The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-10 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

LIVERPOOL SPRING
Acceptances for the Grand Na
cap) of 20 says each,

• MEETING—MAItcH 8.
ational Steeple Chase (handl-
h ft, with 100 added.

. ,
Age at lb Age st lb
Emblem .. .. al2 8 Satanella .. .. 5 10 12
Umpire.. .. a 12 7 Sr. Maximas .. a 10 12
Lightheart .. .. al2 6 Wifie •• .. a 10 12
Reporter .. .. 5 12 2 Cadet .. .. a 10 12
Thomastown .. .. al2 0 Leonidas • • .. 6 10 12
.. a 6
111 1102 Westßel l's Life
.. .. 6 10 12
.. 6 10 12
..
Jealousy .. .. all 10 Gladiator .. .. a 10 10
Sinking' Fund .. a 11 10 Malta .. a 10 10
Catspaw .. .. all 10 Hooke the Gardener 6 10 10
sAirrblu William
....
Jerusalem .. .. all 10 Ireley .. .. a 10 10
Medora .. .. all 8 Rockley .. .. alO 10
Bridegroom .. .. all 8 Bryn Gwyn .. 510 10
Sampson .. .. a 11 8 National Petition .. a 10 8
Harry .. .. all is Real Jam •• .. 5 10 8
Bant.an .. .. all 6 Sir Stephen .. alO 7
Ni errimaC .. .. all 6 Emblematic .. 6 10 6
Wee Nell .. .. aii 6 Brian Borhoime .. a 10 4
Satellite .. .. all 6 Ba:on of Avon .. 4 10 2
Mauehnne .. .. all 4 Ocean Witch .. 5 10 2
Tee Cz ,r .. .. a 11 4 Martha
.. .. a 10 0
Serious Case .. .. all 3 Miss Maria .. ••a 10 0
Rubicon .. .. 611 2 Cygnet .. .. 5 10 0
Romeo .. .. all 0 Corsair .. 410 0
Amy • • .. Ii 11 0 Lady of the Isles .. 5 10 0
..
Tolurno .. .. 511 0 Silk and Satin .. alO 0
Surbiton .. .. 511 0 Chester .. .. alO 0
Little Bob .. .. all 0 Miss Emma .. alO 0
Worcester .. .. all 0 British G-renadler .. alO 0
Portland .. .. alO 12 Leading Article .. alO 0
Acceptances for the Liverpool Spring Cup (handicap), of
100 sous, added to a sweepstakes of 10 soya each. About
a mile and a half.

Age at lb
The Knave • • 5 8 8
Argonaut .. .. 5 8 6
Aurelian .. .. 6 8 4
Costa .. • • 5 8 2
Blond in .. • . 4 8 0
Carisbrook.. .. 5 7 13
Berkeley .. • • 5 7 10
The Monk.. .. a 7 10
Gardener .. .. 7 10
Welcome .. 5 7 7
Fontenoy 4 7 6
Donne Canne .. 5 7 4
Bosh .. 5 7 3
Joco .. • . 4 7 2
Trojanus .. 4 7 0
Black Deer .. 4 7 0
Warminster .. 5 7 0
The Clown .. 3 6 10
Acceptances for the Sefton
to a sweepstakes of 5 h(
Age st lb
Hesper .. 6 9 8
Argonaut .. .. 5 8 11
Ellerton •.. 6 8 11
Donnybrook .. 4 8 5
Gardener .. .. 6 8 2
Blondin .. 4 8 2
Farfalla .. 5 8 0
Poland .. 4 7 11
Zuleika .. 6 7 6
Weatherspy .. 4 7 5
Bosh .. • 5 7 3
East Lancashire .. 4 7 0
1 he Clown .. 3 7 0
Arbutus .. 3 6 8
Waterloo .. .. 3 6 8
Persuasion .. 3 6 8
Buckland .. 3 6 8
Strawberry Hill .. 4 6 7
Cutaway .. 3 6 7
Voluptas .. 4 6 6
Independence .. a 6 6
Moulsey •
3 6
Acceptances for the Handicap
with 40 added,
Age st lb
.. a 11 12
..511 8
.. 6 11 7
.. a 11 7
a 11 3
.. a 11 3
.. a 10 12
.. 5 10 12
.. a 10 12
.. 6 1. 12
.. a 10 io
.. a 10 8
.. 6 10 8
.. 6 10 4
.. a 10 2

Age it lb
Flash inthePan .. a 6 10
St. Lawrence •• 5 6 8
Dark Lily .. ••4 6 8
Farce .. • . 4 6 6
Merry Maid .. 56 6
Jack's Alive .. 4 6 3
Ghillie Callum .. 3 6 3
Truant .. •• 4 6 2
The Doctor • • 3 6 1
Alpheus • . •• 3 6 1
Claxton .• •• 3 6 0
King of Clubs .. 3 5 7
Naxos •• •• 3 5 7
Farnham • • .. 3 5 7
Veterinarian .. 3 5 7
Fanny Seaton .. 3 5 7
Macbeth .. .. 3 5 7

Handicap of 100 SOW, added
ivs each• Six furlongs.

Age st lb
Crisis, by Aleppo.. 4 6 5
Ghillie Callum .. 3 6 5
Claxton .. .. 3 6 2
Prescription .. 3 6 2
Rose .. .. 3 6 1
Danau3 .. • • 3 6 0
Tooi Tooi .. 3 6 0
Abbott .. .. 3 5 12
Jane Shore .. 3 5 10
Lobelia .. .. 3 510
Dishonoured .. 3 5 10
Alice Leigh .. 3 5 8
Dilston .. 3 5 8
Tomfoolery .. 3 5 7
Coverdale .. 3 5 7
Dovedale .. 3 5 7
Wild Thyme .. 3 5 7
Veterinarian .. 3 5 7
Naxos .. 3 5 7
Macbeth .. .. 3 5 7
Helen .. 3 5 7

Hurdle Race, of 5 sous each,
, Two miles.

Emblem ..
Pot You. ri
Shropshire • .
Lincoln
Sinking Fund.
Satellite
Old Squire
Tolurno
••
_Romeo
Amy
Serious Case ..
Merryman
Dunraven
West End
Remunerator ..

Age st lb
Emblematic 6 tO 2
Marble Hill .. .. 5 10 0
Speedy .. .. 5 10 0
True Heart .. .. 4 9 9
Over the Sea .. .. 5 9 9
Soothsayer a 9 4
Chester.. a 9 4
Baron of Avon .. 4 9 4
Mistake .. 4 9 0
Cutler .. .. 5 9 0
Topsy .. 5 9 0
Amain .. 6 9 0
Southerly Wind 5 9 0
Corsair a 9 0
Cygnet .. 5 9 0

CITY BETTING—TUESDAY.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
10 to 1 agst Emblem (taken)
12 to 1 agst Wee Nell (taken)
25 to 1 aget Medora (wanted)

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STALES.

10 to 1 agst Blithtield (offered)

CITY AND SUBURBAN.
40 to 1 agst Exchequer (taken)
40 to 1 agst Kemptown (taken)

TWO THOUSAND GUINSA.S.
11 to 2 sot Fille de I'Air (offered, take 6to 1)
6to 1 agst Cambuscan (wanted)

CHESTER CITE.
16 to 1 agst Accident (offered)
20 to 1 agst Blackdown (offered)
25 to 1 agst Anfield (taken)
25 to 1 agst Muezzin (taken)
33 to 1 agst Greenland (taken)
50 to 1 agst Crisis (taken and offered)
100 to 1 agst Costa (offered)

THE DERBY.
10 to 1 agst Scottish Chief (offered)
13 to 1 agst Paris (offered)
14 to 1 agst Coastguard (taken)
16 to 1 agst Forager (offered)

BETTING AT MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.

The election of members to serve on the committee and
other business matters occupied the priacipal share of
attention this day, and betting was extremely dull, the
investments made on the horses being of a very trivial
character. Closing prices :

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASit
10 to lon the field (offered)
16 to 1 agst Bantam (taken)
18 to 1 agst Portland (taken)
40 to 1 agat Reporter (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
100 to 6 agat Accident (offered)
20 to 1 agst Anfield (offered)
20 to 1 agat Blackdown (offered)
THE DERBY'.
20 to 1 agat Blair Athol (taken and offered)
THE WATERLOO (COURSING) CUP.
60 to 1 agst Mr. Gibson's nomination (taken)

LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETlNG.—Tuesday the Bth March
has already been announced as the opening day for this
meeting. There are now but a few unimportant items
wanting to complete Mr. Topham's venture, and the ac-
ceptances for the Grand National, which have been framed
on the new principle, must be exceedingly gratifying to
lessee of the course. Last year the number of subscribers
was 72, out of which 21 paid forfeit, and the lowest
weight was 9at, which weight was subsequently raised 11Ib
by means of list 31b (Medora, who ran with 12st) being
the highest imposted " content." This year the number of
entries was increased to 86, and the forfeits to 25, while the
lowest weight was 10st. It will be seen from this that in
handicapping for the coming Liverpool Grand National
Steeplechase Handicap the imposts have been raised 141 b.
With the exception of Major Wombwell's Bell's Life, who
carries a 61b penalty for winning the Windsor Open Steeple-
chase last Saturday, the weights, through Emblem accept-
ing, remain as originally published. Four forfeits aro
Cup, seven for the Handicap
Hurdle Race, and ten for the Sefton Handicap.
announced for the Spring

THE MODERN FAMIER.—The farmer now acts
on scientific principles and with scientific precision,
instead of by blind guess-work,
i
on the researches of the naturalist,l geologist,itshe operations
e h e.
mist, and meteorologist, and are executed by machinery of
the most ingenious and elaborate construction. Steam has
been introduced to plough and to thrash. Drilling, sowing,
reaping, and stacking are performed by machine-power.
The amount of capital required for agricultural enterprises
Y—a thrashing-machine,
choasst,i
nogf
tchoruereshe ,u
nrisen con sid
pounds,e rhaabi
supplanted the old shilling
flail ; a steam-plough, at eight hundred pounds, is gradually
being substituted for the two-guinea plough. The yearly
bills for artificial food, for stock and artificial stimulants for
the soil also run up to a high figure. The change in the
system has been attended by as great a change in the men
—the old type of the British farmer, dogged in his adherence
to tradition, contemptuous of the teachings of science, and
ignorant of men and things
it idle to arbeyond his own county, with
whom Arthur Young found gne, and whom he
longed to convince with his stick, is fast going the way of
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