The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-14 00:00:00

PLATE ENTRIES.

WEnxEsDAY.—The Croxteth Stakes. „Axles
Rowena, Sagacity, l'antasa, Mary, Queen Mars,
Brocardo, The Conjurer, Sloth, and Inheritress.
60/. Plate.
11°1
Maid of Mouton filly, Flahowlagh, Cock Robin, 14°
and Little Casino. •

THURSDAY.—Iffer Majesty's Plate. Alich
Deceiver, Comme it faut, The Conjuror, Princess
Walmgate-Bar-Without, Fair Rosamond, Lush, SW
Rowena, Inheritress, Inglewood, M'Gregor, and Sheraton'
FRIDAY.—The Stanley Stakes.
Abdiel, Sloth, Discontent, Volley, Quid colt, Alsatitarh*iii
of Motherwell, St. Leon ; Plenipo colt, 2 yrs;
Lush, Mary, Mary, and Swiss Boy.
Selling Stakes.
Deceiver, Dipthong, Bedouin, Flahowlagh, Alsatiar
Cassino, and McGregor.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.) WI
LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY NIGHT, 12 o'CLocgcted ;
son's lot arrived late this evening ; it colt'
Lightning, Inheritress, Rowena, Inglewood, The Spam
M.Gregor, Little Cassino, and St. Leon. Not a bet 110 sgP
laid on the Cup, and the only Derby bets are 600 1
Mr. Green's lot, and 5,000 to 150 agst Surplice.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER, TuEsails' tO!
LIVERPOOL Cur.— 6 to 1 agst Pic Nic (takellottena
agst The Conjuror (taken), 10 to 1 agst Quadrupe"
12 to 1 agst Rowena (taken), 12 to 1 agst Inherittetow
to 1 agst Gwalior (taken), 100 to 5 agst Inglewood (t eatell
100 to 5 agst Camera Obscura ( taken), 100 to 5 Ags •
Mary (taken).
ST. LEGER-6 to 4 on Van Tromp (offered).
No other event mentioned.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN
SlR,—The meeting at Liverpool, will tend oer,
deal to enlighten the public on the ensuing St. Legere be
the Derby of 1848. In the first place, should th .46
a collision between Van Tromp, Limestone. W4'
Foreclosure, The Irish King, and Chat or Mogsu:t fiP
the Liverpool St. Leger, or any part of thew,
e heti
laad to important results, for in the above lot 'S lo 0
the " hues" by which the winner of its name'B (10'
Doncaster may be with some degree of certainV 01
tected. The inference I'll lay before your reader/slit
Goodwood letter. 1110

The appearance of Springy Jack, Eagle's Plame',.- of
King of Kildair, Great Western. and Flateatcbe7oo,
Assault, in the Mersey Stakes, and one or two 0,0
seouentials," in the Aintree, mi.y 1...... hai ill
trace wherewith
erby p i.g ri
mtuogeg 1,1,1 i ftehoththeisrptye.Twlaotenragins
thein odds,tit:
Lard eigetrh,efrlovminnwehricsphrling
ex.pectledatinhe
afibelled stNoollidldispbeosfeolleritego
few, whose pretensions can never allow them a Poi
in the Gallery of St. Leger winners ;—First 0,0
foremost—Lord E. Russell's Nottingham, who pestie%
none of the capabilities required for a Leger borse,2ge
slow and very uncertain in his running. Wanota,olloo
tem, Chainbearer, Mathematician, Pavilion, Sri IA
Christopher, Coningsby, Old Port, Sally Maggs' „DO'
yell
Moore Carew colt, Prince Alfred, The ReiVer, OP.O'
and Executor, one and all, may be put in the fore:
class, some requiring staffing powers, other: nole'
others temper, in short all are "found wanting,
one
s i wx
toeretnh tbilj
rael.irrimnivnesfrtruomenetv.hich to select the wielsero;;"6l-. .
task at present is nut riquired of me, all I shell f Abe e°'
to time do, will be to give a correct report ewietief
spects of the following sixteen, from which tbe iyololb
must spring :—viz , Planet, Montpensier, Ville 31rj.,:
Eryx, The Horn of Chase, Limestone,' . ALI.'
Tyrone, The Cossack, Foreclosure, The Iriehdoitir'
Red Hart, Hal:), Black Dwarf, The Farmers Pa''''
er
and
The L Mogave ,dor or Chet. be 0
Liverpool July Meeting commences on ,0 00
day with the Croxteth Stakes, nominations to e $
at the time of naming fur the plates. 1 Cre:f
For the Mersey Stakes—Springy Jack 1111(1000.0
Western, two sons of iletman Platoif, with the 0 "10
Kildare, and perhaps Eagle's Plume, will colere to trio
Mr. Green's Assault or Flatcatcher, most prebardiegm;
former, for the honours of victory. Now, ilec,.-red :4-
public performauces, it must be naturally itee'" di'
nothing has a chance with Mr. Green's starter, aetholel
inclined to think :hat such is the fact; yet, ec,;rtaffh ;
in Eagle's Plume, or one of the Heiman s'3,he fe,„°
difficult customer to get rid of might be found ; the '
are of no consequence whatever, and will only
swell the field. -rte elotrl
The Bickerstaffe Stakes, Villiers and ~ 0
ought to manage between them. The latter, ba"
of
is, for choice. let
The Sefton Stakes will most likely fall to tbe Vi
Mr. Merry, with the Maid of Motherwell, or t°
Mostyn, with Queen Mary. Claribel filling tbe
place. t, trit
The business of Thursday will commence wilt ri
Foal Stakes of 100 sous. each, 5 subs. The coew:0911
lay entirely between Colonel Anson and Lord Sfrj sr
the former having Lazarillo, and the latter Abdte'
Bowstring. 04
For the Liverpool Cup or Plate, at least eighteeto 00
be expected at the post when thee,
saddling bell rift,
Thursday next, including two of Mr. Nleiklattes, Coe.
Wildair, Pantasa, Chanticleer, The Conjuror,
spiracy, Woodpecker, Fiahowlagh, Plaudit, ittiod;
Obscure, and perhaps Cossack, the latter, triceit
winner of the D‘iby, can have but little 017,16001
7st. 51b. ; having to give Sib. and two years te,,rjoe':
and Ist. 91b. and a year to Camera Obscura--3 l'` A
ance not very likely to come off successfullY• ro,, 15,
Of the heavy weights, Lady Wildair, 8 t' i-he hedi,
The Conjuror. 7st. 121 b., may be considered bseA.
notwithstanding Lightning is very favourabl/torktu,
capped at Bst. 51b. The Lady will have some ilt 1710°
culty in disposing of him, his sticking quatitie, A
so
well fo
Of the middle weights I should fancy Plauditcsale
Woodpecker 6st. 111 b. ; and of the light weights' f
Obscura sst. 101 b., and Queen Mary, sst. 51b. ,o540:14
With Lady Wildair, Plaudit, aid Camera v"f0.'.1,0
think I can pull through without catching '4 3 eic ill 150
In the event of Mr. Meiklam missing the 11351. k., fO''
Derby Handicap, I shall look to the Cur or Blec"1 r
OS'
the trick. vOl
The Grosvenor Stakes will lay between The tOl
and St. Leon. ~ oefe 1.,
On Friday, the Liverpool St. Leger, which b:. yegeo
times brought out. the wiener of the Great Ro"f "us
and may do so this year, will have a select ficidivg °Da
starters, and without the Irish division can '''will
another Foig-a• Ballagh or Baron, the race
between Lord Eglintoun and Mr. Merry. • estc,rllB
The Knowsley Dinner Stakes to Chat or Pe' or l'
The Aintree Stakes to the Great Wester il
oh oe
Spaniard.
The Bentinck Testimonial Stakes depend 80„ii:anjoe'
those preceding it, that I shall not hazard an °l.' ,
I am, Sir, yours, &c., <JO'
July 13. TILE SPIRIT OF THE A

lipPer-Btftri Pri,/,'"
CUSTOM-Ilol3n REGATTA• Stairs fela;
Six free watermen of the Custom-house
terday contended ior a IIe.TV skiff and various 0%-be 0,-4
subscribed by the inhabitants of the vicinity. tedtwio
which was in four heats, was exceedingly well 0110;00°
afforded much grati(ie,aticn to a vast assemblage ocoutse'
congregated on the (play and craft stationed in the I
First heat. ht Dltle) 0
John Wkite . (LigtripltZ 0
George Maxwell .. ... ..................... . ......... "Ar'' 110flino
Joseph Wright ......................................... ( -,-,eo opri
The distance in this as in the other beats Was ir°,4lol°
site the Custom •hoio3e, twice ma the eel charm' •"

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the lower buoy opposite St. Katharine's Dock up to the
Custom-house.—Won by six lengths.
Second Heat.
George White (Red) 1
Charles Maxwell (Green) 2
Xlijah Barton (Purple) 0
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