The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-01 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES,

The Goodwood meeting was one of the most successful
that has ever taken place, both as regards the large fields
for the various races and the number of fashionable and
aristocratic visitors. The Prince and Princess of Wales
arrived early on Wednesday. The first race was the Trial
Stakes, for which Fairwater was made the favourite, but the
old ware could only get third, Anglo-Saxon, who was
patiently ridden by Fordham, winning on the post by a
short head. Lerd Westmoreland pulled off the 10 sous
Sweepstakes with Lady of Coverham, The Lavant, from
the absence of Liddington, was an open rev, despite the re-
putation of the French Le Mandarin. Longdown, Drew it t's
representative, was the finest looking young one of the lot—
an extraordinarily big c At, with fine quarters, own brother
to Blackdown ; but he looked a trifle unprepared, and there-
fore his evident merits were passed over by the knowing
ones, who went for the Frenchman and nothing else.
He cut badly, and the Lewes horse won all the way.
He was backed for the Derby, after the race, at 30 to 1, and
Le Mandarin's pretensions to the blue riband are, we pre-
sume, sent to the right-about. Then came the event of the
day, the Stewards' Cup, for which the large number of
40 horses was telegraphed. Breaks away, in which Lady
Clifden principally distinguished herself, became at last
too numerous to take count of, and we sat down on the roof
of the stand and waited as we best might, until the roar of
many voices proclaimed the welcome " They are off." Of
course there were a large number backed, Saccharometer,
who had been favourite at the first publication of the
weights, yielding the pas to Marigold, who made her first
appearance after a long seclusion, and fully justified the
confidence her noble owner and his friends placed in her. She
was in the front rank from the first, and though Flying Fish
locked like a winner at the enclosure, she died away to
Frenchman,
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nothing at the half distance, and to Marigold, Argonaut,
and Crisis was the issue left. It was a race, though Lord.
Westmoreland's mare had always the best of it, and she
won with comparative ease. Saccharometer was never
in it, and there was considerable tailing among the field.
Loud cheers greeted Lord Westmoreland's success, and we
are glad so handsome a trophy fell to him. He also
gained more substantial results from the mare's success,
and landed a good stake. She was in splendid condition,
and won like a racer. The first event decided on Wed-
nesday was the Drawing Room Stakes, which Knight of
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Snowdon won. Fordham again distinguished himself in.
the 300 save Sweepstakes, on Idler, upsetting a very hot
favourite in Ascham, on whom they laid sto 4. At the
distance Fordiaam brought up his horse, reached Ascham
at the stand, and won another splendid race by a head.
There was a woful falling off for the Stakes, when the seven
indifferent performers made their appearance, took their
preliminary canter, and then marched slowly past the stand
in Indian file. Thalestris, after she had taken her canter,
was not so warm a favourite as before. The verdict on her
was not favourable, but she still maintained her position in
the betting from no one being able to select a winner from
the other six. William the Silent looked the best goer of
the lot. Mr Parr's horse was improved in appearance, but
still few fancied him. There has not been another instance
of a horse starting with odds on him or her for the Good-
wood Stakes, and suffering such easy defeat, as Lord
Coventry's worthless jade did here. She made,thl,eirrupnnuirnrg,s
at a pace which, as the lot rounded
" a clinker," and on their coming into the turn
for home, they were all together ; soon, afterward®, how-
ever, Thalestris was evidently in difficulties, and the nice
left to Guerilla, Blondin,
roarious cheers of the fielders. Never was so great a
horse winning with ease bayandatlhf ae
favourite so disgracefully beaten. Deerfoot and Olivia
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sions with the Darby outsider, Ostregor, and Koenig, and.
see if the 51l extra was not too much for him. Ostregor is
a fine upstanding colt, with a great deal of promise about
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The Cup Day was again honoured with the Prince
and Princess of Wales. After Old Orange Girl walked over
out
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for the Twelfth Bentinek Memorial Stakes, three entered
an appearance for the Thirteenth Benfinck, which was ex-
pected to produce an exciting struggle between Ely and
13aragah. Odds were freely laid on the former, but he
never had the ghost of a chance, as the latter made all the
running, and won, hands down, by six lengths. Baragah
was afterwards backed for large rums for the St. Leger,
and it will take the favourites all their time to dispose of
him. He is one of the best bred horses in the race, and is
better worth investing on at his present price than any
other, as John Scott is very fortunate in winning St. Legers.
fhe Cup was an easy victory for Dollar. The Chesterfield
Cup was won by King of Utopia, who only managed to
beat Skeffington by a neck,
The Brighton Meeting commences to-morrow. Madcap,
if it runs, will win the Brighton Stakes. Birehbroom should
win the Champagne Stakes, Caller On the Brighton Cup,
and Fille do l'Air the 12th Brighton Biennial.
A FRESH MAN.

King George of Greece, during his late tour
through his kingdom, requested, on his arrival at
Miesolonghi, to be shown Byron's tomb. His Majesty
dilapidated condition,
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and ggraevaetlyorsdheorsckfeodr attheitsimtnee.late repair of tlis
great poet's last resting place.