The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-06 00:00:00

NEWMARKE'

5 to 1 agst Sting
5 to 1 agst Vanish
6 to 1 agst Euclid colt
10 to 1 agst Cam pa,nilo
1$ to 1 agst Footstool

8 to 1 agst Clementina—taken to 3001.
Lord Exeter's Derby colt by Hetman Platoff, out of
Valance, died two or three days since, of inflammation.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.
NEWMARKET, MONDAY EIGHT.
NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
5 to 1 agst Euclid colt 100 to 7 agst Kesheng
6to 1 agst Vanish (t) I 15 to 1 agst Discontent
6 to 1 agst Footstool 16 to 1 agst Queen of the
7 to 1 agst Sting Tyne
10 to 1 agst Campanile 16 to 1 agst Humdrum
11 to 1 agst Lynceus
It is expected that there will be a field of about six-
teen, and that the following, allowing for two or three
probable withdrawals, will be the starters:—Sting,
Queen of the Tyne, Footstool, Kesheng, Campanile,
Lynceus, Remorse, Vanish, Humdrum, Free Llnce,
Scarlet Runner, Devil-me-care, Discontent, Springhook,
Bit Nibble, Palma, and Euclid colt.
The Macremma colt and the Positive Young Man are
scratched for their engagements to-morrow.

CIIESTER CUP.

20 to 1 agst Dulcet i 1,000 to 15 agst Maid of
25 to 1 agst The Lamb (t) I Lyme (t).

DERBY.
7 to 1 agst Van Tromp 25 to 1 agst Liberator
8 to 1 agst Planet 30 to 1 agst War Eagle
14 to 1 agst Epirote 30 to 1 agst Mr. Martin
25 to 1 agst Glentilt 40 to 1 agst Bingham.
LS.
entind (taken).

8 to 1 agst Clei

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sza,—The sporting season for 1847 may be said to
have commenced at Northampton, the two previous
meetings of Coventry and Warwick not being of that
attractive metal likely to draw thereto the sons of the
turf, and only forming a sort of prelude to the com-
mencement of the regular business of this season. The
Handicap, wonderful to relate, was won by the top
weight, a rarity now-a-days, and proving the superiority
of that celebrated son of Freney, Wolfdog: Bst 111 b is
no joke to carry two miles against a couple of even mode-
rate feather-weights, for such are Halo and the colt by
Euclid; Magnet with 7st being a tolerable fourth. This
animal ran very gamely at Croxton, beating that very
tough nag Rough and Ready easily, for the Granby
Handicap. From this, as well as from the rest of the
running, both at Northampton and Croxton, there is
nothing to be deduced which will throw any light upon
the Derby and leading handicaps now in the market.
The speculators at the Corner have been rather wide of
the mark in their fancies this year, and I am inclined to
think are so still as far as regards the Two Thou-and
Guineas, Chester Cup and;the Derby. For the Oaks I am
very confident they are on the right. scent (some portion
of them, at least). For the Derby I may as well remark
that the chances of Philosopher, Lunedale, Pavilion (a
second Clear-the-way), Back Dwarf, Mr. Martin, Chris-
topher, Sister to Cobweb colt, Horn of Chase, Conyng-
ham, Epirote, Glontilt, The Liberator, Allertonian,
Bingham, Cossack, War Eagle, and Oxonian, are
rather obscure ; and the Planet is not likely to shine to
much advantage on the Downs, though he may do so at
Newmarket. The first favourite (Van Tromp) and the
field for my money against those enumerated above.
Should the Liberator, by any manner of accident, win
the Derby, he will indubitably swamp the ring; his
owner alone stands to win with him about 70,0001.; but
-notwithstanding the Liberator being a fine animal, and
in the most splendid condition imaginable, he can no
more face the Epsom hill than he can fly; at the road the
Liberator's chance of the " tint" will be gone—vanished
into thin e,ir will be all his owner's golden dreams. The
same critique will apply to Bedlam, and fit enough would
be the building in St. George's-fields for any man mad
enough to back such a thorough brute as Bedlam.
During the present week the pretensions of Epirote,
War Eaglss, Halo, Bingham, Red Hart,- Clarendon, and
some half -dozen others, including Planet, to Derby
honours, will be set at rest, or confirmed, as the case
may be; in ten cases out of twelve, I consider the former
will be the case, and a nice case many will have made
of it.

On Tuesday one of the great events of the week will
be decided, in the shape of the Newmpicet Handicap,
for which a field of twenty may be counted on. From
the light weightsll select Discontent, from the middle
Weights Queen Anne, Tom Tclloch, Due• an-Durras, and
Best Bower; and frcm the top weights Footstool, Lady
Wildair, and Sting. .As the last three row in the same
boat it is guineas to pounds on Footstool against the
other two. With this nag, Tom Tulloch, and Discon-
tent, I hope to pull through, reserving the Best Bower
for my sheet anchor in case of a storm.
On Wednesday the Column Stakes, one would fancy,
Ought to he a certainty for Epirote; but the field, I am
afraid, he will find difficult to stall-off.
For the Port Stakes on Friday Sir Tatton Sykes, if
quite in trim (dubious), will be first past Mr. Clarke,
with Ingo and Sting following close; if the baronet is
queer, thm, in my humble opinion, it is a toss. up be-
tween the honest gentleman and the son of Echo, and
Echo returns a stinging answer.
It is my purpose every Monday to comment upon
those doings of the past 'which are likely to have any
influence upo.a future events, and to endeavour to peep
into the womb of futurity.—l am, tze-,
April 5, THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

Tilt NEW RACE COURSE AT MANCHESTER.—THE
``Z UEEN'S PLATE.—We understand that our representa-
tive, Mark Philips, Esq., having preferred to the Duke
cq Norfolk, as her Majesty's Master of the Horse, a re.
quest that his Grace would transfe r the usual sum given
as her Majesty's plate, and sometimes termed " the
Queen's guineas," from the old :race course to the new
One, has received an answer from the Duke of Norfolk,
stating that his Grace was pleased to transfer the plate
as requested. It will aceordivgly form one of the prizes
of the annual races at Whitsun tide, for which time the
Most active preparations aro .being made at the new
'nurse, both as regards the arections and the course
ltsPlf.—lllanchester Times.
EXPORT OF lionsEs.—On ',Friday last, IS very
nthnee d b •
horses, the property of Mr. ,Sacks, were shipped
10_ tielen Macgregor for Harabu.-gh ; and on the fol-
Hing day a further shipment of lit' horses was made for
ull Place, the property of C 4 ptain Dickinson.—
Yacht.