The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-28 00:00:00

MAY 28, '1852.

SPORTING NOTES.
No. CCXXXV.
THE MAtCHESTER MEETING.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sra,—Three days of next week, Wednesday, Thurs-
,day, and. Friday, are devoted to the crack sport that the
Manchester boys have got up. The bill of fare, on paper,
is a most extensive looking one; and if the racing is at
all commensurate, it will be as good a provincial meeting
as wa.have yet had this year.
The ball opens as usual with the Biennial Stakes of
10 sovs. each, with 50 added, for three yrs old; colts, Bst
71b; fillies, Bst 31b. One mile and a half. This race I
book to TROUSSEAU or MERRY BIRD. What the field
will consist of, at the present moment I do not know.
The second race en the list is that for the Produce
Stakes; of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with 100 added, one mile
. eqd' a half. This stake has fifty-eight subscribers to it;
but if the odd eightiominatione come to the post, that
will be as many as can be expected. The result will
probably"terminate in favour of WOMERSLEY Or PEP-
',Elva-INT—the former for choice. The field for this, as
well as the other stakes, I shall postpone giving till
next week.
The Union Cup of .200 soya. in specie, given by the-
members of the Manchester Union Club, added to a
Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, over the mile
and .a. qaarter course, stands forth in ' a flou-
rishing way, with seventy nominations. of which
some sixteen will go to the post. will be
to little account to wide_through the.respective chances
of . the animals engaged in this stake, and I therefoie
chill. draw to,a conclusion at titioir b; stating that ox--
ford Blue, who won it last year, has 'no chance of repeat-
ing the performance this time; and that those most
likely to show to advantage will be, Iris,' 4 'yrs, 7st 121 b;
Tricketress, 4 yrs, 7st 41b; The Italian, 5 yrs, 7st 21b;
Aaron Smith, 4 yrs, Est 81b; First Fruits, 4 yrs, 6st 41b;
Deceitful, 4 yrs, 6st; and Flounce, 3 yrs, 4st 71b. If
they can manage to get THE ITALIAN along kindly
there is nothing to prevent his winning, but if he plays
his usual pranks, I feel inclined to look to DECEITFUL or
FLOUNCE for the winner.
The Meiklam Handicap of 5 soya. each, with 50
added, over the mile course, will, in all probability, be
won by OsmunsTorr or PENANG, without the Ithuriel
filly bowls them over, which is somewhat dubious.
On Thursday the racing commences with a Handicap
of 5 sovs. each, with 50 •added; one mile and a distance.
PROCTOR' and THE CUTLER look the most like business
—one or other being tolerably sure of carrying off the
laurels.
The Two Years-Old Stakes of 10 soya. each, with 50
added, will probably fall to the lot of Mr. J. Osborne,
without Nestor or the Queen colt can go faster than
Lambton. Whalebone is of but little account.
The Manchester Tradesmen's Cup of 200 sovs. in
specie, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs.
each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, &c., over two- miles
And a distance, will probably be contested by a field of
ten or eleven, the winner, I have but little doubt, turn-
ing out to be the BL4ex. DOCTOR, HERBERT, or GOLD-
FINDtR, Calculator and Hippolytus reading the next best
on paper. •
On Friday the only Stakes that have-yet closed are
the Salford Borough Cup and the Wilton Stakes; the
latter of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with 50 added; for two yrs
old,liw ifistpr9otba,blayndfatihlrteoe yrs, the lo
,
Sett
of 'Osborne,
his
LADY AGNES, LAMBTON, or EXACT; the sister to
Mountain Deer being a doubtful runner, and Broughton
lOosbvoerrnet, he'
with T.Y.C.
a certain non-starter.
The Salford Borough Cop of 100' sovs. in specie,
added to a Handicap of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, and 3 only
it declared, &c., a mile and a half, will probably
attract a good field to the
.post. Unity, at 7st, and
Aaron Smith at the same weight, are favourably handi-
capped; as also is Paquette, at Est 121 b, and Jessica,
4st 101. b. This lot ought to furnish the first two—
nearer this mark I cannot go this week.
- I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
• THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
May 28, 1852.