The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-23 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

AUGUST METIG.
WEDNESDAY, YORK
AUGUST 17.—The weather was very fine,
and the attendance upon the course was somewhat
63, beingalrger than
usual, the receipts at the stand amounting to ,e
.TeG more than last year. The ground was in fine order,
though a trifle hard. The racing was good, and resulted in
several close and interesting contests :
5
The DUNDAS HANDICAP of 50 sovs, added to sous. each.
Duke of Richmond's Antigone, 7st 91b... Flatmate 1
Mr. G. B. Cornish's Captain Cornish, 6st 121 b.... 2
Five others also ran.—A splendid race, won by a neck.
The YORKSHIRE OAKS, of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft., with 100 added.
r. Howard's Mayfair, Bst Illb . A. Day 1
lair. Pedley's Mistletoe, Bst Nicotine, Fright, Strawberry Hill, Honeydew, Miss Agnes,
The Queen, and Comfit also ran.—Won by a neck.
The CONVIVIAL STAKES, of 10 EOM each, 5 ft., with 100
added. The second to receive 10 per cent. 94 suscribers.
Lord Derby's Meteora, by Melbourne. Templeman 1
Captain D. Lane's Alas ! ................ Flatrnan 2
Lord Zetland's Hospodar ............ J. Hoer 3
The Gem, Vixen, colt by Annandale, Midsummer, Lady
Napier, Tros, and Juliet also ran.—Won easily by a length.
The EBOR ST. LEGER, Of 25 SOPS. each, with 100 added.
Duke of Bedford's Sittingbourne ...... F. Butler 1
Mr. E. R. Clark's Dear Me ......... J. Marson 2
Mistletoe also ran.—Won by ten lengths.
CHESTERFIELD HANDICAP, Of 10 SOPS, each, with Go added.
Mr. C. Spence's Snowdon Dunhill .. . ............ 1
Severnd Londesborough's Broughton ..011iver jun 2
A ,vea others also started. Won by a length. ' *
~.. E. PsTA xEs of 100 sovs. each, for four year olds. 4 subs.
,I.v!rr. praerville's Adine, by Slane, Bst 41b Fatan 1
vt,',7_ -I nson's King of Trumps ...... Cartwright 2
II
„an canter lily six lengths.
r_n.ent, beatl4BTtiB LATE was won by Mr. Greville's Tor-
(!iy. Elwortli'a S'rle? others; and the SELLING STAKES by
L HIJItsDAY, Ao,..)man, beating six others.
10 soya each man' beating
OF WALES STAKES Of
Lord Dert;y,
D. with 50 added. T.Y C 37 subs '
Capt. D.
and
, evish, by Cowl Bst Ulb.: F. Butler* 1
Rosa
ne
a, Brother to 8
e 8 Alas ! Bst 41b . '
Rogers 2
Canute, Ivan
The
GREAIiT
lib 's° started.—
and
Wenar, The Sheriff, Spinaway,
0... by_
uhalf a length.
added to a Ila°nßdi ilanANewieceApsPtitresEJSTAKES of 200 soya.,
Mr. Magennis, err
Mr. Dri k 1 , 8 aIUOIIIIITie 5 20 sovs. each, 15 ft.
n ad a The N.., , , st slb.. °Myer •un 1
Catspaw. Goorkab, islewrnul°., 7at Ilb ..... CI ')
iarlton 2
Lord Fauconberg, Babette Lnarder. Adine, ally Warfoot colt
and St. Andrew also ran.—lnsid Lieutenant, Peggy, Nerva,
his head in front, and appeared t:ithe distance Tbe Nabob got
of it, but Pantomime coming again, COTiSiderably the best
after one of the finest races ever se an the longest, and won,
The HOPEFUL STAKES, Of 25 BOPS. etlll,)y a neck.
Duke of Bedford's Feversham,eBaat
.00 ft. 6 subscribers.
Mr. Milner's Grapeshot Bst 71b
.. "b • .i.P. Butler 1
North Pole also ran.—Woo by a neciC.. ...
'• Mallon 2
The COUNTY PLATE Of 100 SOWS., adde 1 to asw 15 Bove. each, 5 ft. T.I.C. 41 subs.
eepatakes of
Mr. Harrison's King of Trumps„ .... Cartwright i
Mr. Merry's The Wild Huntsman ..... Aldcroft i
Seven others also ran.—Won by half a length.
The EGLI NTON STAKES, Of 15 soya. each. 5 ft, with 100 added.
Mr. Merry's Exact, Bst 101 b ............ . „ 'lieu 1
Mr. Saxon's Barrel, 7st Clement 2 Five others ran.—Won easily by a length.
The LOTTERY PLATE was won by Mr. J Scott's Cassio,
beating Luxurious and Fairthorn.—A SWEEPSTAKES, of 100
sovs. each, 30 ft., was walked over for by Mr. J. M. Stanley's
North Pole.—The COLT SAPLING STAKES were walked over
for by Lord Zetland's Tros,