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

TALLOW.

The tallow trade is less active to-day, and prices have
declined. St. Petersburg Y.C. is quoted at 438 9d per cwt
on the spot, and 44s for April to June delivery. Town.
tallow, 43s 3d net cash. Rough fat, 28 31e1 per 81bs.

1859. 1860. I 1861. 1 1862. 1863.
Stock
this nay— .. 16,186 3:455 72,089 , 42.114 45,258
c ,350.1 to 5769'1 t0,5030d to '46502 to 13s Od9
Price of Y.C. .. t 53s 3d —s Od 59s :td I—B Od —l3
Delivery lastweek 1,34 1,077 ,006 1 ,27,, 1,012
Ditto from June 1 87,5)4 69,9..7 67,919 '103,302 1,8,037
Arrivals last week 285 325 1,204 89 677
Ditto from June 1 91,813 91.87( 112.911 88,6,5 75,016
Price of Town ~...
.558 ud 58s Od 688 9d 48s 6d 458 9d
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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 Nationol 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-
cents 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 taveur
of certain owners and stables, much to the annoyance of
those gentlemen who ran "on tile 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 I The starting nuisance
was downright terrible, and unless Mr. T. M.'aeorge makes
some progress we shall have to exercise the patience of Job
when horses go to the post under his Cate. 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 410 each. As a delightful proof of consistency the
stewards reprimanded their own official, the starter, and
how on earth are they to expect, after this fact is publicly
known, that the young jockeys will obey him in future.
Starbeam, as 1 informed 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 important one in the racing world, for with
the "fashionable" meetings of Northampton on Tuesday
and Wednesday, Market Harborough on Thursday, Croxton.
Park on Friday, 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, interior. There are eight races
to-morrow, and we have the first of the watchmaking
element in that between Manrico and Batsman. Tile 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 Sp, mg-
bok, and Zelos. Fairwater is, I hear at the last moment, a
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 retrogres-
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 sere to hold him safe. 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.
Balbam 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 ha is a great fine animal, and
has such a pull in the weights that I quite expect to see
him, like Suburban, quite reverse his character in this race.
Griniston, 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
for a horse there must be some, hing in him. His running
in Scotland is sufficient to prove him possessed of 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 fear is only moderate, as nobody can believe
in the accuracy of her running with Caller Out at Doinuster
last year. African has lately been amiss, or might have
been able to take his own post. Canzonette, after being ft
great " pot" at Warwick, received her quietus, owing, it is
said, to some of the clever division having got the !list run
of the minket, and forestalled the stable. I fear no danger
whatever from the three year olds; but if there is a possi-
bility of the success of one of them, it must be with Ernest
or Brother to pringboth. The first-mentioned is a good
looking son of Stockwell, in Godding's stable, and the
owner himself assured me this morning that he sent a com-
mission into the market to back hiw, and that he would do
his best, which is something to know in the present days
of " safe 'uns" and " dead 'tins." Tho Handicap presents
but a poor field for criticism, and I have treated it as amply
Mau-at-Arms, Grireston, and
as it deserves. Knutsford,
Earnest may form the front rank, but lexpect to see