The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-30 00:00:00

LONDON,

SPORTING NOTES.
No. CXXXV.
TO-MORROW'S RACING AT NEWMARKET.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin,—Wednesday's list is more or less a skeleton
one, four events not having closed as yet ; beside these,
it sports three stakes and three matches; none of them
of any great account with the exception of the Third
Triennial Produce and St. Leger. The St. Leger will
be contested by Croupier (Butler), Midas (Norman),
Merry Peal (Maroon), Fochabers (Rogers), and perhaps
Artisan; MERRY PEAL or MIDAS, as I have ob-
served before, the wiener, with Croupier third, and
Fochabers next. The field for the Second Triennial
Produce Stakes will be composed of Exotic filly, St.
George, Sir Hercules colt, Cranberry, Utrecht, Clelia,
Mickleton, Valentine, and Abdallah. As the Goodwood
party seem determined to withdraw one, if not both their
horses, in case they should miss the mark, which it stems
pretty evident they will do, I must give CRANBERRY
or Clelia, the former for choice, the palm of superiority.
The Granby Stakes will attract the following to the
post :—Toga filly, Sophistry, filly by Cotherstone, out of
Virago, Freedom, and France; the race will lie between
the last-named three, FREEDOM or FRANCE for choice.
The Post Match for 300 soya. between. Lord Derby's and
Lord Exeter's respective trios, will of course result in
the victory of the former's Longbow or Meeanee colt.
Lord Clifden's Strongbow will just beat Lord Glasgow's
Knight of the Garter, at least that is my opinion. The
other match between Sir J. Hawley's Songster and Mr.
Hughes's Sophistry, will, as I observed before, be
won by the cherry. colour of Fyfield, if it comes to a
race. The movements on the CESAREWITCH have
of late been somewhat queer, horse after horse
rising rapidly in the market, and then as expeditiously
falling; this of course can only be accounted for by
the large acceptance and the numerous field expected at
the post. Lord H. Lennox's Veiled Prophet—'yclept
in days of yore the Khortsssan's dam colt—now heading
the Cesarewitch betting list at 11 to 1, probably is the
most extraordinary elevation of the whole lot; for no
sooner were the weights out than he sprang from 100
to 25 to 1, everybody thinking—and with good reason,
too—that a four years old by Gladiator, with sst 81b
ou his back, must be something atrociously bed if not
capable of beating the Cesarewitch field at their respec-
tive weights; he, however, has been considerably higher
than his present price, having at some of the list houses
reached 6 to 1, and at Tattersall's has been backed as low
as 8. The Grand Duke at the same price as Mokanna
divided the premiership with him yesterday for the first
time, and bids fair to become a greater favourite; he,
however, in my opinion, stands no chance of carrying
off this great stake. Hippolytus, andlwith some cause, was
yesterday supported for a good sum at " the corner," and
in the City, advancing him to 12 to 1 at many of the
houses. Trichstress and Darkie are dangerous animals,
and must not have too many liberties taken with them;
their respective prices are about 20 and 22 to 1. Cham-
pion actually finds supporters at 35 and 40 to
1; how anybody on earth could back such a
horse for this race I cannot conceive; with nothing
on his back he could not win. Several others
who have figured off and on in the market
I shell make a point of glancing at at some future time.
Ono move in the Subscription Room yesterday, though
to a great extent expected, was the scratching of New-
minster for the Cesarewitcb, and his immediate rise to
the leadership of the Cambridgeshire horses. Prime
Minister was in strong request, notwithstanding the
advance of the last-named horse, 14 to 1 having been
taken freely. If my past Derby's quadrupedal choice
should be in fine fettle on the morn of the Cambridge-
shire day, it would not surprise me in the least
were he to go home in a canter. Nancy
I neither fancy for Cambridgeshire or Cesarewitch. Mr.
Nichol seemed determined to startle the sporting public
at " the Corner" yesterday; for in addition to his
scratching Newminster for tho great Handicap of the
Second October Meeting, he disposed of his brother in
next year's Derby also, by there and then scratching
the once so much thought of Norham.
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
Sept. 30, 1851. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.