The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-08 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

"THE SOUL OF WIT."
Frost-bound as I am, I have merely an opportunity
of sending some rough notes on the first day's racing at
Doncaster. On Tuesday, however, I shall be enabl dto
give ray notions on thing; past, present, and to come, in
fall. Jack Frost will sorely disappoint those persons wbo
calculated on a great meeting at Doncaster, for he must
have confined many of the youngsters that were a fe w
weeks ago in active preparation for the Hopeful Sakes
to their straw beds. Still a large number of t wo-year-
olds are likely to go to the post for that event, and Mr.
Parr may b 3 more successful with Stockham this year
than he was with Peregrine last.
The certainty of a start only would be sufficient to
induce me to trust the two light weights—Wouverman's
and Gammoner for the Handicap. Artillery and Cul-
cavy are the only names that attract my notice for the
Chesterfield Plate.

On Monday night I shall be located at Doncaster
whence I will send the sporting gossip of the past week
for publication in The auda of Tuesday.
A FRESH MAN.
Liverpool, March 6.

LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING—SATURDAY.
THE STEEPLECHASE DAY.
Handicap of 50 soya. Winners extra. T.Y.C.
Mr. T. Cliff's Old Tom by Melbourne, 4 yre, Bst 31b
(inc. 51b ex.) (Snowden) 1
Mr. Tempest's Knockburn, 2 yrs, sst 111 b (Pritchard) 2
Mr. Whitworth's Leakothea, 3 yrs, 6st 61b (Peacock) 3
Betting-2 to lon Old Tom, 3to 1 agst Leukothea,
4 to 1 aget Knockburn.
Won by two lengths; bad third.
The Grand National Steeplechase Handicap of 20 soles.
each, h. ft., with 100 added. The second so save his
stake. Winners extra. About four miles. 62 subs., 22
of whom declared.
Mee Capel's Little Charley, aged, lOst 71b (W. Archer) 1
Viscount Talon's Weathercock, aged, 11 st 71b
(Mr. Edwards) 2
Mr. Craven's Xanthue, aged, llst ...... ...(F. Balehin) 3
The following also ran :—Morgan Rattler, Conrad,
Escape, Claudius, Abd-el-Kader, Joe Graham, Tree-
lhery, Lough Bawn, Black Bess, Little Toro, Harry
Lorrequer, Glenamour, and Moire Antique.
Betting-4 to 1 each agst Treachery and Lough Bawn,
5 to 1 agst Little Torn, 12 to 1 each agst Little Charley
tad Morgan Rattler, 20 to 1 each agst Escape, Black
Bess, and Abd-al-raler, 25 to 1 each agst Weathercock
and Moire Antique, 33 to 1 each aget Xanthus and Joe
Graham. Knight of the Shire was declared not to
start at 2.30 p.m.
Conrad ran away in front, his immediate followers
being Harry Lorrequer and Xenthue, the others running
is pretty close order, but shifting and changiag placss
continually as they made for Valentine's Brook. The first
nisbap occurred to Abd-el.Kader, who fell soon after
starting, and Claudius and Glenamour shortly after-
wards refused, and were out of the race. The field was
still further diminished by the falling of Escape, Joe
Graham, and Moire Antique. Little Tom got his foot
into a grip, and came down, although young Land was
;oon up and at work again. As they progressed along
.;he Canal side, Harry Lorrequer showed in advance,
but was soon repassed by Conrad, who went on with a
itrong lead to the artificial brook, and was followed past
the Stand by Little Charley, Xanthus, Harry Lorrequer,
Weathercock, Lough Bawn,Treachery, Morgan Rattler,
and Black Bsss, nearly in the order named. Little Tom
again came to grief at the above brook, near the Stand,
and was soon afterwards puled up. Conrad led the
way over Beecher's Brook the second time, and
Treachery, who was lying pretty well up, cut her heel
eadly soon after landing. At the Canal turn Harry
Lorrequer was numbered with the fallen, and Lough
!lawn about the same time dropped away beaten. At
the last fence but one before crossing the lane Conrad
gave way, and Little Charley and Weatherceck went
ahead and raced tog4her to the distance, where the
weight told upon Weathercock, and he compounded.
Little Charley then came away and won in a canter by
four lengths ; Xanthus was a bad third ; Morgan
Rattler finished still further from 'Menthes; Conrad
trotted in fifth. Nothing else passed the post.
Me Sefton Handicap Plate of 50 SO VP., added to a sweep
stakes of S sous. each, 3 ft. The second to save his
stake. Oae mile and a quarter. 22 subs.
Sir. E. H. Clark's Tandermulin, 5 yrs, Sat (Bates) I
Air. Whitworth's Leukothea, 3 yrs, ro st 11Ib (carried
lit 121 b)
lir. Tempest's Ferndale, g yrs, 4st 121 b (car 4st 131 b)
(Crook) 3

Betting-10 to 1 on Vander=lin
Won by two lengths ; half a length between the second
and third. --

WARWICK SPRING MEETING.
Weights for the Sseeplechase. Forfeits to ba declared
by Tuesday next, the 9th instant.
Age st lb
Little Charley a 11 10
Knight of theShi►e a 11 7
Weathercock a 11 2
row Moody
Minor a 10 2
Bourbon a 10 8
Escape
iting
Romeo
Ben Lomond a 10 0
Jean du Quesne a 10 0
diuerva a 9 13
Forest Qieen a 9 12
A.bd-el-Kadsr
A lthorp
Nlabratta
\lain
Western 6 9 6

Age st lb
Lough Bawn a 9 6
Lilford
Hindoo
Miss Harkaway 5 9 2
King Cole mare._ 6 9 3
Comet 6 9 3
The Huntsman 5 9 3
Goldhill
Black Bess a 9 0
Colonel
' Nicholas
Aldershot
Toosey
Battle a 8 13
Banjo 6 8 12
Savage
Eontglearm er e
Pt
a 10