The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-11 00:00:00

BETTING MARKET,

during which period a marked change has occurred in the
positions of many of the candidates for public favour. It is
a true saying and a trite one, "Throw up a straw, and you'll
see which way the wind blows ; " it is exemplified by the
late moves in the betting world. There are certain persons
in that particular sphere, whom, for the nonce, I will call
the straws, though by no means "men of straw," by fol-
lowing whose speculations you may discover which way the
winning wind blows; at least, as they are the representa-
tives of the various stables, their investments show you
which is THE horse destined to run for the small change of
the persons connected with the particular LOT they repre-
sent, which is going a long way towards discovering the
winner; and, singular to say, most of these ambassadors
commence their operations in the City, at the West End,
or, in fact, anywhere but at Tattersall's ; consequently, it
very often happens that THE horse of the stable
for a particular stake, is in the betting in the
City sometimes a week, occasionally a to:tnight bef e it is
heard of at "The Corner." It is in consequence of this hat
I sha'l and do animadvert occasionally upon the Betting
Market, as ihe information must prove valuable to c,untry
if not to town readers. By referring to sever2l of my
early Notes this year, it will be found that the majority
of the animals in the marke s for the - p'ing Handicaps
made their &Lilts in the City. One of the princ;pal moves
since I last touched upon the subject is the advance of Le-
gerdermain for he Northamptonshire Stakes, from twenties,
at which price it was backed f r a large stake some time
since in the City, to seven to I, taken freely at " The
Corner" yesterday ; Cocktxit, then in force at 8 to 1, has
receded to twelves, and is of et ed against at that price ; Cloth-
worker is in fore at fi'te-ns ; and St. Rosal a from 20 has
sprung to 12 to 1; The Swindler and Nutmeg are occasionally
inquired after, and backed at '2O; nothing else in much
request I think Legerdemain and ,:;utmeg are worthy of
support, and that The John O'Gaunt colt (whom Mr. tiorris
had better give a name to, as his pedigree is somewhat
lengthy, say Duke of Lancaster) is well worth a long shot.
One of my fancy nags kenmus) is absolutely first favourite
for the Metropolitan at 12 to 1, the other two (Vampyre and
Fstafette) are quoted 20 to 1 each ; Raby is firm at 12, Gil-
lyflower and Sunrise 15, and Vatican (who'll run well) and
Sauter-la-Coupe at - 0 to 1.
For the Newmarket Handicap, again we have a fancy
City horse (Recruit), who has suddenly sprang from the
outside division to the front, more than 6 to 1 being diffi-
cult to obtain ; The Cutler is quoted 12 to 1, and Quasimodo

16 to I.
Grecian still remains premier for the 2,000 Guineas at 11
to lo agst the field ; Newminster (who will give him his work
to do) being backed eagerly at s to 1; Mountain Sylph colt
at the same price.
Bee Hunter, backed at 6 to 4 for the Port Stakes, will, it
is said, bowl the others over easily.
For the Chester Cup, Rhesus once more is firm
at 10 to 1; The Italian was backed yesterday for
a hundred at 40 ; Wallflower is quoted at the
same figure; Haricot, Montague, and the Black Doctor
at 25 to I ; Lady Evelyn, steady at the earns
figure, and quite good enough, in my, opinion, to beat
the lot; Nancy 25 to 30 to 1; Seaman (said to be a good
thing) at the last-named price; The Knight of Avenel, after
rising again to twenty-five's, has disappeared, forties being
refused; Sir Richard and Woolwich are marked 50; and
Duc-an-Durras and the Prior of Lanercost 66 to 1 each. The
field is very strong; with the exception of Lady Evelyn I
shall plunge among the fifties and sixty-sixes to find the first
three or four in the race. The Derby, with one or two ex-
ceptions, remains in statu quo. The Prime Minister is, as he
ought to be, premier, at 5 to 1; Grecian at the same figure
as before, 6 to 1; the Squire's colt in request at 11 ; New-
minster at 12 ; The Marlboro' Buck, 25 ; Storm (whom 1 bad
given up as a bad spec, on account of his pins, is doing fair
work again) 30 ; Balsamo and Confessor (occasionally) at 40;
Ariosto, same price taken eagerly, and, can it be believed,
several parties are actually nibbling with great zest at hun-
dreds about that misnamed animal Lightfoot.
on Thursday afternoon, with the Hurdle Race,
The Doncaster Spring Meeting commences attwhalo fm-piaslest,ofnoer
which nearly the whole of the acce
Ptad:ces t e Queensland
srt, Wnd.
ing Psyche, 9st 41b; Tally-ho,
t places; and, as I cannot
this four will occupy the forenws
Wharfdale Maid, list each ; aodnat think it very possible
oes at present, I must take
discover which way a lace them thus—
the running for my guide an- p 1
the money g
TALLYO
PSYCHE •••
Wharfdale Maid and Little Queen well up.
For the Betting-room Stakes, 5 fur. 152 yds., Nancy, 3'yrs, •
9st 21b, considered a certainty, odds being laid cn her;
should she miss the mark, Kock Knoll, 3 yrs, Bst 91b, or
Paddy Bird, 2 yrs,will fill the vacuum.
Next on the list is the Doncaster Grand Annual Steeple-
chase, for which I expect Vain Hope, 1I st 61b Fugitive, llst
Peter Simple, 10st 111 b ; Great Western, lOst 51b ;
Bader, lOst 71b ; Maria Day, lOst 31b ; Mulligan, 9st 12Ib ;
Hope, 9st 111 b ; Cadely, 9st 41b ; and perhaps one or two
others, will run. Most of this lot having figured in the
Liverpool Steeplechase, an analysis of their merits would be
superfluous; I shall confine myself to stating, that the firs
flight will probably be composed of Peter Simple, Abd-etl--
Kader, Maria Day, and Mulligan, and that they may per,
chance pass the post thus :
ABU-EL-KAi ER or
PETER SIMPLE
MARIA DAY._
andMULLIGAN The Sheffield Rotherham •-Handicap is a mystery 616'
cult to make anything of, but if Old Claret, 4 Yrs,
7st 12Ib ; or the Deceitful, 3 yrs let 11b can't win, probably
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