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

COMMENCEMENT OF TIIE RACING SEASON

OF 1851.

" I do love RACING, 'Us a noble sport,
'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.
SIR, —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-
tries will be found Post Tempore 5 yrs, Bst 121 b; The
Baroness, 5 yrs, Bst 91b ; Witchcraft, 4 yrs, Bst 41b ;
Nutbrown, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b; The Calculator, 3 yrs, Est
81b; Guardsman, 3 yrs, Est 51b; Nancy, 3 yrs, Est 5113;
Heart of Oak, 3 yrs, Est 511); and filly by Red Deer, 3
yrs, 6st 21b; the remaining six are of no account. Post
Tempore seems to have the pull over The Baroness,
Witchcraft over Nutbrown, and Heart of Oak and Nancy
over the three years old lot; but as some sort of mystery
is hanging over Nancy, I must pass her chance by, and
take Post Tempore or Heart of Oak, the latter for
choice, to pull me through in my first attempt on the
flat 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 sovs. each, h ft, and only sif de-
clared, &c , over four miles of capital hunt-
ing ground. A small but rather crack field
will be found at the starting-post, consisting of
Isaac, list 21b; Victim, llst; Lucy Neale, 10st 111 b;
Peter Simple, lOst 10Ih ; Vengeance, lOst 41b; and one
or two others. According to previous running (barring
accidents), it ought to be a close race with the lot, but
some one must have a pull, yet, I cannot fancy it will
be either of those (Victim and Vengeance) backed at
Tattersall's yesterday; considering the peculiarities of
the country, and the heaviness of the ground, judgment
says it will come off in favour of Isaac or Peter Simple;
probably thus:—
Peter Simple
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 horno, denominated the Sporting World.
On Friday next my " notes and notions " on the
Northampton• Handicap.
I am, Sir, yours, &0.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
February 4, 1851.

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SPO RTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
10 to 1 agst Vain Hope
12 to 1 agst Abd-el-Kader
100 to 8 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 agat Mr. Treen's Rhesus
18 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Italian
20 to 1 agat Mr. J. Brown's Haricot—taken and
afterwards offered
25 to 1 agat Lord Caledon's The Flying Gout—taken
freely
25 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Montague—taken
SO 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 Rimborough—taken
40 to 1 agat Mr. Padwick na Brother to Dough
1,000 to 25 agst Major Pitt's Vampyre—taken and
afterwards offered
1,000 to 25 agat 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. Herbert's Spot—taken
1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Lawson's Caurire—taken and
afterwards offered
2,000 to 20 apt Mr. Kemp's Sprite filly—taken
Betting—Haricot was backed for 2001. or 3001. 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 1 and 1,000 to 30. Rhesus and the Italian were not
in demand. The betting on the whole was brisk.

METROPOLITAN IYANDICAP.
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. Howard's Grecian—taken and after-
wards offered
13 to 2 agst Mr. Ralford's Prime Minister—taken
12 to 1 apt Mr. Osbaldeston's Mountain Sylph eolt
12 to 1 agst Mr. A. Nichol's Newminster-13 to I
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/.
110,
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too 2100
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colt—taken
5 to 2 laid to 3001. on the field agst Grecian and Prime
Higgins Theseus—taken
Minister (taken). eathcote's Lady :Geraldine

A slight decline in the favourite, and an outlay cf
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.