THE RACES.

Press, Volume IX, Issue 995, 16 January 1866, Page 2

THE RACES.

A Calcutta Sweep was drawn last evening. at the Royal hotel. The attendance was larg*s j and included many owners of hors-s and c others interested in the races* of to-day. s The firet sweep"was for the Canterbury Cap, | by twenty members at £5 each. X athleen sold for ... £5 j Idle Boy „ ... 1 Belle of the Isle,, ... 2S Lady Bird „ ... 51 * Stonnbird „ ... 10 < Hatter „ ...6 i Una „ .- 20 j Otto „ •■■ 3t> j I Tlio next sweep was for the same race, i , I twenty members at £5 each, and the eonipe-1 [ lition was, as in the previous one v*>ry spirited. • The following were the prices realised : — Lady Bird ... sold for ... £54 Ktorinbtrd. . . ,• • ■ ■ 1 * Hatter ... „ •• fi Otto ... „ •■■ 25 Kathleen ... ~ ••• "* Bflle of the Isle „ ... 32 Una ... „ ... 11 Idle Boy ... (not sold) A sweep was also drawn for the Maiden Plate, by fifty-four membera at £1 Is, with the following result: — Policy ... sold for .. £5 j Master Rowe „ ... 6 * Tarndale ... „ ... 2 Black Boy ... „ ... '•> Jeu d'Esprit ... „ .11 Hypatia ... „ ••• 1 Trust... ... „ ... 12 Nebula ... „ ... 20 As fer as we could learn, the following were the odds last evening in the different events for to-day: — Maiden Plate. : 2to 1 against Nebula. 4 to 1 against Trust. 5 to 1 against Jeu d'Esprit and Black Boy. 6 to 1 against Master Rowe. 8 to 1 against Policy, and any odds against the other horses. Canterbury Cup. > 6to 4 against Lady Bird. 3 to 1 against Belle of the Isle. 4 to 1 against Otto and Storm Bird. 8 to 1 against Hatter. 10 to 1 against Uno, and any odds against . Kathleen and Idle Boy.