The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-08 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

AIMS AT AINTREE.

The Liverpool programme is promise crammed, but it
is questionable whether the supply of sport will not,
after all, be scanty and unsatisfactory. The meeting,
too, will perhaps be pecuniarily unsuccessful, the events
to be decided possessing no- intrinsic importance, and
having scarcely sufficient attraction to induce metropoli-
tan speculators to make the long and tedious journey to
Aintree. Handicaps are, as usual, the leading features
in the programme ; and, although they have been framed
with Mr. Topham's customary care and impartiality,
they have been regarded with indifference in the turf
market. Even at the best houses the investments have
been few and far betweeh, and the outlays have not been
sufficiently heavy to be significant of "intentions." To
obtain any trustworthy information as to the numerical
strength of the fields is almost impossible, and at this
season of the year, when the interests of owners of
horses clash, it is difficult to discover the intended coin-
petitors. All attempts, therefore, to indicate, with any
degree of accuracy, the probable result of the different
encounters, are attended with perplexity and uncer-
tainty.

The meeting commences to-day, the fixture being a
day earlier in the week than on former anniversaries.
The list numbers four items, three of which are closed,
having obtained in the aggregate ninety-ninenominations.
Of the twenty-two horses weighted for the Croxteth Wel-
ter Cup, Titterstone, Alonzo, and Sir Robert are likely
to •be the leading competitors in the encounter. The
Sefton Handicap is the principal event of the day ; it
has a long list of entries, from which it is a task of no
little difficulty to select even a favourably weighted
" lot." Haricot, Little Fawn, Calot, Radcliffe Hero,
and the representative of Dawson's stable, will doubtless
obtain the precedence over their opponents. I shall not
jump at a conelusion and hazard a guess as to the actual
winner. For the Tyro Handicap the most noteworthy
names are Barrel, Bridesmaid, and Czarina.
To the lovers of excitement and the mere pleasure
folk, Wednesday, with its Steeplechase, will be the most
attractive and interesting day of the meeting. The
running for the Aintree Plate will he materially regu-
lated by the result of the Sefton Handicap, many ani-
mals being engaged in both races. It would therefore
be useless to express an opinion as to its probable result.
Oscar is the leading favourite for the Steeplechase, and
the spirit with which he has been backed seemingly in-
dicates that he is intended. But experience teaches us
how deceptive are the movements connected with this
much-abused pastime. I shall not therefore hazard a
deliberate opinion on the probable result of this cross
country contest ' • and in stating that I consider Vain-
hope, Abd-el-Kader, Maria Day, and Labyrinth to be
"well in," I do not pretend to a knowledge of either
private arrangements or the intentions of their respective
owners.

Nov. 7.

A FRESH MAN.

STO.RTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
Business was the most part confined to the settlemei
of the previous week's accounts.

The coming events at Liverpool were scarcely
noticed.

For the Derby, 350 to 100 was taken about Autocrat
and King Torn, and 1,000 to 400 about the same two,
with Dervish, the third favourite, added-14 and 13 to 1'
taken about the latter separately ; 550 to 25 taken about
The Wild Huntsman ; 1,000 to 20 Gamelass colt ; 3,000
to 60, and 1,250 to 25, twice, about The Star of Surrey ;
1,000 to 15, 2,000 to 35, and finally 50 to 1, to upwards
of 1601., about Middlesex—a movement which may tend
to weaken the position of his stable companion, King
Tom, although, after all, it may turn out to be merely a
ruse de course; 1,000 to 20 taken about Phaeton, and
2,000 to 40 Meteora.

SEFTON HANDICAP.
6to 1 agst Candlewick (t).
8 to 1 agst Little Fawn (9 to 1 also laid to 751.)
9 to 1 agst Lough Bawn (taken).
7 to '2 agst Maid of Team Valley and Lough
Bawn coupled (t.)
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
4to 1 agst Oscar (taken).
DERBY.
13 to 1 agst Dervish (14 to 1 taken freely)_
22 to 1 agst Wild Huntsman.
50 to 1 agst Middlesex (t).
50 to 1 agst Gamelass colt (taken).
50 to 1 agst Star of Surrey (taken).
50 to 1 agst Phaeton (taken).
50 to 1 agst Meteora (taken).
350 to 100 agst Autocrat and King Tom coupled (t).
1000 to 400 agst Autocrat, King Tom, and Der-
vish (taken).