The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-22 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

The meeting at Egham and Oxford were only noticeable
for the knocking about of East Lancashire and Welcome
for the Great Ebor Handicap, and their ultimate return into
favour. The Great Yorkshire carnival commences to-
morrow and extends over three days. The most important
race to be decided is the Great Yorkshire, where Blair
Athol and General Peel will fight their Derby battle over
again, but this time at a difference of 71b. in favour of the
latter.

The Convivial Stakes, in the absence of Gardevisure,
will be won by Wild Agnes. Claremont ought
to have no difficulty in securing the Three-Yeer-Old
Biennial, and Clarior the Burgundy Stakes, as Blue Mantle
will scarcely like the distance. The Yorkshire Oaks would
be a mere canter for Fiile de l'Air, if she returns in time
from the continent. In her absence Tool-Tool will win.
On Wednesday, the Filly Sapling Stakes will be found at
the top of the card, and cut of the 15 fillies nominated there

is none with any pretentions to compete with Siberia. The
Prince of Wales's Stakes, also for two-year-olds, has
nineteen entries, and the issue may be much affected by the
running of Tuesday. At present, however, Gontran, having
beaten Spring Gun at Liverpool, should just pull through.
The Great Ebor Handicap is not a had specimen of Mr
Johnson's abilities; and the early backers of horses have
suffered as much by their precipitancy in investing, as they did
in the Northumberland Plate, Liverpool Cup, and Goodwood
Stakes. Of those that played a conspicuous part in the
betting before retiring into private life may be mentioned
Hymettus, Caller On, East Lancashire, and Alabama. For
the former being scratched no reason has been assigned,
but the decline of East Lancashire has been accounted
for by his being unable to be gone on with in the present
state of the ground. Caller Ou has retrograded because of
her journey to Egham ; and at one time there was a report
that 'Welcome had followed in the track of the other favou-
rites. For this statement, however, there was not the
slightest foundation, as no horse has been doing better
work since Nottingham. The starters will in all likeli-
hood comprise among others the following:—

Caller Ou
East Lancashire.... 4

Welcome

Dzspair
Revolver
Donnybrook, 0r.... 4
The Tartar
Me Clown .. 3
Raglan
Siva .. 3 ...... 5 12
Higbflyer dam .... 3

Fiagaro, or
Alabama
Nemo 3 ...... 5 7
Caller Ou, although carrying the top weights, is far from
out of the fray, were it not for certain parties who are never
tired of laying against the old mare. Were things amicably
arranged before they face the starter she would be my sole
representative. Welcome, with the assistance of Fordham,
must be near winning. This horse has underwent one of
those finishing preparations for which John Scott is so cele-
brated. East Lancashire, after having been knocked about,
is again firm in the market, but I think he must be getting
stale. If in anything like the form when ho ran Dollar to
half a length he must be there or thereabout at the finish.
Donnybrook and The Tartar are both under a cloud, and
it would not astonish me to see one of them come to the re-
list of the fielders. There is none more likely to upset the
favourites than ono of the pair. Raglan is very lightly han-
dicapped for a 4-yr-old, and if he cannot win in the com-
pany :hat will oppose him he ought to be turned out of
training. The Daniel o'Rourke colt has been occasionally
backed, but on Saturday a hostile demonstration set in
against him, and doubts aro entertained that he may not
even see the starter. The race, in my opinion, will end
in a match between RAGLAN and WELCOME, and when
the numbers go up I shall expect the judge to place--
WELCOME 1
RAGLAN 2
EAST LANCASHIRE....

The Great Yorkshire, to be contested on Thursday, will
produce about six runners, comprising Blair Athol, Gen.
Peel, Claremont (a stable companion of Baragab, evi-
dently in reserve for the St. Lager), Ely, Guerilla, Paris,
and probably Hymettus. The race will be a match between
General Peel and Claremont, giving a slight preference to
the former, as I do not believe Blair Athol can give 71bs
to either of the two. Rapid Rhone should win the Cup,
next to whom I shall expect Caller Ou.

A FRESH MAN.

CITY BETTING-SATURDAY.

The recent movements in the Turf market upon certa'n
horses in the Great Ebor Handicap have been somewhat
perplexing, and, as the day for the deciAon of the race
approaches, the industrious ones do not let the grass grow
under their heels in the "game of speculation.'' First and
foremost of those animals whose gyrations in the list of
quotations have been the most eccentric is Caller-Ou, and
since her last victory at Eghain her "up-and-down" posi-
tion is still snore inexplicable. At Oxford, on Friday, as
much as 200 to 15 was laid, while at the same time any
thing over 8 to 1 would have been snatched up'eagerly in
town. This afternoon, at the Victoria Club, there was a
slight skirmish in the way of betting; but no harm was
done on either side, and all the business actually done as
well as proposed will be found in the subjoined list cf
closing prices :

THE GREAT EBOR HANDICAP.
100 to 30 agst East Lancashire (taken and offered)
sto 1 agst 'Welcome (offered; take 5± to 1)
sto 1 agst Raglan (offered)
7to 1 agst Highflyer dam colt (off.; Bto taken)
100 to 7 agst Caller Ou (taken)
100 to 7 agst Donnybrook (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Clown (offered)
100 to 80 on East Laneashire,Welcome, and Raglan (take)
35 to 20 agst East Lanchire and Welcome—wanted
25 to agst East Lancashire being first, second, or third (t)

THE ST. LEGER.
sto 2 agst Blair Athol (taken and offered)
55 to 20 agst General Peel (offered)
Si to 1 agst Baragah (offered)
100 to 8 agst Claremont (offered)
5 to 4 on Blair Athol being first, second, or third (taken)
500 even offered on Blair Athol and Gen. Peel agst the field

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1864.
AUGUST.
York August 2I-: I Devon and Exeter ..., 30
Plymouth
.Lichfield 29 1 Derby

SEFTE:

:31BEli.

Weymouth 1
Baden-Baden 1
Warwick September 6
Bridgwater 8
Leicester 8
Doncaster

Brecon .. 19
Richmond
Royal Caledonian Hunt 21
Monmouth
Manchester Autumn
NewmarketFirst October 27
'OBER

Bedford
Edinburgh and Lothians
Club.
Newmarket second Oct lO
NO-VE

Lincoln
•••• 18
Kelso .... •19
Gloucester
Newmarket Houg on 24
;BIDER.

Worcester Autumn .... 1
Shrewsbury Autumn .. 14

Leamington &War. Hunt 22

IRISH.
SEPTEMILEU,.

Curragh 6, 7, 8

OCTOBER.

Curragh
STEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1864.

NOVEMBER.
Leamington and Warwickshire Hunt 22

A GOOD WORD FOR GOOD WlNE.—Howel, an
English author of the IGth century, when Canary wine
was coming into general consumption in this country, was
enthusiastic in his encomiums on the new beverage, and
capped it by the following ingenious train of reasoning—
good wine creates good blood, good blood causes good
humour, good humour inspires mAn with good thoughts,
good thoughts lead to good actions, and good actions lead
to heaven. Therefore goon wino leads to heaven.— IF ine
Trade Review.
THE DISCOVERY OF THE REMAINS OF CHILDREN
IN W. HITECHAPEL.—An explanation of this cir-
cumstance is given by the parochial authorities. It appears
that the churchyard being now closed the churchwardens
determined upon pulling down the bone house in one cor-
ner of the ground, and have the walls on that side repaired
so as to present a more seemly appearance. In the bone
house the ground had also been dug up between two and
three feet, and in the earth were the remains of coffins
which contained the bodies of children, The remains dis-
covered in the ground of the bone house were again de-
cently interred in the course of Friday afternoon in the
presence of Messrs. Hawkins and Cuff, the church-
wardens.

THE TUORNBURY MURDER.—The execution of
the criminal Louis Gough has, it is believed, been
fixed, and will probably take place at the end of this week;
ot a desire txists on the part of the officials to prevent as
niu,,h as possible the assembling of a large crowd, and so
well h ave the "secrets of the prison-house" been kept that
the day as not transpired. It is known that Calcraft will
be the executioner, and that he will arrive in town the day
woo the execution and sleep in the gaol, and that the
place in the morning as early as pos.
execution will take
sil,le, according t; law.