The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-08 00:00:00

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SPORTING NOTES.
CXXII.
NOTES AND NOTIONS ON THE GREAT ST.
LEGER.

(Concluded from No. CXXI•)

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
&Ili—Having on Saturday touched upn tho Irish
and John Day's lo!s, I shall now tae a peep at that
generally important stable over which the " Wizard of
the North,"

JOHN SCOTT,
presides. The great gun, and seemingly only represen-
tative, of this powerful stable is this year to be found in
Mr. A. Nicholt's b c NEW.M/NSTER, brother to Nunny-
kirk, by Touchstone, out of Bee's-wing; his perform-
ances hitherto have been anything but first-rate; his last
appearance at York, when he ran third to The Calculator
and Ciimui for the Ehor St. Leger, if his true running,
which I believe, and with good reason it was not, was a
horribly mediocre taff..ir. Since this defeat he has been
backed by a good many of the talent, aye, and for good
round sums too, so that there is evidently more in him
than mi:ets the eye. His blood is unexceptionable,
striere somewhat of the sweeping description, which is
the kind suited to the Doncaster course, is more or less
a craven at heart, con,equently when collared a bad
fini,her, is doing good work, will probably run home
among the front division, but cannot think that he will
win, although, according to his trial with Vanguard,
whom he disposed of in very cavalier style,
he ought to be there or thereabouts, as Vail
guard it is well known, is in first-rate fettle
just now. I presume he will have the asesistanee
of
Frank Butler. Lord Derby's Storm, being out of all
•oren, it is not very likely will go to the pest. A
moiety of

SIR J. HAWLEY'S LOT,
probably Aphrodite and The Bann will be sent to the
post. The Confessor, although, I believe, going to Don-
caster, will not carry the cherry colour on this occasion.
Balssino will also he among the missing. THE BANN, a
chesnu colt, by Don John, out of Young Defiance, is
said to be the representative of the F)field in•
t, rests; he has bees supported in certain quarters
at all sorts of pricos fur immense sums, and
the outlay from time to time has been steadily in-
creased. Ile is well adapted to the course and distance, is
doing capital work, but, without I am sorely deceived,
is no winner. His running a bad second to Nancy
for the Great Yorkshire Stakes was the immediate cause
of his elevation iu the betting; why, I cannot make out,
for the only horses of any note he beat on that occasiA,
were The Marlborough Buck, who was nothing near
concert pitch, Neasham, who, I believe, did not run a
yard to win. and Ariosto, who is but a mile horse.
APIIRODITE, a brown filly, by Bay Middleton, out
of Venus, until the sudden advance of The Ban, was sup-
posed to be the pick of Sir Joseph's lot; it she is tho-
roughly herself on the 17th instant, and meant equally
with her stable companion, I take it she will give him
the go-by long before they catch the judge's eye. tub
Marson will mount the presumed best, and Pearl the
other.

THE GOODWOOD STABLE
will be represented by Lord Enfield's b c HERNANDEZ,
by Pantaloon, out of Black Bess, who, according to our
account is not doing the best work imaginable, while
another account asserts that be never was better in his
life, nor ever did stronger work than he is now doing.
According to public running this aaimal is undoubtedly
the winner, and as his private performances are very
superior, it naturally follows that, for both public and
private reasons, he must stand about A 1 in my estima-
tion. Nat, I believe, will have the mount. Mr. Grat-
wicke's EXETER, by Robert de Gorham, out of Carlotta,
tooled by Kitchener, is destined, I understand, to render
what assistance he can` oADLOW his crack stable companion.
will have Mr. Halford's br c THE PRIME MINISTER, by
Nlelbourne, out of Pantalonade, in the tray; and if the
course was only the odd three-quarters of a mile in
length, instead of the mile and three-quarters, I should
have no hesitation whatever in awarding him the race
in a canter; as I believe, and with good reason too, that
for a short distance he is the fastest horse of this year.
The distance will be the only thing that will militate
sgainst his chance on this occasion; and this is the opi
nion, not only of myself, but also of his trainer and
owner. He takes his exercises and sweats in bandages,
his pins being of a rather cranky description. He
is doing lair work, end if he makes his appearance
at Doncaster in good condition, shall be my forlorn
hope or cockboat on the occasion. If Lord Eglinton
does not re quire Marlow's services, he will steer The
Minister. As, with the exception of Heart breaker and
Ephesus, the lot that I have not yet commented on do
not possess the shadow of a chance of carrying off the
stakes for any of their owners, I will dispose of the batch
in a very brief manner. Mr. Waller's ch c EPHESUS,
by Epirus, out of Enterprise, under the management
of Wakefield, may possibly finish in front, but to
my fancy stands no chance of being the winner.
He is doing good work. Lord Chesterfield's br c
IIEART •13REAKElt, by Don John, out of Dilbar,
is once more doing a moderate amount of work,
and, if tolerably well prepared by Monday next,
will go to Doncaster. Bartholomew, I believe,
will have the mount, without Lord Chesterfield should
fancy taking Butler off Newminster, and putting him up
on Heart-breaker. Lord Lugan's Cstxus, by Pompey,
,ut of Interlude, cannot this time attatu his usual posi-
tion of second or third. He has been knocked about a
good deal this season, and is consequently not particu-
larly fresh, is doing excellently work, and will be ridden
by Prince. Lord Eglinton's b c HIPPOLYTUS, by &Di-
ttos, out Of Fantastic, steered by Marlow or Sharpe,
will, I believe, be the representative of Fobert's string.
fits exercise lately has not been of the strongest kind,
cons, quently he is no winner for me on this
,ccasion. His stable companion, Bonnie Dundee, has been
queer for a length of time, but is once more getting
round again. Lord Exeter's ch c MIDAS, by Beiram,
out of alerope, with Norman up, if they run him, will
finish in front of the ruck. Mr. Farrance's br c Gnus-
vnxon, by Touchstone, out of Miss Beverly, with W.
Day up, is said to be a starter; more I know not.
Should fslr. Meiklana think it worth his while to run his
Or c CONSTELLATION, by Lanorcost, itailt, of Moonbeam,
Templeman wilt have the mount, otherwise this crack
jockey will be at liberty to rido one of the favourites.
Constellation of course has no chance of winning use
Leger. Mr. Osbaldiston's b c MOUNTAIN DEER, by
Touchstone, out of Mountain Sylph, will, in all
probability, be left alone in his stable ; should
he be pulled out, it will be to bo beaten.
Parker's b c THE CALCUATOR, late
G. 0., by Camel, out of Jamaica, managhowed so
llmehow
or other to win the Ebor St. Leger; he, ever, wi
not win its namesake of Doncaster. Oates will probably
be the jock. Lord John Scott's MISERRIMA, by Pan-
taloon, out of Phryne, after having been seriously amiss,
is once more doing her work again; but I am afraid
she is not forward enough in it to warrant my giving
tier a place at the finish. She will be ridden by White-
house. Mr. Stebbing's b c Ksfoox KNOLL, by Sir liter-
cules, out of Testy, with Wintringham or Fenn up,
will help to swell the field; as will Mr. Wentworth's ch c
AZETU, by Ithuriel, out of Charlotte; Bumby or F. Mars-
ton riding. Holmes, I believe, will mount Ghola g
b Singh.
and steer him to anywhere but victory. Havin glanced
at the chances of all the aimals likely to ran, I will DOk,
A
hasten to sum up, and declare my verdict. The ruc
presuming the fied consist of those horses that I have
earned in my analyslis, sifancy, be composed of Gholab
Singh, Azeth, Knook Knoll, Calculator, Mountain
Jeer, Constellation, First Fruits, Exeter, Grosvenor,
Midas, Hippolytus, Cnaaus, Lough BAWD, and Hothorpe.
The lot at the head of the ruck will, I imagine, consis
New
t
of Misserinsa, Grecian, Clasher, Ephesus, and
ininster. The first flight, according to my calculaoditetions,
will be composed of Hernandez, The Ban, Aphr,
Lamartine, The Prime Minister, and Heart-breaker,
passing the post, perhaps, in the following order:—
lIERNANDEZ ....................................... (Nat) 1
SIR J. HAW
C or F (Marston) 2
THE PRIME MINISTER ......(Sharp or
Marlow) 3
LAMARTINF, .(A. Day) 4
iIEAB,T-13REABIER ...... (Butler or Bartholomew) 5
I am, Sir, yours, Szc.,
THE SPIRIT OF TilE TURF.
Sept. 8,1851.

EXTENSIVE FIRE.— Yesterday morning, abou
half-past four o'clock, a lire broke out in a spacious range c)
premises, occupied conjointly by Meszrs. Murray an
fd Pater-
son, Government contractors, sack, bag, &c., manuacturer:,
and Mr. W. H. Blackmore, a rag merchant, Slieppy-yard,
Minories. The total loss is thus returned by Mr. Braid-
wood :—The second-floor and loft over, used for dressing tar-
paulins, burnt out, and roof off; Messrs. Murray and Pater-
son, the owners, were insured in the Imperial Eire-office.
The first-floor, belonging to Mr. W. H. Blackmore, very
seriously damaged by fire and water, and insured in the Sun-
office. Warehouse adjoining, frame and skylight burnt, and
centre slightly damaged by fire and water. James Goss,
ship chandler, adjoining, the roof damaged by fire and
breakage, and contents by water. The fire begun in the
loft, but from what cause unknown.
CONFESSION OF MURDER.—One of the soldiers of
the 30th Royals, now in Winchester, has this week volun-
tarily resigned himself in the hands of the police, acknow-
ledging that he is amenable to the law for murder committed
on a young woman in Norwich, about four years ago.—
Portsmouth Times.
Duncan Dunbar, Esq., the extensive London ship-
owner, and a leading Protectionist, is spoken of as likely to
come forward at the next election as a candidate for the re-
presentation of the borough of Sunderland.—Newcastle
Guardian.
At the last rent audit of the Right Hon. the Earl
of Dartmouth, a return of 15 per cent. was kindly made to his
tenants on the Abbot's Bromley-park estate.
BISHOP OF BATII AND WELLS.—The accounts
which have been published respecting the health of the
Bishop of Bath and Wells are very much exaggerated; the
recant reports are very favourable, and the Bishop is proceed-
ing towards convalescence.
THE LATE EARTRQUASE.--The Official Gazette of
the Two Sieilies of the 24th ult. gives a long and detailed
account of the disasters caused throughout the kingdom of
Naples by the earthquake of the 14th. The shocks expe-
rienced in the provinces of Terra di Lavoro and I'rincipato
Citeriore were without serious results, but the Principa to
lilteriore was severely visited, particularly in the districts of
Carbonara, Lacedonia, Calitri, and Blonteverde. In the
latter place a lady, Donna Berenice Bonito, was buried under
the ruins of a house, while giving the brears
to her infant.
At Bovine, Ascoli, Lucera, and Sanseverino and other
pLces of Capitanata, most of the houses were seriously in-
jured, but no lives were lost. In the province of Bari the
town of Canosa has suffered most ; 376 h owes are in a tot-
tering condition ; two churches, the town house, and the
arch of Diomedes have been eonsiderabl y damaged. But
the scourge was most severely felt in the province of Basili-
cata, its effects being chiefly concentrated around the Val-
tore, where the motion lasted sixty secone.s ; and, according
to the account, it had not quite ceased by the last advices.
On©
half
e9nuilosaaehda.s been destroyed ;rat Rionero 52 dead
bodies had been dug out of the ruins on the 16th. At Barite
thec number of dead amounts lo 100, and e town f Mehl,
containing 10,000 inhabitants, is a heap of ruins ; 700 per-
sons lost their lives there, and upwards of 200 are severely