The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-14 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 14. 1852.

SPORTING NOTES.
No. CCIV.
THE FIELDS FOR TO•MORROW'S RACES AT

NEWMARKET, &e.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
FIR,—In my anticipations of the Newmarket Handicap,
I find I was, like all my contemporaries of the sporting
press, on the wrong scent; I, however, take the credit to
myself of being the only one who imagined that the
winner had a chance of catching Mr. Clark's eye first.
I i my remarks of Monday last I observed, that Father
Thames would run teal and might win, but at the same
time entertained some doubts of the accomplishment of
such a performance. The race with respect to the fa-
vourites, barring Officious, was a most ridiculous affair,
not one of them showing in front after they had Ira_
versed a moiety of the distance. Maria and Bardolph
were in nitliculties early, and Poodle had some trouble to
struggle home fourth. Father Thames, some half
dozen pounds better than any of his antagonists of his
own age in the race, went away with Officious some
Nance and a half from home, stoutly contested every inch
of ground, and woo, by good jockeyship on the part of
Cowley, in the last few strides by a heed; Teridington,
with all his weight, finishing a respectable third.
The Riddlesworth was won, as I prediee,l it would
be, by The Nabob, who passed the chair a very easy
winner from Weathergago by a length, the stick•legged
Magnes being a had third.

In the 50/. Handicap Plate, Cariboo, giving stones
away to everything in the race, had it all his own way,
and won in LI common canter.

The 501. Plate for Two Tears Old produced a pretty
race between the Estelle filly and Gossip, the firmer
winning, not without considerable difficulty, by a head.
The list for to-morrow consists of eight stakes and a
match; of these five have yet to close and name. The
fields for those that have closed are as follow:

100 Sovs. Stakes; Ditch mile—Lord Orford's Alcoran,
Bst 71b; Duke of Bedford's Hesperus, Bst 71b; Lora
Exeter's Stockwell, Bst 41b. Mr. Payne's Glonluce and
Mr. T. Parr's %Voathergage, Bst 41b each, are dubious
runners.

50 Sovs. Stakes; Ditch mile—Mr. Parkinson's Odessus,
Bst 11b, walks over.

Claret Stakes; Ditch in—Mr. Greville's Ariosto
(Nat), Mr. Howard's Grecian (A. Day), Lord Exeter's
Phlegra (Norman), doubtful, Mr. Osbalduston's Moun-
tan Deer (Robinson, I believe).
Match, 100 25 ft; Ditch mile—Mr. E. Batson's Ben
Nevis receives forfeit, I believe; at any rate he will win,
as Mr. Goddard's colt by Aucland is not " the thing"
at present.

My opinion on the 100 Sm. and Claret Stakes re-
mains unaltered. ALCORAN and GLENLIICE (if the lat•
ter runs) to be first and second, with Hesperus and
Stockwell third and fourth for the former; and ARIOSTO
the winner of the latter.

The betting in several particulars has undergone some
alterations since yesterday morning. The following are
the latest quotations: —Claret Stakes-5 to 4on Ariosto,
evens taken freely; 2 to 1 each agst Grecian and Moun-
tain Deer; sto 1 agat Phlegra. 100 Sovs. D.M.-6 to
4 each agst Alcoran and Glenluce; 3to 1 each agst
Stockwell and Hesperus; 10 to 1 each agst Magnes and
Weathergage. Port Stakes-5 to 4en Midas; 2to 1
each agst Lamartine and The Minister. 100 Soya.
D.M. (Friday)-6 to 4on Nabob. 50 Soya. P.M.
(Friday)-2 to lon Sophistry, by Theon. 2,000
Guineas-4 to 1 each agst Homebrewed and Lapidist.
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
April 14, 1852.