The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-11 00:00:00

than a common hack cab-horse. This is not the case
in all instances, as a matter of coarse; there are many
noblemen and gentlemen who run their horses on their
merits; but as I said before, and now say again, to be a suc-
cessful speculator, you must study the owner, weather,
and course, as well as the horse. I have been led into this
tirade by witnessing the defeat of two or three "pots" in
the last meeting at Newmarket, where, by the bye, I was
not quite so successful as usual, having named Teetotum
for the Hopeful, who was easily beat for the first place
by Blaze; but bar the first-rate riding of Nat on Red
Hart, for the Grand Duke Michael Stakes, I should have
succeeded in placing the four in the order they arrived
at the post. I however succeeded in placing correctly
Foreclosure, Ziska, and Miami, for the St. Leger Stakes;
and named the second and fourth for the Rutland Stakes.
The Second October gathering on the Heath com-
mences on Monday, and extends over five days, having
no less than forty-four stakes and matches likely to
produce races, consequently the meeting may be termed
plethoric, being the greatest Second October Meeting
that has ever taken place by three races.
The ball opens with a 50 Sovs. Plate; entries to be
made the evening before running.
A Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, 30 ft, for three yrs
old fillies, over the Ditch Mile, has a dozen subscribers,
but not likely to have more than three starters—Bridle,
Mangosteen, and the Revelry filly, who will find their
way home in the order placed.
On Tuesday, for the Clearwell Stakes, a field of ten
may be expected at the post, probably the following:—
Crusade, The Empress, Vulcan, Sir Roland de Bois,
Blaze(6lb extra), Loadstone, Glendower (61b extra), The
Architect, Cara filly, and Reflection. Although at
the last moment the field may be curtailed of
four or five, it will make but little or no difference in
the result, the race must lay between that superior trio,
Blaze, Glendower, and Loadstone. The latter having
no penalty to carry, will have that advantage over the
other two, and to him and Blaze I must look for the
winner, Glendower third.
The Royal Stakes will be a walk over for Red Hart.
The Cesarewitch Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, with
300 added by the Grand Duke Cesarewitch, is the most
attractive stake of the meeting, and will probably have a
large field of antagonists at the post, being part or
whole of the following, viz.:—

Yrs st lb
Wolfdog 5 9 2
Inheritress

Yrs st lb
Bingham 3 6 4
Doctrine 3 6 3
Cosachia
Tarella
Tufthunter 3 6 2
Slander
Congress 3 6 0
Rob Roy 3 6 0
Gaiety 3 6 0
(Hannah Raine
Geraldine
Deriades 3 5 12
Vanity
Flitch
Miss Whip filly 3 4 12

Cossack
St. Lawrence a 8 2
War Eagle 3 8 1
Lady Wildair 5 8 0
Wood Pigeon 5 8 0
Humdrum
Sheraton 4 7 2

. -
Reminiscence 3 7 0

Cawroush
4 7 -0
Rufus
Giselle
The Swallow

Finvaragh
Nottingham
Of these, according to the distance and weight, Wolf-
dog, Lady Wildair, Doctrine, Cosachia, Geraldine, and
War Eagle are the best, and will, or ought, to form the
front rank at the distance. Six being too many to take
against the field, I give it as my opinion that Mr.
Clarke may perchance place them in the following posi-
tion:—

Doctrine or Cosachia ...(Sharp) 1
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WolfdogF. Butler) 5
Cosachis, Geraldine, and Lady Wildair, I consider as
the representatives of their respective years in this stake,
and shall be much surprised if one of the trio do not
pull me through.
On Wednesday, for the Bedford Stakes not more than
half a dozen will run, to be selected from the following:
The Empress, Sir Rowland de Bois, Prairie Bird, Laurista,
Tisiphone, Chapelgowrie, Sable, Lovelace, Fran • mean,
and the Hussar; with two exceptions (Lovelace and
Tisiphone) these are all dark, and from the Sable divi-
sion I expect the winner will spring in the shape of
Franciscan or the Prairie Bird.
A Sweepstakes of 100 soya. each to Bridle, a filly by
the Saddler out of Fauchon second.
The 50 Soya. Stakes to Buckstone, Alpheca second,
colt by Redshank third.
On Thursday, the Bretby Stakes of 100 Sovs. each,
h ft, for 2 yrs old fillies, will have Contessa, The Lady
Augusta, Jenny Lind, Industry. filly, and Reflection for
starters, with Jenny Lind the winner, the Lady Augusta
second, and Contessa third.
On Friday, the Prendergast Stakes, so thoroughly
dependant on the issue of the Clearwell, may probably
enough produce a panic in the ring should Loadstone
miss the mark.
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st. lb.

Wilmot 8 7
Dr. Goodall ... 8 0
Craftsman ... 8 5
Canada filly 7 8
Sotterby ... 8 7
Chainbearer ... 8 4
Miss Sarah ... 8 4
Lady Lurewell. 7 5
Cardinal's Niece 8 7
Watchdog ... 8 7
May ... 8 2
„ Vice• Consul 8 7
„ Wlll-o'-the-Wisp 8 7
„ Clerk of the
Council ... 8 7
Chainbearer ... 8 7 „ „ Clermont ... 8 0
Wolfdog ... 85 „ „ Wood Pigeon . 7 7
Glasgow's fillies 712 „ „ Gag ... 8 7
Bowstring ... 6 2 „ „ Miss Sarah 8 7
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THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

Sable ...

Nerissa
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... 8 7 ,o
... 7 11 ~

Marpessus ... 8 5 ~
Duplicity ... 8 5 ~
Spider... ... 8
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Bridle ...
Craftsman

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Fistiants

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Spider...

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Festus...

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Fistiano. ... 8 7 I)
Reminiscence... 8 7
Wilmot ... 8 7

Oct. 9.

HEALTH Or THE METROPOLIS..--Mr. Walden M.P.,
held an inquest, on Saturday, at the Turk's Head, Turn-
mill-street, Clerkenwell, on Sarah Burridge, aged five
weeks, the child of poor parents, residing at No. 5,
Cock-court. The mother stated that she had found the
child at her side, and that she ,had a short time pre-
viously lost another child. The Coroner said that he
had never before witnessed a more offensive appearance
than the locality in which deceased lay presented. It
was impossible to exist amidst such filth and wretched.
ness. A juror observed that there were many other
places in Clerkenwell more disgusting and dangerous to
health than Cock-court, where the houses had not even
a privy. The Coroner hoped that Government would
lose no time in putting an end to such a frightful state
of things; indeed ho was sure it would not. Verdict—
" Natural death."
AUGMENTED REVENUES FROM REDUCED RATES.
—The receipts from the dock estates hero furnish an-
other illustration of the elasticity which cheapness im-
parts to everything dependent on extensive consump-
tion. Notwith-standing the reduction of 40,0001. per
annum which has been made in rates, the dock receipts
are reported to be equal now to what they were at this
period last year; the amount then being 71,910 L, now
it is 71,822 L; or, as the chairman of the dock committee
explained it, whilst the reduction on the rates was about
13 per cent. on the whole income, the increase in actual
business exceeded that of the previous year in the same
proportion.—Manchester Guardian.
TESTIMONIAL TO MR. ROEBUCK.—We have been
much pleased by a sight of a very handsome little piece
of plate, which is now lying at the house of Mr. Wood,
shoemaker, Claverton-buildings, Widcombe. It is a
very elegant silver salver, embellished by workmanship
of good design and chaste in execution, and bears the
following inscriptionLimpsetr Presented to John Arthur
Roebuck,torso of the
Esq.,
wbayntih
of
fwives c ando mbo
nnd daughters
Widcombe,
of the
nb Liberal
city
le:Bath, anno Domini 1847."—Bath Journal.
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great measure of its interest to the general observer,
heavy clouds shrouding the sun during the principal pe-
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