The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-03-14 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

By oar Spoiling (Yiiri•esponcient )

As a medium of specill I u the "classic " events
art quito out in the cold ti .rough the interest taken
in toe two big races, set for decision at Lincoln
and Liverpool, ou the 25 h and nth of this mouth.
o,casiou.lly we fin! Paradox's name recorded at 7
to 2 for the 2,000 Guineas, and Melton at Bto for
the Ed6o ti Derby, likewi,e an outsider in the Red
Ra,g c It receives support at 40 to 1, but until the
reunion of sportsmen on the Carhohne takes place,
where the 1-gitimate game willl commence with the
Lincoln meeting, very little will have ti be recorded
on the chief 3-year old races to be decided this
year.
Since the renowned jockey, F. Archer, has arrived
safe in this country from his American tour, St.
I:liaise's status in the betting returns over the Lin-
colnshire Handicap has improved, and from all
accounts the Derby winner of 1883 has wintered
well and is likely to render a good account of him-
self in the first big handicap. Bmdigo, in the face
of the support given to the Kingsclere candidate,
has receded a little in the betting returns, still the
horse is doing well and is a genuine trier, and if
found in the same form as he was last Oc!ober will
take a lot of doing. Despair was under a cloud for
a few nays owing to being restricted to walking ex-
ercise. but he has again come in for some recogni-
tion by the right party, There seems to be a game
of cross purposes being played by the two caudi-
dives trained by Hoßper, viz :—Toa.stmaster and
Drakensberg, The former is the favourite for
money, but the report is that the public are the
supporters of the old son €2f Brown Bread, and that
the stable have not a penny on him, consequently
will go for Drakensberg. If they do this they will
only be repeating the dish they serred up when the
public backed Hackness for this race in 1883, and
the stable then won with K. ight of Burghley--and
as history repeats itself it will have ano her chance
here. Groldtield and Blue Grass a,r, going oa
favourably, both being genuine candidates, and
whichever Chancy Wood rides will have a very
large following. The Duchess of Montrose's com-
missioner made a sign on the market by giving sup-
port to Keir and Clairvaux, whi..lt was the ineatti4
of driving Macheath to long shots. Regarding this
lot I have no fancy, as Alec Taylor, who trains
Ea-itern Emperor, is so closely connected with "Mr
Manton's " horses that are trained at Newmarket
that I expect tney will row in tine boat together,
therefore at this early stage I shall still continue to
recommend
EASTERN EMPEROR

to be blcked I r a Win and alace.
For the Liverpool Grand National little or no
change has to be recorded since my last, Roquefort.
Belmont, and Zo3done finding most support, and I
still think one of those animals will fat 'Ash the win-
n.3r.
Next week there will be some gor:d steeplechasing
and hurdle r•Vng at Derby, and:really frotn a mone-
tary roiat 0. view iC iieeting is ooly likely to be
remunerative to thos:: who see the numbers go up,
as it ig u.icettain whlt will see the p St. on
ton- tir,, t the Derbyshire Steeplechase should go
') N .; brought o•!t io preleience to his
U 0 I,ugagemeat. oil 'Cu ,day, Too ist
or Canander might titko the Devousbi.e Hurdle
Race.