The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-05 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

The result of the City and Suburban Handicap has in-
troduced two new candidates for the Two Thousand and
Derby. Alpenstock, the winner of the former race, will
perform better in the Two Thousand than the Derby, as
he will not bo able to stay the long and severe course at
Epsom ; but The Drummer, who won the "Metrop " in a
common canter, will stay every inch of the journey,
and it is just on the cards that he may emu-
late the great victory of Caractacus, when he
snatched the Blue Ribbon from John Scott's favourite,
The Marquis, who had previously won the Two Thou-
sand in a common canter. Knight of the Garter is become
lug a great favourite for Cestrian honours, and deservedly
so; and with all his weight he must bi with the leaders
at the finish, if not the actual winner. Birthday and Bird-
seeker are loth worth investing on for places. The
former has escaped the s:b penalty he would have in-
carrel if he had been place I second for the City and
Suburban Handicap. The Thirsk Meeting commences
to-morrow. The Mowbray Stakes looks a good thing for
Caliipce c r Siege Train, and the bowerby for Clarion.- tte.
King's Crus,4, who is engaged in the principal rr.co, viz.,
the Thirsk Handicap, will iu all probability be reserved for
the Chester Cup, and in his absence I shall look to Vis-
cJunt or Pretty John to supply the winner. Tho Crox-
ton Pack Meeting cc:mimetic s on Wednesday, and is
generally well patronised. The Granby Handicap will
no doubt produce a good race. The best of those left '.n
are Knight of the Garter, 5 yrs, 13st (including 71b esti()) ;
Alpenstock, 3 yrs, lOst 31b (including 11►tb extra); the
gelding by-Romulus out of Attack, 5 yrs, lOst 21b (taciud-
lug 71b extra); the gelding by Vedette out of Vixen, 5
yrs, 9st 121 b (including 41b extra); Make Haste, 4 yrs,
9st 131 b; and _Lancet, 3 yrs, Sat 10Ib. Knight of the
Garter, with his welter weight of 13st, will represent me.
The Park. Plate looks a good thing for Acaster or Astra-
can, and Miss Gratwicke or the Vedette g should win the
Cup. There are two or three other small meetings this
week, but they had better be left alone till their numbers
are hoisted, as several have more,important engagements
next week.

A FRESH RAN.

RACING FIXTURES.
APRIL.

Ludlow 15, 16
Eastbourne l9
Lewes 20 21
Curragh ...20, 21, 22
Croydon... 22, 28
New•uuirket Ist Spring
26, &c.

T hirsk '6, 7 I
liungerford 6, 7
Lichfield 6, 7
Cambridge
Croxton Park .. ' 8
8
Streatham 8, 9
No ermarket Craveu...l2, ere. I
Kuighton... l3, 14 i
MAY.

Chester l, 5,6, 7
Egliuton Hunt 6, 7 I,
W i uchester ll, 12
York _ 11, 12 I

Doncaster 13, 14
\Yost Drayton. l7, 1.8
Bath 18, 19
Aiancheater l9, 90, 11

Baldoyle 2nd Spring 11, 12 Croydon 19, '2l
St. Albans 13,14 Harpenden 2l
I Salisbury l3, 14 Epsom Summer .. &a.

JIrNE.
Croydon 2,3, 4 Newcastle 22, 28, 24
Newton 2,3, 4 Oldbam 22
Ascot .....8, 9, 10, 11 Bibury Club 23
Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 1 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26
Windsor 15, 16 Chelmsford
Hampton l7, 18 Sutton Park .....29, 80
Ourragh ~ 22, 23, 24 I

Jl.l I,Y.
Worcester l, 2 Southampton 13, t 4
Newmarket July 6, &c. Reading 15, 16
Carlisle 6, 7 Huntingdon 2O, 21
Pontefract 9, 10 1 Stamford ... l2 23
Hendon . ... l2 I, 13 Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 30
Nottingham l3, 14

AUGUST.

Brighton 3, 4
Brighton Club 5
Lewes 6 7

Oxford
York 24, 25, 26
Plymouth 26, 27

Egtiam lO, 11 I Scarborough .30, 31
Wolverhampton lO, 11 1 Derby Summer ...31, Sep. 1
Windsor 12, 13 I Weymouth 31, Sep. 1
St. Albans 17, 18 1 Canterbury ..... ....31, Sep. /
Stockton lB, 19, 20 I

SEPTESIBER.
Warwick... 7, 8 I Hampton 2l, 22
Burragli (Royal) 7,8, 9 1 Western (Ayr)........22, 23
Abingdon 9, 10 I Hendon 23, 21
Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 1 liontnouth....... ......... 23, 24
Richmond 21, 22 1 Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, &c.
Lichfield

OCTOBER.
Bedford 5, 6 1 Cheltenham l9, 20
Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 1 Curragh l9, 20, 21
Leicester t 8 I West Drayton 2l, 22

. .
Bromley 7 8 I llereford
Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. 1 Monmouth 23, 24
Chelmsford Li 20 Newmarkwt H'ton ...25, &c.
I
Kelso 19 20

NOVEMBER,

Harrow
Worcester

..2' 3
I 4;Huron Mint 6, 7
3, Liverpool

St. Albaus

5, 6 , Shrevisbury ..... . 15, 16

STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES.
APRJL.

Croydon 22, 23 I Go. Louth & drdeen 27, 28
Di 4Y.

Limerick Hunt 4 I St. ..11bans . 13
Egnuton Hunt 7 1 1.4' 'at Drayton...—. 1.

JULY.

Kin gbbury

oOrolErt.

Bromlvy

7 I Wend Drayton. "1, 2.
.N jvEmBEIL

Woroesti,r 2,3, 4 Shrow.bury 15,
Harrow 2 3 1 Lc: tniugtuu Gaut ...,23 cite
Lverpoot '/, 10, It, 12

COURSING FIX PORES.

AUGUST.