EPSOM RACES.

Epsom Races began on Morklay, with unsettled weather and a thin attendance. The Duke of Beaufort, Lord Normanby, Lord Albemarle, Lord Chesterfield, Lord Villiers, Lord George Bentinck, Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Sir John Shelley, Colonel Peel, and some others of the well- &mown aristocracy of the turf, comprised the brief list of "distin- guished" visiters. The sport, however, was good. The racing began with the Craven Stakes ; which were won by Mr. Forth's Lucy Banks, ridden by Bell, against ten other horses-

" Betting-5 to 4 and 11 to 8 on Satirist ; and 4 to 1 against Lucy Banks. After one false start, Epaulette took the lead at a moderate pace, followed by Sati- xis:, Snowdrop, and Equation ; Lucy Banks lying in the rear. There was little change in the positions or pace till near the distance, where Lucy Banks went in front, and the lot closing, ran well together three parts up it ; Satirist and Lucy Banks then singled themselves out, and made a severe race home ; the mare winning on the post by a neck. Pannakeen was a respectable third, and Nora Creina was fourth."

Mr. Herbert's Nessus, by Sir Hercules, ridden by Rogers, won the Shirley Stakes, against two horses. The Woodcote Stakes were run for by four, and were gained by Mr. G. Ongley's Camel, ridden by Sly. The same jockey, on Mr. Nightingale's Ajax, was victor in a race of

ve for the Manor Plate.

The attendance on the Derby day, Wednesday, was any thing but thin. The West-end of London seemed deserted, and business in the City was all but suspended; omnibuses wandered from their true orbits, and all had "Epsom" inscribed in some temporary fashion over the name of their ordinary destination ; while every variety of carriage, front the fashionable landau and the sporting four-in-hand to the hack cab—every species of human being, from the lord to the cabman— owned the common attraction. The course presented the usual mixture of lovely women, gallant gentlemen, sportsmen, jockies, countrymen, cothnies, gipsies, thimbleriggers—to the number, it is calculated, of 60,000. The day Was altogether fine ; and there w as an untrue report that the Queen was to be there; which helped to swell the crowd. Her relatives, however, Count Mensdorff and his four sons, did arrive, with Colonel Arbuthnot, one of the Queen's Equerries. They were received by the Baron de Tessier and Sir Gilbert Heathcote, who placed the Steward's Stand at their disposal.

The race for the Derby Stakes, of 50 sovereigns each, for three-year old colts and fillies—the second to receive 100/. and the first to pay 100/. towards the police and regulations of the course—was won by Colonel Anson's Attila, by Colwick, ridden by Scott. The second horse, Lord Verulam's Robert de Gorham, by Sir Hercules, was ridden by Cotton. The race is thus described-

" Betting at starting—II to 8 against Coldrenick, 5 to 1 against Attila, (6 to 1 laid two or three times,) 12 to 1 against Jack, 12 to 1 against Forth's lot, 14 to 1 against Seahorse, 20 to 1 against Agreeable colt, 30 to 1 against Chatham, '40 to 1 against Combermere, 40 to 1 against William de Fortibus, 40 to 1 against Lasso, 50 to 1 against Auckland, and 1,000 to 10 against any other.

"The race was advertised to come off at half-past two, and at that time most of the horses appeared at the post; but it is easier to get a large field to the post than from it, and so it proved today, for two or three false starts, and several dodging attempts, caused an immense delay, and it was fully half-past three by Shrewsbury clock' before the final start took place. This accomplished, and the horses fairly settled into their places, Combermere took the lead, fol- lowed by Attila, Lasso, and Belcceur, the second lot being headed by Auckland, Chatham, Seahorse, Policy and Coldrenick ; to these succeeded a body of horses, (in racing phraseology the ruck,') and then the tail, viz. Defier, Ro-

bert de Gorham, Palladium, Hydaspes, and Jack, the latter having lost a start of nearly one hundred yards. For the first quarter of a mile the

pace was moderate ; it then quickened, and Lasso immediately vacated the third place ; but in other respects the race proceeded as we have described it

till near the turn; when Beleceur headed Attila and Combermere, and with the two at his shoulders carried the running into the straight course ; the lot behind them consisting of Chatham, Auckland, Seahorse, Policy, and the , Agreeable colt; Robert De Gorham, also had gradually improved his

position, lying next. The front rank continued intact to the road, but It was otherwise with that bellicd it—Coldrenick had already shown that the distance was too great for him ; Chatham fell lame; Seahorse, Policy, and the Agreeable colt, had shot their bolts; and Robert De Gorham, passing them in succession, took his ground next to Auckland. A few yards of the distance Combermere gave up in tote, and fell into the ruck ; and imme-

diately after Attila shot past Belt ceur, took a decisive lead, kept it to the end,

and won with the most perfect ease imaginable, by two lengths. Robert De Gorham ran by Auckland half-way up the distance, collared Belcceur at the Stand, and beat him fur the second money cleverly by a length, Auckland being well up with &lemur at the fiuish. The Agreeable colt and Policy were fifth and sixth, Seahorse dividing them from the crowd behind. Jack and Palladium were about the last two. The pace was good, but certainly not first-rate. Value of the stakes, 4,900/. Colonel Anson, Lords Chesterfield and Maid- stone, and in fact all the gentlemen connected with Scott's stable, are great winners on the race; the Manchester men are also on the right side; the ba- lance to be handed over amounting, according to report, to 70,000/."

For the Epsom Stakes, the race was entirely between Mr. Forth's

two horses, Camelino and Trident ; the winner, Camelia°, being ridden by Bell. Eight other horses followed in the race. Mr. Forth's Knights- bridge also carried off the Walton Stakes from six other horses ; Butler riding him. The Burgh Stakes were the prize of Captain Daintree's Alulatto, ridden by Marson ; eleven other horses also starting.

There was, as usual, some racing of inferior interest on Thursday, before a thin attendance.

On Friday the weather was fine, and the course presented almost a repetition of Wednesday's show. The Oaks Stakes, for three-year old fillies, with conditions similar to those of the Derby, were won by Mr. Marshall's Bran, out of Fury, ridden by Lye. F. Butler rode the second horse, Mr. Shackell's Meal, by Bran. Fourteen others were in the race. The chief race was delayed, and those that followed were so hurried over as to mar the sport. The winners were Mr. Shelley's Tole, of the 50/. Stakes ; Captain Cunningham's Mango Park, of the Members' Plate ; Mr. Shelley's Glaucus, of the Derby and Ouks Plate.