday: The Marquis' de St. Croix engaged for a
large wager to ride his mare Impetueuse, seven years old,
81, kilometres (übouts4 miles), in three hours and a quar-
ter. The French say that no such feat was ever accom-
plished, either in England or the United States. The
ground chosen was from the Barriere de l'Etoile to Chan-
tilly and back. At five o'clock on Monday morning, the
Marquis started, and spite of the early hour and the
incessant rain, the road was lined by a considerable num-
ber of . spectators. The government countenanced the
almost novel sport, by stationing gendarmes to keep the
ground. Although the roads were very heavy, Impetu-
euse arrived at Chantilly five minutes within the time
calculated in her itinerary, and she got back to the Bar-
riers de l'Etoile in excellent time, and in good condition.
But, unfortunately, half a mile was wanting to make up
the distance, and this had been measured along the Chemin
de la Revolts, along which she had just come. When she
got as far as the Duke of Orleans monument, the mare
began to think she was expected to go back to Chantilly
again. . She laid her ears back, and turned sulky. This
very excusable ebullition"of temper cost her master the
wager. Impetuense reached the winning post 30 seconds
too late. The achievement was, however, substantially
accomplished; and the Marquis de St. Croix, it is said, has
backed her to do the distance again, within the time, over
a better chosen coarse.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, and DEATHS.

BIRTHS.

On the 14th inst., at St. Clement's-terrace, Upper Par-
liament-street, the wife of the Rev. George London,
of a son. •
On the 14th inst., the wife of Mr. C. J. Petty,-Berry-
street, of a son.
On the 15th inst.; in West Derby-street, the wife of
Mr J. 0. Stewart, of a son.
On the 16th inst., at Birch-house, Wavertree, the
wife of Mr. W. Rishton, of a son.
On the 16th inst., the
_wife, of Mr. William Odell,
Bold-street, of a daughter.
On the .18th inst., at Brandon-terrace, Birkenhead,
the wife of J. Swillott,,Esq., of, a. daughter.
On the 20th inst., at Waterloo, the wife of Henry
Charles Brown, Esq., inspector-general of H. M.'s Customs,
of a daughter. •
On the 20th inst., at Brownlow-street, Mrs. N. Came-
ron, of a daughter.

MARRIED.
On the 9th inst., at St. John's Church, Mr. Adam Henry
to Miss Mary Temple Bennett.
On the 9th inst., at St. John's Church,
Mr. James
Marshall to Miss Matilda Warren.
On the 11th inst., at St. John's Church, Mr. Henry
Owen to Miss Margaret Lewen..
On the 14th inst., at St. George's Church, Evertor, Mr.
J. Hilton, watchmaker, to Miss J. D.
Wild.
On the 14th inst., at St. John the Baptist's Church,
Shepherd Wells, Esq., to Miss Elizabeth Willhunson
also, Mr. James Jeffery to Ann, daughter of the late Mr.
Thomas Lyall, of Toxteth-park.
On the • 15th, inst., at St. John's Church, Mr. Andrew
Berkeley to Miss Jane Gillespie.
On the 15th inst., in Canning-street, James Braham,
Esq., formerly of Torquay, to Henrietta, eldest daughter
of D. S. Jackson, Esq.
On the 15th inst., at St. Michael's Church, by the Rev.
H. Carpenter, Mr. J, Percival to Miss E. Evers.