The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-28 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.
No. XIV.
A RETROSPECTIVE GL NCE AT THE LIVER-

POOL SPRING MEETING.

" Now, if you look but closely, you will find
I have the the seeds of judgment in my mind :
The running gives at least a glimmering light;
The lines, though traced but roughly, are drawn right."
POPE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Brat—Although Lincoln commenced the compound
!Ilixtare of the legitimate and leatler flipping as early as
the 6th of the present month, yet it was but a prelimi-
nary flourish to the great ingo of Liverpool, which
within the last eight and forty hours has become a matter
of history. The Liverpool Spring Meeting of 1851, though
not able to show such large fields as in some of those
Years now sunk on the shores of time, yet could boast of
Ile attendance, I think I may affirm, bey all
sPree.edeot, most exciting coo tests, and some little
1)i Med speculation. The Spring Cup attracted eleven
fathe post, one more than I Expected, and
llrnislied a good race to the distance, with
h pity, Doubt, Baroness, Panope, and Caurire; here,
..,/ever, matters changed; the three last were disgusted
with the pace, and accordingly cut it; Unity and Doubt
:eat on in company to half-way up the distance, when
• was evident to all, that the three-year-old Unity, the
:tighter of Anti-Repealer and Tabitha Bramble, was
a.,11173ing easily, which she did by two length; thus vela-
',f4og the remark I made in the note No. 11, that though
ic-Peubf seems to be the crack, I very much DOUBT
"'tiler he can give Unity nearly 3st. notwithstanding the
earl
-Y • d '
04 Perm of the season, and the length of the course
til..7lliles)." This observation WAS founded, to some
:assent, on the forward state of the youngsters this year,
attributabie to the hitherto remarkable open state of
weather, the resort to " the straw " this winter hay-
been more the exception tsan the rule. In last
~,I,ldftra note I planed " Caurire first, Unity second,
if' Doubt third;" this was not very far out, but in
nec)nclaras I took Unity as the absolute win,
, Placing Caurire (fourth), and Baroness
Ira) next best in my estimation. I ex-
, tateta that there would be a larger field
Itte Grand National Steeplechase than mustered at
' starting-post, but as twenty-one came to the scratch,
40
one can complain on that score. For this important
areo I selected Farnham and Fugitive, on the strength
w, • their public performances, and the latter for
Awat she had done in private likewise, e dreaming
4t What I heard in the City concerning little
the first-named
• mit! correct, and that he was amiss. I placed unlimited
radonee in the pair, expecting one or other, bar acci-
h:utss to pull me through for a certainty. How I la-
Wiii,ted under such a delusion with respect to Farnham I 1
up I explain in a few words i—my Irish correspondent in-
4-41c;ted me that Farnham and Sir John were the best
114-111 quarter, the former certain to beat the latter;
be 413' regular correspondent (who, it may be remem-
%reds led mo astray on the Lincoln races by stating
/,11 some mystery hung over Nancy, and that
kiduld better pass her chance over without coll-
ar:440o) on Thursday week certified (after a
were) to me that both Farnham and Fugitive
wi doing good work. That he was correct
ut respect to Fugitive I am well aware, but as to
Itlrlthara, that was all humbug, as I know too well now
et: too late; however, I'll take care this game don't
ttr ag I for will at once do with them and one or
•*, heed
of myrregular correspondents what has lately
. 11;e4 done with the Ministers of these realms—make
era resign their posts; and I have but little doubt that
ra:lief.. who trust to my pilotage will benefit soon and
h7rially by this change in the sporting Ministry of
th San. The public must have observed, how, within
ittat three or four we, ks, I have in a way unusual to
-,-.410 Ordinary tactics, tacked about several times in a
es
manner. This has been caused by the
0470 skies of the gentry mentioned above; it will not
NT4 again ; it will prevent me from laying
042 You to-day my analysis of the Chester
,anwhich shall be elaborately (as its importance de-
To 7 ) examined in the course of the ensuing we. k.
Veeur te, the subject which I had almost lost sight of,
opt Liverpool Steeplechase was well contested by six
fl,_ of the seven animals I selected to form the first
• trt at the finish (Farnham being the seventh), five of
kdlll
e,o,zA.bd-el-Kader, Maria Day, Sir John, Rat-trap,
sozeiPPerary Boy—passing the judges' chair first,
.se-
, ! third, fourth, and sev,ntb. Fugitive, when going
looking like a winner, came down a burster,
tshtPping Bradley, and, from the stiffness. of the pace,
,2!ig her hors-de-combat at once; Maria Day's post-
tie"to the final struggle, convinces me that had Fogi-
10::'ePt on her pins she must have been the winner or
ir°l a neck or half-length, nothing else. It was a
21Nlid finish between Abel-el-Fader and Maria Day,
former only just nicking it by a long head.
InaY as well remark, betore concluding this speech
ultr4 the throne—i.e., my desk—that the new order of
ga upon a much more extended scale, as announced
144 V first note this year, will come into operarion
lip itnroe 'lately, and that all rumours or reports
good quarters will be inserted in the notes, as well
' . salt
"observations of myself and correspondents, with
woraind every other intormation useful to the sporting
ltpo that is at my command, as announced in the
4"11' note buforvm,ntioned, No. I.
bexl—Peter Simple (if meant), at 10st. 111 b., must
' kNthlta good thing for the Doncaster S eeplechase, not-
pis' ding that Abd el-Kad&r, British Yeoman, and
ititi,` Day figure in the same race. He ran very well
llst. 71b. up at Liverpool ; if he misses the mark,
" or the other three will hit it.
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
FebHE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
e, 28, 1851.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—YEsrEnDAy.
D"3' few members were in attendance, and business
• - tery flat, admitting of only a short quotation.
CHESTER CUP.
IS to 1 agst Mr. Teeen's Bee sus, 5 yrs, 7st—taken
and afterwards offered
23 to 1 agst Lord Chfden's Wallfl ,wer, 5 yrs, fist—t
tt), to 1 agst Mr. Nichol's Woolwich, 5 yrs, Bst—t
• "" 10 1 agst Lord Enfield's Bee-huntrr,4 yrs, 7st 12Ib
So —taken
• ,0 1 apt Mr. Lister's Nancy, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b—t
"illS was backed early in the afternoon at 13 to 1.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STARES.
14)0
to 90 laid egst Grecian-5 to 1 agst The Moun-
-13 Q 31ph colt—and 10 to 1 agst Storm.
DERBY.
6 to 1 offered on the field
20 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Mountain Sylph colt
to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Constellation—taken and
afterwards offered
luo2o2Sfin,, to
l o 1 agst Mr. J Clark's Marlborough Buck—taken
90 agst Lord Eglinton's Bonnie Dundee—taken
vV4-1,-,14, 150 agst Mr. Greville's Ariosto—taken
'''attLlDO COURSING MEE riNG.—FIRST DAY.
IA ft The Waterloo Cup.
MrA ethics's Forlorn Hope bt Mr. G. Gregson's Dalton.
. `-"
• Graham's Resign .tion bt Mr. Carr's Capacity.
Ves' on's Wee-wee bt Mr. Webb's War Eagle.
11;/.101;zSigh.arpe's Hughie Graham bt Sir St. G. Gore's
enttht,'s Columbus bt Mr. W. G. Barron's Finisher.
er• klohnes's Mocking Bird bt Mr. J. Wilson's The
fi IPP
r.
rotherton's Mot bt Mr. Marshall's Grecian.
kr. 7,46,,,Rway's Symbol bt Mr. J. Brown's Break of Day.
ackworth's Wat bt Mr. J. Robinson',
,V n
''Peord, • .
Blake nd bt Mr. Deakin's Danceaway.
s'e.foti's Staymaker bt Mr. Ellis's Bonnet Blue.
Japhet bt Mr. Barnet's Betrue.
Mr. w•
i 5 Puzzle'm bt Mr. N. Slater's Saxon.
• Wilson's Jamie Forest bt Mr. J. Cooke's Cerito
.
Jebb's Voltig-ur bt Mr. Simson's Cairncorse.
Uncertainty bt Mr. E. i'ay lor's Lucy Neele.
k*ritGb Ties—Forlorn Hope bt Resignation, Hughic
at 144:11,1 bt Wee-wee, Nist bt Uncertainty, Stay make
bt Voltigeur bt Jamie Forest, Mocking Bird
, utabus Wat Tinlin bt Symbol, Japhetbt Puzzl'em.
Waterloo Purse.
4-"u'a Wicked-eye bt Mr. W. G. Barron's Blazilla.
'•
Nli• tztrshall's Glenalvon bt Mr. Jebb's Clint.
r,e Graham's Writ of Error bt Mr. Deakin's
kr. tor..
114rneted Backward bt Mr. W. Wilson's Willie
thr re'st.
kr. 41 Pr. Gore's Triste bt Mr. Cooke's Chorus.
tr
btk "slewaY's Clydesdale bt Mr. G. Holmes's Money-
e.
Etoswell's The Nailer bt Mr J. Robinson's
kr. -r q-legs.
ti a
Gregson's Neville bt Mr. N. Slater nd Considera-
w

goner are enabled to state, in the most positive
that the reason why Mr. Gladstone refused
ntocjoonin.
sectuVitemplated Cabinet of Lord Stanley, was not i
thit la-t•lee of any disagreement between the Noble Lord and
841,7 Ight Hon. Gentleman on the subject of free trade. Lord
Thci„,l as quite willing to put that question in abeyance.
bitliTis'e reason why Mr. Gladstone declined to enter office
tlittr,"le 'Noble Lord, was a difference of opinion between
felt Oil the subject of the Papal aggression. Lord Stanley
and illrl'aelf bound, alike from his principles as a Protestant,
aidm—is duty as a, Minister, to his Sovereign, to take de-
P 07,1 action in reference to the recent assumptions of the
stet:, kr. Gladstone, on the other hand, would hear of no
• ,Oflt'oueing taken at all to check the aggressions of the Church
Nbl.rar _e' We believe we are correct in stating that the
teiqui lord and the Right Hon. Gentleman were not two
together, before they severally saw the utter impro-
b "3. of their coming to an understanding. - Advertiser.
ktilt'uNlNG AT SODBURY.—The adjourned inquest
eilltedavb°dY of Mrs. Jane Hathway was resumed on Wed-
Kle.lhand again caused intense interest. The prisoners,
• 4itsiouarld of deceased and the girl Caroline Carey, were
kelleepresent in custody, but shortly after the business. Fop-
the f d tile coroner said he did not feel warranted in detaining
ttenterllale 'prisoner further, as there was nothing in the evi-
. tf) ftx guilt upon her. She was then discharged.
0,413:r evnitnce having been given, the jury, after a short
deliberation returned a verdict—" Deceased came by her
Nu. through
poison 01 administered to her by her husband,
for tl,fl,(3bbs Hathwa " The husband was then committed
• i„,114 under the coroner's warrant, for wilful murder.
An con_ il ARWICK, AND IVORCE.TEIt RAILWAY..—
ristifienuence of the official manager, Mr. Wryghte,
.having
to rt
akat ta he intended on Wednesday to ask MasterillichFds
158.,a call upon all those contributories who had received
suare, there was a most numerous attendance of par-
• 01,4:rested. After a long hearing, the Master observed
auiri at had passed confirmed him in his intention of re-
athe ~i3g some verified report as the basis of his proceedings.
.‘"atter was eleven . • eventually adjourned to Friday, March 21,
lu t
tid
goolnirlider:egrt
ittnohg: t evidence might be brought forward.
Lo tns.--.")fficial manager in respect to various subjects dis-
hes addressed a letter to the
• flah,r." of Pontefract and the adjacent district, in which he
it4;iriss both surprise and regret that he should have been
itit'7,l,l_erainetion against his friend Mr. Lewis)+, and at the
wmt be made tin subject of 4 mortifying defeat.