The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-15 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES,

The gresst sensation in sporting circles last week has boen
the disqualifiesstion of Knowsley for the Queen's Steed
Plate, and the nu; fication of all bets on the Fernhill Stakes,
won by Tomato. Tc.ith regard td the former, it appears
that Knowsley took the !maiden allowance, to which he was
not entitled, and no Boone was the Earl of Glasgow made
aware of the error than he at once resigned all claim to the
tam ; consequently, as bets and stakes are inseparable in
such slues, those who backed Knowsley were placed in the
unpleasaist position of having to pay, whilst the backers of
Umpire, on Ske other hand, unexpectedly found themselves
winners instead of losers on the race—a result aat altered
many accounts irons the " losing " to the "winning" side.
Nor, except in a few instances, was the decision, th ough a
" sore blow" to the bookmakers, cavilled at; for Imme-
diately on Lord Coventry apisealing to Admiral Rom?, as
to whether there could be any grnund for withholding pay-
ment on the race, and receiving' a reply in the negative,
the settling thereupon was instantly proceeded with. Iu the
meantime, the question relative to the bets on the Fernhill
stakes, won by Tomato, had been under investigation by
the Hon. Admiral Rous, Air. Gerard Sturt, and Mr. On-
slow, the two latter acting by deputy; and when it was an.
nounced that Mr, Sturt and Mr. Onslow Nnre in favour of
declaring all bets on the race off, in opposition to the opinion
of the Admiral, who publicly protested against the decision,
as being " directly opposed to racing law, and setting a
most dangerous precedent," such an exhibition of popular
feeling was witnessed as we never before remember at Taat
t.-
tersall's. Admiral Rous's protest was coincided in by
least two-thirds of those present, and the bookmakers,
almost to a man, declined to ottle on the race. The case
will undergo further investigations
The hill of fare for Odiham races, which commence to-
morrow, is of greater extent than usual. There are six
items on the list. The Hurstbourne iritakes has 17 engaged,
the best of whom I expect will turn int in Starbe.s,m, even
with his 7!bs. penalty. Gibraltar, from tie forward ,nosition
he obtained in the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes, ouesht to
credit his owner with the Odiham Handicap, his most
dangerous opponent being Blondin. For the Dogmerstleld
Park Stakes I have most fancy for Faith.
On Wednesday the Bibury Club holds its meeting. The
Biennial has 88 horses engaged, amongst whom are several
that have been heavilysbacked for next year's Derby. Front
the amount of money that Ackworth has been entrusted
with in good quarters, he must have my confidence. The
Bibury Stakes will fall to Rubicon. The match between
Adventurer and Libellous will be an exciting race, but the
latter will find the distance too far. For the Stockbridge Cup
neither Buckstone or Scottish Chief are likely to put in an
appearance,and as Myrtle has such a pull in th e weights over
all the other horses engaged,l cannot doubt the s uccessofMr.
Ten Broeck. The Biennial will fall to Mr. Merry with
the aid of Gladstone. The Beaufort Handicap has an
acceptance of seven only out ors, 0 handicapped, and the
last on the list, Kingswood, 3 y 6st 51b, is decidedly best
in, for he meets Carisbrook, 4 yrs, Set 121 b, with nearly a
stone the best of the weights, and the latter should heat tali
the others. The Danebury Nursery Stakes, a free handi-
cap for two year olds, T.Y.C., is a new race for the second
day, and the acceptance is more respectable than that for
the Beaufort Handicap ; still, J. Day may spoil it, as Red-
cap, 7st, is almost turned loose, and whatever beats him
should win. The Westmoreland Plate, one mile, is a weight
for age race, and Flying Fish, having been fortunate enough
to escape a penaltyushe should have no difficulty inwintaing,
supposing the stake is good enough to attract Lord Stamford,
In the Stewards' Plate there are certain penalties and al-
lowances , but they are not so heavy as to altogether pre-
clude the good horses from running; so, in all likelihood,
• Asteroid, Atherstone, Fairwater, Buckstone, Stradalla, and
Zetland will join in the contest, and perhaps Tim Whiffler
may also be tempted to try to wipe out the defeat inflicted
on him by Mr. Merry's horse at Ascot. Buckstone beat
Asteroid easily at Chester at 141 b, and they now meet at
71b, which, with the two severe heats so recently taken cm
of the
now;fortnet Ascot, gives Sir Joseph Hawley's horse a
great pull
Instead of 281 b which he gave her for the Chester Cup, it
stands to reason, despite the French mare's equivocal
performance on the Roodee, that Asteroid is the best worth,
trusting on this occasion.
The other events to be decided are scarcely of any
im-
portance.
Although the Northumberland Plate stands for decision
next week, no demonstration of any importance has yet been
made in favour of any of the horses engaged, as much as 10
to 1 being still offered on the field. At present I can see
nothing with more formidable pretensions to carry off this
rich stake than the three top weights, namely, Carbineer,
Caller On, and Adventurer, giving the preference to the
former, as I cannot forget his gallant straggle with Tim
Whiffler in the Gold Vase at Ascot last year, where " Tim"
only beat Carbineer by a short head.
A FRESH MAN.

CITY BETTING-S _ATURDAY.
NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
Bto 1 agst Marigold (taken)
10 to 1 agst Brighton (taken)
10 to 1 agsi Caller On (taken)
10 to 1 agst Pilot (taken)
12 to 1 agst Bohemian (taken)
14 to 1 agst Monk (taken)
14 to 1 agst Stanton (taken)
GoonwVOD sTAKES.
100 to 6 agst Evenhand (taken)
100 to 6 agst Knuteford taken)
25 to 1 agst Catch 'em Alive (taken)
GOLD CUP.
3to 1 apt Backstone (taken)
sto 1 bar one (offered)

BETTING AT MANCHESTER, SATURDAY;
Speculation on the future moves along but slowly. For
the Northumberland Plate Brighton was made the fa-
vourite, and any advance upon 9 to 1 was taken freely.
Marigold is not in much request here, and the prices
quoted below might have been obtained against any of the
others at the close. Odds were laid and offered that Adven.
turer did not see the starter. Closing prices :

NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
9to 1 agst Brighton (taken and offered)
10 to 1 bar one (offered)
12 to 1 agst Caller Ou (taken and offered)
14 to 1 agst Doefoot (taken)
14 to 1 eget Clarior (taken)
16 to 1 agst The Monk (taken)
16 to 1 agst Daniel O'Connell (taken)
16 to 1 agst Lothian's King (taken)
20 to 1 agst Brilliant (offered)
25 to 1 agst Adventurer (taken)
33 to 1 agst Borealis (taken and offered)
ST. LEGER.
4to lon the field (offered)
Bto 1 agst Lord Clifden (taken)
9to 1 agst Queen Bertha (offered)
66 to 1 agst Serf (taken)

.ES FOR 1863.

E.
Chelmsford ............ 23
Newcastle-on-Tyne .....23
Ipswich ................30
Carlisle ................30

Is.
Winchester ............ 21
Nottingham ............ 21
Southampton. ........... 22
Cambridge ............ 23
Knutsford .......... • .2$
Hartlepool ............ 27
Gocdwood.... .......... 22

UST.
Yerk August lB
Plymouth 2O
Egham ........ 5
Stockton .. 25
Oxford 27
Lichfield . 3l

krBRIE.
Wordsley Zi
Brecon .. 21
Richmond 22
Monmouth 24
Manchester Autumn 25
Newmarket Ist Oct.
Edinburgh, &c. Club A

Lincoln Autumn 20
Kelso 21.
Gloucester 22
Newmarket Houghton „VS