The Sun.
London, England, 1870-04-11 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

The Sporting Gazette hears that Lord Caltliorpe will
succeed Colonel Lowther as Steward of the Jockey Club.
This week being Passion Week, there will be no racing,
but in Easter week business will be resumed at New-
market with the Craven Meeting.
Bell's Life says that none of the sires was " great" last
week, as the winners were divided amongst a great num-
ber of them. Tim Whiffler deserves the place
of honour, since his Midsummer won the North-
amptonshire at a weight that has never yet been
carried victoriously by a moderate horse over that severs
course. Hermione's stud career is as yet only
in its infancy. She began by foaling M`Leod to Lord of
the Isles, and followed him up with Midsummer. In
'.33 she had an own brother to the latter, and was again
put to Tim Whiffler, but as yet nothing is known respect-
ing the character of the produce. Atherstone's name
does not come under notice very frequently,
a circumstance that is to be _ wondered at,
for -

he was au undeniably good horse, with
sweet action, and his pedigree will bear the
closest inspection. Bosworth will bring him prominently
bAore the notice of breeders again, for it is an almost un-
paralleled thing for a horse to win the Earl Spencer's
Plate—a most coveted race—two years in succession, and
each time in a canter. Wild Dayrell claims a good colt
in Idus, the conquerer of Miss Dayrell for the St. Liz.
He is a son of Freight, a mare with an old-fashioned and
unusual pedigree, she being a daughter of John o' Gaunt
and Commerce, by Liverpool out of Cardinal Cape, by
Sultan.

The Sporting Life says :—" Alec Taylor's stable has
thus far displayed excellent form with Claudius and Bos-
worth, and the Fyfield trainer is likely to have something
destined to see a short price for both the Two Thou-
sand and the Derby. Bridgwater was one of the
best animals they ever trained in that district, had the
brother to St. Albans kept sound and well, and it will be
a great pity if a colt of such symmetery, breeding, and
promise should be prevented from entering the lists on the
Derby Day. Like his two illustrious brothers, he seems
to be affected with chronic lameness. The field for the
Guineas threatens to be of a very limited description, and
not more than the subjoined can be expected at the
post :

HORSE. SrnE. DAM. JOCKEY.
1 Kingcraft .... King Tom
2 Sunlight .... Stockwell
3 Claudius .... Caractacus
4 Camel ...... Thormanby Eastern Princess Orimshaw
5 Stanley .... Knowsley
6 Prince Wales Chevr, d'lndustrie Tension- ... ..... Cannon
7 Chau celier 3fonar9,ue ...... Chevrette ...... Butler

8 Nobleman .. Marquis ........ Auld Acquaintnce • -
9 Astolfo ...... Orlando ........ Prudence .... Fordham
10 King o'Scots King Tom ...... Katherine Logie Parry
11 Moonstone.. North Lincoln .. Moonshine Maidment
12 Normanby Thormanby ...... Emily .. Morris

Adhering to our winter choice of Sunlight, we have only
to couple him with •Kingcraft to render us confident on
naming probably two out of the first three for this most
important race. Sabinus continues an immense favourite
for the Chester Cup, as well he may be, for with health
it does not seem likely he will be beaten."