The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY. EVENING, NOVEMBER 12, 1863.

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WILL TAKE PLACE AT
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SPORTING NOTES.

THE LIVERPOOL CUP.

The Great Autumn Cup to be decided to-morrow has a
very poor acceptance—not a third of those originally handi-
capped having been left in. The field will scarcely number
a dozen, to be selected from the following :

Fairwater, 5 yrs, fist 12Ib
) Custance
Balham, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b Judd
Catch 'em Alive, 4 yrs, 7st 1 llb
Camerino, 5 yrs, 7st 91b
Blithfield, 3 yrs, Est 131 b
Somersault, 5 yrs, Est 131 b --
Golden Pledge, 3 yrs, Gst 101 b J. Loates
King Charming, 3 yrs, Est 11b Cameron
Laertes, 3 yrs, sst 101 b Noble
Chaff, 3 yrs, Est 31b -
Trap, 3 yrs, Est llb
Nebula, 3 yra, sst 101 b S. Mordau

Fairwater heads the list with the steadying weight of Bst
121 b. She is one of the best mares in training, but I fear
the heavy course will atop her, Balham is a good sound
horse; and, besides, heavy ground will just suit him.
Catch'em Alive is in first-rate form, atd must be near
winning. He would have won the CamOridgeshire much
easier had he not lost start and been shut in at the finish.
Somersault I expect will be kept for Shrevsbury Handicap.
Golden Pledge has been backed for as mach money as any
horse in the race, but at present he occupies a very
suspicious position in the market, sad I think he is as

likely not to see the starter as he is to wn. Blithfield has
always run well; and looking at the position he held in the
Cesarewitch, where he was fourth, his chance almost seems
second to none. He is well worth baking for a situation.
The only other that has any chance of troubling the judge

is Chaff, who has often been going to do a good thing, but
has not. I believe he tries this time, and may secure a
place in the first three. My impression is that the judge
will place
CATCH'EM ALIVE
BALH AM
BLITHFIELD

A FRESH MAN.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL AUTUMN MEETING.
The. second of these supplements to the racing meetings
of the year, which the Houghton week at Newmarket was
formerly supposed to close, commenced yesterday on Ain-
tree. The first of them at Worcester passed off as favour-
ably as a course half under water would allow; and a tole-
rably Ni ell filled programme promised; despite bad weather
and heavy ground, a good meeting at Liverpool. The
annual steeplechase and the autumn handicap are the two
events, the latter more especially, that engross speculation,
affording to both bookmakers and backers the last chance of
retrieving losses, tiding them over the dull period of the
year, and, as the phras3 goes, " giving them something to
winter on."

Eight events, a rather large number, considering the
short November day they were to be decided in, were on
the card, a hurdle race commencing the proceedings won,
after a good race, by Pot Pourri beating Bowman and eight
others. Lord Stamford's colours were borne in the van in
the two next races, Alpheus disposing of his two opponents
with great ease in the Juvenile Stakes and Gemma carry-
ing off the Flying Handicap, after a near set-to with Far-
fella at the finish.
Cutaway defeated a small field for the Knowsley Nur-
sery, which was run nearly one hour beyond the time
marked on the card ; the many tedious delays at the post
compelling us to close our parcel, and leave the remaining
events for the telegraph to tell.
The sport was good, but the attendance meagre in the
extreme. iLord Sefton and a party of friends from Croxteth
were the only notabilities on the Stand. The ground was
very heavy.
A Handicap Hurdle Race of 40 sous, added to a sweep-
stakes of 3 says each. Winners extra. Two miles;
over six flights of hurdles. 24 subs.
Mr T. Wadlow's Pot Pourri (in, 71b ex.) 4 yrs
(W. White) 1
Mr J. Davies's Bowman, 5 yrs, 9st (Thorpe) 2
Mr G. H.odgman's Soothsayer, aged, Oat 61b (R. Sly) 3
_ _

The following also ran :—Gladiator, Margery, South
Australian, Puss, True Heart, Nightingale, and Baron of
Avon.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Soothsayer, 3to 1 agst Pot Pourri,
5 to 1 agst True Heart, and 6 to 1 agst any other.
Immediately after starting Pot Pourri, in company with
Gladiator, Margery, and Baron of Avon, made the running
to the first flight of hurdles, which Gladiator cleared in ad-
vance, but running out on lauding he lost his place, leav-
ing Margery in command, who, with Baron of Avon, Gla-
diator, and Avongrove lying up, came past the Stand
nearly abreast, but rounding the top turn Pot Pourri took,
a clear lead, attended by Margery, Baron of Avon and:
Avongrove at the same time bolted towards the stables
leaving Soothsayer, Puss, and Bowman in attendance upon
the leaders. Rounding the Bridge turn Margery took a
decided lead, which she retained to the flight of hurdles at

the distance, where she was joined by Pot Pourri, Bow-
man, and the favourite, the lot clearing them nearly abreast.
Half way up Margery was beaten, leaving the issue with
Pot Pourri, Bowman, and Soothsayer, the three clearing
the last flight nearly abreast, but in a few strides further
Pot Pourri drew in advance, and won a fine race by a
neck; Soothsayer finished a bad third, Margery was

fourth, Baron of Avon fifth, Puss sixth; True Heart and
South Australian were the next two. The others did not
pass the post.
The Juvenile Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 sovs added,
for 2-yr-olds; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies and geldings, Bst
71b. Maidens allowed 61b. Winners extra. T.Y.C. 7
subs.
Lord Stamford's Alpheus Bst 41b (J. Mann) 1
Mr Marsh's Orphene, Bat 111 b (including 41b extra)
(E. Harrison) 2
Mr W. Phillips' Persuasion, 9st llb (inc 81b extra)
(Midgley) 3
Betting-5 to 4 apt Alpheus; and 6to 4 agst Per-
suasion,

Alpheus making use of a favourable start came on with a
clear lead, was never after approached, and won in a canter
by three lengths, Orphene defeating Persuasion by a length
for second.
The Flying Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 100 sovs added,
for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Winners extra. T.Y.C.
48 subs.
Lord Stamford's Gemma, 4 yrs, 7st Glb (carried 7st 71b)
(J. Mann) 1
Duke of Beaufort's Farfalla 4 yrs, 7st 41b .. (Deacon) 2
Mr. Bell's Pupil, 4 yrs, bat 121 b (E. Taylor) 3
The following also ran :—Camerino, Bernice, Queen of
Trumps, MY Mary, Wetsail, Newchurch, Amazonian,
Rosina, Schoolmistress, Jack's Alive, and Mousetrap.
Betting-75 to I.agst Gemma, sto 1 agst Farfalla, 6to 1

agst My Mary, 7 to 1 aget Wetsail, and 10 to 1 each agsl
Queen of Trumps and Pupil.
A long delay at the post was followed by an admirable
start, but after running a few strides, Pupil in the centre
drew away in advance, having the favourite next the rails,
with the Queen of Trumps and Bernice next, the others,
who were widely spread across the course, being headed by
Farfalla on the extreme left. They ran thus to the en-
closure, where Mann steadied Gemma, and waited with
great patience to within a few strides of home, where she
came out, and won a fine race by a head, a like distance
ird ; Bernice was fourth, close
Mary, "Wetsail, Mousetrap,
useppa;rQatuinegenthore
Tsercuonandpsafindithth,
My
and Newchurch next. Jack's Alive was last.
weight for age. The winner to
A Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, for all ages, for two-yr-
Three-quarters of a mile. 7 subs.
Mr. Bird's Birkenhead, Rothschild, G ...... (Carroll) 1
oble: sold anfdo runpowashrdvse.;
Lord Westmoreland's 2 yrs, Ost
(J. Grimshaw) 2
Mr Watt's Birthday filly, 4rs, Bst 51b .. (J. Snowden) 3
Lord Bateman's Miss Livingston, 4 yrs, Bst 51b
(H. Grimshaw) 4
Mr T. Hughes's Miss Emma. 5 yrs, Bst 51b (D.Hughes) 5
Capt. Christie's Spicebox, 6 yrs, Bst 81b (Custance) 6
Betting-5 to 2 agst Birkenhead, sto 1 each agst Miss
Livingstone and Miss Emma, and, 6 to 1 agst any other.
One slight failure preceded the falling of the flag, in con-
stquence of Birkenhead refusing to join his horses. When
they got away the Birthday filly ran in company with Miss
Livingstone, Spicebox, and Rothschild to the distance,where
Lord Bateman's filly dropped back, leaving Spicebox in
attendance upon the leader to halfway up, where the favou-
rite came up on their right, and won very easily by two
lengths; a head between the second and third. The other
three were close together, some four or five lengths in their
rear.
The Knowsley Nursery Stakes (Handicap) of 5 sous each,
with SO toys added, for 2-yr olds ; winners extra. T.Y.C.
36 subs.
Mr Barber's Cutaway, 7st (E. Taylor) 1
Mr Craven's Practitioner, 7st 41b (T. French) 2
Mr '.axon's Jane Shore, Get 4th _(W. Sharpe) 3
Mr Wood's Rose, 7st
The Tyke, Fauconberg, Rothschild, Confederalist, Alice
Lee, and Fanny Seaton.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Alice Lee, sto 1 each aget Practi-
tioneragst Jane'
Shore, and Rose, 100 to 15 aget Cutaway, 7to 1 ,
Shore, 8 to 1 agst Tyke, and 10 to 1 agst Rothee ?'-:l;dvance
The favourite, after several failures, got away,
Practitioner.
and next the rails, closely followed by Cutaway,
ir head, yard
wide Jane Shore, the others, with Rose at thL
e cut it, and
wide on their right. At the distance
JAlicene Shore
going on
her place was taken by PracAtittitohneere
nelaosure French made
third,
with Bosel?ii'gup' At
but failed, and Wkl beaten
an attempt to reach the

very cleverly by a neck, a length and a half between the
second and third, a neck separating the third and fourth,
The Tyke being fifth, with Confederalist next.
A Handicap Plate of 40 soya, for 3 -yr-olds and upwards ;
winners extra, T.Y.C. 14 subs.
Lord Stamford's Cassidia, 3 yrs, 7st 21b .. (Whiteley) 1
Lord 'Westmoreland's Confidence, 5 yrs, 7st 2lb
(T. French) 2
Mr T. Hughes's Pilot, 4 yrs, 6st 61b (Morris) 3
Mr Watt's Daniel O'Rourke filly, 4 yrs, 7st 21b
(H. Covey) 4
Pupil, Erythia, Who's Who, Prairie Flower, Fanfre-
luche, and Lord Dundreary also ran.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Cassidia, 7to 2 agst Pupil, 6to 1
agst Confidence, and 100 to 15 agst Pilot.
The favourite, in company with Pilot, made play to the
distance, where they were joined by Pupil, who halfway up
took a slight lead, but swerving through distress, at the
finish she just won by a head ; a length between the second
and third. On returning to the scale, an objection was
lodged by the owner of Confidence on the ground of foul
riding, which, after an investigation by Capt. White and
Sir W. Codrington, the latter acting for the other stewards,
the race was awarded to Lord Stamford. Subsequently, a
protest to such ruling was put in on the grounds of Capt.
White having bets on the race.
The Aintree Plate (Handicap) of 50 soya for all ages. A
winner of any handicap after the publication of the weights
(Oct. 30, at 10 a.m.) 71b extra; entrance 2 sovs ; one
mile. 21 soy&
Lord Bateman's Despair, 4 yrs, Bst 131 b (in 71b extr
(H. Grimsha) aw) 1
Mr H. Rich's East Lancashire, 3 yrs, 7st .... (Cannon) 2
Mr W. IVhittaker's Sorceress, 2 yrs, 6st 71b
(S. Grimshaw) 3
Mr Kenyon's Lord Dundreary, 3 yrs, Est 81b.. (Dixon) 4
Mr H. (boater's Lady of the Isles, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (Loates)
Mr Frank's Zuleika, 5 yrs, 7st 61b (Hopstead) 6
Betting-7 to 4 agst Despair, 3to 1 agst Lady of the Isles,
and 4 to 1 agst East Lancashire.
Sorceress cut out the work, followed by Zuleika and the
favourite to the' turn into the straight, when she ran out,
taking her attendants with her, which let up East Lanca-
shire, who came on with a clear lead to half way in the
distance, where he was caught by Despair, who won cleverly
by a length; four lengths between the second and third; a
bad fourth.
The All-aged Selling Stakes of 3 soya each, with 25 added.
2-yr-olds 7st 91b, 3-yr -olds 9st 21b, 4-yr -olds and upwards
9st 91b. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. Winners of
100 soya clear in the present year, 51b extra. Winner to
be sold for 80 soya in the usual way ; if entered to be sold
for £6O, allowed 51b ; £4O, 101 b; and £2O, 141 b. Winner
to be sold by auction, and any surplus over the selling
price to go to the Race Fund. T.Y.C. 13 subs.
Mr C. Fletton's Prescription, 2 yrs (£2O), 6st
rilllb
(J. Gmshaw) 1
Mr Bird's Highland Mary, 2 yrs (L2O), bat 61b.. ( Ward) 2
Mr Hall's Acceptance, 2 yrs (L2O), Est 61b (Kay) 3
The following also ran:—Telscombe, Reviver, Cariboo
filly, Airedale, Atlas, Manchester, Eola, and Annington.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Prescription, 7to 2 agst Airedale,
4 to 1 agst Highland Mary, and 5 to 1 agst Anningtort.
The favourite, in company with Acceptance, Cariboo filly,
and Telscombe, made the running to the stand, where
Highland Mary ran through her horses and took the second
place, but was unable to reach the leader, who won cleverly
by a length ; half a length between the second and third.
The Cariboo filly was a good fourth; Telscombe fifth; the
others beaten off.

THE RACE FOR THE £4O HANDICAP PLATE.—A protest
has been entered against Cassidia receiving the stakes.
THE GREAT AUTUMN CUP.—Earl of Surrey was
scratched at 7.20 p.m. yesterday (Tuesday).