The Sun.
London, England, 1869-10-11 00:00:00

DOINGS OF THE “CRACKS."

Sunshine has been doing remarkably well for her
Middle Park Plate engagement, and she will be sent to
the post in the bloom of health and condition. During
the week she has been taking a good gallop of a mile
with Sunlight each morning, after some fine healthy cen-
tering exercise, Idstone sometimes leading them. The
Russley heroine never went or looked better in her life,
and should she be sent to do battle for the important
race next Wednesday, of which there seems little doubt,
she will be fully prepared for the struggle.
Kingcraft has been taking regular exercise during the
week, and appears to have felt no ill effects from the
severe race ho had with Normanby. On Wednesday
morning Matthew Dawson gave him a good spin over the
Middle Park Plate Course with Atlantis, Wheat-ear, and
Lady Betty, and the crack moved in grand style, pulling
up sound and full of go. His admirers may rely on his
perfect condition, so that whatever the result of his per-
formance, should he run on Wednesday, no excuse can be
offered for him on that score.

The Catherine Logia colt is fully prepared for the Middle
Park Plate, and is now very fit and well. During the
week he has been having good exercise with others of the
team, doing his work in capital style. On Friday morn-
ing he had a spin of fully a mile at a rattling pace, led by
Chapel Royal.
Frivolity and Mantilla have been doing about the same
amount of work as the Ketherine Logie colt, and they
participated in the gallop of yesterday, referred to, both
running with great freedom from end to end. These smart
fillies are in beautiful condition, and for whatever race
they may be required, they will render a good account of
themselves.

Alaric will be the probable representative of the French
stable for the Blenkiron trophy, and he has been doing a
lot of good work during the past ten days. On Wednes-
day morning 3fasaniello was the mentor in a rattling gallop
Across the Flat of a mile, Chancelier, Bourgogne, and
Annexion accompanying them, and the youngsters all
went in good form, and pulled up sound. Yesterday
morning Alaric took a half-speed gallop of a mile, and
then galloped on the tan with Nelusko, Perry Dawn, and
ConsuL

Coutts and Baron, stable• companions of Kingcraft, have
been doing a rare amount of work during the week, the
first-named having a rough-up spin with the Biondella
filly on 3donday. The pair have been galloping together
each morning, and on Wednesday, led by Glenfalloch,
they were taken a mile at a smart pace. Both are suffi-
ciently forward to make their &but, which they probably
will do in the Middle Park Plate on Wednesday.

Mahonia has been doing good steady work, and will in
all probability run in the Middle Park Plate. She has
sometimes been led in her gallops by Midsummer, but yes-
terday she took a smart spin by herself.

Moonstone and the Mentmore Lass colt have also been
rattling along as if they would be soon wanted, and both
are fit to run.

Carfax did not leave Newmarket after fulfilling her en-
gagement last week, and she has been doing good mile
work each day. She is remarkably fresh and well, and is a
certain runner for the Middle Park Plate.

Macgregor has been doing an average amount of work,
but he is not so forward in condition as either of his stable
companions, Sunshine and Sunlight.
IlAWTHOßNDEN.—Notwithstanding the rumours that
this colt has been amiss, he is, on the contrary, very
well indeed, and a certain runner for the Middle Park
Plate.

Cherie has undergone a most careful preparation, her
experienced trainer, Matthew Dawson, being evidently
determined not to leave a stone unturned with the Cesare-
witch favourite. Every day sho has done steady work of
two miles, generally accompanied by Poetry. Our cor-
respondent speaks of her as looking wonderfully well and
striding along with great freedom.
Cecil, during 'the week, has done a lot, of good work,
consisting of some smart cantering and rattling two mile
gallops. Surney, Laird of Scotland, and Skirmish have
been leadiig him, and with the last-named he bad a
fine spin on Wednesday morning, pulling hard from end
to end. Cecil is looking and going in splendid form, and
he has plenty of followers, who insist on it that with all
his weight he will nearly win the Cesarewitch.
Lopez, another Epsom candidate for the Cesarewitch
has been galloping each day since he returned from New-
market, and appears perfectly fit for the great race on
Tuesday.
Birthday has been rattling along in the most resolute
style, doing good two-mile gallops, led by the lona colt,
Vale Royal sometimes joining in half way and conducting
him the concluding part of the journey at a good pace.
Birthday is in splendid condition, and his trainer is very
confident that ha will finish in the first three on Tuesday.

TARABAN. —This horse will represent the Whitewall
stable in the Cesarewitch, and he has had a steady pre-
paration for the race. During the week his work has
consisted of good gallops of close upon two miles, and on
Wednesday, in addition to this, he had a five-mile sweat,
led by The Rejected. Our correspondent speaks of him
,favourably, so far as his appearance and condition go.
Gondolier, since he was knocked out during the "First
October" week, has been absent from the French string of
horses at exercise, and it was generally supposed he was
lame. Yesterday, however, he came out, and with Auguste
galloped the whole length of the tan at a good pace, pul-
ling up apparently sound. Ills appearance, it may be
imagined, created a sensation anything but agreeable to
those who had taken liberties with him.

Provider has been galloping strongly, every morning
with Vortigern, and yesterday the spin was at a good pace.
lie is sure to see the post on Tuesday, and, so far as con-
dition is concerned, there is nothing to interfere with his
chance.

Marquis of Carabas during the week has been galloping
steadily by himself over quite two miles of ground each

morning.

Wildbad, after baing a supposed non-acceptor for the
Cesarewitch owing to an absurd blunder, will after all
run for the race, and his name now figures in the quo-
tations. He had been leading the quondam favourite,
the Miss Peddie colt, in his work up to Wednesday
morning, when the last named broke a blood vessel. Wild-
bad will, therefore, in all probability now carry the Baron's
colours.

Sister to King Alfred is also engaged in the Cesare-
witch, and she may run as well as Wildbad, as she has
done an average amount of work for some time past.
The Miss Peddle colt, as mentioned above, broke a
blood-vessel on Wednesday, and since then he has not boon
out.

Tasman and Martinique hive done good work during
the past week at Newmarket, and both are wonderfully
fresh and well.

Gaidener has been galloping more than two miles each
day in good business-like btyle, and the old horse looks in
blooming health.
Acaster, on the other hand, is in good work, galloping
freely from a mile and a half to two miles.
Romping Girl and Blinkhoolie have been rattling along
each day, their spins being generally of about two miles
in extent.
Royal Rake progresses very favourably, and never shirks
his work, his gallops being taken at a smart pace.
Miss Gratwicke and Vanickha are both very fit for any
engagement, having taken good two mile gallops with
Wellow.

Typhoeus continues his Cambridgeshire preparation
most satisfactorily, and ha i a rattling good gallop with
Typhon of a mile and a half in extent, and at a good pace
all the way.

Defender is doing real good, work at Lambourne, and
breasts a hill of somewhat the Cambridgeshire character
like a lion.

Far Away has been taking good sharp gallops of a mile
and a half, and is perfectly well. By the Cambridgeshire
day she will be in superb condition.
Lammermoor (late Conrade), whose name has recently
appeared in the Cesarewitch list of quotations, has not
being doing very strong work, his gallops being restricted
to a mile and a half at a moderate pace.
Nancy, the Australian Cesarewitch mare, is also at
Lewes, but during the week she has been taking only can-
tering exercise.—Sportsman.

- _
LITERARY.— Gen. W. S. -Hillyer, the only sur-
viving member of Gon. Grant's first staff, pußrposes writing
the life of the late Secretary of War, Gen., Awlins. —Mr.
George W. Childs, of the Philadelphia Le dyer, is at the
Astor House, and Mr. John Robson, of the London
Morning Advertiser, at the Metropolitan Hotel, New York.
The Hon. S. S. Cox denies tlt3 authorship of a letter
which appeared in the London Tim:sh,ienhotvery flattering
to Mrs. Stowe and the Beechers, hada
3i
en attri-
buted to him. It was writtenfrom Paris by bewrritoefr
Congress, and numerous are the conjectcu.r,:sinwhpoatrnimee
can be. As there were but few M. t the
time he is likely to be discovered, and already the idea is
propounded that F. W. are the proper initials.—The Rev.
Samuel H. Elliott, author of "Rolling Ridge," " The
Parish Side," "Dreams and Realities," "New England
Chattels," and other works, recently died in New Haven.
The Sation, criticising a poet's work, spoke of it favour-
ably, but ended by stating that the author was a poor paet.
Whit had been written was "good," but by some means
the word changed into "poor." An error of the same
sort in that most carefully corrected paper appeared about
the Rou4 Table, by which the writer was made to say the
very reverse of what he did say. An American paper ob-
serves: - Uutli.r a difference—like an error noted in an
old volume-- For ['i ek. re:.(l white.' Read, rs of news-
paper 3 should always like the s when puzzled, hold
ineomprenensilde Ftateuu•nts • under consideration' until
the nest issue."—The October number of the Atlantic
:Ito:ably contains an interesting article on the Pennsyl-
vania Dut4n—Antit Dickinson returns from California
with a lecture on the Chinamen, entitled "Down Brakes,"
and another on Salt Lake, as "De Prof mid is." —Mr Henry
W. Raymond, son of the late editor of the Daily Times, has
as. a position on the editorial staff of that paper.

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MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

ROYAL VISIT TO THE CITY.

it is now placed beyond question that, if the state
of her health will allow it, the Queen will be present
at the opening of the Holborn Viaduct and the new
Blackfriars Bridge. The wishes of her Majesty will
be definitively made known through the Premier to
the Civic authorities. The day for the ceremony will
probably be Friday, the 6th, or Saturday, the 6th of
November. After all, therefore, the honours of the
events may not be lost to Mr. Alilarman Lawrence,
M.P.