The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-16 00:00:00

KNUTSFORD

the winner. Next to h;m I fancy Scuism.
The Gold Vase has a more numerous entry than last
year, as the following are nominated :

Ago at lb Ag at lb
Asteroid 4 8 10 Tim Whiffler ; 7 7
Croagh Patrick.... 48 10 Malek .... 37 7
Carbineer
Fair water
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The Roe 4 8 6; Hurricane
Silverhair
The race will be a match between Asteroid aid Carbimc.r.
The distance being only two miles will suit ?steroid.
The popularity of the Queen's Stand Plat would appear
to be on the wane, as there are only eighteen horses
entered, a great falling off compared with the two previous
years, When they numbered respective'' thirty-seven and
thirty-five. The different penalties end allowances cause
the weights to stand thus

Age at lb I Age st lb
General Hess .... 5 9 8 Do to Scent 2 6 12
King of Diamonds 5 9 8 liattery
L4rd of the Manor 6 9 5 Ossian
Shillelagh ;..9.... 4 9 5 Vivid
Lady Clifden .... 4 9 2 Event colt 2 6 12
Ripon 5 8 12 The Orphan 2 6 12
Birdhill 3 8 12 Cairncastle
Merryman 6 8 8 Amazonian
Argonaut

It will be recollected that in 1860 no fewer than seven-
teen horses ran, the finish being left to the Queen of the
S' ale and Brown Duchess, and last year, with twenty
runners, the two year olds were again in the van, Buck-
stone and Marignan occupying the two first places. The
weights have since been altered, and are now not quite .49
favourable to the youngsters. ARGONAUT, who has a 71b
allowance, and who ran extremely forward in the Derby,
should kayo no difficulty in crediting the stakes to Sir
Joseph Hawley. In his absence I will trust LADY STAF-
-1,012.D.

T,-;ive very moderate 3-yr-olda are engaged in the Ascot'
Derby, including the rolt by Windhound out of Splitvote,
Gemse colt by Voltigour out of Typee, Brother to King of
Diamonds, Lacydes, Xurullo, and Carisbrook. The latter
is entitled to the most consideration, as he stayed well in
the race for the Newmarket Handicap, for which, it will be
recollected, ran a good third, receiving only 241 b for the
year from Carbineer, while he gave to Sappho, who &doled
two lengths in advance of him 111 b.
The Prince of Wales Stakes, with its munificent addition.
of 500 soya, obtained a splendid entry of 106 3-yr-olds, ta-
eluding, with the single exception of Caractacus, all the
best horses of the year. Those from which the field is likely
to be selected are as follows :

st lb
Marquis
Feu de Joie 9 0
Buckstono
Caterer
Wingravo
Duke Rollo .. 8 13
Neptunus
Zetland
Lord Burleigh
The Knave
Ensign..
Ilubert 8 10
Alchymist
Brighton
8 10

et lb
Hurricane
Laughing Stock 8 10
Ace of Clubs
Typee colt
Farfalla
Splitvote colt
Balder
St. Alexis .. 8 5
Town Councillor .... 8 6
Lord Stanley
Carisbrook
Silkstone
Pigdon 8 5
Piccador

Harlequin

The distance being one furlong longer than the Derby
course will be nothing in favour of any of the horses likely
to take part in the contest. The Marquis is held safe by
Buckstone, which will occasion him to be among the ab-
sentees, so Mr. Merry's colours seem likely to be in the
ascendant. Although Ensign, the Typee colt, and St.
Alexis lost start in the Derby I do not think they will show
to better advantage here. Piccador takes the maiden
allowance, but will not be able to lower the colours of Mrs
Merry.

To attempt to pick the winner for the Royal Hunt Cup

I is simply ridiculous, but from the amount of money put ois
Croagh Patrick on Saturday last it looks as if his party
consider the race all over but shouting. The Coronation
Stakes should be won by Gorse; the Fernhill by Living.
stone ; the Two-yr-old Triennial by Lord Clifden ; and the
Three-yr-old Biennial by Buckstone.
Thursday, the grand day, will unhappily for the second
year in succession, be shorn of the grand pageant always
attendant on the Queen's visit to Ascot, and which adds
such interest to the scene. The entries for the all-attrac-
tive event of the day, the Cup, are two less than last year,
notwithstanding which it would not surprise me to see at
least as numerous a field at the starting post. Thormanby
is said to be amiss, or there would have been an immense
amount of speculation between him and Asteroid. The
latter has held the pride of place in the betting over since
the entries, His performances this year have been of the
highest order ; but, as he must now be getting stale, I shall,
even in the face of the market, look elsewhere for the winner.
Besides, some well-known bookmakers keep laying against
him. The distance will suit Carbineer, and he is certain to
finish first or second. Zetland had quite enough of it in
the Derby to be of much use here. The only other, in ray
opinion, that has a chance is Caller Ou, last year's winner
of the St. Leger. Kettledrum, two days after he suffered
defeat by Caller Ou, gave Brown Duchess, the winner of
the Oaks, 71b, and run a dead heat with her in the Don-
caster Cup. On these grounds, and knowing the mare to
be well, I shall expect to see
CALLER. OU or CARBINEER
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If Mr. Merry brings out his
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tion a wrong one,

The Royal Stand Plate will go to Ten Broeck with his:
chosen representative, Dither Optimist or Umpire.
The races for the concluding day have not yet closed.

A FRESH MAN.

PERPETUATION OF A HIGHLAND FFLTD.—A cor.
respondent informs us of a now happily rare occurrence
which took place at Fort Augustus towards the end of last
month. It seems that two elderly worthies, named respec-
tively F— and 111 W—, residing in or near that village,
had been enjoying themselves together in a neighbour's
house over the indispensable aqua sacred to convivial occa-
sions, when one of them happening to sing a particular
song in relation to a domestic passage in the history of their
clans, was so violently assaulted by the other that a fight
ensued. Blood was spilt; the doctor had to be called, and
the matter reported to the police. The obnoxious song or
songs had reference to an occurrence in clan history some
hundred of 3 ears ago, when a branch of the and
the 111.‘D----s were at mortal enmity, and so keenly did
the clansmen identify themselves with the misdeeds of
their remote forefathers that, as we have said, a blOodg
battle was ti 49 cajlequelicei—Acfritgi4gVettiQr•