The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-22 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
The betting on the last great handicap of the season,
which stands for decision to-morrow, has now assumed a
more settled appearance. Last week Weatherbound, from
a reported favourable trial with William Day's horses, came
with such a rush that she was soon installed first favourite,
which position she still holds, notwithstanding the large
sums of money intrusted to Prelude, the intended of John
Scott's stable. The field will be about the same as the
Cesarewitch, selected from the following:—
Age st. lb.
The Rover 4 8 8 .... S. Rogers.
Cantine (in. 71b extra) 4 8 1
Summerside
Mdlle. de Chantilly 6 8 0 Quinton.
Lady Trespass (in. 31b ex ) 3 7 10
Killigrew
Moorcock
Dulcibella
Winton 3 7 2
Nunci a
Prelude 4 7 1 .... Charlton.
Ripon
Stampedo
Sir William
Ticket-of-Leave
Weatherbound 3 6 10 Adams.

Maid of the Mist 4 6 9 Grimshaw
Sutton
3 6 3 " • Whiteley.
Contadina 3 6 7 Drewe.
Fravola 3 6 6 Bottom.
Optimist ..
Maggiore
Dartmouth
40
Golden Pippin 3 6 6 T. French.
Brassey 3 6 4
Cavriana
Heiress
Sermo
Feodorowna
Little Dick .. 3 5 7 .... Midgley.
Roesia ..
The Rover has too much weight. Maggiore is likely to turn
out the Simon Pure of the American lot, and it would not
astonish me to see Mr. Ten Broeck perform the same feat
as he did with Prioress in the Cesarewitch of 1857, when
his colours were borne successfully past the chair after a
dead heat with Prioress, El Hakim, and Queen Bess; and
in the same race in the following year he was again nearly
successful with Prioress by rimming a dead heat with The
Brewer for second place, only being beaten by Rocket for
first place by a short head. Whether Optimst or Maggiore
carry the money, one of them is almost certain to be in the
first three, if not the actual winner. Fravola will,
it appears, be the selected of Wolcott's stable.
The filly has great speed, but the distance will
be too far her. However, she will run well. Contadina

11 represent Fyfield; and if she only run up to her Oaks
form, where Avalanche only beat her by a neck for second
place, she will be troublesome to the favourites. Mdlle. de
Chantilly, Nuncia, and Angelo have arrived, and will re •
present the French interest ; but which may be their
selected, or what may be their prospect of success, I have
not the means of knowing. Of Godding's four Golden
Pippin must again be the sheet anchor of the stable, and
she will greatly improve on her Cesarewitch performance.
The Tupgill representative will be Sir William, who is
made to get this particular course ; but he is little favoured
in the weights, the Admiral having handicapped him very
closely with Ripon and the Rising Sun. These three, it
will be recollected, had at Manchester the inish for the
Union Cup (one mile and a quarter) to themselves, the
Rising Sun beating Ripon by a head, Sir William being
third, a head from the latter. The Rising Sun had then
41b the best of the weights with both his antagonists, but
he is now made to carry equal weight with Ripon, and
both give 21b to Sir William. There is little to boast of in
any of their subsequent performances. but as they all pos-
sess fine speed, I expect to see the trio acquit themselves
respectably; and more improbable things have happened
than that one of them should be telegraphed the winner
on the afternoon of to-morrow (Tuesday). The Whitewall
stable will have two dangerous representatives in Pre-
lude and Benbow, on the former of whom I place the most
reliance. The Ashgill stable is numerously, if not strongly,
represented. Lady Trespass, instead of giving 151 b to
Dulcibella, now meets her at a difference of 71b only, and
Moorcock runs with her at a difference of llb instead of 91b,
whilst to Sutton the Cesarewitch winner has to accord 151 b.
The latter, when the handicap appeared, was thought to be
so "well in," that the public at once "jumped on," but
their ardour soon cooled, and when it is considered that at
Manchester he was a long way behind the trio above enume-
rated for the Union Cup, receiving 61b from his stable com-
panion Ripon, and that subsequently at the same meeting
Sir William beat him cleverly, giving him 81b, it must be
admitted that the four are handicapped to a nicety. Sutton's
only success was over Flash in the Pan at the York Spring.
Meeting, but he has greatly improved since, and is likely
to turn out the best of Osborne's. The distance will be too
• far for Thunderbolt, though he may perform respectably.
Ticket-of-Leave, though not a very brilliant performer, has
run more than once respectably, and now " in" on
most favourable terms, he must have a great chance.
Weatherbound, with 6st 101 b, is not favourably " in," her
best race being with Avalanche at the Epsom Spring Meet-
ing, where she was beaten by a head, Fravola finishing
within a head of her, each carrying 6st 101 b, and the dis-
tance being a mile. In the Oaks Contadina finished a head
only from Avalanche, consequently Weatherbound, Fra-
vola, and Contadina are bound to finish close together. The
former suddenly jumped on Thursday forenoon from an
outside place to the rank of first favourite, owing to a re -
- port gaining credence that she "cleaned out" all the Wood-
_ yates division. If so she must be " dangerous."
Killi-
grew, if at the post, will run better than he did in the Cesare-
witch, as he could have been much closer at the finish, but
was not persevered with. Brasseythas been occasionally
nibbled at. He was banked for the Derby, and with his
light weight he ought to have a good outside chance.
The only others amongst the light division that I have
any fancy for are Cavriana, Dartmouth, Little Dick, and
Roesia; and if an outsider accomplish the overthrow of the
favourites, I think it will be Roesia. The following half-
dozen will produce the winner :—Roesia, Golden Pippin,
Prelude, Weatherbound, Maggiore, and Sir William
and, by way of anticipating the judge's fiat, I will place
them in the following order :
ROESIA
GOLDEN PIPPIN 2
PRELUDE ...

For the 200 sovs Sweepstakes on the Abingdon Mile,
Diophantus will scarcely run after his exhibition last wesk,
and though high the prices given for Cante and Pagoda,
neither have quality sufficient to compete successfully with
Russley, the newly-named colt by Oulston out of Phemy,
who will thus again add another rich stake to Mr. Merry's
long "tot" of two year old winnings.
To the All-aged Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, and
2:5 if declared, &c., on the Bretby Stakes Course, there
were originally 15 nominations, 5 of whom declared. Every
age has its representative, still I doubt if the field will reach
half a dozen, to be selected from Thormanby, Thunderbolt,
Walloon, Brown Duchess, The Rover, Jingling Johnny,
and M. Philippe. The four former, having each won
this year 400 soya, are penalised 41b. The contest is
likely to lie between Thormanby and Brown Duchess,
and as the former will have to give the filly 291 b., she must
have my confidence, the distance being three-quarters of a
mile only.
Tlawiglay'o list is equally well Ailed with stakes, of which