THE AUTUMN SUPPLEMENT ΤΟ RUFF'S GUIDE TO THE TURF FOR 1856; CONTAINING A CALENDAR OF THE RACES IN 1856, THE HORSES INDEXED WITH THEIR PEDIGREES; PERFORMANCES OF THE TWO-YEAR-OLDS IN ENGLAND, TO THE SAME PERIOD; NOMINATIONS FOR THE DERBY AND OAKS, 1857, NOMINATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER, 1856; DERBY LOTS, 1857; ETC., ETC. EDITED BY W. H. LANGLEY, EDITOR OF THE TURF DEPARTMENT OF "BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON." LONDON: PIPER, STEPHENSON, AND SPENCE, 23, PATERNOSTER ROW. Cal. 3000 € 1856. By SURPLICE, C.out of Beeswax | By SURPLICE, c. out of Blue | By SURPLICE, c. out of Lati tude Alliance Devils Queen of the West Sagitta Tam o'Shanter By WEATHERBIT, br. g. out of Sprite RACING CALENDAR FOR 1856. CHERTSEY. FRIDAY, Jan. 18.-Handicap Plate of 401.; 6 fur. Plausible, by Springy Jack, 4 yrs, 6st 11lb Snowden 1 Treachery, 4 yrs, 7st 3lb D. Hughes 2 Matilda, 4 yrs, 6st 8lb Bundy 3 Rose, 4 yrs, 6st 2lb - Land 4 5 to 2 on Plausible. Won by two lengths; a head between second and third; a bad fourth. The winner, entered for 25 sovs., was bought in for 60 gs. Hurdle Race Handicap of 911.; 2 mi. General Evans, by King of Diamonds (h b), aged, 8st 91b Royalty, aged, 8st 121b Gossip, 6 yrs, 9st 3lb Red Rose, 10st 2lb Dubious, aged, 9st 121b Laura Selina, 4 yrs, 9st 7lb Stamford, aged, 9st 5lb (car 9st 111b) Kendall 1 Sulpitia, 8st 4lb T. Page 2 Cutty Quean, 8st 4lb - Boxall 3 Apathy, 8st 71b - W. White 0 Gammage 0 2 to 1 agst Red Rose, and 3 to 1 each agst Royalty and General Evans. Won by two lengths; a bad third; St Patrick was fourth, and Stamford next. Scurry Handicap of 401.; 1 mi. Royalty, by The Dean, aged, 9st 6lb (inc 61b ex) Page 1 Matilda, 4 yrs, 9st 121b (inc 6lb ex) BATH. Sebastopol, 8st 71b 2 to 1 agst Cutty Quean, 4 to 1 agst Delilah, 5 to 1 agst Willie Crawford, and 6 to 1 each agst Sulpitia and Amorous Boy. Won by half a lengtu; the same between second and third, and a neck between third and 'ourth; Apathy, who got badly off, was fifth, close up; Sebastopol sixth, and Willie Crawford next; the others walked in.-51 s. and 5 to 2 bad third. Eulogist, 6 yrs, 8st 71b Cardsharper, 5 yrs, 7st 121b Little Tom, 6 yrs, 7st 4lb Prince Plausible, 4 yrs, 6st 131b Victory (h b), aged, 6st 131b (car 7st) Bray 1 Fordham 0 Br f by Iago, out of Chloris, 3 yrs, 5st 71b Ducker 0 C. Boyce 1 Sandboy, 4 yrs, 6st 121b W. White 2 3 0 7 to 2 each agst Prince Plausible and Eulogist, 6 to 01 agst Little Tom, 8 to 1 agst Flageolet, and 10 to 1 each agst Fisherman and Sandboy. Won by a neck; the same between second and third; Prince Plausible was a bad fourth, Sandboy fifth, and Eulogist sixth, the others beaten off.-1 m. 54 s. 1 Page 0 7 to 4 agst Minerva, 5 to 2 agst Royalty, and 3 to agst Stamford. Won by three lengths; a bad third; Pillaton was fourth. Royalty fell. Hunters' Stakes of 81., with a Silver Cup; 1 mi Aldershott, by Pegasus, 4 yrs, 11st 5lb Mr Catterns Bg by Bowstring-Faith (h b), 4 yrs, 10st 71b 1 Mr Raxworthy 2 6 to 4 on Aldershott. Won by a neck. LINCOLN SPRING. TUESDAY, Feb. 12.-Trial Stakes of 657.; 1 mi. Tame Deer, by Venison, 3 yrs, 6st 111b Fisherman, 3 yrs, 7st Gathercole, 3 yrs, 7st Plausible, 4 yrs, 8st 7lb 0 Fordham 1 Bates 3 Kendall 0 7 to 4 agst Fisherman, 4 to 1 agst Gathercole, 5 to 1 agst Tame Deer, and 6 to 1 agst Plausible. Won by a length; the same between second and third; Pollux was fourth; Cardsharper fifth; and The Dresser next. Plausible was pulled up, and walked in.-1 m. 55s. TUESDAY, Feb. 19.-Harrington Plate Handicap of 721.; 1 mi. All-aged Optional Selling Stakes of 50l.; 1 mi. Little Tom, by Scamander, 6 yrs, 7st 5lb T. Cliff 1 Clara, by Van Tromp, 3 yrs, 5st 7lb W. Grimmer 1 Romeo, 6 yrs, 8st 71b D. Hughes 2 |