The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-10 00:00:00

TILE

SPORTING NOTES.

No. XXXII.

SCRAPS FROM NEWMARKET.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—The race for the Column Stakes yesterday did not
end exactly in ti,e manner I thought it would, but it was
very early doing so; the horses that I selected to fill the
three first places did accomplish that feat, only, instead of
Ariosto's being first and Payment second, as !diced in my
N,,te4, they reversed the order of things; but Merry Peal
Was absolutely third. Payment won very easily, and at
once and for ever extinguished Ariosto's Derby pretensions;
and at the satne time established her right to an equal fa-
vouritism with Aphrodite and Iris for the Oaks. She is
evidently in ber spring form of last year, and " come
what will, come what may," she, like unto the
mighty mower of human grass, will fly through
the roughest day. Teddington was brought out for tt e
2, 0 sous. Stakes, and found so many admirers,
after achieving a ridiculously easy victory over Midas, that
he was forthwith elevated to the rank of second favourite for
the Derby, at 8 to 1 ; he has much improved on his last
year's form ; but, in my opinion, is barely good enough to
win the great event of the present year. The betting on the
Heath during the afternoon underwent some important
changes in additon to Teddington's sudden advance for the
Derby. The Black Doctor and the Knight of Avenel at 10
and 15 to 1, and the colt by Gladiator, out of Khorassan's
dam, at 20 to t, were in considerable force for the Chester
Cup; as was Constellation at 13 to I for the Derby. For
the Port Stakes to-morrow I have reason to believe that
Officious will not run ; in consequence the race will lay entirely
with Beehunter and The Knight of Avenel, and although
the former is such an immense " pot " for it, it would
by no manner of means surprise me to find
The Knight the winner. The latest betting (up to half-
past twelve this day) is as follows :—Port Stakes-6 to 5
on Beehunter, sto 4 agst The Knight of Avenel. 2,000
Guineas-5 to 4 agst Grecian, offered; sto 2 agst Mountain
Sylph colt; 7to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's lo'. Chester Cup-
-10 to 1 on the field ; 15 ,o I agst os night of Avenel ; l e to
agst The Italian ; 20 to 1 agst Gladiator colt ; 25 to 1 each
agst Hesse Homburg and Woolwich. Derby-6 to 1 agst
The Prime Minister, offered ; 8 to I agst Teddington ; 8 to 1,
17 to 2, and 9to 1 laid to a large amount agst Grecian (this,
after the enormous extent of pepper administered lately,
looks queer); 15 to / agst Constellation; Marlborough Buck
not mentioned.
Mem.—A report has been in circulation for some time past
that Lady Evelyn is in " queer-street," and that she has
been put to the stud ; the re;:ort is not altogether without
foundation, but rumour, as usual, has considerably embeL
fished the actual state of the case. I shall return to the
subject next week.
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am, Sir, yours, &c.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

April 10, 1851.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.—WIDNESDAY.
Subscription Plate of 501., for three yrs old, 7st ; four, Bst
71b ; five, Bst 91b ; six and aged, 9st 21b. T.Y.C.
Colonel Peel's Longinus, 4 yrs. (Flatman) 1
Duke of Bedford's Newport, 5 yrs ... (F. Butler) 2
Mr. Etwall's Knight of the Thistle,3 yrs ...(Hammond) 3
The following also ran :—Mr. W. Edwards's Prima Donna,
3 yrs (Sharp)—Mr. Barnes's Sotterley, 6 yrs (Rogers)—Mr.
Batson's Abderhaman, 3 yrs (J. Mann) - and Lord Exeter's
Clelia, 4 yrs (Norman).
Betting-2 to 1 agst Newport, 7to 2 agst Sotterley, 4to
1 agst Longinus, and 5 to 1 agst Clelia. Longinus made all
the running, and won by a length. Run in 1 min. 17 secs.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for three-yrs-old colts, Bst
71b ; fillies, Bst 31b ; the winner to be sold for 2001. First
half of Ab. M. (5 Subs.)
Mr. Delamere' Forlorn Hope (Bartholomew) 1
Mr. Barnes's Trinket ......... ......... .........(Chapple) 2
Colonel Peel's Black Sea (Flatman) 3
Mr. Ramsbottom's Alboni
Mr. Combe's Naptha.-... ...... ......... ...(J. Marson) 5
Betting-2 to 1 agst Trinket, sto 2 agst Forlorn Hope,
and 3 to 1 agst The Black Sea. Forlorn Hope made the
running, was never caught, and won in a canter by three
lengths, Run in 52 secs. The winner was claimed.
Sweepstakes of 200 goys. each, h ft; for colts, Bst 71b; and
fillies, Bst; winners extra. D.M. (7 Subs.)
Sir J. Hawley's Teddington, Sat t 21b ( 51b extra) (Marson) 1
Lord Exeter's Midas, 9st 21b (inc. 91b extra)...( Norman) 2
Betting-8 to lon Teddington, who waited to the cords,
and won in a canter by a length. Run in 1 min. 53 secs.
The Column Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft; for three yrs old
colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 41b; those by untried stal-
lions, &c., allowed 31b; both 51b. R.M. (26 Subs.)
Mr. Delamere's Payment, Bst llb ..(Bartholomew)
Mr. Greville's Ariosto. Bst 41b ......... . ...... (Flatman) 2
Sir J. Hawley's Merry Peal, Bst llb (J. Matson) 3
The following also started :—Mr. Howard's Christina, Bst
41b (A. Day)—Mr. Batson's f by Venison, out of Lady Sale,
Bst llb (Sly)—Col. Peel's f by Slane, out of Palmyra, Bst
41b (Rogers)—and Mr. Mare's Hatherton, Bst 41b (W.
Abdale).
Betting-2 to lon Ariosto, 7to 1 agst Palmyra filly, 7to
1 agst Payment, and 7to 1 agst Merry Peal. Merry Peal
took the lead on starting, waited on by Ariosto, the Palmyra
and Lady Sale fillies; this lot remained in advance to the
bushes, where Ariosto took up the running, which he carried
on at a good pace into the bottom ; Payment, who laid off in
the early part of the race, then joining issue, quitting him
half way up :the cord, and winning easily by two lengths,
Merry Peal a bad third. Run in 1 min. 51 secs. Payment
coughed repeatedly before starting, and was not backed by
her party for a shilling.
Handicap Plate of 50/. for three yrs old and upwards. A.F.
Lord Clifden's Sagacity, aged, 7st 71b (Chapple) walked over.
BETTING AFTER THE RACES.