The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-26 00:00:00

THE GLORIOUS UNCERTAINTY OF THE

TURF.

The race for the CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES resulted in
another surprise : the favourites were defeated, and the
most seemingly accurate calculations were upset. The
winner, Little David, was almost as lightly thought of,
and certainly as equally underrated, as his sometime
stable companion, Haco. By the sporting press he was
scarcely mentioned ; in the columns of The Sun only was
his chance recommended to notice, and his pretensions
spoken of with due favour. In my "Notes" of the 15th
inst. I referred to him as being amongst the most note-
worthy names in the list of acceptances, when 100 to 1
might have been with little difficulty obtained about
him ; and no later than Monday last—the very eve of
the race—l observed " that strange hints are dropped
respecting Little David, who, it is said, could at one
time, when they were trained together, run over Haco."
On the strength of this information I selected him for
my cockboat. To furnish the actual winner I selected
Haco and Nabob. My cockboat, however, was safely
steered into the haven of success, and Nabob was second,
I may therefore congratulate myself on naming absolutely
the first and second horses out of a field of thirty-nine
competitors ! Haco was outpaced, but Orestes, of
whom I also spoke favourably, was fourth.
A most characteristic and accurate description of the
race was given me by Little David's tiny jockey, Ford-
ham, who said, " After the first twenty yards I went
away, and they couldn't cotch, me." Indeed, from start
to finish, the success of Little David was never once
jeopardised, for the competitors had scarcely settled into
their places when he rushed to the front, and maintained
a clear and increasing lead to the end ; indeed, the fur-
ther he went the further he could have won. As an
outsider he was within the last fouror fivedays backed some-
what spiritedly by persons who placed faith in the con-
fident assertions of Drewett, his trainer, that "he
always could beat Haco, and would again." Still, to
book-makers generally the result of the race was fa-
vourable ; but to " gentlemen turfites" it was a heavy
blow and sore discouragement. The latter class of specu-
lators were "on " Orestes, Nabob, Seahorse, Rataplan,
and certain others, somewhat heavily. The pecuniary tight-
ness of the market is not therefore likely to be relaxed.
The settlement of " provincial" and minor accounts
will commence to-morrow (Wednesday), when doubts as
to its satisfactory progress will be either resolved or
dispelled.

The events appointed for decision on Thursday admit
of brief comment only ; at present they excite little in-
terest. The GLASGOW STAKES will perhaps occasion an
exciting encounter between Boer and Champagne ; the
latter may be capable of achieving the victory. The 50
sovs. Sweepstakes will, I anticipate, be placed to the
credit side of Lord Exeter.

Of the sixty-eight horses handicapped for the NURSERY
STAKES, eighteen only have accepted. The race will not,
therefore, be divided into classes. The acceptances
were not declared until half-past ten o'clock to-night,
and at the time I write speculation had scarcely com-
menced on them. As I pen my notes in the room, I am
surrounded by eager bookmakers, who are offering 6 to 1
on the field, but in fact the only bets booked have been
8 to 1 against Punch Box, and 8 to 1 against Brides-
maid. The horses which appear to me to be leniently han-
dicapped are Boddicot, Duchess of Lorraine colt, Brides-
maid, Grimalkin, Punch Box, and Lady Napier.

A FRESH MAN.
Newmarket, Tuesday night, 12 o'clock.

P.S.—I have just heard that a New Nursery Stakes
is likely to be got up for Saturday.

NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.

BETTING-ROOM, MONDAY NlGHT.—Turfites from all
parts of the kingdom thronged the room until midnight,
but a very large majority consisted of bookmakers,
great and little. Backers of horses were so scarce that
speculation dragged its slow length along most lan-
guidly. To the best of our recollection the betting on
the Cambridgeshire was never so limited, unsettled, and
uninteresting. The quotations at the close tallied, for
the most part, with the list of prices made up to the
time of dispatching our parcel in the afternoon. The
only changes of importance were the advance of Rata-
plan to 12 to 1, and the retrogression of Mistletoe to 20
to 1, laid to ] 001. In the course of his upward progress
from 25 to 1, Rataplan was backed for a good deal of
money.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
9 to 1 agst Nabob (t)
10 to 1 agst Orestes (t)
10 to 1 agst Haco (t 12 to 1)
12 to 1 agst Rataplan (t)
14 to 1 agst Seahorso
100 to 6 agst Balrownie (20 to 1 also laid)
100 to 6 agst The General (20 to 1 also laid)
20 to 1 agst Mistletoe (t)
20 to 1 agst Invasion (t)
20 to 1 agst Cineas (t)
33 to 1 agst Little David (t)
50 to 1 agst Hervine (t)
900 to 200 agstNabob and Orestes coupled (t)
TUESDAY.

SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs. each, for 3-yr-olds, 7st 71b ;
four, Bst 31b ; five and upwards, Bst 81b. Criterion
Course. The winner to be sold for 200 sovs. if de-
manded, &c. (6 suss.)

Captain D. Lane's Guy Mannering (Flatman) 1
Mr. Elwes's Farmer's Boy, 4 yrs (S. Rogers) 2
Mr. Mare's St. Faith, 3 yrs (S. Steggles) 3
The following also ran :—Hybla, Heroine, Hamlet.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Guy Mannering, sto 2 agst St.
Faith. Heroine with Farmer's Boy, Guy Mannering,
and St. Faith, well up, made the running to the Duke's
Stand, where Farmer's Boy took a slight lead ; a good
race in with the three placed ended in favour of Guy
Mannering by a neck. Half a length between second
and third. Heroine was fourth, Hybla fifth, Hamlet
many lengths behind.

HANDICAP PLATE of 1001., for 3-yr-olds and upwards.
Mr. Saxon's Cleveland, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b (Clement) 1
Lord Clifden's Poodle, 4 yrs, 7st 71b ' (Flatman) 2
Mr. Phillips's Le Juif, 5 yrs, Bst 21b (Knott) 3
The following also ran :—Don John and Feversham.
Betting-6 to son Poodle, 3to 1 agst Feversham,
100 to 30 agst Cleveland. Poodle and Cleveland, the
former with the lead, ran in front to the Duke's Stand,
where the latter took up the running, which he carried
on to the end, winning easily by a length and a half ;
Le Juif, inclined to run out, was a very bad third.
Physalis filly and Feversham trotted in some lengths
behind.

HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 15 sous. each, 10 ft, for 2
and 3-yr-olds. T.Y.C. (8 subs.)
Sir W. Booth's Protest, by lon, 2 yrs, 7st 21b.

(Charlton) 1
Mr. Duke's Stonehenge, 2 yrs, 6st 101 b (Salter) 2
Lord Chesterfield's Strawberry Hill, 5 yrs, Bst 71b.
(Flatman) 3
The following also ran :—Flutter, Merry Maid, Ma-
dame Landenu.

SWEEPSTAKES of 200 sovs. each, h ft ; for 2-yr-olds ;
colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 41b. T.Y.C. (3 subs.)
Lord Glasgow's c by Pantaloon, out of Physalis,
Lord Derby's Ortoiano, by Orlando (F. Bu (Flatman
tler) 2
) 2
SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs. each, for 3-yr-olds, 7st 101 b ;
four, Bst 41b ; five and upwards, Bst 81b. Last half of
Ab. M, The winner to be sold for 80 sovs., if de-
manded, &c. (10 subs.)
Mr. Fenning's Puritan, 4 yrs
Mr. Adkins's Tonic, 5 yrs (Bartholomew) 2
Mr. R. Harrison's Rupture, 3 yrs (Cartwright) 3
The following also ran :--Prevention, Child of the
Mist, Janina, Leybourne, Petrel, Sophistry, Alfred the
Great.

SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs. each, for 2 yr•olds ; colts,
Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst Alb. Last half of Ab. M.