100 sov. the gift of Sir John Gerard, Bart. added to a Sweepstakes of 15 sov. each, 10 ft. a winner once after the publication of the handicap to carry 3lb. twice, 5lb. extra; the last horse paid 5 sov. towards the expenses of the Course; ridden by Gentlemen qualified as for the first day's cup; two miles (7 subscribers). 2 Mr S. Erskine Sir J. Gerard's b. h. Parthian, by Jereed, 6 yrs, 11st. 9lb. owner 1 Capt. Broadley 4 Mr E. Haworth's br. g. John Davis, 4 yrs, 11st, 5m. (including 5lb. extra) owner 5 2 to 1 agst Parthian, 3 to 1 agst John Davis, 4 to 1 agst Legacy, and 5 to 1 agst Dog Billy. Won by a length; Legacy finishing about three lengths from the second, the others beaten off. The Burton Constable Stakes of 20 sov. each, 10 ft. with 50 added, for two yrs old, 6st. 71b. and three, 8st. 10lb. f. and g. allowed 3lb. the winner paid 10 sov. towards expenses; half a mile. Sir J. Gerard's br. f. Camelia, by Voltaire, 3 yrs Mr W. Scott's b. c. Mr Mansfield, 3 yrs Mr E. R. Clark's b. g. Socrates, 2 yrs Mr Lane Fox's br. f. Hannah Raine, 3 yrs 2 to 1 agst Mr Mansfield, 3 to 1 agst Camelia, 3 to 1 agst Socrates, and 5 to 1 agst Hannah Raine. Won by two lengths; Mr Mansfield beating Socrates by a length. Socrates bolted when leading within 100 yards of the Distance-post, and in consequence lost all chance of winning. Holmes 1 W. Oates 2 T. Barker 3 Bradley 4 The Carlton Stakes of 10 sov. each, for half-bred hunters that never won 501. 13st. each; m. and g. allowed 3b. Gentlemen riders, the same as in the cups; two miles (12 subscribers). Mr Baxter's b. g. by Contest, out of sister to Ilamlet, 4 yrs Mr E. Haworth owner 1 2 Mr Jas. Cookson 3 Sir J. Gerard's ch. h. Heart of Oak (late Socrates) Owner Capt. Broadley 5 3 to 1 agst the Contest g. 5 to 1 agst Heart of Oak, 6 to 1 agst Ranger, and 7 to 1 agst Catamaran. Won in a common canter by half a dozen lengths. After the race the winner was purchased by Sir J. Gerard, and was named Perpetual Motion. The Scurry Stakes of 10 sov. each; Gentlemen riders, as in the cups: the winner to be sold for 200 sov. half a mile (3 subscribers). Sir J. Gerard's br. f. Camelia, 3 yrs, walked over. The Social Stakes, a silver Tea-pot, the gift of E. H. Reynard Esq. added to a Sweepstakes of 2 sov. each, for horses, &c. the property of Farmers; the second saved his stake; ridden by Farmers or their sons; one mile and a half (6 subscribers). Mr W. Baxter's b. m. Legacy, by The Bard, 6 yrs Mr H. Baxter 1 Mr Wray's b. f. Shepherdess, 4 yrs DURHAM. THURSDAY, April the 23rd.-The Craven Stakes of 10 sov. each, with 20 added, for horses of all ages; one mile and a half (5 subscribers). Mr Arrowsmith's br. c. Tractarian, by Robin Grey, or Young Whalebone, 3 yrs, 6st. 10lb. Mr Cook's br. m. The Shadow, aged, 9st. 21b. Mr Salvin's b. f. Marian Ramsay, 4 yrs, 8st. 5lb. Mr Whitelock's b. m. Fair Rosamond, 5 yrs, 8st. 8lb. G. Abdale 1 2 3 4 6 to 4 agst Marian Ramsay, 7 to 4 agst The Shadow, 3 to 1 agst Fair Rosamond, and 4 to 1 agst Tractarian. Won cleverly. Mr R. Stockdale's b. g. Ariel, aged (owner) beat Mr West's gr. m. Queen of Hearts, aged (W. Henderson) 10st. 7fb. each, two miles, 40 sov. but in consequence of Ariel coming in short of weight, the race was given to Queen of Hearts. The Maiden Plate of 50 sov. given by the Members for the Northern Division of the County of Durham; heats, two miles. Mr Haworth's gr. c. Robin Burns, by The Bard, J. Jones 4 yrs, 8st. 5lb. Mr Allen's b. c. Duke of Kent, 4 yrs, 8st. 5lb. Mr Mangle's b. f. Golden Bee, 3 yrs, 7st. 2lb. Mr C. Benson's b. m. Eleanor, 6 yrs, 8st. 7ib. Mr R. Johnson's br. c. by Jerry, dam by Ebor, out of Swinton's dam, 3 yrs, 7st. 5lb. Mr J. Oates's b. c. by Giraffe, 4 yrs, 8st. 5lb. Mr T. Dawson's b. f. Fair, Fat, and Forty, 4 yrs, 8st. 2lb. Mr Meiklam's b. c. The Parson's Clerk, 4 yrs, 8st. 5lb. FRIDAY.-The Two yrs old Stakes of 10 sov. each, with 20 added, for colts, 8st. 3lb. and fillies, 8st. three quarters of a mile (4 subs.) Mr E. R. Clark's ch. c. Bendigo, by The Doctor, or The Cup Stakes of 10gs each, for horses that never won 1001. at any one time in plate or stake before the day of naming; three yrs old, 6st. 10b. four, 8st 3b. five, 8st. 10b. six and aged, 9st. m. and g. allowed 3lb. two miles (8 subscribers). Mr Bell's b. c. Fiddlestring, by The Bard, 3 yrs Capt. Allan's b. f. Themis, 3 yrs Mr Lamb's ch. m. Lady Flora, aged Mr Mangle's b. c. Comical Boy, 4 yrs Longstaff 1 Duflo 2 Mr Arrowsmith's br. c. Tractarian, 3 yrs (G. Abdale) also started and came in first, but ran on the wrong side of a post. The Hunters' Stakes of 5 sov. each with 10 added; two miles (7 subscribers). Mr J. Clarke's ch. m. Maid of Auckland, by Tomboy, aged, 12st. 123 Mr R. F. Johnson 1 2 3 Mr Whitelock's b. g. Swodale Jack, 6 yrs, 12st. 4 SATURDAY.-The Members' Plate of 251. given by T. C. Granger, Esq. one of the Members for the City of Durham, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sov. each; three yrs old, 6st. 10lb. four, Sst. 3lb. five, 8st. 10fb. six and aged, 9st. m. and g. allowed 3lb. a winner of 501. at any one time in plate or stake to carry 3lb. twice or more, 5lb. extra; 2-mile heats (5 subscribers). Templeman 3 1 1 J. Marson 1 2 2 Mr Haworth's gr. c. Robin Burns, 4 yrs Mr Cook's br. m. The Shadow, aged Mr Baker's b. f. Marian Ramsay, 4 yrs The Selling Stakes of 3 sov. each, with 25 added; three yrs old, 8st. four, 9st. five, 9st. 6lb. six and aged, 9st. 10b. m. and g. allowed 3lb. the winner to be sold for 2001. if demanded, &c. If to be sold for 1501. allowed 71b. for 1001. 14lb. for 801. 18b. for 501. 21tb. and for 401. 28tb. heats, one mile and a quarter (8 subscribers). Mr R. Stewart's b. c. Ashfield, by Irish Revenge (half-bred) 3 yrs (801.) Capt. Allan's b. f. Themis, 3 yrs (501.) G. Abdale 1 Mr Dawson's Fair, Fat, and Forty, 4 yrs (501.) Mr Lamb's Lady Flora, aged (150) Mr Grey na. br. m. Jessy (half-bred) aged (401.) 4 dr There was a race for the Farmers' Plate, but it was disputed, 1 123 II NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. MONDAY, April the 27th. FIFTY Pounds, for four yrs old, 7st. 10. five, 8st. 91b. six and aged, 9st. last three miles of B. C. Mr Shelley's ch. c. Maynooth, by Sir Hercules, 4 yrs Ld G. Bentinck's ch. f. Miss Elis, 4 yrs Sly 1 Flatman 2 S. Mann 4 5 to 4 on Miss Elis, and 3 to 1 agst Maynooth. Maynooth made the running at a good steady pace, with Keppel second, Lycurgus and Switcher next, Miss Elis lying off; they ran in this order to the Duke's Stand, where Miss Elis took the third place; about half way between there and the finish she passsed Keppel, but could not reach Maynooth, who continued the lead to the end, winning cleverly by two lengths; Keppel a bad third; the other two beaten off. A Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sov. each, h. ft. if declared by ten o'clock the evening before running, for three yrs old and upwards; T.Y.C. (6 subscribers, 2 of whom paid h. ft.) Ld Orford's bl. c. Blackie, by Clearwell, 3 yrs, 6st. 21b. J. Sharpe 1 pd 6 to 5 agst Blackie, and 7 to 4 agst Cocoa-nut. Blackie made the running, was not headed, and won easily by two lengths; Duc an Durras a bad third. A Sweepstakes of 50 sov. each, for three yrs old colts, 8st. 7tb. and fillies, 8st. 4b. T.Y.C those by stallions or out of mares which never bred a winner, allowed 31b. (6 subscribers). Col. Anson's b. c. Iago, by Don John, 8st. 4lb. F. Butler 1 Flatman 2 Sly 3 7 to 4 on Iago. After the first fifty yards Iago took the lead, was not headed, and won easily by a length. Side-saddle beaten off. A Sweepstakes of 50 sov. each, for foals of 1843, out of mares that never bred a winner; colts, 8st. 7b. fillies, 8st. 3b. those by stallions that never got a winner allowed 3b. A. F. (5 subscribers). D. of Bedford's b. c. Paragone, by Touchstone Robinson 1 Ld Exeter's b. c. Lebanon S. Mann 2 7 to 2 on Paragone, who made the running and won in a canter by ten lengths. A Sweepstakes of 50 sov. each, h. ft. T.Y. C. Mr King's ch. h. Y. Lochinvar, by Tipple Cider, 6 yrs, 7st. 5lb. Sir J. Hawley's Bishop of Romford's Cob, 6 yrs, 8st. 7lb. Pettit 1 F. Butler 2 Flatman 3 Col. Peel's Garry Owen, aged, 8st. 7lb. Even on Bishop of Romford's Cob, 7 to 4 agst Garry Owen, and 4 to 1 agst Y. Lochinvar. Y. Lochinvar made the running at a strong pace, Garry Owen lying second; at the cords the latter declined, and the Cob went up, but did not reach Y. Lochinvar, who continued the lead to the end, winning cleverly by a length Ld Exeter's br. c. Wood Pigeon, by Velocipede, 7st. (Pettit) beat D. of Bedford's Oakley, 8st. 7lb. (Robinson) T. Y.C. 300, h. ft. 6 to 5 on Oakley. Wood Pigeon made the running at a strong pace, was not headed, and won cleverly by a length. Mr Beresford's b. c. Dean Swift, by Voltaire, 4 yrs, 7st. 13lb. (Flatman) beat Mr Pratt's Secundus, 5 yrs, 8st. 10. (Crouch) first half of Ab. M. 100, h. ft. 7 to 4 on Secundus. Secundus made the running at a strong pace; half way up the cords Dean Swift challenged, and after a good race won by half a length. Ld Glasgow's b. f. Conspiracy, by Retriever, 7st. 11. (S. Mann) beat Ld Orford's Prussic Acid, 8st. 7b. (Flatman) R.M. 200, h. ft. 5 to 2 on Prussic Acid. Conspiracy took the lead at a steady pace, which improved at the bushes; she continued the lead to the end, and won cleverly by two lengths.、 Sir J. Hawley's b. h. A-la-mode, by New Fashion, 5 yrs, 8st. 2lb. (F. Butler) beat Mr Ramsbottom's Pine-apple, 6 yrs, 8st. 10lb. (H. Bell) A.F. 100, h. ft. 5 to 2 on A-la-mode, who made the running, was not headed, and won by a length. Sweepstakes of 500 sov. each, 200 ft. for three yrs old colts, 8st. 91b. and fillies, 8st. 6b. the produce of the best mares in England; A. F. (5 subscribers). Ld Eglinton's b. c. Draco, by Velocipede, walked over and recd. the two fts. D. of Bedford's bl. f. Black Cat, and Mr Combe's b. f. by Glaucus, out of Harmony, withdrew stakes. Mr Greville's Alarm, by Venison, 4 yrs, 8st. 7lb. recd. 130 sov. ft. from Mr O'Brien's Traverser, 3 yrs, 6st. 7lb. A. F. 500, 200 ft. TUESDAY. Sweepstakes of 10 sov. each, for three yrs old colts, 8st. 71b. and fillies, 8st. 4lb. T.Y.C. the winner to be sold for 200 sov. if demanded, &c. B 3 |