The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-14 00:00:00

NOTIONS FROM NEWMARKET.

The fielders were "in for it min" at tpsom. With
one exception only the favourites won every race, 'and
book-makers perhaps are acarely of opinion that the one
turn which they got over, the City and Suburban, was
good enough to deserve another. The hostility which
Hospitality encountered for that event was inexplicable,
and the good men and true whom I saw s% eager t 9 lay
completely deceived me, and made me believe that .the
Stable was not in' eatne3t. Others were equally-mis-
taken, and " slipped it in" to Hospitality with, a deter-
mination. which -nearly drove the horse completely out
of the betting. The party, however, placed, strong
faith in the superiority of Hospitality, but to prevent
accident they backed him coupled with Ellirmire, with
whom he had been most satisfactorily tried,4and with
whom it was said he had run a dead hPat. A nicer made
horse than Hospitality I have never seen ;..be won his
race easily enough, and it will be a poi animal
indeed that can beat him for the Chester Cup. His
party, it is reported, won upwards of 10,0001. on the
race, Messrs. JaCkson, Hargreave, and W. Robinson
being the principal winners. Fisherman ran •a game
horse, and it was the opinion of many good judges that
he would not have been beaten had not sn much use
been made of him during the race. This opinion, how-
ever, I do not entertain, for unquestionably. the best
horse not only won, but achieved success with evident
ease. St. Hubert got so bad a start that of course it is
impossible from his performance to form..atry .correct
.judgesent -on his present rains -pretensions.' Still I
scarcely believe he would have been amongst the first
three had he "got off" on advantageous terms. His
• wner was doubly disappointed' by the bad start, for not
only was his chance♦ of whining, nut the opportunity of
obtaining a line with St. Hubert, to Measure the capa
bilities of his three-year-olds, was also lost.
Last year Cannobie appeared a huge over-grown
dromedary of a hofse, but he has thickened and improved '
to a wonderful degree. My scepticism as to his superi-
ority was removed as soon as I saw him, for I never be-
held a more mnagefficent specimen of the cheval pur.
He stands at least sixteen hands high ; still his legs
seem short, but his back appears as long as a church.
lie hag, too, magnificent shoulders, and in my opinion
he is the very beau ideal of a Derby horse. The mo-
derate quality of the animals which he encountered for
the Metropolitan renders it somewhat difficult to form a
correct estimate of his powers. Notwithstanding, how-
ever, the disadvantages of a bad start, he galloped away
from his opponents without an effort, and won in a trot.
His action, although somewhat high, is long and sweep-
ing.
,A rumour obtains that Mr. Merry has purchased,
Cannobie, it is said, for 2,000/. ; but this report I am
disinclined to believe. If Lord John Scott has really'
sold him, I should be induced to think that Mr. Lawley,
who won a good stake on the "Metrop," is the purchaser.:
Cannoble's performance for the Metrop was not so
g )od as that of Hospitality for the City. Notwith-
standing the force with which Meldleton was brought,
into the market at the last moment, I am inclined to.
regard his running with suspicion. Sure yto take the,
line afforded by Bobby Taft's running for the N)r,,h .
amptonshire Stakes as a criterion, Middleton ought to'
have been before Winkfield.
Smack obtained only the barren honours of thins;
place. This horse is said to have been one of Went-'
worth's trial horses, and that the crack beat him in a.
canter. To possess a chance with Cannobie, however,'
he ought to have left him out of sight.
A morning, redolent of all the sweet and fragrant in-`
tluences of the season, tempted the few turfites located at
Newmarket to take ari early stroll over the breezy,
downs, and to ,watch the rnatutinal performances of the.
high-bred cattle. As I am writing the sound and the
whistle of the Special is heard rousing the inhabitants
to temporary stir and excitement. A few minutes pause,
and the stillness of the streets is disturbed by the rattle
of cabs and flys. The bustle and stir caused by the in-
coming visitors is, however, merely transient, and within

ten minutes of the arrival of the train the town again
became quiet. Heavy clouds are gathering, but bright
patches cif bliie still visible, and•despite ther-s-barp
shower of rain which h pattering against my window,
the skiey influences augur favourably for a sunny genial
week.

The programme presents many attractive " feetures."
The Burwell Stakes is the principal event to be decided
on Tuesday, but the interest which it, might have ex-
sited has been destroyed by the probable appearance of
Cannobie amongst the starters. Cock of the North,
however, who will concede him only 6lbs. for the year
has been freely backed, and some pa ,ple seem induced
to believe that Mr. Merry has really become the pur-
chaser of Cannobie, and intends to reserve him for the
Derby, and let the Cock of the North represent his in-
terest. My opinion on the reported sale of Cannobie is
stated above. Should he start, I shall expect him to
follow up with success his Epsom achievement. Still,
Mr. Merry Lad a horse in the trial with Cannobie, and
ought, therefore, to possess a goo l line by which to
measure his horse's chance.

Vengeance and Boer perhaps present the best titles to
notice for the Craven handicap. Of the light weights
my preference is for Piccaninny.

Fly by Night is reported broken down ; hence the
opposition which he encountered on Saturday for the
Two Thousand and Derby. Should this report be true,
I must look to Waliner to carry off the Column Stakes.
Expectations are, however, entertained that Fly-by-
Night will visit Newmarket.

The Newmarket Handicap is likely to bring out a
larg,re field. Siding, Fisherman, and SinaP,k stand fore-
racist in my estimation. Of the top weights my prefer-
once is for Defiance. Should I gather any scrap of in•
formation of value I will place it, atnongit other
rout-
term, before the reader on Wednesday.
Newmarket, April 13. A FRESH MAN.