The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-09 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES

The result of the Two Thousand has settled the pre-
tensions of a good number of the favourites for the Derby.
It will be remembered that I told my readers last week to
be sure and take the long price they could get about
Gladiateur for the Derby, as they would be sure to get rare
hedging. Had it not been for the uncertainty about his
starting for the Guineas, I would have actually placed the
first three for that race. As it was, I discarded all the
bolstered-up favourites, viz., Breadalbane, Bedminster, and
Kangaroo, and placed Archimedes first and Liddington
second. I was likewise fortunate in selecting Siberia for
the One Thousand Guineas. The first day's racing at
Newmarket commenced with the Two-yr-old Plate. The
talent spotted Ulphus by Newminster, out of Saccharissa,
and Acrostic by King Tom, out of Scholar's dam, as
the pair most likely to supply the winner, and the
good looks of the first-named attracted general atten-
tion ; but he was defeated by one of Mr. Hodgman's
" V.'s," a filly by Vedette, out of Alice, one of the Diss
Yearlings, for whom her owner gave but 55 guineas at the
Corner last summer. A Handicap Plato stood next, and
this Went to a colt by Trumpeter, but of Miss Bowzer,
who only ran once last year, and then he was unplaced to
Hope at Huntingdon. Upon this occasion he was made
a warm favourite, and, carrying a respectable weight, he
made a rare example of his field, which included Merry
Wife, Brick, and Greenland. Macdonald's penalty told
against him in the Two-yr-old Sweepstakes, and he was
beaten after a splendid race with Tina and Fleurette.
Quarantine and Tring were ultimately made favourites for
the Ditch Mile Plate, and they ran first and second after a
capital race, while another fine struggle was seen for the
big event, the Prince of Wales Stakes, for which the corn-
petitors numbered 25. Diomed had the call from having
been galloped at home with Kangaroo prior to the latter's
departure for the Danebury stable, and his party thought
him almost a certainty, but many of the public stood by
Argonaut, who had only 31b more to carry than he had at
Epsom. Of the others,- Master Richard, Lampoon, Cam-
buscan, Vivid, and Donnybrook, had the most friends, but
the issue, as for the City and Suburban, was between
Wells and Jemmy Grimshaw, and the latter, who rode
Diomed, could not got within a neck of Sir Joseph's horse.
Tho second day was well patronised. As for the attend-
ance, it was the largest by many thousands ever seen
on the Heath, and carriages, five or six deep, lined the
course kir a third of the way down one side of the Row-
ley Mile (upon which the Two Thousand is run),
while the other side was thickly studded with horsemen
and lady equestrians. From an early hour the High-street
was alive with excitement, and there was, if possible, more
than the customary anxiety displayed to learn the latest
moves upon the Two Thousand, pregnant with the fate of
so many Derby favourites. The sensation move of the
morning was the striking out of Chattanooga, at 11 minutes
after 9 o'clock. The field, for the Two Thousand, was
far stronger than had been anticipated, only Chattanooga
and Kcenig being absentees of the score coloured en the
card. Of these the Danebury stable supplied three (Kan-
garoo, Tibia, and Pantaloon), the Whitewall stable two

(Ariel and Rifle), the French stable two (Gladiateur and
Le Mandarin), Gedding's stable two (Joker and Lazzaretto),
and Mr. Merry two (Liddington and Zambesi), and the
remainder of the field was made up of Archi-
medes, Jack o' Lantern, Regalia, Bedminster, Tilt,
Breadalbane, and Cedric, Regalia and Tibia being the
only fillies among them. There was an immense assem-
blage in the vicinity of the stables, and Mr. 11‘George had
all his work to do to keep people out of the way of the
horses at the starting place, the utmost anxiety being
evinced to get a look at the cracks. There was some de-
lay, and four or five false starts, the latter being caused
by the riders of Pantaloon and Le Mandarin, who went to
assist their stable companions, but they were fairly de-
spatched at the finish, and when half the distance had
been got over the great Danebury favourite was in trouble,
while Bedminster was beaten as they passed the bushes,
the issue at that point being seemingly confined to Lid-
dington, Breadalbane, and Gladiateur. Breadalbane, how-
ever, seemed to get frightened as he heard the roars of the
multitude, and ran very green when within the cords,
where Archimedes began to make up to Gladiateur, but
failing quite to roach him was beaten a neck, Liddington
being stalled off the winner by double that distance; while
little Zambesi (who has not grown upwards in the least)
struggled to the finish, and ran within a head of his stable
companion. So magnificent a race for the Guineas has
never been witnessed before, and only those in the vicinity
of the Stand could say which had won till " No. 11" was
telegraphed by Judge Clarkovhen a complete roar emanated
from the bookmakers, many of whom thought that Lid-
dington had just got home. The French division were
highly elated, but the general body of backers were not, as
they did not stand Gladiateur.

The Chester Cup, the principal race of the Chester Meet-
ing, will be decided to-morrow. The field will not be
large, and will, in all likelihood, comprise the most of tho
following :