The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-09-03 00:00:00

WOLVERHAMPTON.

Shuker, not out 34
Powell, c Ford, b Ingold
Edge, not out
Extras 6

LAWNSWOOD V. STOURBILIDGE UNITY. This
match was played at Lawnswood ground, on
Saturday last, and resulted in an easy win for
Lawnswood, who scored 126 runs, against ti e
Unity's 22. Compson made a brilliant innings, scor.
ing 73 without giving a single chance This club,
which only commenced cricket this season have
played 20 matches ; out of the 20 they won 18 an
lost 2, one of the matches being lost atter an
exciting game by 2 runs. This augurs well for its
future success. We understand that a footbal
club in connection with the cricket club is being
formed and a good number of members, of eonsid,r-
able merit, Lave already joined, and some excellent
matches are being arranged.

SPORTING NOTES.
(By our own Turf Correspondent.)
THE DONCASTER CARNIVAL

Many great changes will take place before the day
in the list a quotations for the coming big event at
Doncaster, and since Peregrine's downfall, disastrous
rumours have been spread respecting the Derby
winner Iroquois, whose market position was greatly
affected this past week owing to the report that hoi
was coughing; he certainly missed two days from
his usual exercise, when the wires were set in
motion, and he was driven to sto 1 in the gaols:
tions, but since then he has come back to 7to 4,
although many yet declare that he is not himself,
that" wherever there is 'smoke there must be fire "
—he certainly was operated against by those who
are generally well informed, and the consequence
was that several other candidates made a forward
move to the front in the market. St. Louis and
Limestone touched 5 to 1 each, but they are not in
such odour now, the latter, it is reported, has not
accomplished what was asked of him, and that St.
' Louis will find the Leger course beyond his distance
let that be as it may: St. Louis has been backed for
a lot of money by those who do not usually throw
their money away, and think the Middle Park Plate
winner will, if Iroquois is not himself on the day,
near win as possible. Geologist hails from a earl-
gerous stable and Alec Taylor is noted for surprises
therefore he should be watched, and if a genuine
commission is put into the market I for one shall
follow suit. Ishmael and Privateer will represent
Bates's stable, which is now in form, and the way
Ishmael won at York, he must be considered dan-
gerous, and 9to 1 is taken freely about him.
Scobell, according to all well-informed parties, can-
not stay, and a mile is considered his best distance,
but in the spring the horse was all to pieces, and I
fancy we shall see him strip a far better conditioned
horse on the Doncasrer Leger day than we have yet
seen him. Last year he was not many pounds be-
hind the best of his year, and since his gallops
lately with that great horse Robert the Devil.
Blanton thinks highly of his Chance, and I certainly
think that as a place investment there is nothing
better in the race. Voluptuary finds fairly good
support after the running of Hagioscope, still I
scarcely think him class enough to win this great
event. Amongst other outsiders likely to see the
post a bet of ..£250 to .225 was taken that one of the
following would win Albion, Bal Gal, Fiddler,
Fortissimo, Lucy Glitters, or Sir Charles, therefore
according to that some consi3er the race a very open
one. One thing the field is likely to be a very
strong one, but as I shall have another opportunity
of writing on the race, I shall at present content
myself with suggesting that
ST. LOUIS and SCOBELL
are worth backing for wins and places.

BIRTH.
WA.LIEER.—On the 27th ult, at the Heath, Stoar-
bridge, the wife of Samuel Walker, of a son.

MARI:IE.I24.
JASPER.—CLA.RXE.—On the 29th ult, at St. Mark's
Church, Stamber Mill, by the Revd. Welch,
Benjamin Jasper, of the parish of St. John's
Leamington, to Jeanetta Clarke, of Wollescotet
Stourbridge.