The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-12 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

The meetings at 'Warwick and Leicester throw no addi.
tional light on the forthcoming St. Leger beyond the intro-
duction of Black Rock into thequotationseabeut whom a large
commission was executed. A hostile movement act in against
Baeagah, who was driven front 12 to 1 to 40 to 1, on the
strength of some touting report that" the horse had fallen
lame, but those who had taken liberties were glad to get out
on Saturday at 12 to 1 when they found that the horse was
not the " dead un" he was considered to be, Bookmakers,
no dcubt, remember the awful dressing they got over St.
Albans and Lord Clifden, when they imagined it was like
coining money to lay against them. I have recommended
hint to my readers ever since he ran at Epsom. Ile beat
Ely much easier than the Miner, although all sorts of ex-
cuses were made for the latter, if ho comes well to the post
I shall expect him to turn the tables on both Blair Athol
and General Peel. Having been knocked about so much
in the market I must reserve my final decision ue tit
to-morrow, when I shall have sums further in•
form alert from Doncaster. The meeting at Warwick was
a little more successful than some of its predecessors. The
Leamington Stakes brought out ten runners. The taco
was reduced to a match between Revolver and Redcap,
Lord llastings' horse having always a little the best of it,
and winning easily at last. Tho interest in the remaining
events was not very great. Damascus made an easy win
of it in the Racing Stakes, and was bought in for 200 guineas.
lie is much too good a one to let go. The Shorts Handicap
gave us a benefit in the usual amount of false starts and
breaks away. Practitioner and Buneie Glen were the two
whose performaLce tired out the patience of all concerned,
the former being especially conspicuous in the successful
attempt his jockey made:to get in front. Practitioner had
to succumb to Hawkshaw, who, admirably ridden by
Hearttidd, came with a rush oppozito the stand, and won
after a fine race by a neck. There was a tine finish for the
Castle Park Stakes between the three placed, Auditor
having the bust
.of it, before they had gone half the dis-
tone's, though hardly pressed by Brown Willy end
Volatile. No ono ventured beyond the selling price
(.C3oj) for the wiener, who is a very promising cult,
and both ho and Brown Willy—they are in the Derby—
may be looked upon as taking fair rank among the
outside division for the blue riband of '65. Caller
Ou had only Stanton at all likely to make her gallop
in the Queen's Plate, and we fancy ho never fairly extended
her. She appeared to be pulling Challoner's arms off all
the way as usual, and Stanton shutting up soon after en-
tering the straight, she came out and won in a canter
amidst the usual cheering that now attends upon the second
Beeswing, whenever she appears, from John o'Groat'e
house to the Land's End. After Damascus had won the
Members' Plate, and been sold to Mr. Gulby for 115
guineas, a field of eleven were telegraphed for the Stand
liandic'p, front which number Birefiecler was naturally
selected as favourite, though report spoke well of Zephyr's
chance, a filly from Joseph Dawson's stable. After going
about half the distance Tomfoolery fell, bringing with hint
Zara, Quicksand, Omer, and Zephyr, and leaving the lead
to Birdliuder, who, with only Practitioner nets hint, won
in a canter by two lengths. Only the five placed pat sed
the post, and a great crowd collecting round the site of the
disaster, it became known that the five joikejs were all
more or less injured. Herbert was insensible, and Sharp
and Sayers severely shaken and unable to stand. The lat ter
was carried into the weighing-room, and it was feared at
liret that his leg was broken, but upon surgical examination
it was pronounced to be a severe contusion of the knee. lie
was carried as quickly as possible into the town. Some delay
occurred in removing the other two from the spot where
they fell; and in the meantime, while the course was
densely thronged at that point, Cep!. Sharp and Mr Bevill,
on Disappointment and Bolero. proceeded to the mile post
to start for the last race, the Scurry, and a whole chapter
of mistakes occurred from their so doing. In the first
place, they were not started by the proper starter, but, by
their own account, both agreed to accept the services of Mr
M‘George's ileg-bearer, and started by him they accord-
ingly were. On coming to the crowd, Captain Sharp, who
was leading, pulled up, but Mr Bevill managed to force a
way somehow through it, and coming on alone so passed
the chair, weighed in, find claimed to 1,0 the winner. The
odds had been 5 to 4 on Bolero, and of course there was
great confusion and disputing at this unsatistactory re. ult.,
Au objection wits raised on the p rrt Sharp, and
Mr Payne, the only steward then present, declining to go
into it by himself, there scented nothing more to be done.
But the owner of Disappointment (on the supposition, wo
presume, that the first start was not a valid one) returned
to the post, end Mr Duval having left, walked over, had
his number hoisted by the judge, and also went through
the ceremony of weighing in. So there ate two winners of
the Scurry, and a pretty tangled skein for the stewards to
unravel. Tho races at Leicester call for no particular
remark.

The Doncaster Meeting commences tomorrow. Will
Agnes ought to credit Joha Osborne with the Filly Stakes,
unless some unforseen dark one should turn up, which is
not at all likely. The Champagne Stakes has Gardevisuro
and Puritan engaged, and unless Barbarossa, of whom I
have heard glowing accounts, should defeat public form, the
former should have no difficulty in placing tho Stakes to
the credit of Mr Sutton. The Great Yorkshire Handicap,
although it has a very good acceptance, may follow in the
wake of theGoodwood Stakes, the Ebor Handicap, and the
Liverpool Cup, where so many horses were introduced into
the betting only for (to give it a polite name) swindling the
public. Those best in aro East Lancashire, Revolver, and
Finesse. No horse could bo in finer condition than Lord
St. Vincent's. One of the trio ougyhrtotboapbuilliltyth, rboeugwho,nanbdy
if I stood alone on ono it would be EAST LANCASHIRE.
13ThroewnGBlarsegaodw, and of th
Stakes
will,
ein all
27 left in for the Revival Plate,
Attraction and Lady Clifdm appear the most formidable.
Tho other events I shall refer to when I give toy final se •
lotion for the St. Leger to-worrow.

A FRESH MAN.

AT LABT.—The first volume of the Emperor
Napoleon's long-expected "Life of Cat "is announced
positively to appear in November or December next. The
sea 'ad volume will appear a month or six weeks after the
first, and the concluding volumes will then appear at shot
intervals,

The bulletin of the Paris Observatory gives the
following as the almosphetie state of Europe yesterday :
" The barometer is slightly rising on the centre of Europe,
but is falling in the North, at Naiin, and on the Baltic;
the high latitudes aro therefore about to be again traversed
by rough weather. In the South of Spain and of Portugal
the fall is stow, but the downward movement extends fs
far as the Bay of Biscay. The probability, therefore, is
that fresh storms will soon reach our coasts. The sky is
cloudy or rainy in the West and North of Europe."

TUE THREE ILPATTIS IN MOZART 8 " ZAIIIIER-
FLoTE."— Mr. Gye is said to meditate giving the " Zauber-
flote" next season, with the three sisters Patti as Queen of
Night, Pawina, and (ndlle. being still to bo heard)
rapagena,