The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-04 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

San,—
" Now comes apace the evening of the year,
With all its sunset glories spread around."
" Fair Hope, the season to the turfite yields—
Large stakes, rich handicaps, and sporting fields."
The autumnal racing campaign of Surplice's year com-
mences with the meeting at Warwick on Tuesday next,
and will be brought to a conclusion on or about the 28th
of October, that being the last day in the Newmarket
Houghton week; this campaign of eight weeks it is my
intention to to take a " bird's eye view" of, with a peep
at the leading stakes of '49, so as in some measure to
dispel the mists of futurity, and give your sporting
readers the benefit of a telescopic glance through the
lens of my judgment at the destinies of the crack stakes
of '4B and '49, for

" Such comprehensive views the Spirit takes,
That in a few short minutes—"
" The scene,
With all its pleasures and its pains,"
Of many a well earned triumph shall my anticipation
before your mind's eye lay.
To begin with the beginning, for the Leamington
Stakes at Warwick on Tuesday, a small field of about
six will will be brought to the post, probably consisting
of Footstool, The Cur, Yardley, Ulysses, Sylvan, and
Doctrine, to which might be added Pillage, Pottinger,
Columbus, and Remembrance; should the later start I
see nothing to beat him, in his absence the race, I pre
sume, will come off thus:—
Footstool (Butler) or Sylvan (Fenn)
Ulysses (Ryder)
The Cur (Rogers)
Yardley (Whitehouse)
Doctrine (Pearl) 5
The Castle Park Stakes to the Iron Duke or The
Arab.

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The Great Warwickshire Stakes has twelve nominations,
but nothing good enough to interfere with Shylock's
chance; The Great Western may possibly run second.
The Warwick Cup to the Hero or Pyrrhus whichever
the stable may please to start, Ellerdale second.
At Doncaster, for the Champagne Stakes, Philippa,
the victress of Borneo, will meet the Flying Dutchman
and Honeycomb; a good race may be expected between
the trio, and it is just possible the " flyer " may have
to strike his colours.
For the St. Leger from eight to twelve are expected
to run, to be selected from the following :—*Besborough,
*Backbiter, Springy Jack, *Voyager, Justice to Ire.-
land, *Big Jerry, Flatcatcher, Assault, *Beverlac, L'Hi-
rondelle colt, *King of Kildare, A spasia, *Blaze, *Ban-
dit, Surplice, Loadstone, *The Stinger, Canezou, *Ma-
raschino, and *Fern.
Those marked thus * are very doubtful starters.
Mr. Green's colours with Assault or Flatcatcher will
be about the mark this time, with Surplice and Canezon
in attendance. Justice to Ireland it is dangerous to
meddle with either pro or con, and Springy Jack I am
afraid will find the distance too long for him. The rest
possess no attractions for me, and are, in my opinion,
without a chance.
I attach my anticipated results of the Autumnal
stakes :

STAKE. PROBABLE WINNER.
Great Yorkshire Handicap—Executor or Vampyre.
Pack hill—Lady Nlasham or Canezou.
Doncaster Cup—Van Tromp.
Two-year old—Elthiron or the Flying Dutchman.
FIRST OCTOBER MEETING.
Buekenham—Colonel Peel.
Grand Duke Michael—Surplice or Flatcatcher.
Hopeful—lone, Glauca, or Czarina.
Granby—Farthingale or Borneo.
Rutland—Nina or Ploughboy.
First Triennial—Tadmor 1, Elthiron 2, Honeycomb 3.
SECOND OCTOBER MEETING.
Royal—Surplice 1, Glendower, 2.
Clearwell—lndus, Elthiron, or Sister to Arkwright.
Bedford—Little Frank or Puffy.
Bretby—Glauca or Sister to Arkwright.
Prendergast—Elthiron, Indus, or Honeycomb.
Cesarewitch—Justice to Ireland, Gardenia, Cossack,
or Remembrance.
HOUGHTON MEETING..

Criterion—Elthiron, Nina, or Philippa.
Cambridgeshire—Glendower, Planet, The Fidler, or
Conyngham.
I can at present give no very decided opinion on the
Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire, but will do so at the
earliest opportunity.
In 1849, for the 2,000 Guineas, Nunnykirk, Honey-
comb, Uric], and Indus, will be rattling favourites, and
between them lays the race. Mr. Merry will he in great
force for the Chester Cup; and as for the Derby, on
Colonel Peel's Tadmor, by lon, out of Palmyra, I will
stake my reputation as a prophet, and with Shakspere
exclaim,

" I will not change my horse fur any that
Treads but upon four pasterns."
The Emma colt, Old Dan Tucker, Flying Dutchman,
Elthiron, Saucy Dick, Honeycomb, Nunnykirk, Indus,
Uriel, and Osterley are respectively worth an invest-

ment.
For the Oaks, Lord Chesterfield, Colonels Peel and
Anson, and Mr. Irwin, respectively own a clipper, and
from their stables the winner I expect will spring.
As I've got so far a head of time, I may as well in
conclusion state that Lord Clifden possesses in Sidus,
Pontifex, and Narbonne, three very promising yearlings
for the 2,000 Guineas, Derby, and Oaks of 1850.
I an), Sir, yours, &c.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
Monday morning.

PEPY'S DIARY.—We are requested to state that
Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough-street, has this
day published the Third Volume of the New Edition of
" Pepy's Diary and Correspondence," with the omitted
passages restored. 2. Also, just published, " The Dis-
cipline of Life," a Novel, 3 vols. "Since Miss Austen
ceased to write, and Mrs. Marsh began, we have had no
other story-telling of its class that we would place upon
a level with this for freshness, straightforwardness, and
truth of tone and feeling."—Examiner. 3. "A Yacht
Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden," by W. A.
Ross, Esq., 2 vols. 4. " The Court and Times of
Charles 1.," by the author of " The Court and Times of
James 1.," 2 vols. Bvo. 5. Miss Strickland's " Lives of
the Queens of England," complete in 12 vols. 6. Mrs.
Ward's Narrative of her "Five Years' Residence in
Kafirland," with Sketches of the late War, with Per-
traits, &c., 2 vols.