The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-03 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

A LETTER FROM LEAMINGTON.
Mr. Merry certainly "kept the word of promise to the
ear but broke it to the hope," if I understand that very
trite and not over explicit quotation. With a programme
presenting a long array of stakes, an average day's sport
was anticipated ; but the fields dwindled into nothing,
and the racing was scarcely good enough to excite inte-
rest or sustain curiosity. There was, however, the de-
feat of Quirce by Lady Tattoo, and that incident put
bookmakers in a good humour, otherwise they would
have been sadly chopfallen. After all, too, they didn't
find speculation very profitable ; and to one genuine
backer of horses there were twenty layers. Quince is
unquestionably only a moderate horse. Lady Tattoo
was under suspicion until the morning of the race, but
her owner having laid heavily against the favourite, and
not being able to get out of his money, he bad no other
alternative than to run the mare for bis book. Imogene
cut up badly, and if I am not deceived she is in foal.
Mr. Sykes was as usual third. He will get nearer one
day, when opportunity serves. That game colt Gem ma
di Vergy won the Castle park Stakes easily enough at
the finish, albeit M.D. seemed at one time about to
make a close race with him. Olympus won twice, and
although he was the favourite each time, the ring was
not displeased at the good fortune of his plucky and po-
pular owner.

By the way, an accident occurred in tho first race ;
but it was not, I am rejoiced to state, of an alarming
character.

People are on the tiptoe of expectation about the
weights for the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire. They
will in all probability not be published until the end rf
the week.

Now to redeem my promise to give a few brief notes
on the " Doings at Derby."

Mr. T. Marshall, jun., is endeavouring to render
things pleasant, and to counteract as ftr as possible the
disadvantages which arise from the clashing of the first
day of the meeting with the last day of the Warwick
fixture. Of course, until certain engagements are run
out at Warwick, it is impossible to arrive at a satisfac-
tory conclusion as to the probable result of some of the
events.

For the Nursery Handicap, M.D. and Mongrel attract
my attention. According' to Yorkshire Grey's running
with Lady Tatton at Stockton, his chance for the Trades-
mens' Plate certainly seems somewhat formidable. I
shall therefore stand the Grey ; but should he be beaten,
St. Clare may be the winner.
Cannobie will win the Foal Stakes if be goes fit and
well to the post. In his absence Bay Hilton may pull
through.
For the Chatsworth Stakes I shall select Whitelock
and Lucy Lockit. If Oakball were to oppose Gamma
di Yergy for the Chatsworth Stakes, the race would be
peculiarly interesting. Under any circumstances, I shall
stick to the game "Jemmy."
Leamington, Tuesday Night.

A FRESH MAN.

Sporting Intelligence.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.

, The betting here continues dull. A few books are
open upon the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire Stakes,
but only upon a limited scale, the layers of the odds
being anxious to see the weights before they cornmenco
operations in earnest. We may remark that, for the
latter event, Good Friday has received c•msiderable sup-
port in this market. To-day, the disposition to back
Quince for the Leamington Stakes grew quite into a
mania, any one attempting to invest upon any horse,
bar the favourite, was met with offers of nearly any
odds; however it happened, as it frequently does in
racing, that this great "pot" was doomed to he bowled
over by Lady Tattoo, who won by three lengths. The
Doncaster St. Leger is seldom mentioned, but less
tl an 2 to 1 would not be taken about either of the fa-
vourites.