The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-01 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

BETTING AT MAN CHES TER.-FRIDAY.

There was only a limited attendance at the Subscription
Rooms this day, and the Stockbridge events occupied the
principal attention of those members present. A few small
books having been opened on the Goodwood Stakes, how-
ever, several bets were made on that race, but in the ab-
sence of any stable commissions, comment on the transac-
tions would be superfluous. For the Derby of 1866,
Student was supported to win a few hundred at 100 to 7.
Closing prices

GOODWOOD STAKES.
100 to 8 agst Claremont (taken)
100 to 7 agst Alabama (taken)
100 to 7 agst Suspicion (taken)
100 to 7 agst Harry Brailsford (taken)
100 to 6 age. Baldwin (taken)

ST. LEGER.
9 to 4 agst Gladiateur (offered)
17 to 2 agst any other (offered)

THE DERBY.
100 to 7 agst Student (taken)

STOCKBRIDGE RACES—FRIDAY.
Match-100 sovs, h ft. New mile.
Marquis of Hastings's Tippler, 5 yrs, 12st
(Mr. H. Wombwell 1
Mr. Coventry's Warwick, 4 yrs, lOst 41b (car. lOst 61b
(Mr. H. Wilkinson 2
Betting-6 to son Tippler, who waited until they
reached the enclosure, when he went up and won by a
couple of lengths.
The Stewards' Plate of 100 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of
10 sovs es ch, 5 ft, 3-yr-olds and upwards; weight for age;

winners extra, with maiden allowance. Two miles. 47

subs.
Mr Henry's Blackdown, 5 yrs, 9st 41b (Fordham) 1
Lord Portsmouth's Sydmonton, 2 yrs, 7st 121 b (inc. 12Ib
extra) (Cannon) 2
Marquis of Hastings's Ackworth, 4 yrs, Bst 81b (Custance) 3
Mr. J. Day ns. Harcourt, 4 yrs, Bst 81b (T. French) 4

Brahma and Scarborough also ran.
Betting opened at 6 to 4 agst Sydmonton, and 3 to 1 agst
Blackdown, and closed at 6 to 4 agst Blackdown, 2 to 1 agst
Sydmonton, 4 to 1 agst Brahma, and 10 to 1 agst any other.
Scarborough got away in front and carried on the running
to the stable turn, where he bolted, and in so doing left
Blackdown in possession of a clear lead, Harcourt going on
second, with Brahma, Ackworth, and Sydmonton lying up.
These positions were retained to the brow of the hill, where
Brahma improved his position, and, in company with Ack-
worth, followed the leader into the bottom. Here the three
were joined by Sydmonton, Harcourt at the same time gave
way, as did also Brahma, as they neared the rails. The issue
was thus left with the three, who ran in company to the
stand, where Ackworth was disposed of. Sydmonton, at
the same time, was brought up on the right of Blackdown,
and, getting to his shoulders half a dozen strides from
home, appeared to be winning, but dying away as they
came on he was beaten, after a fine rice, by a head; a bad
third.

Match, O 0 sovs. Bush in.
Marquis of Hastings's Birague, 3 yrs, Bst
_lolb

(Fordham) 1
Sir F. Johnstone's Loaf Sugar, 2 yrs, Bst (S. Adams) 2

_ .
The betting opened at 6 to 4 agst Loaf Sugar and closed
at 5 to 4 agst Birague.

Birague made all the running, and won in a canter by
three lengths.
The Troy Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for 2-yr-olds; colts,
Bst 10Ib; fillies, Bst 71b; with certain allowances. Bush

in. 47 subs.
Lord Portsmouth's Robin Hood, Bst 71b (Wells) f w.o.
Mr. Merry's Student, Bst 71b (including 31b extra)
(H. Covey)
Lord Stamford's Chibisa, Bst 101 b (H. Grimshaw) 3
Mr. W. Day's Rather High colt, Bst 71b (S. Adams) 4

The following also ran :—Jack-in-the-Green, Mr. Pitt,
Doralice colt, King Hal, Venturesome, Mineral, Sealskin,
and The Black Prince.

Betting-2 to 1 agst Robin Hood, 3to 1 agst Student, 7
to 1 agst Rather High colt, 8 to 1 agst King Hal, and 100
to 8 agst Chibisa.
Three failures preceded the actual start, in which they
left the post in close company, but as they approached the
brow of the hill the Rather High colt, in company with
Student, Venturesome, Chibisa, and King Hal, were ob-
served slightly in advance of the favourite on the right,
and Doralice colt, Jack-in-the-Green, and Sealskin on the
left. They ran thus into the bottom, where Robin Hood
appeared to mend his position, and as they reached the
rails Chibisa also drew towards the leaders, whose numbers
were lessened half way up by the retirement of Venture-
some and King Hal. At the enclosure Student took a
decided lead, followed in a few strides by Chibisa and
the favourite ; the latter, who evidently is a bad be-
ginner, at the point got upon terms with his horses ;
at the stand ho headed Lord Stamford's colt, and
catching Student half a dozen strides from the chair was
enabled to make a dead heat of it. Chibisa finished third,
two lengths in their rear, the Rather High colt fourth, close
up with whom came King Hal and Sealskin, who were fol-
lowed by Jack-in-the-Green and Mr. Pitt side by side. The
Doralice colt, Venturesome, and Black Prince were the
three last. Lord Portsmouth and Mr. Merry subsequently
agreed to divide the stakes, and Robin Hood walked over.
The Hastings Plato of 100 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of

5 sous. each. Half a mile.

Sir F. Johnstone's Historian, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (S. Adams) 1
Capt. Gray's Audax, 3 yrs, 7st (II. Covey) 2
Sir C. Rushout's Cedric, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (Heartfield) 3

The following also ran:—Lord Douglas, Durham, Jane
Shorn, No Name, Blackbird, Senorita colt, Scarborough,
Puebla, Imogene, Lade Florence, Lansdown, and Jassy.
Betting-7 to 4on Historian, 7to 1 agst No Name, 10
to 1 each agst Cedric and Jassy, 12 to 1 agst Audax, and 20
to 1 each agst Durham and Jane Shore.

The flag was lowered to an admirable start. Durham, on
the far side, was the first to show in advance, but after
running a few strides he gave way to Cedric, No Name,
Puebla, Jane Shore, Blackbird, and Scarborough, who ran
in a body into the bottom, where Historian and Audax
came up on the right and waited upon the leaders to the
stand ; hero Cedric was beaten, and Adams bringing the
favourite to the front, won very cleverly by a length
and a half; Audax defeated Cedric by a head for second' •
Blackbird was fourth, Jassy fifth, Scarborough sixth,
and Jane Shore, Imogene, and Puebla next. Lady
Florence was last.

The Danebury Nursery: Stakes, a free Handicap of 10
sovs each, 5 ft, with 200 added, for two-yr-olds.
T.Y.C. 14 subs.
Sir F. Johnstone's Miss Lavinia colt, 781 (S. Adams) 1
Mr. J. B. Starky's Matilda, Est (T. Sadler) 2
Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Slender, 7st 61b (Covey) 2
The following also ran:—Stockbridge, Mother o'-Pearl,
Arethusa, Alberta, Venture, and Monitress.
Betting--5 to 2 (at first 6to 4) agst Slender, 3to 1 agst
Matilda, sto 1 agst the Miss Lavinia colt, and 8 to 1 agst
any other.

Matilda, with Slender and the Miss Lavinia colt lying up,
made the running to the stand, where the last named came
out and won by a length and a half ; half a length between
the second and third ; Stockbridge was fourth, Venture
fifth, and Arethusa next. The rest were beaten off.

Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for 2-yr-olds
and upwards ; weight for ago, with selling allowances.
Half a mile.
Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Menace, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b (£6O)
(Fordham) 1
Marquis of Hastings's Cotytto, 2 yrs, Gst 71b (£6O)
(Heartfield) 2
Mr. Bevill's Usher, 4 yrs, Bst 91b (£100) (Custance) 3
Marquis of Hastings's Lady Egidia, 3 yrs, 7st 81b£60
(Ca(nnon) ) 4
Mr. W. Day's Vera filly, 2 yrs, 6st 41b (X6O) ... (Sadler) 5
Menace :made all the running, and won by a length ;
half a length between the second and third ; and a neck
between the third and fourth.
The Portsmouth Plato of 50 sovs, added to a sweepstakes
5 sovs each, for 2-yr-olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b.
The winner to be sold for £lOO. T.Y.C. 5 subs.
Marquis of Hastings's Sweet Anne (Pordham) w.o.
The Uxbridge Plate (Handicap) of 50 sovs, added to a
sweepstakes of 10 SOTS each, 5 ft, for all ages. Bush in.

16 subs.
Mr. G. Angell's Attache, 3 yrs, 7st Mb (Perry) 1
Marquis of Hastings's Catalogue, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Morris 4
Mr. Brayley's Viceroy, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (S. Adams
Mr. Samuel's Tilt, 3 yrs, Est 131 b (Covey 4
Mr. H. Goater's Filbert, 3 yrs, Est 11Ib (Storey 5
Betting-5 to 2on Attache, and Bto 1 each agst Cata-
logue and Viceroy.
The favourite, with a slight lead of Catalogue and Vice-
roy, made the running throughout, and a close race home
between the three ended in favour of Attache by a length ;
a dead heat between Catalogue and Viceroy for second place.
Tilt finished a bad fourth.

The Westmoreland Plato of 50 sovs, added to a handicap
sweepstakes of 5 sovs each. New mile. 26 subs.
Capt. Gray's The Swift, 3 yrs, 7st 51b ............ CCovey) 1
Marquis of Hastings's Tippler, 3 yrs, Bst 71b ...(French) 2
Sir E. Baker's Hersey filly, 4 yrs, Est 131 b ...(S. Adams) 3
The following alsNran :—Historian, Golden Dust, Bow
Bell, Olivia, Kill-'em-a\•4l-Eat-'em, and Duenna.
Betting—Even on the Hersey filly, 4 to 1 agst Bow Bell,
8 to 1 agst The Swift, and 10 to 1 agst Tippler. The three
placed (as nearly as wo could make out through the heavy
rain) ran in front throughout. The Swift winning easily
by three parts of a length, a bad third, Historian was fourth,
Duenna fifth, Bow Bell sixth, and Golden Dust last.

The Savannah Herald states that Mrs. Jefferson
Davis intends to reside temporarily in Georgia.

ORATORS--PAST AND PRESENT.—It is a frequent
complaint that in oratory we of this century are
beaten by the last. We do not believe it. We do not be-
lieve that the century which has produced Lord Derby
and Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Disraeli and Mr. Bright, Brougham
and Canning, is one whit behind that which witnessed the
great performances of Fox and Burke and the two Pitts.
There is a difference between the two sets of orators, un-
doubtedly. There is more of rhetoric in tho elder race.
The more modern orators are much the more plain-
spoken ; they eschew high flights ; they do not lose them-
selves in the mazes of metaphor ; they stick more to facts
and deal with syllogisms. It is characteristic of a ration-
alising age—an age that is sceptical on many points, and
above all things sceptical of words.—The Shilling Magazine
for July.