The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-10-05 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.
(By own our Turf Correspondent.)
THE CESAREWITCH STAKES.

This race being one of the chief Autumn Handicaps,
it commands a great amount of interest amongst the
general sporting public, in fact along with its twin race,
the Cambridgeshire, they occupy more interest than any
other event of the year. A considerable amount of
speculation has already taken place, and since Lady
Golightly so easily defeated Balagny, she holds the posi-
tion of favourite in toe betting returns, although Har-
binger treads close on her heels. The first mentioned
with Set 2lb is certainly well treated, especially if we
look at her class as a two year old, and if she is now
back again to that form which her recent York and New•
market form fully testify; therefore if fit and well and
she can stay the extra distance she must win. Of Har-
binger 7st, on his Goodwood Stakes form he does not
appear to have a chance, still as there are wheels within
wheels, I do not think that he tried a yard at Goodwood
and as his owner declares that Harbinger at 7st is equal
to old Pageant at set, he should indeed be dangerous.
Master Kildare ran very forward in the'Doneaster
Leger, and this form with 7st 41b should give him a
great chance here as we know that he eau stay for the
defeated Umpire in Ireland at two miles. He is now
under the management of Captain Matohell, who also
supports another in his stable named Birdie, in whose
favour he took 5,000 to 150, but 1 think the Irishman
will be the trusted one. Sefton's form this past week
fully bears out his City and Suburban and Derby form
and with a run 5 to 1 is taken about his chance, although
the Makeshift colt is reported better at the weights
which time alone will show, but it is not long odds
against that noted Prince George upsetting all calcula-
lations. Snail it seems will prove to be Peck's best and
by the way the old horse is supported he must have
come back again to the form when he won the Northum.
berland Plate and Liverpool Cup, if so then he should be
handy here. Jester is well-in and a trier, so is Roe-
hampton, and if a 66 to 1 chance wins this will be the
one. Pornic has a fair reputation and might win for the
French division. Chimera is reported better than
Woodlands at the weights. Flotsaua and Caerau are a
brace of three year olds who have earned a good reputa-
tion, but finally I think the following quartette will fur-
nish the winner, Lady Golightly, Harbinger, Snail, and
Master Kildare, but to further reduce them, 1 shall
stand or fall by
MASTER KILDARE and SNAIL

Correspondence.
To the Editor of the Stourbridge Observer.

Mr. Editor.—Sir,—ln glancing over the columns of
your issue of last Saturday (September 28) I noticed a
correspondence relating to the accident on the Branch
Railway now in construction in this town. The Man at
lihe Corner has evidently taken a great interest in the
matter, had his observations been so closely connected
as his ungentlemanly insinuations he probably would
have found out the whole circumstances. If he re-
quires any information on this point he being totally
ignorant of;the facts of the case he can have the matter
fully explained by enquiring at where the accident took
place. lle remarks that the trains to and from Bir-
mingham Station only occupy fifty minutes, had he taken
the trouble of looking at the time tables (before being
so hasty) he would find that the injured man could not
have arrived at the Birmingham Hospital sooner by the
train, besides the inconvenience and pain caused to the
man while being removed from the cab into the railway
carriage and the same to be gone through at the Bir-
mingham Station. I myself am sorry for the Man at
the ,Corner that he could not have turned round tht
corner instead of being fifty miles away and taken the
whole coacern into his own hands and may probably be
his kindness have spared the poor man's life. I myself
being in a position to fully understand the circumy
stances can confidently say that the greatest possible
care was taken of the man and everything was done for
him for the best. I therefore take no notice of his in-
sinuations nor would any one I think if they were
acquainted with the facts. It seems the only resource the
Man at the Corner was to fly to the press, and he con-
tinues his ungentlemanly criticism viz, that probably
the injured man was conveyed by one of these miserable
creeping processions I cannot understand what he calls
miserable creeping processions, the conveyance that the
man was taken to the Birmingham Hospital in was far
from being miserable and by no means a creeping pro-
cession. He being desirous to know who is responsible
for such bungling as he called it can now satisfy his
curiosity.