The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-12 00:00:00

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SPORTING NOTES.--No. CCCCX.

The Craven Meeting opened under favourable auspices,
the weather being fine and the sport unusually abundant.
The purple of Mr. Greville on the back of Nat was the
first colour seen in the ascendant ; Ariosto cutting out
all the work for the Craven Stakes, and winning with
considerable ease by a short length ; the Duke of Bed-
ford's Faversham obtaining second place, Conmore
bad third, and Tonic and The Nut stalled off. Fever-
sham was started to obtain a line for his stable com-
panion Sittingbourne, and very little have they gained
by it. The winner was claimed by the Duke of Rutland
for the selling price, 600 sovs., and remains at New-
market.

The Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 says. was all one
way, the winner, Coleraine, making all the running, and
Winning by a head from the Cuckoo filly. Glenluce was
overweighted, and Cock Pheasant was beaten almost as
soon as he started. It was said some time since that
Pharold could concede lumps of weight to Coleraine and
beat her ; if so, his chance, when up to the mark, must
be a tolerably good one for most events.
Nutshell, once more- upon his legs, carried the blue
and white stripe home in a canter for the 25 sovs. Han-
dicap Stakes, Hesperus in vain attempting to give him
twelve pounds. The winner was backed for little or
nothing in the ring, while Hesperus was an immense
pot' at 2to 1. Sir Rowland Trenchard and Guy
Mannering were a moderate third and fourth, but De-
ceitful's speed seems to have vanished, " for he couldn't
come anigh," as Bland would say.
Nathan, with high odds betted on him, won his race
cleverly ; as did Hybla the Riddlesworth ; the high bred
Constantine, in the spin for the latter, travelling so gin-
gerly, that it was about even betting he broke down.
The result of the 100 sovs. Sweepstakes electrified the
ring ; Lord Exeter's Filbert, with the odds of 8 to 1 on
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D.M. starting, not eing quite certain, Phrygia, may, perhaps,
have it all to herself, and walk over for the forfeits.
Three ran for the Riddlesworth, Glenavon (Nat), Dio-
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may start his Doublethong, or 'Lord Exeter his Nut-
pecker, as there is nothing saved by not starting; but
neither can have the shadow of a chance with the Good-
wood horse, who, considering what he has done in pri-
vate lately, ought to be first favourite for the great event
at Epsom, which I have no doubt he will be ere long.
With the exception of Nutgall, and Peach also I be-
lieve, the remainder of the entries for the 100 Sovs.
Stakes for fillies will go to the post ; and I think it very
probable that Lord Exeter's NOISETTE will be first, An-
tonina and Miss Delamere in the next two places, Lord
Glasgow's Physalis filly acting as whipper-in.
The Column Stakes, R. M. will, I fancy, be contested
by Defiance, Veteran, Diomedia, one of Lord Exeter's,
and perhaps Jack the Giant Killer and Estrella. There
can be little doubt about naming the conqueror in this
race—DEFIANCE, bar accidents, must win.
The Match between Doublethong and Two Strings
will fall to the lot of the former.
The only forfeits that have been paid as
yet for the
Port Stakes are Red Hind and Augur, to which it seems
likely Orelio and Scarecrow will be added, and that the
field will be composed of Homebrewed, Adine, Filius,
and King of Trumps.
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.