Mr T. Watson's Morris Dancer, aged,12st 71b Mr Thomas Mr C. Swinfern's b. g. by Stockwell, out of Waverley's dam, 4 yrs, 11st 7lb Mr Reynolds 2 to 1 each agst Waterperry and Morris Dancer, 6 to 1 each agst Tom Bowline and Badminton, and 8 to 1 agst the Stockwell gelding. Won by three lengths, a bad third; Tom Bowline fell. An objection to the winner, on the ground that she won a race contrary to the conditions of the race, was over-ruled. WILTSHIRE COUNTY AND BEAUFORT HUNT. [AT WESTBURY.] TUESDAY, December the 17th.-The Wiltshire County Handicap of 10 sov. each, 3 ft. in case of acceptance, with 100 sov. added; the second saved his stake; about three miles and a half (15 subs.-1677.) Mr George's br. g. Sprite, by Martext, aged, 12st 1b G. Waddington 1 Owner 2 Owner 3 owner Tomlinson 4. Mr P. Merton's Cabin Boy, aged, 11st 101b The Longleat Stakes of 2 sov. each, with 25 added, for hunters; the second saved his stake; Gentlemen riders; about two miles and a half (14 subs.-497.) Mr B. Jones na. Useless, aged, 12st Mr P. Merton I Mr Lywood's ch. g. Sunbeam (h.-b.), aged, 12st Mr A.Yates 2. 11st 7lb Mr Bolton Mr Parry Mr F. K. Godwin -owner Mr H. Hussey's ch. g. Blarney, 3 yrs, 10st Mr Bidgood's St Magnus, 5 yrs, 11st 9ib- -Mr H. M. Rudd 7 to 2 each agst Sunbeam and Useless, and 4 to 1 each agst Swindler and St Magnus. Won by half a length, a bad third The Savernake Forest Handicap of 5 sov. each, 2 ft. with 20 sov. added; the second saved his stake; about two miles (16 subs.-517.) Mr Ellison's The Robber, by Tadmor, aged, Mr Doncaster's The Tartar, 6 yrs, 10st 10lb 10st Rickaby 1 Tomlinson H. States Even on Violet, 6 to 4 agst The Robber, and 10 to 1 agst The Bowood Plate of 30 sov. for horses that never won a steeple chase value 50 sov.; Gentlemen riders-jockeys, 5lb extra; about a mile and a half. Mr Weston's Warwick Lass (h.-b.), aged, 11st Capt. Smith 1 Mr E. Brayley's La Pique, 5 yrs, 11st 12th Owner 2 Keates 3 J. Page Mr Westford's Mother of Pearl, 4 yrs, 10st 7lb Mr Merton extra) Holmes 2 to 1 agst Mother of Pearl, and 3 to 1 agst Warwick Lass. Won by ten lengths, two lengths between second and third. WEDNESDAY.-The Penleigh Stakes (free handicap) of 5 sov. each, 2 ft. in case of acceptance, with 40 sov. added; the winner of the Wiltshire County Handicap to carry 105, any other winner after Nov. 28, at 11 a.m. 71b extra; the second saved his stake; about three miles (15 subs.—751.) Mr George's br. g. Sprite, aged, 12st 6b (incl. 10lb extra) J. Page 1 Mr Den's Corkscrew (h.-b.), 5 yrs, 10st 10th Capt. Smith 2 Mr Ellison's Spatchcock, aged, 10st 11tb owner 3 Mr P. Merton's gr. g. Cabin Boy, aged, 11st 71b - owner 10st 5th G. Waddington 7 to 4 agst Mackintosh, 5 to 2 agst Sprite, 4 to 1 agst Spatchcock, and 5 to 1 each agst Corkscrew and Cabin Boy. Won by half a length, a bad third. The Beaufort Hunt Stakes of 3 sov. each, with 50 added, for hunters; Gentlemen riders and those who had never ridden a winner of 20 sov. allowed 51b-jockeys to carry 51b extra; the second saved his stake; about two miles and three-quarters (30 subs.-1347.) Mr H. Ellison's The Robber, aged, 12st 51b Mr Wilson 1 Mr H. Withers's Merry Horn, 4 yrs, 10st 2lb Capt. Smith 2 Mr E. Appleford na. ch. g. Ganymede (h.-b.), aged, J. Page 3 -owner 11st 12th Mr J. R. Riddell's Spreacombe, 4 yrs, 10st 2th Mr Rolly's b. m. by Leopold (h.-b.), 6 yrs, 11st 5b H.States Mr H. Westford's br. f. Mother of Pearl, 4 yrs, 10st 9th Mr T. Bidgood's St Magnus, 5 yrs, 10st 11th 6 yrs, 11st 5lb -Mr Merton Owner -G. Waddington owner Sir W. Call's Lawrence (late Maelstrom)-h.-b., aged, 11st 5lb Mr B. Jones na. Woodbury Hill (h.-b.), aged, 12st 1lb. T. Holmes 2 to 1 agst The Robber, 3 to 1 agst Merry Horn, 5 to 1 agst Lawrence, and 6 to 1 agst any other. Won by a head, a bad third. The Beaufort Cup, value 80 sov., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sov. each, 1 ft. for maiden hunters the property of Tenant Farmers; the second received 10 sov. out of the stakes; about three miles (24 subs.-1157.) Mr John na. gr. g. Swindler, by Hotspur (h.-b.), aged, 12st 5lb owner 1 2 Mr Friend na. b. f. Frailty, 4 yrs, 11st 12th Mr C. Roberts -Hart Mr Washbourn Mr Macey's gr. m. Beeswing (h.-b.), aged, 12st 716 Mr C. Champney's br. h. Apple Pulp (h.-b.), aged, 12st 71b Mr J. Parry's Deerhound (h.-b.), aged, 12st Mr W. Stratton's br. g. The Dictator, aged, 13st 5lb Mr Adams owner Mr Merton Mr W. Stratton's b. g. The Roué, 5 yrs, 13st Capt. Smith Mr Harding's bl. m. Cranmore Lass (h.-b.), 5 yrs, 12st Mr F. K. Godwin Mr B. L. Hussey's b. g. Belgrave, 5 yrs, 12st 9th Mr Hole 2 to 1 agst Hotspur, 4 to 1 agst Mail Train, 6 to 1 agst Swindler, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Won by four lengths, six lengths between the second and third. The Draycot Plate (handicap) of 30 sov.; any winner after Dec. 12, at 11 a.m., 7th extra; about one mile and a half. Mr H. Ellison's The Robber, aged, 10st 91b (incl. 7lb extra) Mr E. Brayley's La Pique, 5 yrs, 10st 4lb VOL. II. Mr A. Weston's Warwick Lass, aged, 10st 71b (incl. 71b extra) D. of Hamilton's Joker, 5 yrs, 10st 10th Capt. Smith 3 Page Mr B. Jones na. Useless, aged, 10st 9lb (incl.71b ex.)Holmes Phipps 2 to 1 each agst Warwick Lass and The Robber, and 3 to 1 agst Useless. Won by six lengths; Useless and My Love fell. ST ALBANS. THURSDAY, December the 19th.-The Harpenden Plate (handicap) of 40 sov.; about two miles. Mr Ellison's The Guide, by Knight of Avenel, 5 yrs, 10st 10lb Rickaby 1 2 owner J. Potter T. Ablett Coslett (incl. 71b extra), but he was found Mr E. Richards's Kronberg, 5 yrs, 10st 71b Mr Lindsney's Helice, 5 yrs, 10st 11tb Mr George's Caustic, 4 yrs, 10st 4lb Mr C. Fox's Wedding Peal, 5 yrs, 10st Mr Ellison's The Robber, aged, 10st 10lb was weighed for, and the number put up, to be lame, and did not go to the post. 2 to 1 each agst Helice and The Guide, and 5 to 1 agst any other. Won by a neck; Caustic fell, and Wedding Peal was left at the post. A Selling Stakes of 3 sov. each, 1 ft. to the fund, with 20 sov. added, for three yrs old and upwards: the winner to be sold by auction for 50 sov., if for 30 sov. allowed 71b; about two miles (10 subs.-357.) T. Ablett I owner 2 Gregory 3 Grant Mumford Mr Gilkes's Sir Stephen, aged, 11st 5lb (307.) Mr Jarvis's Oldminster, aged, 11st 12lb (507.) Mr Gregory's Rapture, aged, 11st 5lb (307.) Mr Lindsney's Carnbroe, 5 yrs, 11st 5lb (307.) Mr Brown's Amicia, 4 yrs, 11st (307.) Mr Pilgrim's Alice Mary, 3 yrs, 10st (307.) Mr Reynolds 5 to 4 agst Rapture, 7 to 2 agst Carnbroe, 4 to 1 agst Sir Stephen, and 10 to 1 agst Oldminster. Won in a canter, a neck between the second and third; Alice Mary bolted; Carnbroe refused, and Amicia fell, broke her neck, and died on the ground.-The winner was sold to Mr Shepherd for 45gs. The Hunt Steeple Chase Plate of 40 sov. for hunters; Gentlemen riders; about three miles. 1 Capt. Smith 2 Mr Hobson's Patience, by The Cure, aged, 11st 7lb owner Mr Yates Mr C. O. Wodehouse's b. g. Panther, aged, 11st 71b Mr Jenks Mr Hill's The Cripple, aged, 12st 2 to 1 on Patience, and 6 to 1 agst any other. The Cripple came in first by a length, but was disqualified on the ground that she was insufficiently described in the entry, and the race was awarded to Patience, who came in second, beating Wrangler by a neck. The Aristocratic Handicap of 10 sov. each, 3 ft. to the fund, with 50 sov. added; Gentlemen riders; about three miles (22 subs.-807.) Mr E. Richards's Kronberg, by Hungerford, Mr Thomas Σ 2 5 yrs, 10st (car. 10st 8lb) Mr Ellison's Arlescott, aged, 11st Mr Yates Mr J. H. Moore's Tom Thumb, 5 yrs, 10st 4lb -owner 3 Mr H. Withers's Badminton, 5 yrs, 10st 11lb Capt. Smith 6 to 4 agst Arlescott, 5 to 2 agst Tom Thumb, and 4 to 1 each agst Kronberg and Badminton. Won by a length, a bad third. FRIDAY.-The Luton Plate (handicap) of 30 sov.; winners extra; about two miles. - owner 2 Mr Roe's b. g. Portfire, by Artillery, 6 yrs, 10st 13th Foote 1 Rickaby 6 to 5 on The Guide, and 2 to 1 each agst Oldminster and Portfire. Won by a length; The Guide refused. The Selling Handicap Plate of 30 sov.; the winner to be sold by auction for 40 sov.; about two miles. Mr Fuller's Countess Bolo, by Promised Land, 4 yrs, 10st 4lb Hiscott 1 Mr Thomas's Carnbroe, 5 yrs, 10st 7lb(car. 10st 91b)Grant 2 Mr Barton's Killarney, 4 yrs, 10st 4lb Mr Gilkes's Sir Stephen, aged, 11st 2lb Mr Allen's No Name, aged, 11st H. States 3 -Ablett Dixon Mr W. G. Jarvis's Love in a Mist, aged, 10st 12th -owner Gregory Mr Swinfern's b. g. by Stockwell, out of Waverley's dam, 4 yrs, 10st 5 to 4 agst Love in a Mist, 7 to 2 agst Rapture, and 6 to 1 agst any other. Won by three lengths, a length between the second and third; Love in a Mist fell.-The winner was bought in for 51gs. *** In consequence of the frost the remainder of this day's racing was postponed until Saturday, December the 28th. |