The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-20 00:00:00

THE SPORT IN SHROPSHIRE.

Turfites were heartily tired of their lass week's work
in Shropshire. Racing from eleven o'clock in the morn-
ing until four in the afternoon was really too much of a
good thing in this dreary dark November. It is not
often, however, that people have occasion to grumble at
an over-supply of sport, and their complaints on this
score at Shrewsbury were only in accordance with the
disposition of John Bull, who must have a grievance.
The terms in which Mr Frail's management has been
mentioned have been warmly eulogistic, and certainly
commendation in his instance has been deservedly be•
stowed. A meeting more satisfactory, both with regard
to "squareness" of the encounters and the general ar-
rangements for conducting the proceedings, was never
celebrated, and with respect to the handicapping in par-
ticular much fairness and discrimination were displayed.
They to whom the distribution of the weights was en-
trusted may regard their labours in this deparLmest
with no little gratulation and triumph.
The proceedings were marked by certain incidents for
which the managers of the meeting were not responsible,
and which were, in fact, only discreditable to the per-
sons connected with them. The scratching of Maid o
the Mill and British Remedy excited much indignation,
inasmuch as those animals had been sent to Shrewsbury
for the ostensible purpose of fulfilling their engagements.
They, however, were seemingly sent only to victimise
and dupe the public. That they were "good things"
was most industriously " put about ;" the reports re-
specting them were eagerly believed, and the " milking'
was carried on to a profitable extent. The cause of the
withdrawal of these animals is attributed to the fact of
their respective owners having been forestalled in the
market. Experience, however, induces people to regard
such an excuse with suspicion, and not to consider it any
extenuation of the offence.

The slight ebullition of feeling and the mark of popu-
lar indignation caused by the result of the Selling Race,
in which Sandboy beat Cineas, are much to be regretted,
not only for the sake of the rider of Cineas, whose con•
duct down to that time had never been placed under the
slightest suspicion, but also for the reputation of the
Turf. I was glad to see the warmth with which young
Goater was defended by one of his masters, and I
have no hesitation in stating that the charges which
were so hastily and sweepingly made against the lad
were cruel and unjust. Sandboy beat Cineas easily
enough at Liverpool, and was it therefore surprising
that he should repeat that performance at Shrewsbury
Cineas, too, is a cur, and it is notorious that when col
lared be will not persevere ; and in the race under notice
the probabilities of his shutting up at the most critical
moment were particularly strong, as he had already that
day run one severe race. Suspicion, however, always
attaches to selling races, and not without cause, and the
sooner they are abolish.s, or are all brought under the
Newmarket rule of claiming, the better. It was pre-
posterous that horses worth two or three hundred
pounds should be entered for races at Shrewsbury to be
sold for only 101., and the notorious fact that few of the
sales were bona fide, and that the horses were only run-
ning for what money could be got out of the ring, was
enough to justify the most unfavourable doubts. As a
respected Clerk of the Course, at one of our largest and
most popular meetings, remarked to me, " the legiti-
mate game will last the longest."
The disputed race between Tom Burke ani Assayer
has been referred to Admiral Rous, whose decision is
looked for with some curiosity. Odds have been freely
betted that the Assayer will get the stakes. Lord
Alfred won the Column Stakes se easily as to excite
anew the feelings of disgust which were caused by his
withdrawal from the Cambridgeshire. Pole Star's
performance here and at Worcester proved to her
owner that he made a mistake when he reserved her
about
hundred when he
pounds bought
for the Cambridgeshire and not the Cesarewitch.
Mr. Hodgman made a good buaurtgan
si
Emigrant. He gave, in all,
for the horse, and doubtless won nearly treble that
sum in stakes and bets. Emigrant won easily. His
some time stable companion, Odihaw, was evidently not
" wanted."

I may refer with some satisfaction to the correctness
of my anticipatory remarks on the Shrewsbury meet-
ing, for I selected the winners of the Shrewsbury
Handicap and Column Stakes, a task, at the time, sur-
rounded with unusual difficulties.
An impudent attempt is being made to deceive the
public by a fellow calling himself " William Davis,'
who undertakes to execute Turf Commissions. He
advertised himself as being of the "Salisbury Arms,"
but the landlord of that Inn wrote to the Morning
Advertiser stating that no suck person frequented his
house, or bad authority to use the name. The fellow,
however, has not been discouraged, and is still at his
dirty work. I need only state that he is not the Mr.
Davis so well known on the Turf as the " Leviathan,"
who has not for years transacted business in the man-
ner set forth by the lying advertisement under notice.
Nov. 19. A FRESH MAN.

Of the gold brought by the Africa, Royal Mail steamer
—875,075 dolls.-522,050 dolls. were on French ac•
count, for merchants At Havre.