The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-07-18 00:00:00

THURSDAY

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This was as fine a day as could possibly be desired, and
the Trades' Cup forming an additional attraction to the
day's sport, the course was attended by a larger number
of spectators than we ever remember to have seen on any
former occasion. The following is a return The FOAL STAKES^ of 100 Sovs each, h ft, for foals of
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1840. Colts, Bst 61b ; fillies, Bst 31b. Once round and
a distance. (8 subs.)
Duke of Richmond's b e Cornopean.... (Rogers) 1
Col Anson's b c Armytage
Lord Stanley's bik c Aquilo
Lord Eglinton's b c Aristides (Marson) 4
Betting :—Even, and 5 to 4 on Cornopean, and 3 to 1
against Aristides. Aquilo made the running at a good
pace, followed by Cornopean, Armytage, and Aristides,
in the order stated. At the bottom turn Cornopean, took
the lead, with Armytage lying at his quarters. A splendid
race ensued to the chair, which was won by a neck only.
The TRADESMEN'S CoP;mr PLATE, value 200 Sovs, given
by the Tradesmen of Liverpool, with 100 Sovs given
from the Racing Fund, added to a Handicap Sweep-
stakes of 25 Sovs each, 15,ft, and 5 only if declared on
or before the Ist July. Two miles. The winner to pay
30 Soya to the Judge. The second to receive 50 Sovs
from the Stakes. (142 subs.)
7 8 Mr Meiklam's b c Aristotle, 4 yrs (Lye) 1
7 8 Mr J Lanshaw ns b c Eboracum, 4 yrs.. (Cartwright) 2
6 0 Lord Eglinton's br c Pompey, 3 yrs.... (Copeland) 3
The following also started Bst 41b ; Knight-
of-the-Whistle, Bst 41b ; Morpeth, Bst ; Moss Trooper,
Bst 41b ; Blue Bonnet, 7st 121 b ; Give-him-a-name, 7st 81b
Thirsk, 7st 81b; Mus, Ist 71b; Rhodanthe, Ist 51b; -The
Major, 7st ; Vakeel, 6st 121 b ; Cable, 6st 10Ib ; Lytham,
Gst 61b ; Recompense, Est 41b ; ch g by Cain, Est 41b.
Betting :-7 to 2 agst Knight-of-the-Whistle, 4 to 1 agst
Pompey, 10 to 1 agst Morpeth„.lo to 1 agst Thirsk, 10 to
1 agst Mus' 12 to 1 agst Aristotle, 15 to 1 agst Moss
Trooper, 15 to 1 agst Blue Bonnet, and 100 to 6 agst
Eboracurn.—There was one false start, in which Pompey
broke away from Copeland ;,Eboracum, Mus, and Give-
him-a-Name also started before the signal was given, for
which their jockeys were each fined £5. At the second
attempt a beautiful start was effected. Value of the
stakes £1420.
The DERRY HANDICAP of,lo Sovs each, pp, with 80 Sovs
added by the Right Hos. the Earl of Derby. 021 e mile.
(34 subs.)
6 10 Mr Jaques's br f Semiseria, 2 yrs .... (Copeland) 1
9 4 Lord Wilton ns ch. h Knight-of-the-Whistle,
5 yrs.
(Nat) 2
8 5 Col Cradock's b h Pagan, 5 yrs .... (Templeman) 3
The following also started:—Alice Hawthorn, Marshal
Soult, Ermengardis, Dillingham Lass, St Jean d'Acre,
Vakeel, Recompense, Mysinda, Atalanta.
Betting.;—Even, and' 5 .to„4 on Semiseria, who made all
the running, was never.headed, and won in a canter by a
length. A fine race for second was won by half a length.
Billingham Lass was fourth, Atalanta fifth, Alice Haw-
thorn sixth, and St. Jean d'Acre seventh, the others
beaten off.
A FREE HANDICAP. of 10 Sovs each, 25 added, for all
ages. One mile and a quarter. (11 subs.)
Lord G Bentinck's b c St Jean d'Acre, 4 yrs.. (Ebdale) 1
Mr Hbrnby's br g Champagne, 6 yrs ........ (Oates) 2
Betting :-7 to 4. on St Jean d'Acre, who made the
running, was never headed, and won after a pretty race
by a neck.
Her. MAJESTY'S PLATE, value 100 Guineas. Three-year-
olds, 7st 51b ; four, 9,st Ilb ; five, 9st 111 b ; six and aged,
lOst 21b. Two mile heats. (20 subs.)
Mr Plummer's bin Alice Hawthorn, 5 yrs (Heseltine) 1 1
Lord Chesterfield's br g Jack, 3 yrs ..... ~. (Nat) 2 d Capt Harcourt's b c Sir Abstrupus, 3 yrs....
(Lye) 3 d
Col Anson's,b e Puncher, 4 yrs ........ (F. Butler) 4 d
Lord Miltown's Marius, 5 yrs .... (Wakefield) dis
lltt First Heat.—Betting:--2 and 3 to
L on Alice Haw-
thorn, who took the lead, pulling hard, was never caught,.
and won in a heat by two lengths. Marius went for the
51b Goodwood allowance.
Second Heat.—Alice walked over.
A MATCH for £5O was run between Mr Mellor's Miss
Lucy (Taggat) and Mr Dubbin's Grace Pyle (Hopwood),
which was won by the former. A more " open " affair
we never saw ; the rider of Grace Pyle had the greatest
difficulty in preventing his mare from winning. He was
obliged to " cut and run " after the race or he would
have been pretty well handled by the mob.

FRIDAY.
The GROSVENOR STAKES, of £l5 each, 5 ft, with 30
added, for three-yr-olds ist 41b, and four list 101 b ;
mares and geldings allowed 31b : 11 subs.
Lord Eglinton's bl f Egidia, 3 yrs .. J llowlett—w. o.
The LIVERPOOL ST. LEGER of .Z 7,5 each, with 100 sous
added, for three-yr-old colts Bst 81b, fillies Bst 31b the
second to receive C5O ! one mile and, three quarters :
23 subs.
Colonel Anson's oh c Napier
Mr. D. Cook's b c True Boy, by Tomboy.... • ... Lye 2
Sir R W Bulkeley's b c Arundo, by Jereed . • ..Neale 3
Mr F R Price's ch c Colin Clink..... Cartwright 4
Mr. Worthington's br c Hooton, by Despot .. Francis 5
18 Paid.•—Betting : 5 to 2 on Napier, and 5 to I agst
True Iloy. Sir Richard Bulkeley's colt made the running
at an excellent pace, with Colin Clink close at his
haunches, followed by True Boy and Hooton, with Napier
in the rear. I❑ this order they ran to the bridge turn,
when Napier advanced, and, passing Hooton, took his
place next to True Boy. Outside the distance the latter
took the lead and kept it to the .staad, whoa Napier wcz.t
up► end won in a canter by a length. After the race,