The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-06-05 00:00:00

EPSOM RACES.-TUESDAY.

THE CRAVEN STAKES, of 10 sovs. each. Last mile and
a quarter. 6 subs.
Col. Wyndham's br c Pestonjee Bomanjee, 5 yrs.(Conolly) 1
Mr Eddison's ch c Ruler, 3 years 2
Mr Robertson's br fby Augustus, out of Cinderella, 3 yrs 3
La Balezza, Impertinence, and Clearwell, not placed. 7to
4 agst Ruler, 3 to 1 agst Nina, 4 to 1 agst the Augustus filly
(t), and sto 1 agst La Balezza. The Augustus filly made
the running, followed by La Balezza and Pestonjee ; Ruler
lying fourth up to the distance where he joined the Augustus
f, La Balezza dropping off. Pestonjee waited en the two
young ones until near the stand, when he went up and won
cleverly by half a length.

THE WOODCOTE STAKES of 30 sovs each, far two years
old colts. T.Y.C. Three quarters of a mile. 4 subs.
Mr Greville's br g Palemon (Nat) 1
Capt. Gardnor's bc, by Sheet-Anchor--Lady Fulford.. 2
Mr Webb's ch c, by Recovery out of Minna 3
Mr Faulconer's ch f, by Velocipede out of .Arbis
7 to 4 on the Sheet-Anchor colt, which took the lead, al-
lowed by the Recovery colt, Palremon lying behind ; the Re_
covert' colt fell off a quarter of a mile from home, and Pala:-
mon took his place ; a few strides from the chair he went up,
and after a good race with the favourite, won by a neck.
The SHIRLEY STAKES of 20 sovs each, for three year olds
One mile. 5 subs.
Lord Lynedoch's Jeffy
Mr Trenn's ch c Fitzroy

(Stephenson) 1
2

Mr Thornhill's Menalippe.. -;
Sir G. Heathcote's bl f Bussorah, by Camel
11 to 8 agst Fitzroy (t;) and 7 to 4 agst Jeffy.—Menalippe
made the running, followed by Bussorah until within a quar-
ter of a mile from home, where she gave up. Jeffy followed
Menalippe and Fitzroy with waiting orders, challenged a few
strides from home, and won by a neck..
The EPSOM STAKES, of 5 sous each, with 40 added. The
winner to be sold for £2OO. Mile heats. 18 subs.

Captain Gardnor's b c Barabbas, 4 yrs (Mann) 1 1
Mr Bristow's b c Alzdorf. 4 yr-:

Five others started for the first, and three others for the
second heat. 2tol on Barabbas, who won the first heat by
No lengths, the second in a canter, and was claimed.

WEDNESDAY.

The DERBY STAKES, of 50 sovs each, h ft. Last miL.-
and-a-half. The owner of the second horse to receive 100
sovs. 144 subs.
Mr Robertson's b c Little Wonder, by Muley, out of
Lacerta (Macdonald) L
Lord Westminster's b c Launcelot (W. Scott) 2
Songster, Assassin, Theon, Pathfinder, Confederate, So-
Uhocles, Scutari, Monops, Bokhara, c by Nonsense, Mulry
Ishmael, Amurath, Farce colt, Solace colt, and Angelica
colt, were not placed.
Betting at starting-9 to 4 agst Launeelot (5 to 2 taken,)
4 to 1 agst Assassin (taken), 4 to 1 agst Melody (taken) G to
1 agst Theon, 20 to 1 agst Pathfinder, 20 to 1 agst Scutari
(taken), 20 to 1 agst Forth's two (Little Wonder and Solace
colt) (taken), 20 to 1 agst Bokhara, 30 to 1 agst Confederate,
30 to 1 agst Solace colt (taken,) 40 to 1 agst Gift colt (taken),
40 to 1 agst Anglelica c (taken), 50 to 1 agst Little Wonder,
and 1,000 to 15 agst Muley Ishmael.

About a quarter past three, after one false start, and two
or three minor failures, the lot went away at an excellent
pace, the Anglelica colt leading, followed by the Melody colt,
Launcelot, and llokbara, with Confederate, Assassin, Little
Wonder, and Scutari next, and the others well laid up. This
order was observed for about half a mile, when the Melody
colt took up the running, Launcelot lying second, Assassin
third, Angelica, Confederate, and Little Wonder, being the
next lot. In going round the turn, Little Wonder passed
Assassin, and to3k his place at Launcelot's quarters; the
b Anmelica colt was beaten off here ; and, in fact, the threelead-
inghorses were all that were left in the race, neither Assassin
nor Confederate having the slightest chance of winning. The
Melody colt maintained his lead to the distance, and there it
was all up with him. Little Wonder then challenged the
" crack," headed him in a few yards, was half a length be-
fore him ere he reached the stand, and went by the post a clever
winner by a length ; Melody third, Confederate (who passed
Assassin at the distance,) fourth, Assassin fifth, and Aniurath
sixth. Of the others it is only necessary to say, that the
tailing began before they reached the turn, and that Them
(who at one part of the day was at 20 to 1), the Gift colt, and
Sophocles, were the last three. Value of the stakes, after
making the usual deductions, £3,775.

Immediately after the race, Mr E. Anson entered the
weighing place, and delivered to Macdonald on elegant riding
whip, as a testimonial from Prince Albert of his admiration
of his jockeyship.
The Asn STEAD STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 40 added. The
winner to be sold for £l2O. One mile. 8 subs.

Mr Faoleoner's b h March First, 5 yrs (Butler) 1
Mr Booth's ch g nobleman, 5 yrs 2
No betting.—March Wind, Intruder, Latona, Tenebrosa,
and Maid of Kent not placed.
The WALTON STAKES of 5 soya each, with 40 added. The
winner to be sold for £lOO. Last half mile. 4 sal's. _

..... _
Capt. Gardnor's br fby The Colonel
Mr Forth's b in Wilderness, 3 yrs
Mr Balchin's b f Cleamatis, by Camel, 3 yrs .... .
Mr Faulconer's br m Sister to Professor, 5 yrs • 4
Cleamatis was first off, but shortly resigned the lead to the
Colonel fill, who won cleverly.
The BURGH STAKES of 5 soya each, with 40 added, were
won by Captain Gardnoa's gr f Puleherima, by RoWton, 4
yrs, (111ann,) beating May First and Kate Kearney.

GREENLAND WHALE FISHERY.--The first accounts from
the Greenland Whale .Fishery this season were on Monday
received by a mercantile firm in the City : -
" Lerwick, May 23, 1810.
" As almost unprecedented the brim Mary, of Peterhead,
arrived here yesterday from Greenland', with 1000 seals, and
with the loss of all her boats except one. There was a heavy
gale at Greenland on the Ist of May, which every ves±,•el in
the country felt more or less. The loss of boats is, how c'u'r'.
the only damage stated. The Friendship. of Dundee, fortu-
nately lost onl one boat, and had caught 2600 seals; crew
all well. Some ships have lost as many as six boats. At
Greenland the seal fishing was good, several vessels having
from 1000 to 4000.
(SiznedX " L. DUNCAN.
" P.S. The 'Friendship spoke the Mary before she left ;
and at that time none of the vessels had proceeded to the
northward to prosecute the whale fishing."