The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-21 00:00:00

BETTING AT MANCHESTER, SATURDAY.

Most of the members having returned from the Warwick
Meeting, there was a good attendance at our Subscription
Rooms. Betting on the Great Northamptonshire States
took a somewhat wide range, several horses being invested
on for that event. Gardener was in force, and closed at 10
to 1 (taken freely). Wingrava, Lord Zetland, Dollar, and
Touch-and-go were each steady, at the prices quoted ; but
an offer of 14 " ponies" against Blithfield met with no re-
sponse, although in the earlier part of the afternoon 12 to 1
had been accepted about him. 109 to 6 was offered against
Fairwater ; and 20 to 1 was taken about Sheridan, 200 to 7
Flash-in the-pan, and 50 to 1 Welbeck.—We did not per-
ceive a transaction on the Chester Cup ; and the only horses
supported for the City and Suburban were Voluptas and
Lord Burleigh.—For the Two Thousand Guineas Fille de
l'Air, Paris, Cambuscan, and Claremont were invested on ;
for the Derby, Hollyfos closed a better favourite than his
stable companion, Baragah.—Closing prices :

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.
10 to 1 agat Gardener (taken freely)
10 to 1 agst Wingrave (taken and offered)
11 to 1 agat Lord Zetland (taken)
100 to 8 agst Dollar (taken)
14 to 1 agst Blithfield (offered)
14 to 1 agat Costa (offered)
100 to 6 agat Touch and Go (taken)
100 to 6 agst Fairwater (offered)
20 to 1 agat Sheridan (taken)
200 to 7 agst Flash in the Pan (taken)
33 to 1 agst Blondin (offered)
33 to 1 agat Alabama (offered)
40 to 1 agat Union Jaok (offered)
60 to 1 agst Welbeck (taken)
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
100 to 7on the field (offered)
25 to 1 agst Voluptas (taken)
100 to 3 agst Lord Burleigh (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
100 to 8 agst Change (offered)
Do to 7 agst Golden Pledge (offered)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
11 to 2 agat Fille de l'Air (taken)
6to 1 agst Paris (taken)
15 to 2 agst Cambuscan (taken)
10 to 1 agst Claremont (taken)
THE
50 to 1 agst Hollyfox (taken)
1000 to 16 agst Baragah (taken)

The Oxford and Cambridge Billiard Matches,

The single-handed billiard match between the champions
of the respective Universities of Oxford and Cambridge
was played on Saturday evening at the Volunteer Billiard
Rooms, 21, Leicester-square, in the presence of a very large
number of the past and present members of tho twe seats of
learning. On the previous evening Messrs. Payne and
Horne won the double match on the part of Cambrid4e, as
they did last year; and it being apparent that both players
had much improved, increased interest was created,
although it was well known that the Oxford representative
was an exceedingly fine player. The game was 500 up, and
at the commencement 2 to 1 was offered on the Oxford, and
100 to 30 was subsequently laid.
The last break but one brought Mr. Starkey's score to
480, Mr. Payne then made a clipping red hazard, but
missed a cannon up and down the table. Mr. Starkey then
made 5, then three white hazards and cannon, bringing him
to 490. He now missed a cannon, but his opponent's white
ball rolled over the bottom pocket, into which he quickly
poked it, and the game was over, Oxford winning by 27
points.
As amateurs both players certainly distinguished them-
selves, and their nerve and judgment at critical points of
the game would have afforded a wholesome lesson to many
professionals of this scientific and skilful amusement. We
may just mention that both the representatives of the Uni-
versities have played on previous occasions in a similar
match, although not against one another, but they encoun-
tered each other in the double match in ISO 2. They are
certainly the two best players the Universities have hitherto
been represented by.