The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-23 00:00:00

TALLOW.

Tho tallow trade is less active to-Oay, and prices have
declined. St. Petersburg Y.C. is quoted at 43s 9d per cwt
on the spot, and 44s for April to June delivery. Town
tallow, 43s 3d net cash. Rough fat, 2s 3&d per 81bs.

1859. 1860. 1861. i 1862. f 1863..
Stock this day.... 16.186 3'.951 72.089 1 42 144 45.258
Price of Y.C. .. loB3ctio 57s891tio15480Vi46ssIdto 13ss9d to
Od
Delivik: lastweek 1,134 1,077 ,006 ; .27, 1,012
Ditto from June 1 87,,94 69,9'7 67,949 i 103,302 68,037
Arrivals last week 285 325 1,204 ' 89 677
Ditto from June 1 91,813 91.87 i 112.911 1 88.6;5 75,0 i 6
Price of Town .... 55s ud 58s Od 588 9d 48s 6d 45s 91

SPORTING NOTES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

The racing during the past week presented no remarkable
features, and both oncaster and Warwick produced but very
indifferent sport. At the farmer place we were introduced
to a new claimant for the blue riband in Stockman, a good-
looking son of Stockwell, of good size, length, and power;
and, as he was by no means fit, backers were quite justified
in immediately accepting 1,000 to 10 about him. Watson's
stable showed in such form that National Guard returned
to favour, and the trainer is more "fond" of him than ever.
The meeting could not pass off without some of the inci-
dents which so frequently disfigure the spring gathering,
and a more decided case of having "the string on" was
perhaps never witnessed than Fontenoy's performance in
the Scurry Handicap.
The betting on the race plainly indicated the game about
to be played, the whole proceeding being in the worst style
of turf larceny. The Jockey Club were very indignant
and Draconic in dealing with the Tarragona business, and
this Fontenoy affair calls more loudly for their interference.
Mr. S. Merry's meeting at Warwick was wretchedly poor,
and the handicapping occasionally displayed a bias in favour
of certain owners and stables, much to the annoyance of
those gentlemen who ran "on the square." Le Marechal,
who had lost his trial at home, beat Atherstone very cleverly
for the Trial Stakes, but he is too small for the Chester
Cup, and I do not think, from what I saw in the ring, that
Lord Stamford will stand him, The so-called Great War-
wickshire Handicap was a dreadful failure, for the five that
did come to the post went no faster than a man could kick his
hat along, and was won by Suburban, a notorious miler,
while the second, Optimist, was literally lame all round,
and had only two legs to finish on 1 The starting nuisance
was downright terrible, and unless Mr. T. M‘George makes
some progress we shall have to exercise the pat,ence of Job
when horses go to the post under his care. The two-year-
old Lace was delayed an hour, and the starter made sworn
enemies of three jockeys to begin with, by getting them
fined £lO each. As a delightful proof of consistency the
stewards reprimanded their own official, the starter, and
how ea earth are they to expect, after this fact is publicly
known, that the young jockeys will obey him in future.
Starbeam, as 1 infermed your readers last Monday would . be
the case, won a very clever race, and young Reeves, who rode
her in too easy and jolly a manner at Doncaster, displayed ex-
cellent horsemanship in this case, which must convince him
of the necessity of being careful, and attending to his work
in the saddle, instead of showing flashiness, and looking at
the jockeys who were coming on behind him. The present
week is a very importt.nt one in the racing world, for with
the "fashionable" meetings of Northampton on Tuesday
and Wednesday, Market Harborough on Thursday, Croxton
Park on Friaay, and the Oxford and Cambridge boat race
on Saturday, the list of sport is full to repletion. At North-
ampton we shall, as usual, have the patrons of the turf out
in all their strength, and the scarlet coat will give place in
their thoughts to the attractions of the silk jacket. There
is an excellent supply of races for the two days at North-
ampton, although the quality of the animals is, with
a few exceptions, inferior. There are eight, races
to-morrow, and we have the first of the match-making
element in that between Maurice and Batsman. The bet-
ting upon the Northamptonshire Stakes has been very
limited, the horses likely to come to the post are moderate,
besides which the field will be proportionately small. The
following may comprise the runners :—Fairwater, Oldmin-
ster, Carisbrook, Knutsford, Balham, Man• at-Arms, Gorse,
Grimston, Harlequin, Lord Stanley, Incitatus, M. Philippe,
African, Fee, Ernest, Voluptas, Chaff, Brother to Spring-
bok, and Zelos. Fairwater is, I hear at the last moment,
certain runner, although only backed at extreme outside
prices. If in her best form she would take some beating,
but I fear that she is not likely to run up to the Liverpool
July Cup achievement. Oldminster has been put about as
a good thing, and was spiritedly backed, more espe-
cially by the Manchester division. I have always
considered him an overrated horse, and his retrogress-
sion in the market within the last eight and
forty hours arises from the fact of somebody having been
put in to "lay," and from what I hear in the market the
horse will not do at any price. Carisbrook was beaten in his
trial, notwithstanding all that is said to the contrary, and
Fairwater, if well, will be sire to hold him sate. Knuts-
ford is the reigning favourite, as he ought to be, seeing that
he has always run a thoroughly good horse over severe
courses, and is backed for the genuine money of the stable.
No sound judge ought to think of opposing him, as he is
the only one of the lot likely to come to the post, about
whose qualifications there cannot be the slightest doubt.
Balham is fancied by Mr. Morris, but I do not think he will
stay the course. Man-at-Arms I have an immense par-
tiality for, for although a most unfortunate horse, he has
always shown some form, although it is supposed that he
is deficient in stamina. Still he is a great fine animal, and
has suoh a pull in the weights that I quite expect to see
him, like Suburban, quite reverse his character in t his race.
Grimston, despite his present position in the market, has
been a very shifty gentleman, but now seems firm in the
estimation of his friends. The Berkshire people declare the
race a "gift" to him, and when Mr. T. Parr gives £l,OOO
'or a horse there must be some hug in him. His running

in Scotland is sufficient to prove him possessed ot some merit,
and if he has undergone any improvement he will be a very
awkward customer. Gorse is fancied at Newmarket as an
outsider, but I tear is only moderate, as nobody can believe
in the accuracy of her running with Caller Oui at Demister
last year. African has lately been amiss, or might have
been able to take his own post. Canzonette, alter being a
great" pot" at Warwick, received her quietus, owing, it is
said, to some of the clever division having gut the first run
of the market, and forestalled the stable. I tear no danger
whatever from the three year olds; but if there is a pusei-
biiity the success of one of them, it must be with Ernest
or Brother to springboth. The first-ruentiened is a good
looking son of Stockwell, in Grudding's stable, and the
owner himself assured me this morning that he sent a com-
mission into the market to back him, and that he would do
his best, which is something to know in the present days
of "safe 'uns" and " dead 'lune" Tho flanuicap presents
but a poor field for criticism, and 1 have treated it as amply
as it deserves. Knutsford, Man-at-Arms, Uriurstun, and
Earnest may form the front rank, but I expest to see
MAN-AT-ARMS and KN uTSFORD
fLtht the battle out between them, with Grimston as the
nearest looker-on. 'I ho Whittlebury States will tall to
Lord Stamfoid by the aid of Livingstone or Cassida, and
the Cup to Aurelian or Revolver. The Stand Plate I
must assign to Sea Nymph or Soothsayer. The Plate
of £5O seems destined to go to Lord Stausturd with Eller-
ton. Batsman cannot beat Maurice at the weights iu the
face of his linaited performances. For Wedaesday there are
eight races, two of which have yet to close, one of these
being the Queen's Plate, and for which Asteroid is under
orders, and although the entries for it are not 3et made
known, I cannot but predict the success of the old horse.
The Racing Stakes include the names of Le Marechul and
Golden one of whom will win, the firstmeutioned
I t.o
"t
would be superfluous to examine at length a
race
ionlelikie.
the
like
Spencer Plate, the following trio being the pick
of the handicap :
ARGONAUT, BIONDELLA, and FLYING FISH.
The St. Liz Handicap will fall to Man at Arms or Cowley,
and for the Althorp Park Stakes I hear the best accounts
of .Miley Carew and Sister to Queen of the Vale.
PEGASUS.
. Monday Afternoon.