The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-30 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

Odiham races commence to-morrow. The bill of fare is o
greater extent than heretofore, as it embraces the Hurst-
bourne Stakes for two-yr-olds, three Handicaps, a Two-
Year-Old Selling Stakes, the South-Western Railway
Stakes, an All-Aged Selling Race, the Aldershott Stakes,
and a Match. There are 12 horses in the Hurstbourne
Stakes, including Blue Mantle, who is penalised 71b, not-
withstanding which there is nothing engaged able to cope
with him, if he puts in an appearance.
There are 43 horses weighted for the Odiham Handicap,
from which I would pick Higbflyer, Ethel, and Principal
to furnish the winner.

In the Manor Plate, Pinkpoe and Miss Livingstone are
favourably handicapped.

The Dogmersfield Park Stakes has a large entry. The
weights being set on the high scale, the little Merry Hart
is burdened with the top weight, Bst 101 b, under which it is
impossible he can win, while Zeloo, 6st 71b, is placed at the
bottom, a divergence of 311 b—weight quite sufficient to put
a good and a bad one on an equality. Strawberry Hill,
Hugh Lupus, Birdlime, and Witch of Endor have nothing
to complain of in the weights awarded to them.
The Bibury list extends to seven races, including the
two-Year-Old Biennial, the Champage Stakes, three han-
dicaps, which have secured fair entries, and two selling
races, which close the evening preceding. The Biennial
having 48 horses nominated is worth the winning, being
of the value of 580 says, and as only 14 of these have yet
run the field is likely to be large. Muezzin, Tom Fool, and
Escape are the best of those which have been in public, but
I wholly ignore the chance of the two latter, and scarcely
anticipate the success of Muezzin in the face of so many
well-bred " dark" horses as are engaged, as his defeat of
The Orphan at the Epsom Spring Meeting was owing to
use enough not having been made of Lord St. Vincent's
thoroughly game filly.
The Champagne Stakes has an excellent entry of 21 two-
yr-o lds, including Blue Mantle, whose penalty of 121 b will
in all probability prevent his being sent to fulfil this en-
gagement in the face of the July Stakes, now so close at
hand.

Stockbridge is sure to prove as attractive as ever, if the
extent of the programme and its varied excellence is held
in the regard it ought to be. The list extends to no fewer
than eight events, inclusive of the Cup, for which 31 horses
are nominated, and the favourite Stewards' Plate, which
secured the unprecedented entry of 61, including some of
the best horses of the day, such as Asteriod, Wallace,
Eloho, Camerino, Crater, My Partner, Farfalla, King of
Hearts, &c.
The first of the closed items is the Three- Year• Old Bien-
nial, for which 37 horses are nominated, all of which are
of very moderate calibre, with the exception of Buckstone,
who is for the present hors de combat. The field will very
likely comprise Ensign, Watchfire, Keane, Villette, Sala-
manca, Gemse, one of Lord Aylesbury's, and Bloodhound.
Ensign, from the trust reposed in him by his noble owner
for the Derby, ought to have no difficulty in disposing of
such a very indifferent party.
The conditions of the Cup leave it open for horses of all
ages, including two-yr-olds, of which no fewer than four
teen are engaged. The weights stand thus:—

-
Age st lb
Age st lb
Crater 5 9 13 Revolver
Asteroid.. 4 9 10 Vaulter
The Roe 4 9 7 Glance colt
Fairwater
Thunderbolt
Henham Lass 4 9 0 The Prior 2 6 11
;
Waterwitch
Master Fenton.... 3 8 12 Coronation
Birdhill
Real Jam .. 3 8 9 colt 2 6 0
Compiegne
Prince Edward.... 3 8 1 Escape -;
Maggiore .. 5 7 12 Maid of Tees colt 2 6 1,2"
Repose
Limosina
It will be recollected that in 1860 this race was won 131
Dundee, 2 yrs, 6st 121 b, and last year by Farfalla, 2 yro,
Est 91b, but I much question its being carried off on this
occasion by a youngster, if opposed by Waterwitch, Com-
piegne, Maggiore, and Limosina, the three latter of whom
have a great pull in the weights from taking the maiden
allowance, particularly Maggiore, who, though now a five-
year-old, will meet the two-year-olds much upon the same
terms as when a three-year-obi she ran the dead heat with
Dundee for the Eglington Stakes at York. For that rea-
son I give the preference to Maggiorc, as, taking the time
of the year into account, it would take a better two-Yr-cid
than Dundee to beat the American.
There are sixty-one horses engaged in the Stewards
Plate; but after The Wizard's performance in the Great
Northern Handicap, I will not look further for the winner ;
the next, in my estimation, being Asteroid.
Of the seventeen two-year-olds engaged in the Mottis-
font Stakes, Blue Mantle, Le Marechal, Weatherbow, Dr;
Syntax, Conical, and the Lady Palmerston filly have bee
in public. The former is penalised 71b for his double
triumph at Ascot, and the latter 51b for winning a sweep-
stakes at Newmarket, which ought to give the race to Dr.
Syntax.
At Winchester the closed races are the Original Hamp-
shire Stakes, and the Grange Park Stakes, for two-year-
olds. The former has been again revived with fair success,
as 18 of the 44 horses weighted accepted, including Monte-
bello, who is penalised 51b for winning the Northumberland
Plate, notwithstanding which I can select nothing to beat
him. 'l%.e Grange Park Stakes has an unusually large
entry, no fewer than 40 horses being nominated, including
The Orphan, the filly by Wild Dayrell out of Naomi, and
Merry Hart, all of whom are penalised, the former 71b and
the two latter 41b each. The Orphan, notwithstanding her
penalty, is the best worth trusting.
The Newton Meeting commences on Wednesday. The
Golborne Park Stakes is likely to fall to King of Utopia,
and the Trial Handicap to Vulture. Knutsford, if wanted,
cannot lose the Great Newton Handicap ; in his absence
I will expect the Earl of Westmoreland to pull through.
The running of Brighton, Paste, and linutsford last
week at Newcastle will no doubt attract the attention of
the various handicappers in any race they in future may
enter for. The two latter performed very different from
what they did in the Ascot Stakes, and the former in the
Chester Cup.

A FRESH MAN.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER, SATURDAY.

10 to 1 was freely offered on the field for the Liverpool
Cup. It was taken at one time about Lady Ripon; but
afterwards Victrix seemed in greater request than her
ladyship. For the Goodwood Stakes the following five
were supported in one lot at 25 to 1 each Schism, Canary,
Rubicon, Dalesman, and Benham Lase"; but 20 to 1 each
was taken about either Schism or Canary, when not
coupled with the others. Transactions but trifling.--
Closing prices :

LIVERPOOL CUP.
10 to lon the field (offered)
10 to 1 agst Lady Ripon (taken and offered)
12 to 1 agst Victrix (taken and wanted)
12 to 1 agst Carisbrook (taken)
14 to 1 agst Sir William (taken)
15 to 1 agst Millionaire (taken)

GOODWOOD STAKES.
20 to 1 agst Schism (taken)
20 to 1 agst Canary (taken)
25 to 1 agst Rubicon (taken)
25 to 1 agst Dalesman (taken)
25 to 1 agstillenham Lass (taken)

TRADE-UNION OUTRAGES AT ASHTON-

UNDER-LYNE.

MURDER OF A POLICEMAN.

have for many months past been the scenes of
very
The townsof Ashton-under-Lyne and Stalybfriddigs!
pates between the union brickmakers
the parties have
The misunderstandings between
being
numerous in the localities named) and the master 7
led to frequent outrages, the most commonf in
the
the destruction of large numbers
Onobricks
several occa-
field, generally during the night.
hrown
thousands
re
sions the union men have
were
union men
wuence of
believed, of injuring the n_s.
needles among the soft clay
1,, conslehave had to
employed in the brickfiege
eroployers
county police,
these numerous outrages end the
'call in the aid of the townbrickfields during the night.
who have watched the
Harrop and Constable Jump,
On Friday, Serg
eaonUntY constabulary, were en-
of the Lancashire yoowt_ith the purposheo,
,iv
cbrickfield at Smellshaw, a little
watching a
and near the border of the
gaged Ashton, .
distance trona
„, quiet till about two o'clock on
county. Ali sv- when the two officers band
fling, saw a
Saturday ins9,.ring masks upon their faces, approach
of
men;cwk:raoft. The men came through a field ad-
the
br
the croft. They were able to count eight
joining
pen in all;
persons and, suspecting who they were,
Harrop and Jump slowly approached them. They
then shouted to the men, wanting to know what
their business was in that phee at such an hour.
The masked men were evidently resolved that they
would not be interfered with, and made no
answer. Upon which tho officers approached
still nearer, and attempted to take hold of
one of them, and a scuffle thereupon ensued.
Constable Jump, it appears, got to a stile
through which the men wanted to escape, when
one of them came and deliberately shot him through
the breast, and he died in a few minutes afterwards.
Five shots were fired at the police in the whole,
and Harrop was shot near the right eye, but he is
not seriously hurt. One man has been apprehended,
but has been liberated, and the county constabu-
lary, aided by the Ashton-under-Lyne borough
police, are using every exertion to secure the mur-
derers. The unfortunate deceased leaves a wife and
five children. The belief that the murderers are
briekmakers is strengthened by the fact that 18,000
bricks had been destroyed in the brick-yard of Mr.
Clifford, of Ridghill, near Stalybridge, the same
morning,
The inquest on the body of Jump was begun on
Saturday afternoon by the county coroner, Mr. Rut-
ter; but it was immediately adjourned after some
evidence had been taken. The affair has caused
great excitement in Ashton and Stalybridge.