The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-12 00:00:00

EPSOM SPRING MEETING

THURSDAY, APRIL 7.—This meeting, which at it its com-
mencement encountered many objections and prejudices, has
now permanently established its popularity with the patrons of
the turf, who now extend to it a large amount of support ; the
very large addition made to the various stakes insuring good
entries for each race, and numerous competitors. The weather
during the morning was cloudy, but before noon the sun shone
forth with power and brilliancy. The attendance was very
numerous, comprising the principal professional speculators
and aristocratic supporters of horse racing. The sport was of
a very exciting and interesting character, one of the events
resulting in a dead heat. We subjoin a return :
THE EPSOM TRIAL STAKES, of 5 sovs. each, with 50 added,
Mr. Howard's Lascelles, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b
captain Lane's Ephesus, 5 yrs, 9st .. Bartholomew 2

Mi. Greville's Frantic, 4 yrs, Set 71b

Flatman 3

The Secretary, Polly, Bird-on-the-Wing, Cassique, Miss De-
lamerP, bg by Don John, and Hobbie Noble also ran.-6 to 4
agst Hobbie Noble, 2 to I agst Frantic, 3 to 1 agst Ephesus, 8
to 1 agst Lascelles. A fine race with the three placed. Won
by half a length ; Hobbie Noble a bad fourth.
CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP, of 15 soya. each, loft., with

150 sovs. added. One mile and a quarter. 81 subs.
Mr. Oliver's Ethelbert, 3 yrs, sst 131 b Wells 0 1
Mr. J. Rogers's Pancake, 4 yrs, sst 21b.S. Steggles 0 2
Mr. Lupin's Jouvence, 3 yrs, sst 41b.T. Sherwood 3
Longbow, Prime Minister, Comore, Glenluce, Evadne, Con-
vulsion, Allegro, Calot, St. George, Jack Leeming. Surprise,
Charley, Stamford, Ida, Madame Landeau, The Varmint, Miss
Emma, Snarry, Jullien, Appleton, Little David, and Sister to
Singapore were not placed.-2 to I agst Ethelbert, 7 to 2 agst
Longbow, 5 to I agst Pancake, 10 to 1 each agst Jouvence and
Madame Landeau, 12 to 1 agst Varmint. Pancake challenged
Ethelbert at the stand, in the last stride reached him, and the
struggle ended in a dead heat. The others were scattered all
over the course. For the deciding heat, 6 to 4 was laid on
Ethelbert, who waited on Pancake to the stand, caught her
when close at home, and beat her by a short head.
Two YEAR OLD STAKES, Of 10 SOVB. each, with 50 added.
L Mr. Gulliver's Village ass, Bst 41b Crickmere 1
Mr. Y. King's Mouser (late Ellen), Bst 41b.Charlton 2
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Nightshade, at c by Napier, Pollard, Epaminondas, Spin-
away, Himalaya, Winkfield, and Citizen, also ran..-2 to 1 agst
Spinaway, 7 to 2 agst Nightshade, 4 to I agst Mouser, 4 to 1
agst Himalaya, 5 to 1 agst Epaminondas. Won by a length
and a half. Nightshade was third, and Spinaway fourth.
THE GREAT METROPOLITAN STAKES, Of 25 soya. each, 15 ft.,
with 350 sot's. added. Two miles and a quarter. 120 subs.
Sir C. Monk's Gadabout, 3 yrs, sst 71b .... Carroll 1
Mr. C. Peck's Richmond, 4 yrs, sst 91b.... Ashmall 2
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Contentment, 4st 71b. Fordham 3

Cariboo, Candlewick, Miss May. Terpsichore, Allegro, Defi-
ance, Exact, Abdullah, Madeline, Pug Orrock, Happy Joe, Ire-
land's Eye, Snowdon Dunhill, Peggy, Psaltery, Pantomime,
Deerhound, and Tobolski were not placed.-5 to 4 agst Con-
tentment, 8 to 1 each about Gadabout, Snowdon Dunhill, and
Ireland's Eye. 10 to 1 agst Pug Orrock, and 20 to 1 each agst
Richmond, Deerhound, and Terpsichore. A good start.
Snowdon Dunhill going to the front and making strong run-
ning,, Pug Orrock and Gadabout second and third. At the Old
Mile Post Snowdon gave way, and Deerhound, Richmond, and
Defiance were close up to Gadabout. kt Tattenham-corner
Contentment drew forward, Snowdon Dunhill soon after being
beaten. Richmond then went on with the lead, attended by
Gadabout and Contentment ; the latter was beaten on reaching
the stand, where Gadabout caught Richmond, and at the finish
defeated him by three parts of a length. Defiance fourth.
SELLING STAKES, of 3 sous. each, with 50 added._ New T.Y.C.

Mr. Darling's Puritan, 4 yrs, Bst 7lb Marlow 1
Mr. T. Fryer's Shipwreck, 3 yrs, 7st . . Hall 2
Twelve others were not placed. Won by a head.
THE RAILWAY PLATE, Of 50 soya., for all ages. New T.Y.O
Mr. Y. King's Marcissus, 6 yrs, Bst Charlton 1
Mr. Gulliver's Chilton, 3 yrs, Est 41b Wells 2
Mr. Barling's Union Jack, 4 yrs, 6st 21b....Jaggart 3
Seven others started. Won by half a length.

Honeywood was backed at Tattersall's, last week, to win the
Derby, for fifteen "monkeys", at 15 to 1, in one bet.

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Out of the eight years the Great Metropolitan Stakes has now
been established, it has been won six times by three year olds.
Contentment, although appearing in Mr. T. Parr's name, and
trained with his horses, has all along been the sole property of
Mr. J. M. Stanley.

Mr. George Calloway, the clerk of the course at Lichfield,
has been appointed judge of the Shrewsbury races, in the room
of Mr. Vaughan, deceased.
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The unprecedentedly large number of ninety horses started
in the various stakes contested for at Epsom Spring Meeting,
on Thursday last.

Lascelles, the winner of the Trial Stakes at Epsom, is the
first of " Honest John" Day's horses that has run since his
removal to Michel Grove.

Mr. J. Lea's (of Childwall, near this town) brood mare Fan-
tastic, has dropped a colt by The Flying Dutchman. She is
the dam of Hippolytus, sold to Lord Eglinton when a yearling
for a large sum.

Captain Scott, whose horses are trained in the same stable
with Gadabout, won between ten and eleven thousand pounds
on the Metropolitan Stakes. He presented Carroll with .1500
after the race, and Edwin Hiett, who rode Allegro, with .t'loo.
We are assured that a bet of £5OO even was laid in London,
last week, between Umbriel and West Australian, for the
Derby, by two noble lords. The backer of Umbriel, although
apparently having the worst of the bet, is generally known to
have the best ►nformation respecting Scott's stable.