The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-14 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.---No. CCCCICI.

'Monday gave us a surprise in the defeat of Filbert,
and Tuesday's races opened with another, Estrella having
succumbed to Phrygia in the race for the 100 sovs. stakes.
Lord Exeter's filly had it all her own way from end to
end, winning with great ease by three lengths.
The next two races—the 501. Plate and 10 sovs. sweep-
stakes—were won almost as easily as the preceding,
Village Lass carrying off the former, and Leybourne the
latter.
The Riddlesworth presented a pretty finish between
niomelia and Talfourd. The latter waited upon Phrygia
into the cords, then took the lead, and kept it until
within a few strides of the chair, where Diomedia, who had
been pressing Talfourd rather hard, got up and won on
the post by a head ; the 51 which Diomedia received,
turning the scale most effectually in her favour. Glen-
"°ll was a shocking bad third, and Phrygia, not perse-
vered with, a bad fourth. It is a matter of half-a-dozen
Years since both the Riddlesworths produced races.
Byway of mistifying the ring, Filbert, after waiting
11Pon Cobnut to within a distance and a half of home,
took the lead, and won with the greatest ease by a length;
his stable companion Cobnut, beating Petrel a- length for
second place, while War Whoop, upon whom they laid
t.
t° 4, was out of the race from end to end, and finished
last.
,_A larger field than I expected went to the post for the
ewmarket Handicap, no less than seventeen awaiting
the starter's orders. Two or three of the youngsters
Jumped, off together, but as soon as they settled down to
the work, Charley took a distinct lead, which he main-
tained to the turn of the lands, where he had had
;I°l'ol ; here Talfourd, who had been laying close up
~ota the start, took first place, and for the remainder of
Pe Journey had it all to himself, winning as he pleased
UY flOilie three or four lengths, Ethelbert beating Double
4,, /IR by a couple of lengths for second place, Content-
-ect moderate fourth. The rest were scattered far
and wide ; at the head of the nick, however Weather-
gage, with all his weight, was to be discovered. The re-
all sllit of this race altered the Chester Cup betting materi-
Y. Talfourd's performance being thought so favourably
of that he was immediately backed at 20 to 1 for above
til°usand pounds, with a disposition to go on at the
Zic_e figure which was declined by the layers. He was
b 7 ibtroduced into the Derby betting at 1,000 to 30,
this as might be expected the backers were very shy for
the vent,
event, it being a very different thing winning
and Derby against the best horses in the year,
can ,earrYing sst 31b victoriously in a handi-
se‘g 'ace• Ethelbert's running, though not quite
recz...Aod as I expected, yet, considering the tyeing up he
couki— last week at Epsom, was almost as good as
reasonably be expected of him. Contentment, I
rIPPose
may now be cosidered to be disposed of, for
8 position, instead of being better than that at Epsom,
wais4one point worse.
J- communication yesterday unfortunately "missed
beand consequently my remarks upon to-day's races
dent "a day too late for the fair." It is pretty evi-
_, nowever, to the major ity of the sporting fraternity,
tb
14'1 the race for the Zetland Stakes will lie between
auce and Comfit ; that Speed the Plough will win
i'loo Sops. Stakes; Begum colt or Valour, the 50
aZtse.. Stakes ; Cavan the Match ; and Feversham the
The
race for the Subscription Plate of 501. yesterday
1178, all
one way—Ephesus waiting on Nutshell, who
1:11se the running
at a slow pace, into the cords, where
ha beaded him, and won, with half a stone or more in
tb"", by half a length ,• Rackapelt beating Nutshell in
e last half-dozen strides for second place by a distance.
Brawn and Dear Me could not live the pace.
PiThe race for the Handicap Plate of 501. was like the
Teeding, all in favour of the winner, who had his race
1111 nand front the start, winning from Koh-i-noor by three
NNth& King of Troy was a bad third, and the rest
illarly beaten off— Rolando, the crack, backed for a
Food deal of money, leaving off at 6 to 4, being the very
last in the race his legs being no better this year than
they were last.'
Poi. the 100 sovs Sweepstakes over the D.M. Noisette
Was made the favourite, and she was undoubtedly the
best of the half-dozen ; but one of those master strokes
of Prank Butler's sent Mayfair by the post a neck in
Advance of her. The rest were scattered far and wide.
Pharos won his race in a most off-hand style, waiting
on Nutpecker for a good portion of the distance, and
going in front and cantering home an easy winner.
The Column Stakes produced the third surprise of the
Week—Defiance, upon whom they laid 6 to 4, in the
final set-to, being unable to collar Filbert, who won by
three parts of a length. Diomedia and Veteran, finish-
ing third and fourth, were beaten off. How to reconcile
this running of Filbert's with his last exhibition when
in antagonism with William Rufus on Monday would
Puzzle any one. Before the race 50 to 1 was laid against
the winner for the Derby ; after 20 to 1 was taken
freely.
The racing to-morrow will commence early—half-past
'welve, I believe—with a Handicap Sweepstakes of 15
Ricsovs. each, &c., which, together with a Sweepstakes of
Boys. each, does not close and name until six o'clock
this evening.
fillfehe„Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, for three-year-old
(Re 8 Will, I understand, be contested by Scandal
M 1 ger' l'urvgia (Norman), Mayfair (Butler), Cuckoo
pa ,sIY), Antonina (Bartholomew), and one of Mr.
017 a with Nat up. The first and second places
Nl6alitrcelbe occupied by Scandal and Phrygia, with
t. se up.
P°the v. cut Stakes will have a field of four at the
Homebrewod (Butler), Adine (Nat),
tame h"ay), and King of Trumps, whose jockey's
iincuwing ave,nuot bees able to ascertain. Although
'31.34. course to be rather longer than
the „.3 approves of, yet I cannot go farther to
er•
allii.'"Aitatte,lles I expect to see Gossip beat Adeline,
See -ulawe Nathan.
iO•fe either the '",:t there isbut little hope for the backers
errte.d pos'l'i+?lver or Cineas for the Derby one 'being
in "vely infirm, while the other is out of
stun . a
Nino. mother fashion. Some time since, when
vrestes'°a,ll4,P uIY Analysis of the Derby, I selected
13°88essV particular choice, I must now add Pharos
teing theirg equal chance with himanticipate
11!33'12tarni PrinciPal antagonists in West Australian,
• and Queen colt.
AIM 'SPIRIT OF THE TURF.