The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-08 00:00:00

Prophecies for the Cesarewitch,

The fo"cra"-ig ere the oVnions of the vr:ous
sportrn wri'ers in the weelly journals:—
(From Bell's life)

The task of sunnring up is not a very eny one, even if
we depend on Mail Train and Gratitude to beat the un-
knowa school, and Thslestris and Suspicion those who can
be measured on public performances ; but, as we must assert
a preference, let it be for this quartette, onr greatest faith
be'ng

GP ATITUDE AND MAIL TRAIN.
(From the Era.)
. ..

The four we shall take to beat the field are Gratitude,
Mail Tra;n, Suspicion, and Thalestris, and ia giVusr the
preferenez to

TEALESTRIS and GRATITUDE

•ve think we are justified, as they have a great pull in age
and weight over the other pair named.
(From the Spo2 ting Gaz,tl3)
My opinion is that the race will fall to either
GRATITUDE Or MAIL TRAIN,

and as the former has the best of the weights, I think her
chance is to bo preferred to that of the Woody-atek. horse,
and next to these I shall expect to sec Lady Hylda, the
Calista colt, and Bea'rix.

(From the Field.)
When all the facts connected with the favourites are
weighed in the scale, and due allowance mado for trials and
jockeys, I can come to no other conclusion than that the
judge's verdict this year will be in favour of either

NAIL TRAIN or GRATITUDE.
(From the Sporting Life.)
I must stand my original selection, Mail Train, as the
best of 'William Day's, together with Lady Hylda, Calista
Colt, Cathedral, and Gratitude as the best of the formidable
lot, finally chasing as my brace of champions GRATITUDE
and CATHEDRAL, thus leaving to fight the battle for me
the best publicly and the best privately tried in the race.
(From the kFunday Times.)
We can only conclude that the winner will turn up in
Gratitude, Thalestris, Lady Hylda, the Calista colt, or the
best of the 'Westmoreland, Day lot, Our firm conviction is
that GRATITCDE will gain the laurels; and her most dan-
gerous opponent of our selected few must be Thalestris.
And, really, if the latter was a dead 'un at Goodw,nd, she
ought to win here; but wa cannot believe that Lord
Coventry would have openly declared her to be a bad 'un if
she were net. His lordship may be as fond of turf diplo-
macy in a legitimate way as any one, but we cannot believe
him guilty of deliberate falsehood or chicanery. Timo alone
will tell.

(From the Weekly Tim's.)
I shall stand or fall by the

CALISTA COLT

as the winner, next to whom I have the most fancy for
Beatrix and Myrtle.

(From the Age and Pilot.)
We will take to beat the field—

GRATITUDE and W. DAY'S BEST,
and leave Thalestris and Lady Hylda to contend for the
th;rd placn.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HARPENDEN RACEF-FRIDAY.

The Hertfordshire Handicap of 10 soya each, h ft, N‘:th so
added ; wirners extra. One role aid a half. 8 subs.
Mr Reldiffe's Jack o' Newbuly, 4 ya, 7st 71b

(H, Sharp) 1
Mr Drew ts Sher:del, 3 3:s, Bst 21b Cae. 51b extra)

(Hibberd) 2
Mr F. Fisher's Walpole, 5 Yrs, Tat 101 b
(Jas. Nightingall) 3
Mr F. Fisher's Earl of Sur:ey, 5 3, re, Sat 51b....(Per.y) 4
Betting-6 to 5 agst Sher:den, 2to 1 agst Jack o' New-
bey, 5 to 1 eget Walpole,
After proceeding 100 yards Jack o' Newbury made play,
and quickly assumed a lead of three or liur lengths of
Walpole, behind whom followed Sheridan, Eerl of Surrey
bringing up the rear. They ran with little variation until
within three-qusr Zers of a mile of the finish, when Jack o'
Newbury ran wide (at the tuin, and Walpole took a clear
lead, followed by Sheridan and Jack o' Newbury into the
straight, where Walpole was beaten, ant two favourites
came on together. Jack o' Newbu'y, coming away at the
distance, won by a length and a halt ; Walpole was a bad
third, and Earl of Surrey was l'eaten off.
The Two-Year Old Stakes of 10 soya each, with 60 added;
colts, Sat 101 b; 6"ies, Sat 71b ; penalties and allowances.
T.Y.C.
Capt. W. H. Cooper's Anti-Macassar, Oat 21b (in. 61b ex.)
(F. Adams) 1
Mr R. Sutton's Mongrel (h b), 7at 131 b (Doolan) 2
Mr John
.Nightingall's File du Regiment, 7st Lib
(Jas. Nightingall) 3
The following also ran :—Fanny, Brost ,t Doe, Elsinore,
and Sea Eagle.
Betting-7 to 4 apt Mongrel, sto 2 agst Anti-Macassar,
6 to 1 each agst Fille du Regiment rid Fanny, 7 to 1 agst
Sea Eagle.
Fille du Regiment, Monf„..el, end Fanny lay in front,
Fills du Regiment holding a slight lead, until approaching
the distance,where Anti-macasrsr joined them, took up the
awing before reaching the Stand encloar-e, and won
cleverly by a neck—three lengths separating the second
and third—Fanny was a good fourth, Sea E:7.,1e Bfth,
Brown Doe sixth, and Elsinore last.

The Stand Plate Handicap of 50 sovs, for all ages; wirners

extra. T.Y.C.

Mr W. G. Bennett's Voluptas, 4 yrs, Bst (in. 51b extra)
(Pony) 1
Mr Saxon's Zara, 4 yrs, 7st 51b.. (H. Sharp) 2
Mr Croydon's Norroy, 5 yrs, 7st 111 b (E. Foster) 3
The following also ran :—Lady Derby, Neilgherry, The
Sage, Lost sheep, Never no Moro, Roseneath, and Puck_
Bating-2 to 1 agst Norroy, sto 1 agst Voluptas, Bto
1 agst Roseneath, 10 to 1 aget Neilgherry, 100 to 8 agst
Zara, 100 to 7 agst Sage, 20 to 1 agst Puck.
The Sage made play, followed by Voluptas. Lady Derby,
and Norroy, but after going a short distance Norroy took a
clear lead, having Lady Derby and Zara on his left, and
Voluptas on his right. They ran in these positions until.
halfway within the distance, where Voluptas came out end
won cleverly by half a length; two lengths separated the
second and third; the Sage was fotirth, Neilgherry wes
fifth, Roseneath sixth, and Lost Sheep last.
The Nursery Handicap Plate of 50 ova; winners extra.