The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-19 00:00:00

ST,ORTIN6 NOTES.

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THE . ITANIgO4F-
The-proceedings connected with the N6Wmarket Han-
dicaphave -created no. little-sensation: The 'Ong records
9/414 trickery
and uncertainty perhaps' scarcely furnish
their Parallel ; the
" scratching system" wits adopted
and pursued with an utter disregard :of ixitykidual cen-
nitre; and an undisguised iudifferepoe tO.,pulAi'e scandal.
Horses were sent to NeWroarliet, Seerniogly pot to fulfil
their engagements, but 'solely for pecnniary ~nd ques-
tionable purposes. The ,perniciouii ...operation of the
system complainti-nf will be best. set forth:by a round
Unvarnished statement ,of the facts,: •
Irfiago Obtained a " flying reputation" at Epsom.
• She then became" the leading Tavetirite,* not only for the
Newmarket Handicap, but for other 'eints. 'Although
: Some doubts existed asto her startingqor the Newmarket
Handicap, yet. they were sopn dispelled by ber arrival at
headquarters.. The desire to get on" at' any terms was
general, for all-persons deemed her suf-ctp,s, barring acci-
dents, A. certainty. Sheimaintained! her.poilttibn in the
betting with seeming steadinessuntil Mendnyi.ivhen cer-
tain movements in the mile, and the-eagrenels evinced
. well-informed quarters to "getout;" ei'citeduspicions
which were eventually confirmed, for on the afternoon of
that day 'Virago was dectlared• not to Start. !Bracken,
too, on whom man investments had been made at some-
what short odds, encountered an opposition which showed
that With-him " were nbt all right." Ile had not
Aiken his customary exercise in theliffirrilh'g, find on the
reading of taw list his withdrawal aiSo was announced. -
Having. thus disposed of these two formidable anitnalis,
a new.favourite was introduced is Who had ar-
rived on Sunday even:ie...l444"WiViiiipi7ite*with con-
siderable -Spirit until Ygncl/iYiereratig,'-''Avlit:ii--A reaction
commetiCed, and he was tfltimatelyilikeg:Niol'2 to 1 to
30 to I. Early on Tnesday morning-tiff-iirasietly seiit
home ! The "ring" then 'became ptAzleitield specu-
lation was temporarily skipped. At-'lengtllil however,
a, well-sustained'demonstration ivas-made iiit‘layour of
Mine and Nicotine; •the former, however,*(iltimately
,took the lead in the betting. This Politithil 'lle main-
tained until about an hour .before tiletinierippointed
for the: race, when it was reported- she had`tbeen sud-
denly taken ill, and she too was scratched:
For Virago's withdrawal PsVas prepared.' 41.3 d in n'Y
"Notes," published in 2V e. Sun on Wait :I stated
its probability. Her- owner, perhaps;'-'' `med the
chances of a break-down stronger than -thoirtiV success.
It is questionable, howeveri whether the rant yes which
actuated him to scratch the mare will: iitfier under-
stood or appreciated by the public. He,:lifirkibrdoubtless
deemed that he had a perfect-tight .td with
h,ls. own, and it -must be confessedilfd The
90Tge oonnected with Defiance adniit'of atenuation. Adine, it is said,.reafly'went iftliffitSt moment,
and that her owner Wei..daily intended 'elfgf.liftict backed
licr on thei morning of the race for 0/.' "fits truth of
this report am not at present able to:cOnlitin. All
attempts, hOWever, to explain her owlier's'aiitiuct are
Lett with derision: I ishit' 11, hittiever, reserierliy opinion
on the matter until I am iu possessthn Of thtraots.
So insignificant a lot of horSes-iv' aft i perhaps,
mustered at the post for a leadizt eiieneia `fiat which
contested the. Newmarket Handiciip? - t'winner,
Coup d'Etit, as in 1852 when Father .TliVnes" carried
off the stake,was scarcely mentioned in the in'4. Some
people,howver, went for the "off chance' with him,
and backed him at prices varying from 100 to.p to 100
to 7. He belongs to Sir Robert Pigott, and 'is trained
at Newmarket..l am informed that, although
Pigott took 100
his owner
did not invist,a sixpence on iln La
to 6 about hielei not allow me to extend my
remarks (=this subject. ,
ie aßaagolobedelowokoinng
thean
imßaidi,dleasnwdowrtihilibnecaapthitOasitstyle. ,
horse to stand against for the Chester Cup: .. dangerousHe
I shall -not attempt to indicate the.winners of the
various events appointed for deCision on Thursday and
Friday. The most seemingly accurate calculations may
be upset by the extreme hardness of the ground. Even
the withdrawal of West Australian from the
," Port"
,will not surprise me. 'Sittingbotuine, toe, Athough
much fancied, appears to me to be not„" exactly up to
.the mark." - Should West. Australian be, scratched, I
shall, with a start, be inclined to place. some faith in
Orestes.

A FRESH MAN.

Newmarket, Tuesday Night.

(BY .ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ••
NEWMARKET, Tins DAT.
ADINE AND. THE NEWMARKET 'HANDICAP:— We have
ascertained that the withdrawal of Adine was rendered
absolutely necessary by a sudden and ernost severe attack
of inflamation of the lungs, and we cannot' but express
our sincere regret that in the paragapli iiiokatched on
the Heath on Tuesdayafternoon Other motiVes should
have been implied.-• -
" A 71/Eskt MAN'