The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-27 00:00:00

KNOWLE RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

1 ARRIVALS FOR THIS DAY'S CHASES.
Birmingham and Warwickshire Steeplechase--All are
here. Run at four.
Knowle Steeplechase—Little Charley, 20/. ; Louisa,
201. ; Napier, 20/. ; Ace of Trumps ; Blue Stockings,
201. ; Signal, 20/. ; Peter the Great, 40/. ; Countess, 20/. ;
Stretford Lass, 20/. ; Nom de Guerre, 201. Run at two.
Military Steeplechase—All are here. Run at three.'
Free Handicap Steeplechase—Slashing Painter, Tullp,
N. Vidow Machree, Linnet, Grasiella, and Stratford Lass.
Labyrinth is expected. Run at five.
Annual Steeplechase (To-morrow) —Peter, Needwood,
Marquis, Victress, Jumpaway, Burnt Sienna, Colum-
bine, Farmer, Escape, and Tulip.

CITY BETTING-THIS DAY.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.
4to 1 agst Defiance (taken).
10 to 1 agst Lamprocles (offered).
10 to 1 agst Mr. Sykes (taken).
10 to 1 agst Bracken.
12 to 1 agst Brother to Little Swift (offered).
15 to 1 agst Little Jem.
14 to 1 agst Pancake.
20 to 1 agst Benita.
METROPOLITAN.
25 to 1 agst Exact (taken).
GREAT NORTHERN.
15 to 1 agst Defiance (taken).
EARL SPENCER'S PLATE.
7to 1 agst Ephesus (taken).
Bto 1 agst King of Trumps.

SPORTING NOTES.

NOTIONS ABOUT NORTHAMPTON.
The sudden advancement of certain horses in the
betting, and the spirit with which the demonstrations
in. their favour have been sustained, have rendered
speculation on the Northamptonshire Stakes unusually
acttive and interesting. The "operations" of the " ring,'
however, have no decided direction, and are not per-
ceptibly regulated by any ruling favourite. Defiance
still numbers many sanguine supporters who are ap-
parently little discouraged by the movements which
have brought other and younger horses into notice,
whilst the growing popularity of those horses has
tended to increase the hostility of his opponents. That
Defiance is handicapped on comparatively heavy terms is
u nquestionable ; but his impost is not sufficiently crushing
to. militate materially against his chance of success. This
comclusion is strengthened by his recent running at Salis-
bury, where he showed an improvement of form calculated
to. excite the warmest expectations of his partisans. The
Performance of Orestes at Warwick tends to sustain these
I expectations, notwithstanding the defeat of his stable
companion Rataplan. Defiance's racing merit is not,
however, founded entirely on one performance, for his
.running last season, and even towards the close of the
year, when he was stale and used up, tried and proved
unequivocally his superior ability. The causes which
contributed to the slight retrogression of Defiance in the
b ettmg, also produced a " downward tendency" with re-
gard to Lamprocles. Still the true pretensions of these
horses to support are little damaged by the counter-
movements in favour of other animals. Since last year
Lamprocles has, it is reported, grown into a fine
racing-like colt, and has, it is said, " trained on "
most advantageously. The rumour, too, respecting his
satisfactory trial with Dawson's horses, does not lack
confirmation ; and this circumstance, coupled with the
knowledge of the confidence which his party place in his
pretensions, and the large sums for which he has been
backed,,induces me to regard his chance with consider-
able partiality. Mr. Sykes is still in brisk demand,
notwithstanding the many investments which have been
made on' Swiftsure, the brother to Little Swift. Both
animals belong to the same stable, and whichever is
intended to "carry the money" will doubtless be a for-
midable competitor. Defiance is weight( K 1 to concede
121bs. to Mr.. Sykes—a task which he will, in my opi-
nion, successfiilly accomplish. The bettiing seemingly
indicates Braaken to be the best of John Scott's lot,
although at Warwick El-Dorado was i a considerable
force. I however, entertain slender expectations of the
success of either of them. Of the other " light weights,"
Little Jem and " Mr. Knowles's Best" are most en-
titled to notice. The heavy division win, it is said, be
represented by Kingston, and perhaps I inngerford.
About twenty horses are likely to muster at the start-
ing post, and from those I shall select Defiance and
Lamprocles as being most likely to arrive first at the
ending post. To-morrow I will enter into a brief dis-
cussion of the minor events, and in the in eantime I will
endeavour to collect some fresh notes relative to the
Northamptonshire Stakes.

Want of time prevented me from r e:ferring to my
" lucky guesses at truth" during the Warwick Meeting,
in my communication from Leamington ,on Wednesday
night. By a reference to The Sun of last Monday I see
that with one exception I indicated the \ vinner of every
race which I touched upon. For the C 'meat Warwick-
shire Handicap, my selections, Cleveland and Ethelwolf,
were first and second !
March 27.

A FR ESH MAN.

NORTHAMPTON RACES.-WEDN] ESDAY AND
THURSDAY NEXT.-PROGRAMME OF THE
SPORT.

WEDNESDAY.

The TRIAL STAKES of 10 SOVS.each, with -40 added from

the Fund. One mile.

Age st lb Age st lb
King of Trumps 5 8 8 The Reiver... .. ..... 4 8 0
Sharavogue
Eulogist 4 8 0 Orson
Orestes
Cineas

The STAND PLATE of 50 sovs. (Handicap One mile.
The winner of any handicap after the publication of
the weights to carry slb. extra.

. .
Age st lb Age st lb
Henrietta
Cleveland (in 51b. ,Crystal
ex.) 5 8 7 Switch ...... 3 7 0
Herbert -1, 8 6 c. by the Hero,
Economy 6 8 4 dam by To uch-
Pa,strycook
Little Tom 4 8 0 Cranbourne ........ 3 6 13
Liberty
Voucher 4 8 0 Red Rose
Don Quixote 4 8 0 Roebuck
Blundell°
Phocion 3 7 5 Victorine . 3 6 4
Castoff 5 7 5 Campstool ....._..... 3 6 1
The GREAT NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES of 100 SON'S.,
added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sovs, each,
15 ft. The second horse to receive 25 so vs. out of the
stakes. The winner of any handicap after the publi-
cation of the weights to carry 51b; or any tic) han-
dicaps, 71b extra. Two miles.

Age st lb
Kingston
Hungerford
Newminster
Mountain Deer
Chief Justice a 8 4
Red Lion
Trifle (h b) (in-
cluding 51b ex.) 5
Defiance 4 7 12
Daniel O'Rourke 5 7 12
Kohinoor (includ-
ing 51b extra) 5 7 11
Elcot 5 7 8
Haco 4 7 8
Nutpecker 4 7 5
Alford
Dove 4 7 3
Windsucker 5 7 0
Mr. Sykes 4 7 0
Mayor of Hull 4 6 12
Diomedia 4 6 10
Jacqueline 4 6 8
Veteran 4 6 8
St. Faith 4 6 7
Janey 4 6 7
Olinder

Age st lb
Pancake 5 6 5
Benita, 5 6 4
Don Quixote..- 4 6 3
John Bull
Sine-qua-non.— ... 3 6 0
Bracken 3 6 0

Star of Surrey ... 3 5 12
Horatio
Caliph 3 5 9
Ptolemy 3 5 5
____

El Dorado .......... 3 5 4
Shunting 3 5 2
Alabama 3 5 2
Selina 3 5 2
Br to Little Swift 3 5 0
Lamprocles ......... 3 5 0
Jujube 3 5 0
Jacob Petler..— 3 4 13
Roebuck 3 4 11
Marc Antony...—. 3 4 11
Jephson 3 4 11
Little Jem. 3 4 11
Ticton, 4 yrs, Est 101 b paid
Sister to Aphrodite,
3 yrs, 4st 131 b

68 paid 5 sovs. forfeit.
The WHITTLEBURY STAKES of 15 sovs. ea,:th, 5 ft., with
100 added, for two and three yr olds. Certain penal-
ties and allowances. T.Y.C., about three-quarters of
a mile.

Age st lb

Age st lb
Neoptolemus 2 6 4
Prince Plausible 2 6 4
Scipio
b e by lago

Epaminondas (in-
cluding 31b ex.) 3 8 11
Alas (in. 51b ex.) 3 8 10
Rosaline (in. 51b
3
extra)
Helmet
Eva (in. 31b extra) 3 8 8
Twinkle (in. 31b
extra)
The Empire
Pauline
Strutaway 3 8 5
c by Cotherstone
—Duchess of
Lorraine (al-
lowed 51b)
Student(alwd.slb) 3 8 3
Baalbec (alwd.slb) 3 8 3
Ariel (allowed 51b) 3 8 0
Naomi (alwd. 51b) 3 8 0
Adelaide (al. 51b) 3 8 0
Switch (alwd.slb) 3 8 0
Sardonyx
Titormous 2 6 4
Palmerston
His Piper
Crown Pigeon
Katerfelto
Monge
HER MAJESTT'S PLATE of 100 guineas ; three-year-
olds, 6st 101 b ; four, gat 21b • five, 9st 101 b ; six and
aged, lOst. Two miles. To close is day (Monday),
The PYTCHLEY STAKES of 5 sovs. each, with 40 added,
for two-year-olds and upwards ; optional selling weights,
&c. Spencer Plate course. Five furlongs. To close
and name the evening before running.

Treacle
Cock of the North 2 6 4
Cockspur
Lord Alfred
Volunteer 2 6 4
b c by Blarney—
Goose, byTouch-
stone
Chalice
b f by Cowl—
Young Defiance 2 6 1
Roulette 2 6 1
The Slave
b f by Orlando--

lodine's darn 2 6 1
Redemption
Rose
Puncture
Evangeline 2 6 1
f by Orlando—
Darkness
Paradigm, 2 yrs, Est

... . _ .
lib
Invasion, 4 yrs, Bst Sib,
wrong nomination.

THIIR
The DELAPRZ STAKES Of 5
One mile.

,SDAY.
sovs. each with 25 added.

Age st lb
Age st lb
Eulogist 4BlO I New Warrior 37 0
Filbert
Orestes
Cineas
6 11
Comdre. Charley 3 7 0