The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-28 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

Northampton races, the first legitimate meeting of the
season, commences to-morrow, and occupies two days.
There are seventeen events to be decided, the most im-
portant of which are the Great Northamptonshire Stakes,
the Earl Spencer's Plate, and the Whittlebury. The field
for the Northampton Handicap will be selected from the
following :

Age st lb
Fairwater
_ _

Age st lb
Gardener •• 6 7 4
Touch and Go .... 4 7 2
Incitatus
Caroline..
Lady of Coverham 3 6 4
Countersign
Anglo-Saxon
Sheridan
Alabama
Lord Zetland 3 5 9

Wingrave ,. 5 S. 12
Gibraltar

Glanorchy 4 8 3

Costa -

Blondin 4 7 9
Dollar
Turn of Luck .... 5 7 6
Fantail
Despair
Loiterer

Fairwater carries the top weight. She has only 51b mare
to carry this year than she did last, and as the mare is now
in good form, and can stay every inch of the way, she must
be very near winning, if not the actual winner. Old Gibraltar
won some severe races last year, carrying heavy weights,
but as horses seldom improve by age I shall discard him on
the present occasion, although he may secure a "place,"
3'. Dollar will re-
present is another of the heavy division, who is sure to
run forward. He will have the services of Wells, one of
th
the best,thifenFortetnheehbedsitv,
ijsoicokne,ybouft
Tedodanot
think
he will
bring many "dollars" into their exchequer. Costa, now
that Lioness has been sent to the right about, will carry
the confidence of Mr. Merry. He has never run up to the
great form he showed as a two-yr-old. If the hon. member
for Falkirk should put down the "pieces" in earnest, he
will be a tough customer to dispose of. Gardener has
been all the rage with the public for the last week or
two. He carries 21b less than he did when he ran
Asteroid and Haddington to a neck for the Chester
Cup, but as he has been so long bottled up
he will not have my confidence. Blondin will
represent Mr. T. Parr, and I am afraid that will to
all. His wretched performance the other week is quite
sufficient to extinguish his chance, if ever he had any.
Fantail has been defeated in a trial with Carisbrook, who is
well worth watching for the Chester Cup. Lord Zetland
has won an extraordinary trial with Violet and Canary.
When the Danebury stable back their horses in earnest
they very rarely make a mistake, Countersign I ex-
pect will get a situation. Lord Zetland, from his breed,
is bound to stay all the way, but his performances
last year were of the most wretched character. Alabama,
a brown colt by Skirmisher, is entered for nearly all the
great handicaps. If any movement had been made in the

market in his favour, I would sooner have trusted him to
carry me successfully through than the son of Voltigeur
and Lady Gough. My final impression is that the judge
will place
FAIRWAI ER 1
• COSTA
COUNTERSIGN
LORD ZETLAND ... 4

At the same time, I may as well state that I consider
Wingrave the only other in the race likely to upset tay

calculations.

The Whittlebury Stakes will be won by either Coup
d'Etat or Brindisi, the Earl Spencer's Plate by Soapstone
or Cerintha, and the St. Liz Handicap by Benjamin.

A FRESH MAN.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

CITY BETTING.—This DAY.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STASES•
3to 1 agst Lord Zetland
st. 1 agst Gardener
11 to 1 agst Costa
12 to 1 agst Fairwater
12 to 1 agst Wingrave
20 to 1 agst Alabama
25 to 1 agst Touch and Go
25 to 1 agst Gibraltar
25 to 1 agst Dollar
25 to 1 agst Blondin

EARL SPENCER'S PLATE,
4to 1 agst Soapstone
10 to 1 agst Templar
10 to 1 agst Lady Clifden
12 to 1 agst Carinthia
12 to 1 agst My Mary
16 to 1 agst Crytheia

CHESTER CUP.
30 to 1 agst Golden Pledge (offered)
CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP.
15 to 1 agst Voluptas (taken)

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-SATIIRDAY.

There was an average attendance at our Subscription
Rooms this day, but speculation was languid, and the chief
feature was comparing bets on the Northamptonshire
Stakes. Lord Zetland remained firm at 3to 1, and sto 1
became the highest offer against Gardener ; at the slightest
advance on that price he would have been supported for
money. Fairwater and Blondin were in fair demand; but
Touch-and-Go we return in the outside division, as less
than 40 to 1 against her was not accepted. For Earl
Spencer's Plate Soapstone was freely backed, and closed at
5 to 1 (taken). My Mary and Templar stood next in favour,
but Flying Fish declined to 50 to 1 (taken and offered).
Several "long shots" were 'laid against Alchymist and
Zara. On the City and Suburban Handicap little business
was done; and the only noteworthy features in connection
yrith the Chester Cup were the advance of Oldminster to
50 to 1 (taken freely) and Lord Zetland, 25 to 1 being the
highest offer against him at the finish. Closing prices :

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STARES.
3to 1 agst Lord Zetland (taken)
sto 1 agst Gardener (offered, take 6 freely)
100 to 8 agst Costa (offered)
100 to 8 agst Wingrave (offered)
100 to 6 agst Fairwater (taken)
100 to 6 agst Dollar (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Blondin (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Gibraltar (take 22)
100 to 3 agst Fantail (taken and offered)
40 to 1 agst Glenorchy (taken)
40 to 1 agst Touch-and-Go (taken and offered)
50 to 1 agst Isca (offered)
66 to 1 agst Turn-of-Luck (taken and offered)
EARL SPENCER'S PLATE,
sto 1 agat Soapstone (taken)
10 to 1 agst My Mary (taken)
100 to 8 agst Templar (taken)
20 to 1 agst Cerintha (offered)
20 to 1 agst Dolphin (offered)
20 to 1 agst Aurora (offered)
25 to 1 agst Amelia (taken)
25 to 1 agst Biondella (offered)
100 to 3 agst Zara (taken)
100 to 3 agst Alchymist (taken)
50 to 1 agst Flying Fish (taken and offered) '
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
100 to 7 agst Veterinarian (offered)
100 to 6 agst Liston (taken and offered)
100 to 6 agat Jarnicoton (offered)
40 to 1 agat Flying Fish (wanted)
40 to 1 agst Sir Roger (taken)
50 to 1 figst Vivid (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
12 to 1 agst Change (offered)
20 to 1 agst Oldminster (taken freely)
20 to 1 agst Golden Pledge (offered)
25 to 1 agat Lord Zetland (taken)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
6to 1 agst Fille de l'Air (offered)
100 to 3 agst Sir Roger (taken)
THE DERBY.
8 to 1 on the field (offered)

ST. ritTEttsnunG, March 25.—The reform effected
in the law relutive to foreigners no longer renders
obligatory the sale of landed property belonging to
Russian females who marry foreigners. The Im-
perial consent to s'.'ch unions is not in future neces-
sary. The reform also abolishes the tax which
foreigners, on being' naturalised in Russia had to
pay for a period of thre,9 years.

DRESDEN, March 25.—Advices from Poland
mention that several fresh insurgent bands, formed
in the environs of Kolno and the forest, and in the
forest of Ostrolenka (palatinate of .Anicustowo) have
appeared. The vanguard is cnmmasded by Wolaki
and Obuchowicz. The Russian frontier guard has
been attacked and forced to retreat.
paAeh.e
DEATH THROUGH A BAG or RICE FALLING ON
A AynlN—ld SanPrir.CcluAeLst
aVt EGItuDyI,BCTH.--ospOitaai,Thnraday Mr.
man named Dennis Reardon, who was emploonyetdhebyboiadyesosrfsa.
Dudin, of Bermondsey-wall. The poor fellow was engaged
:rjourin tuhe of
in hooking on bags of rice to a chain, to be taken to the top
floor of a warehouse, hooking two bags at a time. When,
the bags had got about i 5 feet from the un dg,one of em
the
spine i
broke away from the hook and fell on the deceased, who
was underneath in a stooping posture,
his back in a fearful manner, the rice weighing a hundred
weight and a half. Ile was immediately removed to the
above hospital, where he died a few days after his admis-
sion. The jury returned a verdict of
se accidental death, but
added that they should strongly advi the Messrs. Dadin
in future to fasten two books in one bag, or else to carry the
bags up in slings.
ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S INN•ROAD.—
The number of patients relieved at this hospital during
the week ending I'larch 20 was 3,029, of which 980 were
new cases.