The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-03-10 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL NATIONAL STEEPLE-CHASE.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4. _ _ _

FIFTY SOVEREIGNS, given by the Earl of Sefton, to a
Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, 5 ft. One mile. 7 subs.
Mr. It. J. Mostyn's b c The Premier, 3 yrs.. Williams 1
Lord Howth's ch h Switcher, 5 yrs Wynne 2
Mr. Binnie's b f Apparition, 3 yrs
The Poor Soldier. Camelia, Rosina, and L'HirondeLe c
also started.—The Premier took the lead, was never head-
ed, and won easy by a length.

THE GREAT NATIONAL STEEPLE-CHASE, of 20 sovs.
each, 10 ft. with 100 added. Four miles.
Mr. Adams's b g Pioneer, 6 yrs, list 121 b Taylor 1
Mr. Payne na ch g Culverthorpe, aged, list 41b.Rackley 2
Lord Howth's ch h Switcher; 5 yrs, 12st 41b .. Wynne 3
Firefly, Cure-all, Regalia, Eagle, Golden Pippin, Major
A, Troubadour, Carlow, Brenda, Tivderbor, Mameluke,
Peter. Simple, Homihiharriho, Lancet, Pickwick, Veluti,
Perambulator, Scavenger, and Lady Grey also started.
Peter Simple took the lead, followed by Veluti and Fire-
fly. Culverthorpe was first over the last hurdle, when
Pioneer came up, went away from his horses, and won by
three lengths, with the greatest ease. 200 to 10 was laid
against the winner the evening before.
A FREE HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. of 10 EIOVS• each,

5 ft., with 50 added. Two miles, over six hurdles.
Mr. E. R. Clarke's b h Sir Edward, lOst 2lb .. Oliver 1
Capt. Campbell's b h Crcesus, list 12Ib ..... . Bradley 2
Pedlar, New Brighton, Clear-the-Kitchen, Everton,
Quicksilver, Chintz Print, Single Peeper, Sands, Artist,
Grace Darling, Alice, Artful Dodger, and Violet also ran.
Artful Dodger made the running for the first mile, when
Crcesus, Sir Edward, and Pedlar went on with it to the
distance, where Pedlar made his effort but failed, Sir Ed-
ward winning a most excellent race by half a length.

HOOTON PAP K STEEPLE CHASES.
FRIDAY, MARCH 6.
A SWEE PSTAKES, of 20 sovs. each, h ft, with 100 added
by Sir William Massey Stanley, Bart., 12st each, three
milee over a fair bunting country.
Lord' Howth's Switcher Captain Peel 1
Marquis of Waterford's Firefly Barton 2
Lord Glamis's Eugene Sue .. ...... Owner 3
Lord Maidstone's The Kicker .. Owner 4
Marquis of Waterford's Regalia....
The Kicker led at a rattling pace the first time round,
where he was headed by Eugene Sue ; Regalia was run-
ning well, when he fell ; a splendid race home between
Switcher and Firefly, Switcher winning cleverly. The
Marquis of Waterford, in consequence of being thrown
from Regalia, had his shoulder knocked out. Sir Wm.
Massey Stanley's surgeon was on the ground, and his
lordship's shoulder having been re-set, he was to be seen
on the ground enjoying himself as if nothing had taken
place. Prince George of Cambridge was on the ground,
along with a great number of nobility.
A SWEEPSTAKES, of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added by Sir
W. M. Stanley, Bart. 12st each.-
Mr. Dicken's Lucy Long .
Captain Brooke's b g Jack Price......
Captain Glover's ch m Prejudice....
Mr. Robertson's gr g Tinderbox....
Ramill was objected to as a professional jockey. Tin-
derbox fell twice at the two first fences. Prejudice, who
was winning in a canter, fell at the last fence but two,
tumbled head over heels, and lost all chance. Barton
claimed the stakes, on the ground that the other two
jockeys were professional.
A SWEEPSTAKES, of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added.
Mr. Thomas's Single Peeper ..
Mr. Matthew's br g Salopian
Mr. Henderson's Ellen M'Gregor
Mr. Massey's b g Landercan
A splendid race between the first three.

A grand steeple-chase is to take place on the 19th April
in the vicinity of Paris, for which are entered the extra-
ordinary number of forty-two horses, many of them being
our most celebrated English steeple chasers.