The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-02 00:00:00

THE TWO THOUSAND,

The Newmarket First Spring Meeting commences
Monday. On Tuesday the great race of this turf heak,
quarters is run. The list of probable starters may be
taken as follows :

HORSE. SIRE. DAM. JOCKEY:
Kingcraft. . King Woodcraft ...... T. French
Macgregor ......Macaroni ......Necklace........J. Snowden
Sunlight

King o' Scots ....King Tom Grimshaw.
Stanley ........Knowsley ......Allegra ........J. Osborne
Astolfo .. Orlando .. .. Prudence .. Fordham
Hawthornden ..Lord Clifden ....Bonny Blink ....J. Adams
Claudius :...Caractacus ......Chaloner

Prince of Wales..Chlr.d'lndustrie.Ten-sion .. .. .. .. Cannon

Chancelier......Monarque Chevrette ........Butler
Nobleman...... Marquis . .

Champion ......Skirinisher ....Fistiana:.........Maidment
Normanby......Thormanby ....Emily.. ..........Custance

Some quote Claudius and Nobleman as doubtful
runners.

The Field prefers Kingcroft or Macgregor :—"Kingcraft
—ever a special favourite of ours—has at various times en-
countered fierce opposition from the pencillers by the
way.' Now he is as firm as a rock in the
betting. And, as he has undergone a splendid
preparation, is sure to go straight, and has a tremendous
dash of speed, we believe this fine son of King Tom is
bound to finish first or second in the Guineas. No vic-
tory would be more popular than Lord Falmouth's who
is one of the purest sportsmen we have. King o' Scots,
though fancied by the Newmarket Solons, who vow he
cannot be defeated, is, if his public performances are cor-
rect, an uncertain and moderate horse. And we shall
indeed be astonished to see this colt, with his suspicious
forelegs, win an important race like the Guineas,
for which soundness and goodness are essential qualifica-
tions. Macgregor, who has been sneered at and condemned
by nearly every turf critic, has ever had a good word from
our pen, and to us it is eminently satisfactory to find this
son of Macaroni first favourite for the Derby and second
for the Two Thousand Guineas. That he is a racehorse
we have no doubt, and, as Macgregor has had our recom-
mendation when friendless in the market, we shall
not desert him now, as he is sure to be
first or second for the race under discussion. Stanley
the Field pets down as a second-class horse ; Sunlight
is a coward ; Hawthornden may be set down as a non-
stayer.

Bell's Life pronounces for Kingcraft :—ln the face
of the great support accorded to Macgregor, King o'
Scots, and Stanley, it is difficult to harden the heart,
and plump solely for a colt like Kingcraft that has recently
undergone opposition of the most' ominous kind. We
must, however, our belief in his being the best public per-
former in the race, and to our thinking he can hardly be
beaten unless by the best privately-tried horse, Mac-
gregor. King o' Scots and Stanley are a pair that we
pass over with reluctance, believing that the trying tackle
of the one and the other is such that no mistake ought to
have been made.
Land and Water expects Kingcraft will win the Two
Thousand, and King o' Scots will get a place. "As for
Macgregor and Sunlight, they will be nearer the last than
first—a remark Ido not feel justified in making about
Stanley and Hawthornden, as both are very fit, and likely
to be well up. Sunshine is very well, and I am told that
she will win the One Thousand, although the general
impression is that she will not even be sent to New-
market. _

"Hotspur," of the Telegraph, pronounces also for King-
craft, with Stanley in the first three.
The Sporting Life writer observes : Presuming King-
craft has not made the improvement expected, or his forml
is not what it was, the Two Thousand would be one of ,
the most open on record, and one hardly knows where to
look for the winner. I am disposed to conclude that he,
retains all his fine speed, and as I know nothing beyond
the influence of money and mere hearsay about Macgregor, ,
I shall elect Kingcraft, Stanley, and Sunlight as my
repesentatives, according the preference to Kingcraft and
Stanley, with a strong recommendation of Sunlight as ai
place investment.
The Sportsman's critic says :—" If I were to be inflivj
enced solely by arguments based on public form, my selec-
tion would, be Macgregor and Kingcraft, in the order
named, for though Macgregor is a " dark" horse, I take,
him to represent Sunshine. As, however, I have such
grave doubts as to whether Lord Falmouth's horse will
quite stay home, I must stand by Macgregor and King
o' Scots ; and Kingcraft may secure the honours of a,
place.