The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 25, 1860.

SPORTING INTELLIGEYCE.

NEWMARKET HOUGHTON METING.
THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE Dk.Y.
The tedious delay which occurred before the
horses for the Cambridgeshire were started, and
the late hour at which the race was fixed, precluded
our entering upon any remarks on Tuesday's run-
ning. It was generally agreed tiat a larger
attendance had never been witnessed on the
heath, and a better day's racing was c3rtainly never
enjoyed even atNewmarket. AlthouEh the weather
was mild for the season of the yeti., the atmos-
phere was cloudy, and occasionally small misty
rain fell. The Cambridgeshire never excited more
lively interest, and the fluctuations in the betting
were most interesting and perplexing. Weather-
bound, however, kept her position as first favourite
with extraordinary firmness, ani, all efforts to
shake her were futile. Golden Pippin, who had
been sent to the " right about" overnight, advanced
in the morning to 8 to 1 taken, and Sir William
was backed for such heavy amounts towards the
finish that he threatened to be as good a favourite
as anything, but he subsequently declined to 9 to
1 offered. After Pretendant, one of the French
horses, had won the Fifty Pound Plate over the
Rowley Mile, people seemed to awaken to thB fact
that Mdlle. de Chantilly, who won the City and
Suburban Handicap at Epsom in 1858, might
prove dangerous for the Cambridgeshire, and some
money was invested in her favour at 50 to 1, and a
general rush was made to the new telegraph sta-
tion at the " Turn of the Lands,' evidently for the
purpose of giving the office to London commis-
sioners. Thunderbolt's success in the All-aged
Stakes, wherein he defeated, among others, the
" crack" filly Brown Duchess, brought him into
more prominent notice for the great event, 12 to
1 being taken freely to a deal of money. The
attempts to reinstate Golden Pippin were not
attended with complete success, and up to the
last 12 to 1 was currently offered against her.
Fifty-seven horses were " coloured" on the card,
Dulcibella, the winner of the Cesarewitch,
and for some time a tremendous favour-
ite, having been scratched on Monday night.
Twenty-nine starters were " telegraphed," and
before the horses could be despatched from
the post a most vexatious delay occurred.
Mr. T. Marshall officiated as starter, and not-
withstanding that Admiral Rous went to the post
to add the weight of his authority, several young
jockeys behaved with gross insubordination, and
boldly set all commands at defiance. The Admiral
carefully noted the principal offenders' names, and
they may have cause to repent their bad conduct, as
Lord Coventry intends to bring the matter before
the Steviards of the Jockey Club. More than half
an hour was spent in vain endeavours to get the
field off, and Admiral Rous's expostulation with the
jockeys, and Mr. Marshall's shouts, " Go back, all
of you," might have been heard half over the heath.
Australian Maid, a notorious brute, was one of the
main causes of this provoking waste of time, stand-
ing as still as the equestrian statue in front of the
Royal Exchaege when renewed efforts were made
to effect a start. This mare's propensities are so
well known that bets of 2 to 1 were offered in the
ring on her being left behind against winning, and
those who offered this odd wager were in the right;
for when the flag fell the Maid could not be per-
suaded to move till after the horses were half way
home. John Osborne was most unfortunate with
his lot, as three out of the four, Feodorowna, Moor-
coek, and Moorhen, •mere left so many lengths in
the rear that their chances were at once extin-
guished. Weatherbound, the winner, was one of
those which got away on indifferent terms, but she
made up her ground at every yard, and at the site
of the old Duke's Stand, Contadina, Maggiore, Sir
William, Roesia, and Summersido, who had been in
front, were beaten, Weatherbound and the French
outsider, Mdlle. de Chantilly, having the race be-
tween them. After a tremendous " set-to," which
caused intense excitement in the betting ring,
the favourite won by a head only, Heiress
singularly enough running third, as she had
done in the Cesarewitch. Mdlle. de Chantilly
is supposed to be partly the property of the
Emperor Napoleon, and it is contemplated by a
society of French sportsmen, who will also repre-
sent Imperial interests, to have a training establish-
ment in England for international encounters.
Maggiore, the American mare, ran well, but had
not the heart to finish up the hill. A general be-
lief was expressed that Mdlle. de Chantilly would
have won easily had she been in the hands of an
" artist," and Fordham, who had no mount in the
race, the French party afterwards found to their
chagrin might have been engaged. Weatherbound,
the winner, and Dulcibella, the Cesarewitch vie-
tress, are both mares, and both, curiously enough,
exchanges out of Newmarket stables. She was
sold when. a yearling for a sum under forty guineas
to Mr. John Daley, trainer, of Newmarket, who
subsequently exchanged her under certain condi..
tions for a very bad mare called Hebe to Mr. T.
Brown, of Lewes. Mr. Brown afterwards gave
her provisionally to Mr. Swindells, who so far
" looked a gift horse in the mouth " that he was
almost disinclined to accept the present. The mare
was sent to William Day's stable after the Cesaie-
witch, and having had a most satisfactory trial
with Dulcibella, the betting is easily explained.
She was ridden with great nerve and judgment by
little Adams, who wore the same cap and jacket as
had won the Cesarewitch. The great winners are
Mr. F. Swindells (whose successes this season are
without parallel on the turf), Mr. W. Day, Mr. J.
Parker, Mr. Armstrong, and Mr. C. Perry. The
party connected with the stable were most san-
guine, and the trainer told all those who saw her at
exercise on the morning of the race that her defeat
was impossible.