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

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-
tries will be found Post Tempore, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b; The
Baroness, 5 yrs, Bst 9lb ; Witchcraft, 4 yrs, Bst 41b ;
Nutbrown, 4 yrs, 7st 12lb; The Calculator, 3 yrs, Est
81b; Guardsman, 3 yrs, 6st 51b; Nancy, 3 yrs, Est 51b;
Heart of Oak, 3 yrs, 6st 51b; 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 yesrs old lot; but as some sort of mystery
is hanging over Nancy, I must pass her chalice by, and
take Post Tempore or Heart of Oak, the latter for
choice, to pull ma 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
Southern last week) have proved correct, I shall once
more venture into the lists on the Lincoln Handicap
Steeplechase of 20 sous. 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, 1 Ist 21b; Victim, list; Lucy Neale, lOst 11Ib;
Peter Simple, lOst 101 b; 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 ...
Isaac

... 1
... ,2
• • 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, Bco..
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
February 4, 1851.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
10 to 1 agst Vain Hnpe
12 to 1 aget Abd-el-Kader
100 to 8 agst Maria Day
20 to 1 eget Rescue
25 to 1 agst Maurice Daley—taken
25 to 1 apt Half• and-half
CHESTER COP.
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'e The Flying Gout—taken
freely
25 to 1 aget 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 Rusaborough—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Padwick na Brother to Dough
,000 to 25 aget Major Pitt's Vampyre—taken and
afterwards offered
,000 to 25 aget 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 Ducean-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 agst 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 HANDICAP.
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 agat Mr. Gratwicke's Hesse Homburgk
DERBY.
11 to 2 agst Mr. Howard's Grecian—taken and after-
wards offered
13 to 2 agst Mr. Halford'a Prime Minister—taken
12 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Mountain Sylph eolt
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 agat Mr. J. Clark's Marlborough Buck
50 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's 800-40 to 1 taken
,to 751.
1,000 to 20 agst Mr. G. Flißgins'a Theseus—taken
10,000 to 100 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Lady :Geraldine
colt—taken
5 to 2 laid to 300/. 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.