The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-14 00:00:00

SPORTING -NOTES.
-- .. No. CCIV.
THE FIELDS FOR TO-MORROW'S RACES-AT
NEWMARKET, &c.

TO TAE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin,—ln my anticipations of the Newmarket Handicap,
I find I was, like all my contemporaries of the sporting
press, on the wrong scent; I, however, take the credit to
myself of being the only one who iniagined that the
winner had a chance of catching lir. Clark's eye -firsG'
Io my remarks of Monday last I-observed, that Father
Thames would run well and might win, but at'the same
time entertained some doubts of the accomplishment of
such a performance.. The race with • respect to the fa-
was a most. ridiculous affair,
vourites, barring Officious,
not one of them showing in front after
.they had .tra-
versed a moiety of the distance. Maria and .Bardolpla
were in difficulties early, and .Poodle had some trouble to
struggle home fourth. Father Thamea, some half
dczen pounds better than any of his ahtagoniats of his
own age in the race, went away with Officious some dis-
tance and a half from home, stoutly contested every inch
of ground, and won, by 'good jockeysbip on' the part of
Cowley, in the last few strides by a head; Teildington,
with all his weight, finishing a respectable third.
The Riddlesworth was won, as I predicted it would
be, by The Nabob, who passed the chair a very easy
winner from Weathergago by a length, the atick-leggtd
Magnes being a bad third.

In the 501: Handicap Plate, Cariboo, giving stones
away to everything in the rate, had it all his own way,
and wo❑ in a common canter.

The 501. Plate for Two Years Old produced a pretty
race between the Estelle filly and Gossip, the former
winning, not without considerable difficulty, by a head.
The list for tomorrow consists of eight stakes and a
match; of these five have yet to close and name. The
fields for those that have closed are as follow:

100 Soya. Stakes; Ditch mile—Lord Orford's Alcoran,
Bst 71b; Duke of Bedford's Hesperus, Bst lib; Lord
Exeter's Stockwell, Bst 41b. Mr. Payne's Glenluce and
Mr. T. Parr's Weathergage, Bst 4lb each, are dubious
runners.

50 Soya. Stakes; Ditch mile—Mr. Parkinson's Odessus,
Bst llb, walks over.
,

Claret Stakes; Ditch in—Mr. Greville's Ariosto
(Nat), Mr. Howard's Grecian (A. Day), Lord Exeter's
Phlegra (Norman), doubtful, Mr. Osbaldeston's Moun-
tan Deer (Robinson, I believe).
Match, 100 25 ft; Ditch mile—Mr. E. Batson's Ben
Nevis receives forfeit, I believe; at any rate he will win,
as Mr. Goddard's colt by Auckland is not " the thing"
at present.
My opinion on the 100 Says. and Claret Stakes re-
mains unaltered. ALCORAN and GLENLIICE (if the lat;
ter runs) to be first' and second, with Hesperus and
Stockwell third and fourth for the former; and ARIOSTO
the winner of the latter.

The betting in several particulars has undergone some
alterations since yesterday morning. The following are
the latest quotations: —Claret Stakes-5 to 4on Ariosto,
evens taken freely; 2 to 1 each agst Grecian and Moun-
tain Deer; 5 to, 1 agst Phlegm. 100 Sovs. D.M.-6 to
4 each agst Alcoran and Glenluce ; 3to 1 each agst
Stockwell and Hesperus; 10 to 1 each agst Magnes and
Weathergage. Port Stakes-5 to 4on Midas; 2to 1
each spit Lamartine and The Minister. 100 Soya.
D.M. (Friday)-6 to 4on Nabob. 50 Sovs. P.M.
(Friday)-2 to lon Sophistry, by Theon. 2,000
Guineas-4 to 1 each agst Homebiewed and Lapidist.
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,'
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
April 14, 1852.