The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-10 00:00:00

DERBY.

13' to 1 on the field
20 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Loadstone—take 25 to 1
25 to l agst Mr. Green's Flatcatcher
3 500 to 100 apt Mr. Green's Beverlac—taken
2,000 to 50 agst Mr. J. Scott's The Stinger—taken
2,000 even between Surplice and Loadstone.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—For some years past Brighton races have been
gradually going to the dogs ; but this year a re-action
took place, and a general improvement was observable ;
let us hope that progression will be the order of the day,
and that in the course of a few years the Brighton
meeting will be one of the best in the kingdom: it pos-
sesses one of the best courses for seeing a race from
end to end in the world, and from its contiguity, per
rail, to London and several of the great stables, will,
beyond a doubt, be a meeting of some consequence even
so early as next year.
The Brighton Stakes have already between thirty
and forty subscribers, and the Pavillion Stakes above
ten.
The style in which Lynceus beat that cracked-up
crack, Polka, for the Brighton Stakes, was very credit-
able to Lord Stradbroke's trainer ; condition did the
business, and nothing else ; Lord Chesterfield's game
little filly, by Don John, out of Gamelass, with 7st 101 b,
running second ; this filly will make a noise in the
world before the October meetings of 1848 are " sunk
upon the shores of time."
But I must retrograde and see what Goodwood did
for futurity ; in my opinion but little, although it
effected some startling changes in the Derby, 1848, and
St. Leger betting ; it first made Surplice (a very neat
compact nag) first favourite for the Epsom scramble,
and complely set at defiance all the Red Hart and Van
Tromp calculations, by sending Planet forth from ob-
scurity to crow over the two great Leger " pots ;" that
is all the Goodwood meeting, seemingly in the first stage
of a decline, has done for futurity.
For the St. Leger about twelve will go to the post,
most probably two from Goodwood, Red Hart or Halo
and Planet ; two from Danebury, Cossack, perhaps, or
Foreclosure, and the Farmer's Daughter; from Fobert's
Van Tromp or Eryx, or perhaps both, but in all pro-
bability only the former ; from Dawson's, The Libera-
tor ; from Forth's, Oxonian ; from Scott's, The Black
Dwarf ; from J. Anson's, Limestone ; from Blenkhorn's,
Mr. Martin ; from the Irish Division, Chat or Tyrone ;
and Lord Stradbroke's Coningsby. Two or three others
may start, and one or two of the above may be with-
drawn, but on the whole I think but little alteration in
my list will be required to be made. In my next letter
I will enter fully into their respective chances.
During the present week two meetings will " come
off" at Wolverhampton and Reading, but, as they are
by no means first-rate, I will conclude by appending a
able of the suppositious winners.
WOLVERHAMPTON.
Supposed winners.
. . Lady Litt or Brown Bess
... Cherry or Martext
... Lady Wildair or Don Caesar
▪ Shylock or Convict
▪.. Sheraton or Cherry.
READING.
Berkshire ... Glory or Forest Flower
Reading ... ... Antelope or Good Boy.
I am, Sir, &c.
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
August 9.

Stake.

Produce ... ...
Wolverhampton ...
Putshull ... ...
Chillington ...
ITolyoake ...