EPSOM RACES.
Wednesday, October 10. Since the commencement of the October Meetings at this place. such fine weather and such excellent sport have not been known,, yesterday, nor have there on any oc- casion been so many horses collected together. Great pains have been taken by Baron de Tessier (the resident steward) to provide attraction for the public, And be has emi- nently succeeded. The racing came off as follows:—
The Epsom Plate of 50/. Heats, two miles.
M. Theobald's Gretna Green, 3 years 1 1
Lord Lowther's Timekeeper, 4 years (received 10 sovs.) 3 2 Mr. Kent's f. by Sultan, out of Antiope, 3 years 2 3
Two-Veer Old Stakes, of 50 Sovereigns each. h. ft.; colts, fist. 711,.; fillies, fist. 31b. Half. mile. Winners 31b. extra. 3 subscribers.
Mr. Ley's Partiality 1 • Sir G. Heathcote's ch. e. by BlaCklock—Jane 2 A very One race, and won by not more than a neck.
Sweepstakes of 3 sovereigns each, and 35 added; weights as for the first race. Mile heats. The winner to be sold for 100 sovereigns, Ste., and the second horse to save his stake. 15 subscribers.
Mr, Wiltshire's Wassailer, 5 years 0 1 1 Duke of Richmond's Casador, 3 years 3 3 2 Mr. Thomas's Blinker, 6 years 0 9 3
First heat ctem between Wassailer and Blinker Thursday, Oct. 11.
Produce Stake, of 30 Sovereigns each, h. ft. Three subscribers. Sir G. Ileatheote's ch. c. by Blacklock—Jane 1 Mr. Laurance's 1. by Phantom 2 Sweepstakes of 30 Sovereigns each, and 35 added. 4 Subscribers. Mr. Theobald's b. f. Gretna Green, 3 yrs ... 1 Mr. Smith's b. f. The Witch, 4 yrs 2
Sir G. Heatlutote's ch. f. stately, 3 yrs 3
Mr. Watson's b. flu. Miss Fidget, aged 4 Sweepstakes of 30 Sovereigns each, and 35 added. 15 subscribers. Mr. Wiltshire's Wassailer, 5 yrs 4 4 1 1 Mr. Forth's gr. f. by Muidleton, 3 yrs 2 4 2 2 Mr. Jones's M. h. by Rubens, 4 yrs 4 3 3 Mr. Garclnor's King Willm ia, 5 yrs 1 its. .
All the fifteen started.
This was the finish of the sports which, from the fineness of the weather, have afforded more than usual gratification.
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