The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-24 00:00:00

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STARES.
6to 1 agst Forager (taken)
7to 1 agst Royal Sovereign (taken)
10 to 1 agst Simple Simon (taken)
12 to 1 agst Monk (taken)
20 to 1 agst Tommy Noble (taken)
100 to 6 agst First Lord (taken)
100 to 8 agst Claire (taken)
100 to 6 agst Old Robert (take 20 to 1)
100 to 3 agst Audrey (taken)
EARL SPENCER PLATE.
Bto 1 agst Zitella (take 10 to 1)
10 to 1 agst Hefty (taken)
100 to 7 agst Aetteon (taken)
100 to 7 agst Red Eagle (taken)
100 to 7 agst Spicebox (taken)
100 to 8 agst Venus filly (take 100 to 7)
20 to 1 agst Theodora (taken)
20 to 1 agst Marseillaiso (taken)
ALTHORP PARK STAKES.
7 to.. 2 agat Walloon taken)
4 to 1 agst Big Ben (taken)
sto agst Morella (taken)
10 to 1 agst Polyolbion (taken)
10 to 1 agat King of Kent (taken)

TWO THOUSAND.
sto 2 agst Buccaneer (taken)
4to 1 agst Wizard (taken)
Bto 1 agst Lupullus (offered)
11 to 1 agst King of Diamonds (taken)
100 to 6 agst Plum Pudding (taken)

DERBY.

9to 1 agst Umpire (offers to take)
50 to 1 agst Lupullus (offered)

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-FRIDAY.

•
The return of those subscribers who had been at War-
wick, and the near approach of the day (Tuesday next)
upon which the great Northamptonshire Stakes will be
contested fir, caused the Subscription-rooms to be nume-
rously attended to-day, and much importance, no doubt,
will be attached to the quotations made up at the close of
business. Forager for the Stakes was not so firm, 100 to
15 being currently offered against him, without producing
any great manifestation in his favour. The lion of the day
was unmistakeably Royal Sovereign, who would have been
supported for money at any advance upon 9 to 1, and those
gentlemen disposed to lay that figure found very little
difficulty in doing trade. Tommy Noble, Monk, Simple
Simon, and Old Robert were firm at their quotations.
Claire seemed to be out of favour, and Rattlebone,
Man-at-Arms, Pitman, and Uncle Ned became quite
friendless.

The Chester Cup betting, although not marked by any
great outlay of money, was nevertheless significant. Long-
range advanced to 20 to 1 taken freely, Apollyon was in
some force at 22 to 1, Gaspard declined to 20 to 1 offered,
and 1,000 to 10 would have been laid against either The
Greek or Uncle Ned, and 100 to 6 was offered against Mr.
Thomas Dawson's lot. The following twenty were backed
against the field :—Lifeboat, Promised Land, Longrange,
Herne, Tame Deer, Satellite, Breiver, The Squire, Blue
Ruin, Petra, Apollyon, Viatka, Birmingham, Indepen-
dence, Traducer, Newcastle, Arsenal, Timandra, Blue
Jacket, and Gaspard. For the Two Thousand Gitineas
Stakes Lupulus declined to 7 to 1 offered, and 3 to 1 was
currently offered on the field. The Wizard would have
been backed at any advance upon 4 to 1. 10 to 1 was
offered against Hetman for the Spencer Plate, and 100 to 8
bar one. •

CLOSING PRICES.

NORTH/111E1'0/48111*E STAKES.
100 to 15 agst Forager (offered)
9to 1 agst Royal Sovereign (taken)
100 to 7 agst The Monk (taken)
100 to 7 agst Tommy Noble (taken)
100 to 7 agst Simple Simon (taken)
100 to 7 agst Clare (taken)
100 to 6 agst Old Robert (taken freely)
100 to 6 agst Rattlebone (offered)
100 to 6 agst First Lord (taken)
20 to 1 agst Philomel (offered)
100 to 3 agst Pitman (offered)
100 to 3 agst Man-at-Arms (offered)
50 to 1 agst Professor Dick (oft
50 to 1 agst. Uncle Ned (offered)
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
100 to 3 agst Professor Dick (taken)

CIIESI ER CITP.
15 to 1 agst Viatka (offered)
20 to 1 agst Longrange (taken)
20 to 1 agst Gaspard (offered)
22 to 1 agst Apollyon (taken)
25 to 1 agst Tame Deer (offered)
100 to 3 agst Herne (offered)
100 to 3 agst Squire (taken)
10010 3 agst Lifeboat (taken freely)
40 to Lagst Odo (taken)
50 to 1 agst Sir William (taken)
100 to 1 agst The Greek (offered)
100 to 1 agst Uncle Ned (offered)

TWO THOUSAND.
3to 1 agst Buccaneer (offered)
4to 1 agst Tho Wizard (take 9to 2)
7to 1 apt Lupulus (offered)

:ORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE-

MENTS.
On the 7th inst., at 12 45 p.m., Athlete out of the Grand
National.

On the 19th inst., at 9 a.m., Predictor out of the 30 sows.
Plate at Warwick Spring.
On the 19th inst., at 9 a.m., Zitella out of her engage-
ments at Warwick Spring.
On the 19th inst , at 10 a.m., Kimpton out of the 50 Bove.
Plate at Warwick Spring.

On the 20th inst., after 6 p.m., all Lord Clifden's horses
out of their engagements at Warwick Spring, Northampton,
and Croxton l'ark,

On the 23d inst., at 3 40 p.m., Ariadne out of the North-
amptonshire Stakes.

REFORM IN HANDICAPS.

It affords us no little gratification to be in a position to state
from authority, that many months before Lord Iledesdale's
Bill was laid before the House of Lords, Admiral Rous and
Sir Joseph Hawley had resolved to submit to the Jockey
Club a proposition to limit the lightest weights in all
handicaps to sst 101 b, at every meeting except Newmarket,
where " feathers" can take no harm ; and that the measure
in question will be brought forward at the first full meeting
of the Club, when wo earnestly hope that so desirable a
plan, which must meet the wishes of every owner of race
horses, will pass into law. The penalty for non-observ-
ance of the rule wi'! be the exclusion from Newmarket,
Epsom, Ascot, Goodwood, and other meetings where the
Jockey Club rules are in force, of all horses that may have
started at meetings where the Jockey Club authority is set
at defiance.—Bell's

DEATH OF MR. JOHN DAY, SENIOR.
It is with great regret wo have to announce to our readers
the death of the above celebrated trainer and jockey, which
took place on Wednesday last after a long illness. Mr.
Day was one of the last links of the old generation, and was
known far and wide by the eminence he attained both in
riding and training horses. By his straightforward conduct
in each of these spheres he acquired the sobriquet of " Ho-
nest John," and was a universal favourite with the chief
noblemen and gentlemen of the turf. The Duke of Grafton was
among his earliest masters, and was one of the first tt,bring
him hit o note. For the duke he wo:: his first Oaks on Oxygen,
and he afterwards carried off that race on Pussy and Decep
tion, and subsequently the Marquis of Conyngham, Lord
Palmerston, and Lord George Bentinek employed him. For
the latter nobleman he trained some years at Danebury, and
trained and rode for him, among other anline's, Crucifix,
winner of the Oaks, Grey M°l-3uB) &o. He also won the
Doncaster St. Leger on Elis for Lord Lichfield, as well as
the same race on Chorister for the Duke of Cleve-
land. For many years he was at the head of the Dane-
bury training establishment, but afterwards relinquished
it in favour of his eldest son, John Day, by whom it is
at present conducted with suck success. On his retirement
as public trainer he became private trainer to Mr. Padwicke,
and brought out for hint the fa e.tens
Virago, who won the
Metropolitan and City and Suburban,
Goodwood and Don-
caster Cups, and other important races. Actor remaining
about two years with Mr. Padwick, he retired altogether
from business, and took up his abode at a cottage close to
Woodyeates, the residence of his son, William Day, and
which he rarely quitted, amusing himself with the horses
that were trained there. He wag twice married, and
leaves behind him a widow and five sons, all of whom are
well to do in the world, In private life he was charitable
to a fault, and in his neighbourhood he will long be re-

The betting in town to-day (Saturday) was chiefly con-
fined to the Northamptonshire Stakes, the outlays upon
which were at times extensive and important. The pre-
cise nature of the transactions will be found on reference to
the subjoined list of closing prices. The only movements
of interest or significance an the Two Thousand and Derby
were the sudden fall of Lupullus for both events, and an
offer to take £9OO to £lOO in one bet about Umpire. The
" knocking-out" demonstratioh against Lupullus was very
decided. For the Two Thousand he receded to 8 to 1,
offered, and •for the •Derbyl he " vanished" to 50 to 1,
offered.