The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-04 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES

No. VII.

COMMENCEMENT OF THE RACING SEASON

OF 1851.

" I do lova natciwG, 'tis a noble spit,
'Tis manly, joyous, and exhilarating;
I'll bet a dozen of old bee's-wing port_
You'll not name one that's half so animating."

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Six,—Close upon the opening of Parliament comes
the first diminutive attempt at the " legitimate," or, in
other words, the commencement of the racing season;
the curtain rises at Lincoln, on Thursday, with the
Trial Stakes of 7 sovs, each, with 40 added 15 subs. ;
distance, a mile and 240 yards. Among the en-
tiles will be fouad Post Tempore, 5 yrs. Sst 121 b; The
Baroness, S yrs, Sst 91b ; Witchcraft. 4 yrs, Sat 4lb ;
Nutbrown, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b; The Calr_alator, 3 yrs, Got
Slb; Guardsman, 3 yrs, Est 51b; 3 yrs, Est 51b;
Heart of Oak, 3 yrs, Est 51b; and filly by lied Deer, 3
yrs, Est 21b; the remaining six ave of no account. Post
Tempore seems to have the pull over Tho Baroness,
Witchcraft over Nutbrown, and Heart of Oak and Nancy
over the three ye-trs old lot; but as some sort of mystery
is hanging over Nancy, I must pass her chance by, and
take Post Tempore or 'lnn of Oak, the latter for
choice, to pull me through in my first attempt on the
I fiat this year.
•

As the only two essays that I have made to select the
winner of a steeplechase (Proceed for the Worcester, a
year or two back, and the British Yeoman for the
Southam last week) have proved correct, I shall once
more venture into the lists on the Lincoln Handicap
Steeplechase of 20 sus. each, h ft, and only sif de-
clared, &c., over tour miles of capital hunt-
ing ground. A small but rather crack field
will be found at the starting-post, consisting a
I(aac, list 21b; Victim, 11 st; Lucy Neale, lOst 111 b;
Peter Simple, lost 101 b; Vengeance, lOst 41b; and one
or two otbera. According to previous running (barring
accidents), it ought to be a close race with the lot, but
some on 'd must have a pull, yet, I cannot fancy it will
be eit'ner of those (Victim and Vengeance) backed at
T.9"ctersall's yesterday; considering the peculiarities of
:no country, and the heaviness of the ground, judgment
says it will come off in favour of Isaac or Peter Simple;
probably thus:—
Peter Simple ... 1
Isaac ... ~. 2
Lucy - . . 3

Victim and Vengeance close up.
I really cannot say whether it requires the gift of
second sight to pounce upon the successful quadruped for
the Hurdle Race, but, whether or no, I shall leave this
task to the sagacity of that knowing portion of the
genus homo, denominated the Sporting World.
On Friday next my " notes and notions " on the
Northampton Handicap.
I am, Sir, yours, be.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
February 4, 1851.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
10 t) 1 agst Vain Hope
12 to l agst Abd-el-Kader
100 to f agst Maria Day
20 to 1 agst Rescue
25 to 1 agst Maurice Daley—taken
25 to 1 agst Half.and-half
CHESTER CUP.
12 to 1 agst Mr. Treen's Rhesus
18 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Italian
20 to 1 agst Mr. J. Brown's Haricot—taken and
afterwards offered
25 to 1 agst Lord Caledon's The Flying Gout—taken
freely
25 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Montague—taken
30 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Wallflower—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. Saxon's The Black Doctor—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. Mangan's Rus,borough—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Padwick na Brother to Dough
1,000 to 25 agst Major Pitt's Vampyre—taken and
atterwards offered
1,000 to 25 agst Mr. Harrison's Seaman—taken and
afterwards offered
2,000 to 30 agst Mr. Foster's Mickleton—taken
1,000 to 15 agst Lord Waterford's Duc•an-Durras-
-1,000 to 10 taken freely
1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Herb:lt's Spot—taken
1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Lawson's Caurire—taken and
atterwards offered
2,000 to 20 agst Mr. Kemp's Sprite filly—taken
Betting—Haricot was backed for 2001. or 300/. at 20
to 1 (afterwards offered); the Flying Gout at 30 to 1 in
hundreds, and afterwards freely at 25 to 1; Montague
at 25 to 1, but not to any amount; Russborough for a
large sum at 50, 40, and 30 to 1; and Wallflower at 30
to I and 1,000 to 30. Rhesus and the Italian were not
in demand. The betting on the whole was brisk.
METROPOLITAN lIA.NDICAP.
15 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Sunrise
15 to 1 agst Mr. G. Watt's Little George
15 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Minimum
20 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Hesse Homburgh
DERBY.
11 to 2 agst Mr. lloward'sGrecian—taken and after-
wards offered
13 to 2 agst Mr. Halford's Prime Minister—taken
12 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Mountain Sylph colt
12 to 1 agst Mr. A. Nichol's Newminster-13 to 1
taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Constellation—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. J. Clark's Marlborough Buck
50 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's 800-40 to 1 taken
to 75/.
1,000 to 20 agst Mr. G. Higgins's Theseus —taken
10,000 to 100 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Lady :Geraldine
colt—taken
5 to 2 laid to Root on the field agst Grecian and Prime
Minister (taken).
A slight decline in the favourite, and an outlay of
moderate amount on the Mountain Sylph colt, Newmin-
ster, and Constellation were the features of the business
on this event.

THE SPRING HANDICAPS.
Only one alteration has to be made in the acceptances
published by us yesterday. Woolwich should have been
struck out of the Northamptonshire Stakes.

PETITIONS FOR RAILWAY BILLS.

NORTH AND SOUTH-WESTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY.

Yesterday the standing orders wer;decrared to be
complied with for making a railway from the Windsor,
Staines, and South-Western Railway at Ealing to the
London and North-Western, near Willesden; proposed
capital, .50,0001.; to borrow, 16,6661.