The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-24 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

The last of the great handicaps to be decided comes off
to morrow. Since the Cesarewitch was run, Gratitude has
maintained her position firmly in the market; but, from a
favourable trial with Cambuscan, Brick has now become
Bret favutuite, and, it in anything like his three-year-old
form, must be extremely dangerous. The field will likely
number between thirty and forty, to be selected from the
following probable

STARTERS AND RIDERS.
Yrs st lb
Twilight
Miner 3 8 0 .. Whiteley
Blue Mantle
Gabrielle d'Estrees
Donnybrook
Saccharometer .. 47 10 T. French
Deerfoo' 4 7 10 .. Perry
Bacchus .. 3 7 10 .. Woodhouse
Prince Pleueible
Snmmcrside, or 4 7 8 .. Morgan
Birchbroom
Brick
Taje
Tomato
Leonora .. 5 7 4 .. Maidment
Accident
Tattoo 6 7 2 .. S. Adams
Queen of Trumps
Ackworth
Rose
S keffington
Muezzin
Stockinger
Bayard
Planet
valiant
Gratitude
Cathedral
Cadeau .. 4 6 3 .. Sharpe
Columba
Higbflyer dam colt .. 3 6 0 Elphick
Trap
Columbia
Quarantine
King of Clubs .. 3 5 10 .. Carroll
Alabama

Charmian

Twilight had better remain in the stable, and the same
remark equally applies to the Miner. Blue Mantle, if he
would only run up to his three-year-old form, is cer-
tainly not ont of the race, but he is so uncertain
a horse that no reliance is to be placed on
him. Gabrielle d'Estrees run second for this race
three years ago. She is now six years old, and
not 5 yrs old, as quoted in all the sporting journals, and
even in the Racing Calendar. In 1861 Palestro won the
Cambridge, Gabrielle d'Estrees being second. In 1862
Bathilde won. In 1863 Catch'em Alive won. Consequently
she must be a six-yr-old, and with Fordham up she may
give the fielders the turn that he would have done had he
had the mount on Mdlle. Chantilly. when Weatherbound
won by the shortest of heads. Donnybrook has been kept
in reserve for a long time, but it does not look as if his day
had yet come. Saccharometer is one of the most dangerous
horses in the race. If they only let him try I should prefer
him to any other horse. Deerfoot, Bacchus, Prince Plan,
sible, Summerside, and Birch Broom will also run well, but
the next on the list, Brick, has a chance second to
none if his reported trial with Cambuscan should
Luta out correct. Lord Stamford, when in earnest,
is always to be feared. Accident is more of a coach horse
than a race horse. However, his forward position in the
Chester Cup entitles him to respect. Lord Westmoreland
has so many horses engaged that it is impossible to foretell
which will carry the money bags. Bat of all his lot I
would certainly prefer Erin-go-Bragh with a start. Muezzin
will likely be the Simon Pure of William Day's lot. If
supported in earnest he will be extremely dangerous to the
favourites. Columbia I certainly prefer to Columba.
Gratitude has been very steady in the market since the
Cesarewitch. Mr Robinson has a second string to his bow
with Battaglia, who has been supported at outside prices ;
but the former is certainly most worthy of support. Trap
has retired to the outside division. Planet will like the
distance better than the Cesarewitch, and is sure to run
forward. Aok worth from running third in the Cesarewitch
has been heavily supported, but I think his forte is more
for staying than speed. Having gone through the horses
that are likely to take a prominent part in the race, I hope
my conclusions will be as successful as in the Cesarewitch,
when, out of the five that I selected to beat the field, I ac-
tually named the first, second, and fourth. Tho inner on
the present occasion will come from the following five
Columbia, Saccharometer, Brick, Gratitude, and Prince
Plausible; and the judge, I expect, will place

GRATITUDE 1
BRICK
SACCIIAROMETER
3
A FRES MAN,

T.A.TTERSALLS'-SATURDAY.

CA MB lIIDG ES HIRE,
9to 2 apt Brick (taken and offered)
5 to 1 agst Gratitude (taken and offered)
100 to 8 aget Ackworth (taken)
100 to 6 agat Prince Plausible (taken)
18 to 1 agat Tattoo (taken)
20 to 1 aget Saccharometer (taken)
22 to 1 agat Columbia (taken and oftered)
25 to 1 agat 111m.zzin (taken)
25 to 1 agst Stockinger (taken)
40 to 1 aget ilighflyer's dam c (cffered)
45 to 1 agst Accident (taken)
60 to 1 agst Columba (offered)
1000 to 15 agst Bacchus (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Donnybrook (taken)
100 to 1 agat Ma4l Train (offered)
100 to 1 agst Battaglia (taken)
100 to 1 agat Trap (offer( 1)

According to advices received through Scutari
says the Ofoniteur,, the Mudir of Giacova, having
refused to accept the conditions which the insurgent
mountaineers wished to impose on him, the latter
attacked the town with a certain success, but at the
date of last advices they had not taken the Catholic
suburb and church defended by the Mirdite mica
nists.

FATAL Gus ACCIDENT.—A young man named
Henry Beckford, belonging to the 22d Devon Rifle Volun-
teer Corps, died on Tuesday from the effects of a gun acci-
dent. He was returning from a day's shooting on Dart-
moor, when, feeling fatigued, he obtained a "lilt" in a cart
laden with earthenware. He placed his double-barrelled
gun on the top of the ware, the muzzle pointing towards
his). No sooner had the horse started than the gun went
off. lie was injured so severer that he died two hours
aft orwards.

TUE REFRESENTAIION OF CARMARTHEN.—AIc.
William Morris, banker, cousin to the late member,
hes received a requisition signed by 521 electors, being a
large majority of the voters on the register, inviting him
to become a ccndidate for the vaelnt seat. Mr Morrie has
I is Nhi lingaess to comply with
issued. en address signity:ng
the requisition, end stating that, 19 regards his political
opinions, they are in unison with those of the late member.
The majority of the electors having indicated their choice
by this requisition, it is now expected that there will be no
opposition to Mr Morris's return.
SUICIDE FROM COLENSOishf.--II is alleged that
the suicide of Mr Themes Huntley, a
hisclerk Meiseihrsa.
Spotriswoode's printing. dike, who
carving-knife, was owing to the doubts raised in
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temperate man, but his new slus had led hIUI t
by reading Colenso's works.
dies
had been a sobersaned'
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lieve a future state.