The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-17 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

The meetings last week were remarkable for the advance
of Gladiateur in the quotations for the Goodwood Cup, and
the increased Support awarded to Claremont for tho Good-
wood Stakes. The forward position obtained by Moose in
the
Burghley
of Tom Parr's lot. The state of the weather
Handicap makes him look like the most
trustworthy
at Stamford on Thursday morning had an injurious effect
upon the general attendance, which was far below the
average ; and the afternoon turning out very wet, marred
the enjoyment of what under more favourable auspices
would have been a capital, day's sport, however inauspi-
ciously it may be said to have commenced with so small a
field for the opening race, and a walk over " to follow.'
Only three of the five and twenty entered wont to the post
for the Westmoreland Plate, aad though the distance (a
mile) was generally supposed to be too far for Cutaway, she
had slightly the call of Troublesome at 211 b, as much as
100 to 8 being offered against their solitary opponent,
Sundeelah, who did the fielders such a good turn on his.
last appearance in the Londesborough Cup at York,
in the spring, which he won, beating eleven
others. Cutaway's success was never in doubt, and she
verified her appellation by cutting out the work from start
to finish, winning with appaiently so much in hand that
she was very naturally made the favourite for the Borough
Members' Plate, which followed Siberia's walk over during
a heavy storm for the Doncaster St. Leger. A 51b. penalty
increased Cutaway's weight to 7st 71b ; but as the shorter
distance (five furlongs) was considered to be all in her
favour, this was regarded by her owner as great a "cer-
tainty" as the previous race, and as none of her opponents
were backed with any spirit, the field had only a slight
call of Mr. Barber's mare. To Mr. B.'s astonishment, how-
ever, Cutaway appeared to run slow, and was never in the
race, which resulted in the victory of Desiree, after a close
struggle with Sundeelah, who, in J. Snowdon's hands,
not only performed better than when ridden by his
stable boy, but beat his previous conqueror much
farther than sho beat him when carrying only 51b less
weight. Mr. Barber (who bet close upon £2OO on Cut-
away this time) was far from satisfied with his mare's per-
formance, and although Ward had weighed for Helen for
the Burleigh Handicap before Jimmy Grimshaw arrived
from Abingdon, Mr. B. put up the latter on finding him
disengaged, and from the favourable terms upon which
she was handicapped, Mr. Barber was again made favourite.
Helen's opponents consisted of Stanton, Raglan, Brada-
mante (51b extra, which told in the heavy ground), Clax-
ton, Moose, Privateer, Auricula, and Verdant ; Sir Roger,
who was a favourite at the lists in town, being an absentee,
owing to his having been tried and "found wanting" at
the close of the previous week, though a different version
of the trial, it seems, got abroad. At first, as little as 4to
1 was taken about Moose, but he declined to 100 to 15 at
starting, to which price Privateer advanced after the pre-
paratory canter, in which he went so much bettor than any-
thing that the public quite took to him. And the result bore
out their excellent judgment, as ho made all the runuingat a
good pace, and after a show of a finish with Mr. Parr's horse,
won by a length, Helen, who looked as well as anything
up to the distance, finished a bad third. This is the first
handicap of any consequence that Mr. Savile has won
since the Metropolitan, with Parmesan, in 1861, and his
success pleased everybody ; though ho was unfortunately
stalled off backing the winner for any amount by those who
had previously ridden Privateer stigmatising him as "a
slow horse, with only one pace." Mr. Savile accordingly
took ten ponies and eight fifties only about the winner,
and "covered" the outlay by backing Moose for the latter
amount r Privateer was tried a good horse last spring, and
backed for a large stake for the Derby, and in the Craven

meeting ran Tomato to a neck in tho Bennington Stakes,
giving her 31b; but having a temper he was afterwards
operated upon, and has now evidently got back to his form.
live of the half-dozen entered went to the post for the
Rutland Stakes, a halt-mile selling race for two-year-olds,
and Master Shutt, on the strength of his Chelmsford run-
ning, was a " pot,, which Fordham only just landed by the
shortest of heads, after a slashing set-to with a Colster-
dale filly belonging to Mr. George Fitzwilliam (who was
first in the next stride past the post) and Bismarck.
Another field of five came out for the succeeding Fifty
Sovereigns Sweepstakes for two year olds, includipg
couple of "dark" youngsters in Bugler, by Trumpeter out
of Bohemienne, and Othello, by Fazzoletto out of Maid of
Newton, neither of whOm pleased the cognoscenti, though
Mr. Payne's colt was introduced with a fanfaron as being
101 b better than Staghound. Theiropponents were Chibisa
(71b extra), Amazon, and Lucifer, and though it looked
"any odds" on Lord Stamford's daily-improving colt, the
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and Red Earl, both of whom " bested" the favourite ; and
tho poor pace at which the race was run serving the " roar-
ing grey," he won cleverly ; the finish between the three
accomplished amateurs "up" on this occasion being almost
as find as between Fordham, Goater, and T. French in the
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Cambridge, Southampton, Aldershot, Winchester, Chester-
field, and Stourbridge. The Nottingham Handicap has
25 horses engaged, the best of which are Spring Gun and
The Monk. The Bradgate Handicap should be won by
Moulsey, and the Sherwood Handicap by Little Goy or
011erton. The handicap mile Stand Plate either Hesper or
Cranbury should win, who are both well suited to the dis-
tance. The Chesterfield Handicap will go to either Pri-
vateer or Moulsey, and the Bunney Park Stakes to Miss
Harriette. King Hal ought to dispose of the moderate lot
opposed to him in the Ruffen]. Abbey S takes. In the Hamp-
shire Stakes I shall look forward to the success of Polios ;
and Robin Hood, if brought out, cannot fail to secure the
Winchester Biennial.

A FRESH MAN.

RACING FIXT

RES FOR 1865.

Nottingham
Winchester lB
Spilsby
Southampton l9
Chesterfield

Cambridge
Aldershot Camp
Stowbridge 2l
Goodwood

AUG

Brighton , 1
Brighton Club
Airdrie
Lewes 4
Ripon
Huntingdon
Wolverhampton
Paisley
Knutsford
Reading
Wenlock ll
Radcliffe l4
Woodford and Loughtn l5

SEPTE:

Warwick
Cheadle
Totness and Bridgetown 6
King's Lynn 6
Leicester 7
Dover 7
Hereford 7
Bridgewater
Doncaster

Egham l3
Stockton IG
Tiverton l6
Oxford l7
York
Great Yarmoutli 22
Plymouth
Lichfield
Devon and Exeter 29
Tunbridge 29
Derby Summer
Ipswich
Weymouth

Brecon lB
Richmond
Canterbury l9
Hendon (Welsh Harp) 2l
Monmouth .
Manchester Autumn
Newmarket Ist Oct 26
IVah;all
Lanark

1 GUILD OF LITERATURE AND ART.—The residences
at Stevenage in connection with the guild of litera-
ture and art (the gift of Si Edward Bulwer Lytton) will
be finished by the 22d inst., and the council and several of
the members propose to visit them in company, lunching
together at an inn close to the Guild Institute, called " Our
Mutual Friend."—The Reader.

MARYPORT LIFEBOAT.—On Thursday a grand
demonstration took place on the occasion of the launch of
the new lifeboat just sent thero by the National Lifeboat
Institution. Some thousands of people from the town and
the surrounding district witnessed the interesting proces-
sion. The cost of the station, amounting to £550, was
munificently defrayed by Henry Nixson, of Manchester.
Although living far inland, Mr. Nixson will thus bo
directly, by his lifeboat, assisting in the great and national
work of saving the lives of shipwrecked sailors.
MR. AND MRS. A. WIGAN are about to make a
professional tour in America.