The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-21 00:00:00

SPORTIA G NOTES.—No. CCCCXI7.

MILTON MEETING.—The bill of fare for to-morrow
embraces no less than six events, three of which require

no remark from me.
The La' gton Stakes of 5 sous. each, 20 added, half-a-
mile, will most probably be carried off by THE JEWESS ;
King David being a doubtful runner, or he would have
been somewhere about the mark. _

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The Convivial Handicap of 10 sovs. each, &c., one
mile, Scott ought to make sure of with one of his nomi-
nations—PHANTOM the most likely to be selected.
The Tally-ho Handicap, mile and a half, I should book
to MIREHILL Or THE ITALIAN.
Two THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.—Something less
than a week will bring home to us the decision of this
important stake ; therefore it behoves me at once to take
into consideration the merits of the animals engaged.
The field will, I understand, be composed of West
Australian, Filbert, Orinoco, Barbatus, Towton, Las-
celles, and perhaps another or two. Cheddar and Ninny-
hammer's appearances are scarcely among the probabili-
ties. Umbriel does not run, neither do Mr. Payne's.
The Reiver and Sittingbourne also must be set down as
non-starters, which leaves but a very diminutive field to
contest this so called "Key to the Derby."
Some months since I published my first remarks on
this race, at the time selecting West Australian as the
winner, declaring my belief that there was no animal

entered for the Stake that had any chance, if he kept
well, of beating him over this distance. I also remarke
that he was the representative of the great northern
stable, and that Umbriel would not run. The list of
horses I gave then as the most likely competitors, I have
only to make one alteration in, and that is with respect to
the representative of the Fyfield stable. I was unable to
discover which was to be the horse, Orinoco, or North.
Pole. Since I wrote the foregoing my opinion has under-
gone no alteration. I still believe Mr. Bowes' large-
strided son of Melbourne, and Mowerina, to be quite
enough to carry off this stake, and with tolerably ease
too. I cannot fancy that Filbert has any pretensions
to more than a third or fourth place, or that Orinoco,
although tried very high for the mile, can do more than
run a respectable second to West Australian. Lascelles,
notwithstanding his victory at Epsom over two or three
of the great guns of last year, I cannot imagine will
figure in a very forward position in this race.
As far as I have been able to ascertain, the horses
who are certain to be On the missing list are the follow-
ing :—The Lion, North Pole, Mustang, Sir Walter,
Umbriel, War-Whoop, Pindus, The Adjutant, Hazle-
nut, Nutpecker, Pensioner, War-Eagle colt, Constan-
tine, Singapore, and Exhibition.
NE THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.—It is uncommonly
difficult to discover at the present moment what may be
the component parts of the field for this stake ; I have
reason to believe, however, that Mrs. Nutting will re-
present Lord Exeter's half dozen ; that Mayfair will be
started from Fisher's stable ; Vaultress from John Day's
Sen. ; Sylphine from E. Parr's ; Hybla from A. Tay-
lor's ;. Mentmore Lass from W. King's ; Comfit from
Osborne's ; Bridget from M. Dawson's ; and one or two
more, including something from Messrs. Greville and
Payne's lots. Mayfair is but an indifferent animal.
Vaultress, I fancy, has lost her two years old form.
Hybla gave us a specimen the other day that she is in
tolerable form, but I cannot believe she is good enough
for this bout. Bridget's performances will not entitle
her to a win here. Mrs. Nutting is much talked about
and fancied at Newmarket, but, according to my view
of the case, she and the rest must give place to
SYLPHINE and COMFIT, whom I think must occupy the
first and second places.
THE NEWMARKET STAKES.—Out of the twenty-two
nominations the running of the previous four days to the
decision of this stake will make the majority a case of
forfeits, Stone Plover, Filbert, Orinoco, and William
Rufus being all that are likely to show • and as the
Fyfield horse Orinoco has been proved to be something
superior at a mile, he will doubtless secure the spoils for
Mr. Stanley.
Within the last few days a very considerable
change has been effected in the position of several ani-
mals in the betting for the Chester Cup and Derby, the
most significant of which has been the introduction of
Nancy for the former at 50 to 1, at which price a mode-
rate sum has been got on. The party have as yet failed
to obtain a large stake, the price required being refused.
Trifle, after having oscillated for a week or so, is once
more firm as first favourite at 8 to 1. I entertain
a first-class opinion of her chalice, and think she must
obtain a place. Lady Evelyn's party, I presume, have
got their money on, as they have been very quiet lately,
and the mare has been steady at 10 to 1. She has done
excellent work, and, under Nat's guidance, ought to be
one of the first to find her way home on the "Coop"
day. Talfourd, on the strength of his late victories,
holds the position of third favourite ; and I am inclined
to place a little confidence in him for the great event on
the Roodee.
The Derby movements, if anything, have been more
decided than those for the Chester Cup ; West Austra-
lian, upon a continuous outlay, has gradually risen from
10 to 6 to 1, and seemingly will soon be at half that
figure. I have a notion that he will carry off the Guineas,
be beaten in the Derby, and win the St. Leger. This is
founded altogether upon his build and action, the latter
being well adapted to the Rowley Mile and St. Leger
courses, and not to that at Epsom. The next great
movement is the immense amount of cash that has been
thrown into the market to support Honeywood, who,
within little more than a fortnight, has advanced from
15 to 7 to 1. I consider all money invested en this
animal to be given to the book-makers. I cannot for
"an instant bring myself to believe that, at the very best,
he is a better horse than Neasham was in his Derby
form.
I shall resume the subject at early period.
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
P.S.—Mr. Vickers, the publisher, has forwarded me
an early copy of the Wizard of the North's pamphlet on
the Derby ; but it came to hand too late to be reviewed
in my Notes to-day.