The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-09 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.
No. OT,XXX.W.

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TO THE 1.,DiT012 OF THE SUN.
SlR,—Scarcely will the races at Coventry be got over
in time sufficient to allow of the move to Doncaster for
the sport on the following day. The list there is souse-
what stronger than usual, and will no doubt afford the
sporting community some capital amusement to-morrow
and Thursday. The game commences at half-past one
with the Municipal Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 40
added, St. Leger Course. This stake, together with the
Optional Soiling, and Innkeepers' Stakes, and the
Northern Steeplechase, close at four this afternoon. The
second stake on the list is the Doncaster Handicap of 10
sovs. each, h ft, &c., with 100 added, St. Leger Course.
Nearly half the subscribers have cried content to
the imposts on their nominations. The field, I
take it, will be rather large than otherwise ; and
ieracrkes
will probably, consist of the Calculator, Knook Knoll,
The Proctor, Abbess of Jervevux, Finesse, Tom Pinch,
Sir Charles Napier, Hyacinth
• Cleveland, Snow drop, St.
andM Michael,
The'ael aCnudt 1 Dismay,er... w o Wth
very
mo-
derate animals enumerated above—l have received some
equivocal information which neither declares them to be
tHheo ltby
starters or non-starters, but tends more towards the
latter than the former. I have no intention of wading
horsespe respect
to
among Tom
through the merits of the horses engaged in thirstake,
but at once give it 53 my opinion, that The Proctor, who
is now the favourite, will not be the winner—that The
Calculator and Knook Knoll have got all the top
weights safe, as the Abbess of Jerveaux has the middle,
and Hyacinth and Snowdrop the light weights.
Sir Charles Napier, penalty and all, is not
entirely out of the race, but seems to me to be a doubt-
ful starter. I fancy the final struggle will be between
The CALCULATOR, THE ABBESS, and one of the light
weights—probably HYACINTH ; and if the latter is not
in full bloom at this early part of the season, I must
look to the other two to pull me through.
The Hopeful Stakes of 5 sovs, each, with 50 added;
half a mile, has a penalty of 31b extra for a winner
before starting, which will only apply to one—Broughton
—who, with Bst 10Ib up, and his dubious pedigree
staring him in the face, will probably not be sent to the
post. Anteverta is at present a great pot with many,
but I think she possesses a very unequal chance with
Eaton. The foremost horses in this race at the finish, I
should imagine, will be Eatot • the Lanercost filly,
Anteverta, and Dick Turpin; and that Eaton or tlin
Lanercost filly will beat the lot; Anteverta, with Dick
Turpin and the Pastrycook runnin—
g up very handy.
The field will probably consist of Eaton, Lanercost filly,
Pastrycook, Anteverta, Dick Turpin• Hetman Platoff
colt, lon filly, and perhaps one or two others.
The Sheffield and Rotherham Stakes figures next on
the card: this stake is run over the mile course, and is
for 5 soy& each, 40 added. The entry, With the excep-
tion of Sir Charles Napier and Sally Warfoot colt—
whose running I very much doubt—.is a very inferior
one; and if Don CARLOS or BRAWN cannot manage a
win between them, I think the public will find the affair
one that will end in hard labour.
The Innkeepers' Stake concludes the first day's racing.
Thursday's business commences with the Steeplechase
of 15 sous, each, 10 ft, with 100 added; three miles and
a half. The field, in all probability, Will
consist of the
following :—Peter Simple (d), Sir Peter Laurie, Abd-
el-Kader (d), Chieftain, Bedford, Ace of Trumps, Little
Queen, Bourton, Miss Mowbray, Little Paul, A. Y,
Little John, and, perhaps, Maria Monk. For various
reasons, which I need not explain here, the British
Yeoman, Vainhope, Lucy Neal, Fernhill, Maria Day,
Hardwick Half and Halt, Jack of all Trades, Perjury,
Everton, and Buscot, are as good as scratched, Sir Peter
Laurie, I consider, settles tee chances of all the heavy
weights; his position at Liverpool warrants the faith the
public have put in him for this race. Chieftain,
to say the least of it, was made very improper use
of in the Grand National, or he might perchance
have knocked Miss Mowbray over. He meets her
on this occasion at nine pounds better terms,
which may probably turn the scale in his favour;
and what is more, if Sir Peter (lees not prevent
him, may repeat his performance of last year.
Bedford I cannot fancy at all; ditto View Halloo, War-
ner, Ace of Trumps, and Little Queen, togeher with Boar-
ton and Little Paul, can have but little chance at such a
slight difference of weight to the Liverpool winner.
Joan of Arc and Venture are no good. A.Y. has ne
other recommendation but the relationship to Nancy.
Little John and the other light weights are hopeless.
Miss Mowbray at lOst 121 b, including penalty, over this
course, will be uncommonly mischievous,
and if not ab-
solutely first, will be second or third. To conclude, I
opine that the first, second, and third positions cannot
be occupied by any but CHIEFTAIN, MISS MOWBEAY,
and SIR PETER LAURIE; and in the order I have placed
them they stand in my estimation.
The Betting Room Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 50
added, Red House in, about 5 furlongs and 152 yards,
will probably result in a rather close finish with Auld
Acquaintance, Anteverta, thrice, Lady Agnes, and The
Shadow; LADY AGNES and AULD ACQUAINTANCE being
the best of the batch.
The Northern Steeplechase and Optional Selling
Stakes follow, and the Scurry Handicap concludes the
best programme that we have yet had fur the Spring
meeting at Doncaster.
As the Coventry events will be decided by the time
this appears in print, it will be useless to give the bet-
ting
on them. Attached are the latest quotations on the
Doncaster races. Doncaster Handicap-4 to 1 agst
The Proctor, 6to 1 agst any other. Hopeful Stakes-
2to 1 aget Eaton, 4to 1 any other. Steeplechase-7
to 2 eget Miss Mowbray (4 to 1 taken freely), 5 to 1
agst Chieftain, 6 to 1 agst Sir Peter Laurie, 8 to I agst
Bourton, 10 to 1 agst Little Queen, 100 to 6 agst Ace, of
Trumps, 20 to 1 agst A. Y.