The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-04 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER--YESTERDAY.
The only effect of the appearance of the acceptances
for the Chester Cup here was an improvement in the
positions of the Star of Surrey, Peggy, and Talfourd.
For the Great Northern, Metropolitan, or Derby,
there was no change worthy of notice. The following
were the only transactions that came under our notice :

LWERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
7to 1 agst Miss Mowbray (offered).
16 to 1 agst Bourton (taken).
GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.
700 to 50 agst Aquila ktaken.)
METROPOLITAN STAKES.
16 to 1 agst Royalist (taken).
25 to 1 agst Annie Sutherland (taken).
CHESTER CUP.
25 to 1 agst Star of Surrey (taken).
30 to 1 agst Peggy (taken.)
33 to 1 agst Nabob (taken).
33 to 1 agst Newminster (offered).
40 to 1 agst Talfoutd (taken).
50 to 1 agst Baalbeo (taken).
1000 to 15 agst -Umbria' (taken).
1000 to 15 agst Royalist (taken).
1000 to 15 agst Blame (taken),
DERBY.
sto 1 agst Autocrat (taken).
13 to 1 agst Dervish (taken).
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
4to 1 agst Boiardo (taken to 501.)
sto 1 agst Ruby (taken to 251.)

THE SPRING HANDICAPS.
The following are the additional declarations of forfeit
at York and Chester after post time on Wednesday
evening :
GREAT NORTHERN.—The Deformed, Seducer,
.Sa-
guenay, Trio, and Augusta.
CHESTER CUP.—Boddicot, Kitty Cockle filly, and
Kennyside Hero.

NEWTON SPRING MEETING.
THURSDAY.
A HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of 5 sous. each, with 30
added. Two miles, over six flights of hurdles. 14
subs.
Mr. Littledale's. Squire of Malton, aged, lOst 41b,

. hite 1
Mr. Blood's Luck's All, aged, lOst 21b— (W
(TaWsker) 2
Mr. Saxon's Sir Robert, aged, list 41b (Ablett) 3
Mr. Bretherton's The Admiral, 4 yrs, 10et (Owner) 4
The following also ran :—Chorister, Hernandez, Na-
poleon the Second, Miss Purdon, Martha.
Betting— 7 to 2 agst the Squire of Malton, 4 to 1
agst Luck's All, 9 to 2 agst Napoleon the Second, and
5 to 1 agst Sir Robert. Won in a canter by three
lengths ; about six lengths between second and third.
HANDICAP PLATE of 60 Sovs. One mile and a quarter.
24 subs.
Mr. T. Smith's Sir Rowland Trenchard, 6 yrs, Bst 21b

(Haux well) 1
Mr. Owen's Voucher, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (Charlton) 2
Mr. Jones's Andante, 6 yrs, 7st lib (T. Cliff) 3
Mr. Reeves's Sam, 4 yrs, 7st 61b (Wells) 4
The following also ran :—Worcester, Telegraph, My
Mary, Sweepurina, Violet.
Betting--3 to 1 agst Sam, 4to 1 agst Voucher, sto
1 each agst Sir Rowland Trenchard and Andante, 10 to
1 agst any other. Won by a length, half a length be-
tween second and third, Sam a good fourth.
The NEWTON SPRING STEEPLECHASE (Handicap) of 100
soya. About three miles. 32 subs.
Mr. W. Thompson's Maid of the West, aged, 9st 61b

(b Wynne) 1
Captain Newman's Columbine, 6 yrs, 9st 81b (carried
9st 91b) (Martin) 2
Mr. Harper's Lady Longsight, 6 yrs, 9st 1 Olb (Smith) 3
Mr. Walker's Tulip, 6 yrs, lOst 61b (Tasker) 4
The following also ran :—Minna, Crabbs, Royal Blue.
Sarah.

Betting-3 to 1 each agst Maid of the West and
Columbine, 4 to 1 agst Crabbs, 8 to 1 agst Tulip, 10 to
1 agsl Royal Blue. Won by ten lengths. Crabbs fell
in the last round.

The SELLING STARES of 3 sovs. each, with 20 added,
for three-year-olds and upwards (6 subs.), were won in
three heats by Mr. Toke's True Girl, 6 yrs, 9st llb
(Frost), beating Mr. Key's Juverna, 3 yrs, Est llb
(carried Est 21b (&spinall), and four others. First heat
was won by three lengths, second by a length, and the
third by three lengths. The winner was objected to, on
the ground of a cross. The stakes are, we believe, for
the present withheld.

TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK.