The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-11 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

The Brighton Meeting, following so closely on the heels
of Goodwood, is always certain to attract a large attend-
ance. The fatal accident which happened to Drew is much
to be lamented ; and I am only doing justice to the young
man to state that the sympathy felt for him was no more
than he deserved, for he was a good horseman, and by no
means tainted with the follies and faults which render so
many of his companions absurd in the eyes of all well-
thinking persons, who like to see a servant keep his place.
The sport, which, if not exciting during the three days,
was at all events amusing, suggests very few comments.
Over and again has the Goodwood Stakes foreshadowed the
result of the Brighton Handicap, and again we may be said
to have had another illustration of the fact, for although
Blackdown was beaten by the shortest of heads, Magnum
Bonum ran so forward in that race that he might have been
third, could any corresponding benefit have accrued from
it. The Nursery field here is always a large one, and the
ring viewed with satisfaction the well filled telegraph of
names that went up, as it promised them a good return for
their exertions. Nor were their hopes deceived, as all the
money laid out on the favourite was secured by them
owing to the success of Madame Walton, a daughter of old '
Fisherman, who, being trained by a countrymen like
Golby, was never thought of by the talent ; they
went to the swell stables for their fancies, and paid hand-
somely for their error. The position of Junius showed there
were some grounds for backing him at Goodwood ; and by
the Clown getting third, the quality of Paris was fully made
out, In the Three-year-old Biennial, the defeat of the
Gunner by Avondale was an unwelcome surprise, for when
the distance is considered, it looked any odds on the former,
but perhaps he is too leggy to run over an up-and .down
course like Brighton, On Wednesday, Fairwater, stale
from her previous work, could not compete with 'rippler.
The Cup, although a loss to the company, from being
watked over for by Caller Ou, was in reality a gain to the
fund, as half the added money Was saved. There
are five meetings this week,—viz., Wolverhampton,
Newton Abbott, Reading, Wenlock, and Paisley.
The Wolverhampton Stakes has a good acceptance, but I
do not believe that more than a dozen will reach the post.
Balham, after his severe race last week, will likely be an
absentee. Oldminster is a certain starter, and if he would
only take it into his head to "try," he ought to be near
winning. Magnum Bonum is penalised 101 b for winning
the Brighton Stakes, which raises his weight to
7st 71b, making him give Jack o' Hearts 21ib, or
101 b more than he gave Win for the Goodwood
Stakes, which will preclude him from winning also.
Suburban won the Great Warwickshire Handicap
with 21b more on his back than what he has to carry hero.
The distance being the same ha ought bo kept on the right
side. Jack o' Hearts, if in his Goodwood form, when he ran
third to his stable companion Blackdown, ought to win.
Tourist is a glutton at a distance, as he showed himself at
the Curragh Meeting, where he carried off three Queen's
Plates in the commonest of canters. The judge, I expect,
will place them in tge following order :

JACK 0' HEARTS ........ 1
TOURIST
SUBURBAN

The iteading Stakes I expect to see Blackdown or
Gavazzi win.

A FRESH MAN.

TATTERSALL'S-MONDAY.

Time was almost entirely cccupiod in the business of a
heavy settling over the Brighton and Lewes Meetings. The
room and lawn were crowded, and the money exchange
smooth and satisfactory. The following transactions took
place after the bulk of subscribers had left

'WOLVERHAMPTON STAKES.
sto 2 agst Jack o'llearts (taken)
ST. LEGER.
6to 1 egst Queen Bertha (taken)
7to 1 agst Avenger (taken freely)
7 to 1 agst Lord Clifden (taken)
100 to G agst Borealis (taken)
50 to 1 agst Light Bob (taken)
DERBY.
1000 to 20 agst lfarkforward (taken)
1000 to 60 agst Lord Glasgow's lot (taken)

SCRATCHINGS.—The following scratchings were affixed
to the notice-board at Tattersall's on Monday (yesterday)
afternoon :—Umpire, Polynesia, and Breechloader, out of
the Wolverhampton Stakes ; and Mulberry out of the Staf-
fordshire Nursery Handicap and Chillington Stakes.

CITY BETTING—YESTERDAY.
WOLVERHAMPTON STAKES.
sto 2 agst Jack o' Hearts (3 to 1 taken freely)
6to 1 agst Change
6to 1 agst Joco
Bto 1 agst Suburban
10 to 1 agst any other

THE BERKSHIRE STAKES•
sto 2 agst Blackdown.
sto 1 agst Balham
7to 1 agst Gibraltar
7 to 1 agst Gavazzi

ST. LEGER.
9to 2 agst Ranger (offdred)
G to 1 agst Queen Bertha (taken)
7 to 1 agt,l Avenger (taken)
Bto 1 agat Lord Clifden (taken freely)
100 to 7 agat Saccharometer
100 to 6 agst Borealis

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YORK AUGUST MEETING.
Acceptances for the Great Ebor Handicap.
4 8 4 Golden Pledge ••
Yrs st lb
3 6 2
Caller Ou
3 6 0
Zetland
3 6 0
Carisbrook 4 8 0 Clarior
3 6 0
Belltnan 5 7 10 Mainstay,.......
3 5 12
Oldminster
;3 5 10
Brighton
3 5 10
Captain Crow .... 4 7 4 Chaff
3 5 10
Makeshift
4 5 10
Monk 6 6 13 Merry Maid .. . •
Pic Magnum
dor Bonum 4 6 13 Trojanus 3 5 9
4 6 10 Wasp gelding .. 3 5 7
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