The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-20 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

The only noticeable featui; in racing circles last week
was thefurore to get on Breadalbane for the Two Thousand
Guineas, who was quickly brought from the outside divi-
sion to the position of second favourite, which caused
Liddington to recede half a point ; but Mr. Merry's crack
keeps his place firmly for both the Two Thousand and
Derby, although Breadalbane is nearly as good a favourite
for the latter event as the undefeated Liddington. It is
very doubtful if either of them will run for the Two Thou-
sand ; but if Mr. Merry brings out Liddington to oppose
the Malton crack, I shall expect to see him win, and win
easily. Those intending to invest had better wait until
they see them arrive on the course, as they will get as
good odds on the day of the race as they can get now.
Chattanooga has been very infirm in the market both for
the Two Thousand and Derby. All sorts of rumours have
been afloat about him, that he is a confirr_ ed roarer, and so
forth. The same sort of rumours were spread about Ma-
caroni after he won the Two Thousand, which drove
him to 10 and 12 to 1 for the Derby; but the
originators of the rumour found out to their
cost, after the race, the groundlessness of the rumour. I
am informed that no horse could be doing better, and
that those who are taking liberties with him may be
placed in the same unenviable position as they were with
St. Albans and Lord Clifden, who both won, but were
each horribly knocked about in their respective years for
the St. Leger.
The Warwick Meeting commences to-morrow, and will
occupy three days. For several races good entries have
been secured. The Trial Stakes should be won by
Catalogue, who is now in good form. The Guardsman
ought to secure the Willoughby Handicap, and Qui Vive,
the Two-yr-old Stakes. The Great Warwickshire Handi-
cap looks a good thing for either Stanton or Buckfoot.
The Great Warwickshire Steeplechase has the winner of
the Liverpool Steeplechase amongst the entries, and if
brought out he will have nothing to fear except Sir William
who run Hall Court a very close race, at Kidder-
minster.

With reference to the late steeplechase at Derby, M.
Valiant, the owner of L'Africain, writes :—" Having
just returned from England, where I have been running
my horses at Lincoln, Nottingham, Derby, and Liver-
pool, I am sorry to find that false reports have been cir-
culated regarding the result of the race at Derby. Coming
to a country of which I knew neither the language nor
the customs, with a trainer who deserted me at the very
time of the races, and who had also made entries for
me right and left without eyen.consulting me, I much
regret to see that have been very unfairly treated and
judged by the English press. Before the start for tho
Derby Steeplechase I notified through my representative,
Mr. Barber, that I was starting Demon to win, and
L'Africain to make the running. The best proof that I
can put forward is that I had put my money upon De-
mon, and I defy anybody to say that I laid a penny
against L'Africain."

The other races to be decided are of very little import-
ance, and those intending to back horses had better see tho
numbers go up before they part with their money, as
Warwick is not celebrated for being one of the most re-
spectable meetings.

The Grinder has come with a rush into the betting for
the Northamptonshire Stakes. No horse can be fitter, and
if the half that is said of him be true, he ought to win.
Next to him I fancy Hartley.

A FRESH MAN.

CITY BETTING— MONDAY.
WARWICK HANDICAP.
sto 1 agst Arkansas (taken)
6to 1 agst Catalogue
Bto 1 agst Manrico
Bto 1 agst Lord Waldegrave
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.
Bto 1 agst Grinder (taken)
10 to 1 agst Skeffington
100 to 7 agst Beaver (taken freely)
16 to 1 agst Hartley (taken)
30 to 1 agst Lion

TWO THOUSAND.
sto 2 agst Liddington (offered)
11 to 2 agst Breadalbane (offered, take 6to 1)
100 to 8 agst Chattanooga (offered)
100 to 7 agst Bedminster (offered)
100 to 6 agst Ariel (offered)
100 to 6 agst Zambezi (offered)
20 to 1 agst Broomielaw

DERBY.
6to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken freely)
6to 1 agst Liddington
25 to 1 agst Zambezi (offered, take 28 to 1)
33 to 1 agst Rifle (offered)
RACING FIXTURES FOR 1865.

MARCH.
Warwick Spring
Vincennes
30
Chelmsford Spring . ...... . 28 Lewes Spring

Vincennes
Northampton 4
Croxton Park 7
Newmarket Craven l7
Durham

Canterbury Spring
Abergavenny 2O
Thirsk 2l
Cardiff 25
Epsom 81,rin:,..7

Newmarket Ist Spring 1
Chester 9
York Spring
Salisbury lB

Bath 23
Harpenden 26
Epsom 3O

Vincennes
Chelmsford 7
Manchester Summer 7
Ascot l3
Beverley l4
Liverpool
Alexandra Park 2O

Hampton 2l
Newton
Newcastle
Odiham
Bidbury
Stockbridge

Newmarket July
Carlisle
Worcester
Abingdon
Stamford l3
Winchester lB

Nottingham lB
Southampton l9
Chesterfield 2O
Goodwood 25
Down Royal Corp

AUG
Brighton 1
Brighton Club

ewes ....

... -.
luntingdon ............... 8
Wolverhampton ......... 8

Reading ................ 1-0
Egham...................... .....
15
Royal Windsor ............ 17

Leicester .....
Doncaster ..
Brecon ........
Richmond ..

York
Plymouth
Lichfield 2B
Devon and Exeter 29
Derby Summer 30
Weymouth 3l
Baden 3l
Stockton —

SEPTEMBER.
... 7 I Monmouth 2l
.12 Manchester Autumn
. 18 I Newmarket Ist Oct 26
... 19 Walsall

The Journal des Vines et Canzpagnes has received
a third warning for an article in which the writer
"has transformed and mutilated the speech of M. Rouland
under the pretence of discussing it, and quotes fragments
of the official report of the sitting so as not to permit a just
appreciation of the sense. and bearing of the discussion ;
and because the said article constitutes a report other than
that which is alone authorised by the Art. 42 of the Con-
stitution, and by the Senatus-Consultum of the 2d Feb.,
1861."