The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-30 00:00:00

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LONDON,

SPORTING NOTES.
No. CLXX.
COMMENCEMENT OF TUE RACING SEASON
OF ISS2.—LINCOLN t3PRING MEETING-.
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TO THE EDITOR. OF THE SUN.
Ent,-6earcaly two menthe have elapsed since the
racing reason of 1851 closed upon us, and.v.'e are already
calisd again into the field by what bids fair to be the
splendid season of 1832—Lincoln, as last year, sounding
the preparatory note. This early spring meeting of the
sporting denizens of Lincoln has been gradually 'tierces-
leg since its first establishment a few years ago; and
this year has come out with large entries for all its
stakes, and with a very good quantum of acceptances.
'rho meeting extends over two days, and has a
bill of fare consisting of a compound mixture
of sieepleeliager, hurdle, and flat races, Tues-
day and Weiluesili-iy being the days appointed
for the sport'. The first race on Tuesday will be
run at half-pest one o'clock, and is the Trial Stakes of
7 SOl'3. each, 3 ft, nith 40 added; three years old, 6st
101 b; four, Bst lib; five, 9,t; six and aged, 93t 31b;
mares and Aeldiu7s allowed Sib, with ether allowances
and penalties i'or being maidens or winners up to the
time of starting. This almost; makes a handicap of
the stakes. There are fifteen nominations, of which
one, Nancy, is already declared a non-starter. The
field, as far as I can judge at the present time,
will consist of the toilowing:—The Maid of
Lincoln, Hie h Sheriff, Poetess, lan the, Dividend,
Equal, Brawn, Elie,' Mickleton, and perhaps
enother or two. ho race. from present appearances,
would seem to he between the Maid of Lincoln, Mottle,
High Sheriff, and Feetees; Lady Agnes, I imagine, wit!
not start; Hungerford, Miss Fanny,'ann Eliza Middle-
ton, together with Rhesus and Master Friday (whether
they go or not) I cannot for an instant, imagine possess
any chance of winning. lam not sufficiently aware at
the present moment of the condition of several of the
horses engaged in this race, but, so far as I can judge,
the how SHERIFF end lANTRE will be first and second,
with the Maid of Lincoln and Poctcss third and fourth.
This race, be it remembered, is over the mile course. The
second event of the day is the Lincoln Grand Annual
Steeplechase of 15 soya. each, 10 ft., &e., with 100
added, over about four miles of fair hunting country.
Twenty-one nominations were made to this stakes, of
*horn ten have accepted. It would he difficult to. say
to-day whether Lucy Neal, Little Queen, cr Come-
again, will start for this event; but with respect to the
Ace of Trumps, Carrig, A. Y., Maria Monk, Forest Lad,
and the Cripple, they may be set down as tolerably cer-
tain starters. Johnny Barrie is not likely to figure in.
the fray. bhould the Lucy Neale party play off the
same game that they did a short time ago, bring Lucy
into the market at the last moment, which is not at all
improbable, I think her quite good enough to dispose of
the rest of the field, perhaps with the solitary exception
of Maria Monk; but as Lucy's starting is so uncertain,
I will pass her chance over, and select MARIA.
MONK as the winner, with the Cripple, Car-
rig, and Ace of Trumps, as her attendants.
Should any change come "o'er the spirit of my dream,"
the same will be duly noted on Monday. The third race
of the day will be a Free Handicap Hurdle Itace, to
which thirty nominations have been obtained, fifteen of
whom accepting. With respect to one or two of the
horses in this race, the handicap is remarkably unfair;
Little Queen being dosed with list 21b, while View

Halloo I; only made to curry lOst llb ; their relative per-
formances do net by any means warrant this. The field,
for this stake, will, in consequence of View Halloo's
light weight, be very small; the majority being frightened
out of the field. I fancy Melford, Warwick, The General,
Ormsby, View Halloo, Psyche, and, perhaps, another
will go. This race I must, as a matter of course, all
things considered, book to VIEW IIALLoo; should any-
thing bowl him over, it would be the General or Mel-
ford, who will otherwise, I take it, be second and third.
A 5 sow. Hunters' Stakes, with 25 added, closes the first

day's sport.
Wednesday's list is beaded with a Two years old
Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added; colts, Bst 71b;
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fillies, Bst 41b; nearly half a mile. The youthful aspi-
rants for victory engaged in this stake are so entirely
unknown in quality, and every other particular seem-
ingly, that it is difficult to select any to stand upon; I can
only point to the b f by Orlando out of Gamelass
es being a very tiny thing ; and that Ace of
Trumps by Assault, and Youthful Days, are dash-
ing youngsters. The Gipsy colt, Hannah, Red Tape
filly, Broughton, and AnteVerta, are as yet very

miserable specimens of the racehorse. The second
stake is a Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sous, each, h ft,
&c., with 50 added, one mile. Twenty nominations
have been registered for this stake, of whom a dozen
have accepted. View Halloo figures in this race, as well
as in the hurdle, at a very low impost, being made to
give Lady Agnes only one pound for the difference of
age. This very favourable handicap of Tally-ho's son
(6st 101 b), all but decides the race in his favour before
it has been rum; for, with the exception of Lady Agnes,
rant he, and Hungerford, not another animal stands a chance
with him; so we may set it down as VIEW HALLOO's race,
and put Lady Agnes, Hungerford, and lunthe in
the second class, with the Red Veer colt heading the tail.

The. Maiden Steeplechase of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added,

about three ruilep, doses on Monday. A Selling Stakes
of 5 sovs. eauf, with 25 added, for horses of all deso-

minations, one mile, is to close by eight o'clock on Tues-
day evening.
'File betting on these events has teen somewhat
poiled, in two instances at least, the Hurdle Rice and
Handicap, by View Ht.lleo's favourable weight; for the
former but little more than 6 to 4 can be obtained about

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and 2tol is his price for the Handicap. Maria
Monk and Carrig divide the premiership for the SteeplE-
chase at 4to 1 each, and the High Sheriff at threes,
Lathe fair, Poetess four, and the Maid of Lincoln five,
are the figures for the Trial Stakes.

am, bir, &c.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

January 30, 1852.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
The bating, which was dull until near the close,
nobles us to submit a somewhat lengthy quotation, but
was remarkable only for the spirit with which Nancy
Was backed for the Chester Cup, and for a rather heavy
outlay on Augur, Lapidist, and Homebrewed for the
Derby. We did not hear an offer about Hobbie Noble
or Claverhouse; hut 14 to 1 would have been taken about
Orolio, and 20 to 1 laid agst Kingston. We give the
latest prices:—

LINCOLN HURDLE RACE. '
2 to 1 agst View Halloo
3 to 1 agst Melford
LINCOLN TRIAL STAKES.
3 to 1 agst Mr. J. Osborne's Lady Agnes
4 to 1 agst Mr. Pilling's High Sheriff—taken
4 to 1 agst Mr. K Jones's Lathe
6 to 1 agst Mr. Inman's Maid of Lincoln—taken
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
12 to 1 agst La Gazza Ladra
20 to 1 agst Hard wicks—taken
CHESTER CUP.
25 to 1 aget Mr. Martinson's Nancy-28 to 1 Wien
freely
33 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Ariosto—taken
33 to 1 agst Mr. Herbert's Grand Duke—taken
33 to 1 sgst Mr. Greville's Scarecrow—taken
40 to 1 egst Lord Waterford's Cockcrow—taken
1,000 to 25 agst Mr. H. Hill's Hothorpe—taken
2,000 to 30 agst Mr. Dashwood na colt out of the darn
of Duc-an-Durres—taken

3.000 to 30 rgit Ciptain Hareourt's Burn&le—taken
3,000 to 30 asst Mr. T. Mwson's Galvanism—taken
3,000 to 30 agst Mr. Meiklam's Wryneek co!t—taken
3,000 to 30 agat Duke of Bedford's Muse Etomburgh—t