The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-19 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

SOMETHING SHORT FROM STAMFORD.
Although the supply of sport was somewhat scanty, yet
the racing was marked by incidents of an exciting nature.
The encounters indeed were in every instance close and
stirring, and gave the book-makers several " good turns."
7 to 1 was betted on Baalbec for the 100 Sovs Sweepstakes.
but Boer, who had an allowance of 31bs, beat him by a
neck. This was the first of the series of " agreeable sur-
prises." Then came the Burghley Stakes, for which sto 4
was betted against Cock Pheasant. The race in between
the favourite and El Dorado was extraordinarly exciting.
Cock Pheasant seemed in "difficulties" at the half distance,
but he struggled on gamely to the end, and made a dead
heat of it with El Dorado. For the deciding heat 6to 4
was laid on Cock Pheasant. El Dorado waited to about
the distance, where she challenged Cock Pheasant, and
after a slashing racein won by a head. The winner, too, after
passing the judge's chair, overpowered her jockey, and did
a little bit of steeple-chasing by jumping the rails at tie
top turn ! The other races do not require particular notice,
and indeed the necessity of sending my notes in time for
publication in Wednesday's Sun, prevents my referring to
them even if I had the inclination.
A shameful proceeding was witnessed—happily, how-
ever, by few persons—in the stand enclosure, in the course
of the afternoon. A more filthy occurrence can scarcely
be imagined, and the authors of it deserved the indignation
and contempt which were unsparingly bestowed upon them.
Although they had no sense of decency, yet they should
have had some consideration for the ladies in the stand.
People who were at Stamford will readily guess to what
circumstance my remarks refer. The particulars are too
disgusting for publication.
I have only time to send a few brief notes on Notting-
ham. Not a bet on the events to be decided has come
und4r, my notice to-day. With a start—a necessary stipu-
lation nowadays--I shall select Prince Plausible and
Louvat against the field for the Robin Hood Stakes. The
be-Aing would seemingly indicate the Nottinghamshire
Handicap to be a certainty for Typee. Among the other
animals handicapped that seem to have a chance the most
fa4l urably " in" are Indian Warrior, Lough Bawn, Jac-
queline, Whalebone, and Barrel. Could I see, in my
mind's eye, the " numbers up," I might be able to select
the absolute owner from this lot. The Sherwood Handicap
I shall leave the gentlemen riders to settle to the best of
their ability. For both the Castle Handicap and Chester-
field Handicap Domino "looks well on paper."
A FRESH MAN.

Stamford, July 18th, 1854.

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1854.
JULY.
Nottingham 90 I Radcliffe SI
Great Grimsby 94 Deritend Pool 3l
Goodwood 25 j Ripon 81
AUGUST.
Brighton -
Airdrie
17
4 I York
Brighton Club
7 Hereford . .......... 24
Ripon
PCihyemlmosuftohrd.
....................
..
.......... 28.9
Yarmouth 8 Eccles ................... ..28
8 .......... ...... 29
Reading
ne Folkestone,
Hythe, '415
Durham
re
S I Derby ..
North Staffordshire
Lewes 10
14 Lincoln ..................... 81
Wolverhampton
SEPTEMBER.
Leicester 2O
Manchester Autumn 2l
Lanark 2$
Newmarket F () 25
Walsall 27
Northallerton 2B

Warwick
Lichfield
Western Meeting 7
Rochester and Chatham 7
Doncaster l2
Pontefract lB
Bedford l9

Chester OCTI
Autumn 8
Kelso 3
Yorkshire-UnionHunt 5
Wrexham 6
Newmarket S 0 9
0

IBER.

Caledonian Hunt li
War wick lantunai 17
Richmond 111
Newmarket H 2$
Worcester Autumn 31

JDESSA.—The letters from Odessa to day reach to the
Ith of July, and state that the great impediment to
business was the want of ships. Greek vessels were
getting high freights to take produce from the Sea of
Azoff to Constantinople, whence it is transhipped to this
country.
TESTIMONIAL TO THE REV. W. QUIIKETT, M.A.—
The Earl of Aberdeen having appointed the Rev. Wm.
Quekett, M.A. (Incumbent of Christ Church, St.
George's East), Rector of Warrington, Lancashire, a
numerous meeting of his friends was holden on Monday
evening last, at the schools, in Johnson-street, to wit-
ness the presentation, by the senior churchwardeyer,
(Mr.
Henry Baddeley), of a very chaste candelabrum 4 .
valued at 100 guineas, and bearing the following irislic
np.
in Quekett,
tion, viz. :—" Presented to the Rev.
William
East,m by
many of his congregation and parishioners,Church,
to whom he had
as a emo-
rial of the sincere attachment of those to
of 24 years,
endeared himself through a faithful m
upon his
rev. gentleman returned
Lan-
cashire. July, 1854." of Warrington,
thanks after the present
preferment to the
T
honhad been evinced towards
hßeefcotrolt.hyat additional mark of
respect and regard
for nearly a quarter of a
had successfully laboured
century.
him on vacating the which
dre of usefulness in which he
, Nra. OF PUBLIC-HOUSES ON SUNDAY.
FURTHER vLOSL.
just brought
, proose! to rovi *de under a 5
, 1. penalty
—The " Sale of Beer, &c., Bill," in by Mr.
Wilson Patten P p
for every sale, that public-houses and beer-shops in Eng-
land and Wales shall not be open for the sale of spirits,
wine, or beer (except to bona Me travellers or lodgers
therein) between 2 and 6 o'clock, or after 9, on Sunday,
Christmas-day, Good Friday, or any Fast or Thanks-
giving-day. These houses would then be open only from
1 to 2, and from 6 to 9. Another clause provides that no
person shall open any house or place of public resort for
the sale of fermented or distilled liquors, or sell therein
such liquors on those days, except as refreshment for
travellers ;and any
constable may at any time enter into
any house or place of public resort for the sale of spirit*,
wine, WI; or aim fermented or distilled liquors.