The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-14 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

The Newmarket July Meeting did not attract so many
visitors as might naturally have been expected. The un-
settled state of the weather, coupled with the fact that
most of the two year olds engaged in the July Stakes and
the Chesterfield were on the sick list, no doubt occasioned
this state of things, which was not improved by the Stam-
ford Plate, with its munificent addition of £2OO, failing to
bring out a field commensurate with its value, while the
minor races only filled indifferently, with the exception of
the Maiden Plate on the second day. Cut down though
the field was for the July Stakes, in the antagonism of the
1 two year olds for that race and for the Chesterfield centered
nearly all the interest of the meeting, the contest for both
being watched with great anxiety by the respective parti-
' sans of Blue Mantle and Saccharometer. The public fondly
clung to the hero of Ascot, while Lord Strathmore and his
friends were equally " sweet" on the son of' Sweetmeat and
Defamation, whose performance for the Newmarket Plate
at the Spring meeting was sufficient to inspire confidence,
backed up as it was by a most favourable trial withSugar-
stick. Their opponents Weatherbow, Falcon, Wild
Tom, Armagnac, and Tease Me Not, bad but few
backers, the running of the two public horses,
Weatherbow and Falcon, not being good enough to gain for
them any friends, while Armagnac and Wild Tom, though
powerful, good-looking horses, were too backward to induce
any outlay on them. Aldcrott, who wanted a pace for
I Saccharometer, seeing that nothing eke intended making it,
had to " go" himself, a piece of business the horse did not
seem at all to understand at first, as he swayed from side to
side so much that very early a cry was raised, " Saccharo-
meter's beat," but his clever steersman steadying him, he
soon settled so well to his work that the favourite was never
fairly able to close with him, and after two or three efforts,
in one of which he had reached Aldcroft's knee, Fordham
gave in, and the richest July ever run for was accredited
to Lord Strathmore, whose success was hailed with im-
mense enthusiasm, the fiat of the judge being two lengths
in favour of Saccharometer. The Stamford Plate cut into
very small dimensions, as the forty-one horses nominated
ouly furnished five at the starting post, of which Thunder •
bolt and Argonaut were alone backed for money, though
some " long shots" were accepted aboutPalestro and Canace,
a report being prevalent that the latter had been favourably
tried with King of Diamonds ; but be that as it may, neither
the youngster, the three year old Argonaut, nor the
four year old Palestro had a chance with Thunderbolt, who
passed the two latter as they commenced to breast the hill,
and won easily by half a dozen lengths. Palestro ran a
fair horse, but he only obtained second honours from Wells
ceasing to ride Argonaut when his chance was gone. Canace
ran well to the foot of the hill, and perhaps might have
finished a little nearer but for Daley very properly holding
in remembrance that she had another engagement to fulfil
in the course of the afternoon. Notwithstanding the clever
performance of Saccharometer in the July, the field for the
half •mile spin on the Chesterfield course, to the surprise of
everybody, reached 17, including Lord Strathmore's horse,
Blue Mantle, and Bright Cloud, who were each penalised
71b. Saccharometer, rolling about as he did in the com-
mencement of the race for the July, seemed quite out of the
fight ; but running with wonderful gameness, and in the
hands of such an artist as Aldcroft, he faced the hill like a
lion, and getting up in the last stride, won by a short head
from Blue Mantle and Lord Stamford's filly, who passed
the winning-post so level that the judge was unable to se-
parate them, while Cadeau and Armagnac finished next,
close together.

The ensuing week will be devoted to Liverpool, Ponte-
fract, Abingdon, and Hungerford, four meetings fixed to
take place within the limited period of five days, commenc-
ing on Tuesday next. Liverpool first claims attention
with a tolerable bill of fare, in which handicaps, as usual,
preponderate, to the exclusion of other species of races,
such as the Queen's Stand and Royal Stand Plates at
Ascot, which, if once established, would doubtless soon be-
come as popular in the north as they are now in the south.
The list for the three days extends to twenty races, six
being set for the first day, and seven for each of the re-
maining. The six for Tuesday embrace no fewer than four
handicaps, including the Croxteth Trial Stakes, for which
Abron takes my fancy. Neptunus ought to credit the
Sefton Handicap to Mr. Jackson's account. The Liverpool
Cup is the principal race of the Meeting, and from the im-
mense sums of money heaped upon Carisbrook, it looks a
foregone conclusion. Lady Ripon is also very steady in the
market, but I expect to see Fairwater finish before her.
Neptunus, Seville, and Sir William have been backed for
small sums. Mr. Merry's horse has a very fishy appear-
ance at present, but if he is backed in earnest on the day he
will prove a dangerous opponent to the favourite. The
race in my opinion lays between CARISBROOK, FAIR-
WATER, and NEPTUNIIS, giving a slight preference to the
former. I shall take SIR WILLIAM as a cockboat. The
other small meetings of the week are not worth offering an
opinion upon.

With regard to the GoodwoDd Stakes, my advice at pre-
sent is to let it alone until a demonstration is made in fa-
vour of either William Day's or the American stable.

A FRESH MAN.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-SATURDAY.

There was but little done on either the Liverpool Cup or
Goodwood Stakes. For the former Carisbrook and Lady
Ripon remain very firm. All the money at 9to 1. that could
be obtained was taken about Fairwater. Both Seville and
Sir William had their friends, but neither of them were in
very great force.—Closing prices :

LIVERPOOL CUP.
9to 4 agst Carisbrook (wanted)
6to 1 agst Lady Ripon (taken)
9to 1 agst Fairwater (taken)
10 to 1 agst Neptunus (offered)
11 to 1 agst Seville (taken)
16 to 1 agst Sir William (taken)
16 to 1 agst Victrix (offered)
40 to 1 agst Bombardier (taken)
GOODWOOD STAKES.
12 to 1 agst Canary (offered)
14 to 1 agat Earl of Westmoreland (t. and offered)
14 to 1 agst Rubicon (offered)
16 to 1 agst Myrtle (taken)
20 to 1 agat Dalesman (taken and offered)
200 to 9 agst Queen of Spain taken)
25 to 1 agst Umpire (offered)
33 to 1 agst Magnum Bonum (taken)