The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-17 00:00:00

SPURTING MUTES.

The success of Plougnt;oy in the Great. Northern
and Doncaster Handicaps was a great relief to the
bookmakers. Scarcely any of them ever wrote his
name for either event. Paul Jones, after being
backed for no end of money in the former race re-
mained in her stable, the cry of being forestalled in
the market being the excuse, although he was on
the spot. Bat his 1 arty put the prices down
for the latter race, as if it was all over but
shouting, but. they Lit their fingers, and it served
them right. In any other stable but the dangerous
I)awson's Lord Hawthorn would be at 20 to 1 for
the Derby ; and if it were not known that " his
lordship" had no chance whatever with Pretender,
speculators whoa:: calculations are based upon
public running would be justified in accepting the
abovenamed odds about his lordship, who, it should
be remembered, beat Pretender in the Hardwicke
Stakes at Stockton. Visitors to Winchester
and Salisbury were favoured with fine weather,
except on the last day (Friday). A majority
of the principal bookmakers patronised the
home circuit, where the sport was good, but, like
the northern gathering, nothing particular was
gathered to effect the all-absorbing topic, the Derby.
The bookmakers lost on the meetings at Winches-
ter and Salisbury. Pretender is wonderfully firm,
and despite the backing of Pero Gomez, at a
shade over 3 to J., the Two Thotisand winiaer
held his own at 2 tot, odds *accepted in sums amount-
ing la the aggregate to £l,OOO one day at York. Sir
Charles Legard, at the finish of the week's racing
in the north, took 2,000 to 1,000 in a bet from
Whittaker, about Pretender. At York and Don-
caster there was a disposition to lay against Pero
Gomez. Hostility against Ladas, Ethus, and Thor-
waldsen, at so short a period before the race, is
ominously bad, and signs are given that neither
Martyrdom nor Rupert will become the favourite
their warm supporters anticipated. The "getting
out" by those who have taken liberties with Bella•
drum accounts for the lessening prices taken about
the son of Stockwell, who, if nothing happens to
him at Bath,will even see shorter prices. Mr. Savile
has a great fancy for Ryshwortb, who has improved
wonderfully since his Biennial defeat.

The Bath and Manchester meetings will be the
principal attractions of the week, and at the for-
mer a great revolution in the Derby betting will no
doubt take p!ace. The Beaufort Cup looks a cer-
tainty for Mr. Savile, with either Lancet or Blue-
skin, whichever he trusts. Rhysworth, if be has
any chance for the Derby, should win the Seven-
teenth Biennial Stakes, his most dangerous oppo-
nent being De Vere. Idferon or Captivator are
the two most trustworthy in the Eighteenth Bien-
nial Stakes. The Bath ani Sotaeraetshire Handi-
cap, in the absence of Romping Girl, should be car-
ried off by Ligurian or Judge.
A FRESH MAN.

POLICE I.NTELLIGENCE.-7his Day.

T lIIMES.

AN OBSTINATE WIFE RATElL—ilenry Baker, a pig jober,
was brought upon a warrant charged with deserting his
wife, and leaving her chargeable to the Poplar Union.
Mr Gourtenay, prosecuting officer of the union, said the
prisoner deserted his wife 4ncl child three weeks ago, and
they had ever since been maintained at the expense of the
union. The prisoner was convicted and sentenced to
three months' Lard labour for the abandonment of his wife
and children in 1866, and one month in 1868.
Wa'tun, a,n officer of the court, said the prisoner
preferred hi; pipe and his pot, and spending the
greater part of his time in public-houses to the perform-
ance of his moral and legal obligations, He brought him
from Hackney-reach, where he was attending a pony
race and b?tting there. The prisoner said he would not
rnt.intuila Lis wife, Lo did not like her ; she was a beast, a

wretcb.
Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoner to one months im-
prisonment and bard labcur.

WESTMINSTER.

A PROPESSIONAL BEGGAR—Fanny Cain, & dirty-looking
woman, with three young children, was charged with im-
portuning passengers at Brompton by soliciting alms.
William Donald, 32 B, said he was in Onslow-square,
Brompton, and saw the prisoner go up to people and beg
of them. Ske spoke to several, and be heard her say to
two gentlemen, "Give me a copper or two." lie did tic,t
dee her receive anything.
DoLeadaut renaudod.