The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-25 00:00:00

SPORTING INTRZLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET F►RST SPRING MEETING.
FRIDAY.

Handicap Plate of 100 sovs for three-yr-olds and upwards.
R M.
Mr. Elphinetone's Lapidist, 4 yrs, Tat 41b .. (E. Martin) 1
Mr. G. W. Fitzwilliam's Rubicon, 5 yrs, 7st ..(Murfet) 2
Mr. Rochester's Anaticulus, 3 yrs, 6st llb (Loates) 3
The following also ran :—Canwell, The Prophet, Drum-
The Principal, Village Belle, Fletton,
Betting-2 to 1 ag.t Lapidist, 3to 1 agst Indolence, 7
mlnedrolßenoyce,ATiihfierMe'alster, and Tom King.
to 1 agst The Principal, 8 'zo 1 agst Canwell, and 100 to 8
agst any other.

After a false start, in which the Ma!titer and Rubicon
got we .l away, they were despatched evenly, The P. ophet,
Misfire, and Drummer Boy at first showfng in front ; but
Rubicon,te the
cords, th
where latter
they soon gave way to Lapidist and Anaticulus. This pair
pWaes'sei nsgo ota joined
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the two leaders singled themselves out from the re-
mainder, hr
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getting
the favourite whining in a canter by four
lengths. Anaticulus was a bad third, Misfire fourth, The
Principal fifth, Canwell sixth, and flacon headed the
others, who were tailed by The Malater, the latter bping
beaten off.

Plate of 50 sovs for maiden two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b;
fillies, Bst 41b; the winner to be sold for 200 sovs. Last
half of R.M.
Mr. Eyton's Yates, Bst 71b ................ (Bradford) 1
Mr. Daley's Pretty Bird, Bst 41b .. . ....... (Daley) 2
Lord ,tamford's Corsica, Bst 41b............ (Edwards) 3
r. C. Al, sander's Sugarcane, Bst 71b ...... (E. Sharp) 4
Mr. Taylor's Yafa colt, Bst 71b .............. (Rogers) 5
Betting-6 to 4 agst Corsica, and 3to 1 each agst Sugar-
cane and Yates. Pretty Bird led for a few strides, but she
soon gave way to Yates and Corsica, who came on with the
running, the Yafa colt bringing up the rear. Before get-
ting to the cords Pretty Bird took second place, but she
could not overhaul Yates, who won easily by a length;
double that distance divided the second and third; Sugar-
cane was a bad fourth; the Yafa colt pulled up a long way
in the rear.

Match ; 100 h ft. TN C.
Lord Chesterfield's Black Lily, 5 yrs, Bst 71b .. (Rogers) 1
Mr. Payne's Alchymist, 4 yrs, Bst 7lb ...... (J. Goater) 2
Betting-11 to 10 on Black Lily.

They ran together down the hill, when Black Lily went
in front, and after a good race won by a neck.
Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards ;
weights for age, with selling allowances. 4 subs.
Mr. Fl ruing's Miss Emma. 5 yrs, 9st (60 soya) (Norman) 1
Mr. Goddaro's Peru, 4 yrs, Bst 61b (25 sovs).... (Daley) 2
Mr. Price's Rataplan filly, 4 yrs, Bst Gib (25 sous)
(Custance) 3
Betting-2 to lon Miss Emma, who made all the run-
ning and won easily by a length. The Rataplan filly was
beaten in going down the hill, and finished a bad third.
The winner was claimed by Mr. Goddard.

Sweepstakes of 10 BOPS Lech ; 2-yr-olds, Est 101 b ; 3-yr-
olds, Bst 101 b; fillies and geldings allowed 31b. The
winner to be sold for 60 sous. First half of Ab. M. 6
subs.
Mr. T. Stephenson's Heirloom colt, 2 yrs, Est 101 b
(A. Woodhouse) 1
Mr. Flutter's Sacrilege, 2 yrs, Est Vb (Loates) 2
Baron Niviere's Colombine, 3 yrs, Bst 7,1) (A.. Watkins) 3
Bettis g-2 to 1 on Sacrilege, who waited upon the Heir-
loom colt into the cords, where she made her effort, but,
failing to get up, was defeated by a head; Colombine was a
bad third. The winner was claimed,
The Newmarket Stakes of 50 sous each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ;
colts, Bst 101 b; fiilies, Bst 51b, The second saved his
stake. 0.1‘.1. 20 subs.
Baron Rothschild's Brother to Morocco, Bst 101 b
(Wells) 1
Lord Stamfcrd's Onesander, Bst 101 b (Edwards) 2
Mr. Merry's Gladstone, Bst 101 b .......... (Challoner) 3
Lo-d Derby's Santhal, Bst 101 b .......... . (Fordham) 4
1,,,rd Newport's Meriden, Bst 101 b ...... (H. Grimihaw)
Mr. W. S. Crawturd's Wild Tom, Bst 101 b.. (S. Rogers) 6
Mr. Savile's Princi Lee 800, Bst 101 b ...... (J. Goater) 7
Betting-7 to 4 agst Onesander, 2to 1 agst Gladstone,
8 to 1 agst Brother to Morocco, and 10 to 1 each agst Prince
Lee 800 and t'anthal.

new ground, where
Theeelliogthgtolteeadw,awyhoinchexhceelhleen.dt
ttoertmhse, Meriden soon tak-
inghe was passed by Gladstone and Onesander, Santhal and
Brother to Morocco tak,ng their places behind Meriden,
dozen strides of
who died away a quarter of a mile from home. In the
colt,cordsformer Gladstone gaveholding
whai lead
ysto ° tjao" withinaiide andr the Baron's
home, where Brother to Morocco got up and won by a neck,
Gladstone being two lengths in the rear of the pair ; San-
thal finished half-a- dozen lengths in the rear of Gladstone,
but the others were beaten off.
Sweepstakes of 100 soya each, h ft; weight for age ; the
winner to be sold for 2,000 sous, or to carry 7th extra.
D.I. 5 tubs.
Lord W. Powlett's Tim Whißilar, 4 Yr°, Rat 111 b (inc.
71b ext/ a)
Mr. R. Boyce's Carisbrook, 4 yrs, SA 41b, saved his stake.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER—YESTERDAY.
The little done on the Derby exhibited no change ; and
for the Great Northern Handicap, the only horse really in
force was Fantail, about whom 3 to 1 was freely taken.
Great anxiety was exhibited to get against Carbineer ; to-
wards the close 20 to 1 was offered without response. Closing
prices :

GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.
3to 1 agst Fantail (taken)
Bto 1 agst Physalis colt (taken)
Bto 1 agst Piccador (taken and offered)
12 to 1 agst Manfred (offered)
14 to 1 egst Doefeot (taken)
20 to 1 agst Carbineer (taken)

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1863.
APRIL.
York Spring ...28 I 6alisbury ......... .30
M'--
Chester 5
Bath
Harpenden
Epsom l9

Radcliffe .............. 25
M anchester 27
Marlborough 29

Ascot 2
Newton lO
Hampton
Odiham 16
Bibury Club 17

Beverley. . 17
Stockbridge lB
Chelmsford 23
Newcastle-on-Tyne 23
Carlisle 3O

Worcester Summer 2
Newmarket July 7
Liverpool ..13
Abingelon 14
Hungerford l6
Pontefract 16

ULY.
; Stamford l6
r l Winchester 2l
; Nottingham 21
; Cambridge ....
; Southampton.. 22
Gocdwood 22
rOTJST.

Brighton
Brighton Club .... 6
Lewes ....
Wolverhampton lO
Reading l2
York August lB

Plymouth 2O
Egham 25
Stockton
Oxford 27
Lichfield

SEPT.

Devon And Exeter 1
Derby Summer
Warwick
Leicester
Doncaster
_l6

-00 Ti

Coventry
Newmarket S. Q„ ..... 12

NovE:

NVorcester. .

EMBER.
Brecon 2l
Richmond 22
Monmouth 24
Manchester Autumn 25
Newmarket let Oct. 29
OBE R.
Lincoln Autumn 20
Newmarkel. Houghton 26
:MBER.
Shrewsbury Autumn ?

IRISH.
APRIL.

Athlone 2l i Curragh
....
28
JUNE.

Wicklow l7 I Curragh
23
JULY.

Bellewetown
DowiatoY4l Corporations2B 1 ............. 130

THE POLISH QUESTION.

(From the Iforniv Herald,)

The attitude of bweden on the Polish ques-
tion naturally excites considerable interest. It
Russia is to be coerced by a European war
into the surrender of Poland, Sweden would be
an invaluable ally to the executioners. Efficiently
supported, she could strike Russia in some of her
weakest points, or could alone occupy the attention
of a large portion of the Russian army and navy,
and thus render the work of the French army,which
the Morning Poet has arranged to land at Riga,
much easier. And there can be no doubt that the
will of the Swedish nation is good enough towards
such a role. A war with Russia, in which France
stood on their side and pledged herself to their
defence, while Poland was weakening and harassing
the empire, would gratify an old hatred of the
Swedes, and perhaps enable them to take satisfac-
tion for an old injury. The robbery of Finland is
not forgotten nor forgiven in: Sweden, and a war
which promised to restore that province to Swedish
rule would be very popular throughout the domi-
nions of Charles XV. The Crimean war shook the
prestige of Russia ; the great social changes through
which she is passing seem to have shaken the frame
work, and, for the time at least, destroyed the
power of the empire; and Sweden would therefore
rush with eagerness to a combat from which she
shrunk nine years ago. Even then, had the war
but lasted a few months longer, Sweden would pro-
bably have been a partner in it. The treaty by
which England and France guaranteed the King of
Sweden his territories was evidently designed to be
the forerunner of a defensive and offensive alliance.
We do not need the glowing accounts of the enthu-
siasm which has been shown at Stockholm for
Prince Csartoryski, or at Malmoe for the crew of
the Ward Jackson, to teach us that the Swedes
heartily sympathise with the Polish insurrection.
The Russian is their common enemy ; but no exhi-
bition of their sympathy will seriously menace
the relations between the two countries. The
Swedes and their King may burn with eagerness
for war with Russia, but they will take very good
care not to move a step in that direction until they
are thoroughly assured of the support of France.
The Swedish Government knows its own weakness,
and dreads being used as a catspaw. It cannot sup-
press demonstrations of sympathy with Poland, and
will not do so, because the Russian Government is
not in a position to make such demonstrations a

casus would have to fight the whole of
Europe at once if it were foolish enough to declare
sympathy with Poland an act of hostility. But the
' Swedish Government will take care not to do any
act of which Russia could fairly complain. It has
fulfilled its international duties by putting an em-
bargo on the Ward Jackson ; and it will take care,
until it has full assurances of support, not to com-
mit itself to any measure which must have for its
consequence war or an abject apology. The fact is,
that although the attitude of Sweden is worthy of
attention, it is only so because that attitude may
reveal the intentions of France. Warlike prepara-
tions in Sweden, and an cff-nsive demeanour of its
Government towards Russia, would be grave signs,
because they would mirror warlike designs on the
part of one or both of the Western Powers. In a
matter like this the declaration of the Swedish peo-
ple or the chit-chat of the King have not the
slightest value. We know beforehand that they
would like to strike a blow at their old enemy,
Russia, but we know, too, that they will do nothing
of the kind until they are asked by some great power
to help in the enterprise. A German newspaper
which pretends to publish every day diplomatic
secrets, and announced some time ago that the
h,mperor of the French had demanded the
erection of Poland into an independent kingdom
for the Duke de Leuchtenberg, declared the
other day that it had been for some weeks in pos-
session of a most important statement of the
King of Sweden, and proceeded to comment upon
its great significance and the proof positive it
furnished that war is coming. His Majesty said,
or rather is alleged to have said, "Let but two
French ships appear in the Baltic, I shalt beat hand
with 100,000 men." Well, put aside the fact that
the King of Sweden would have very considerable
difficulty in getting his 100,000 men together, the
bravado, it really uttered, only told what everybody
knew before, that Sweden would go to war with
Russia at this moment if the Emperor of the French
asked her assistance and promised her his protec-
tion. Two French ships would be the precursors
of two hundred transports. The conduct which
Swedeu is disposed to pursue is mirrored in the
report of the committee of the Rigsdag to which the
motions of the different Chambers, expressing sym-
pathy with the Poles, and proposing to call upon
the Government to take, in conjunction with the
other powers parties to the treaties of Vienna, the
necessary diplomatic steps towards the re-establish-
ment of the kingdom of Poland, were referred. The
committee, whilst affirming that these notions only
express the general feelings of the Swedish people,
recommends that the Rigsdag should take no steps,
but leave the question in the hands of the Go-
vernment, " which will act according to the wishes
of the people, where these can be regarded with-
out endangering the true interests of the country."