The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-05 00:00:00

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SUN OFFIC I?, Six o'Clock.

NEWMARKET RACES.—(This Day.)

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]
CRAVEN PLATE.

Fisherman
Latitude colt .......................................... 2

Five ran.
HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES OF 15 SOVS.
Harry Stanley
Apathy

Four /an.
BENNINGTON STAKES.

1
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..... ..

Forerunner..
Star of the East..
Glenluce colt
Brother to Scandal
£lOO HANDICAP PLATE.

Marauder
Theodora
Royalty colt

Thirteen ran.
RIDDLESWORTH STAKES.
Gourd walked over.
MATCH FOR 3,0001.
Anton beat Kent by a neck.

SPORTING NOTES.

SAYINGS AND DOINGS.

The "Craven" will not be a busy week. Few horses
have arrived, and the " special" brought only a small
accession of visitors. The night is bright, but cold
withal, and the fineness of the weather has induced the
visitors to promenade the street, or to form themselves
into little conversational knots under the shadow of the
New Rooms. The latest rumours are the topics of dis-
cussion, and they are sifted and commented upon with
a warmth and earnestness worthy of the Temple Forum.
The hostility which has been arrayed against Mentmore
for the Two Thousand occupies the attention of one
small group, and some light is thrown ou the subject by
a new comer's stating tbat the horse was tried with New
Brighton on Saturday morning, and found very much
wanting indeed. This new coiner states his conviction
that Mentmore is not worth fourpence. From Mentmore
the conversation is turned to the latest arrivals, and the
antics of Anton at exercise this morning excite some
curiosity. It appears that the horse reared, and popped
the lad who was riding him on to the ground. Anton
got loose, but quietly went up to Alfred Day, who way
on a hack, and (lid no damage either to himself or to
anything else. " Alfred " afterwards mounted him, and
sent him merrily along. The horse seemed quiet
enough, and did not display much of that temper
which the hard work that he went through last
year caused him to show. Before these desultory notes
meet the reader's eye, the great match between Kent
and Anton will be decided. The appearance of Vedette
and Ignoramus is next discussed. Vedette has not lost
that " dot and go one" style of going which charaoterisd
iiirn last year. It iss even said that whilst walking he
limps worse than ever, and that his old complaint,
rheumatism in the feet, grows upon him. After
gallop, however, and when thoroughly warmed, he loses
all his lameness and goes bowling along in that icket-
hal) which distinguished him last year. Ignoramus
is as big, lumbering. and ugly as ever, and his great club-

foot does not improve his appearance.
" How about the handicap horses," suggests a " well-
informed party" in another throng. Then a budget of
good and bad news is opened. Amsterdam has done
no work for weeks. The French horse, Monarqu3, goes
well and looks like staying. Brother to Bird-an-the-
Wing appears soft, and does not seem to care for a dis-
tance. Fadladeen is a big and somewhat unfinished
colt, requiring a good scope of ground. East Langton
is; much improved, and is greatly fancied ; he has gross o
and rounded into a remarkably compact colt. Pavi!iou
is the pet of the Newmarket division. Since the Hough-
ton Meeting she has been scarcely stopped a fortnight in
her work. " Can sh• stay 7" Why, of course, she can
—didn't her race for the Feather Plate, which she ought
to have won easy, prove that 1 Wouvermans has only
just come in; his party fancy him, and he has had no
flash trial this time. Stapleton, too, is mentioned with
favour ; the Dividend filly and others are classed with
the ragged let that could not win if they had only a
tourpenny bit and a railway ticket tied to their tail.
In another quarter the spirit of inquiry is directed
into a new channel. " Many men, many minds," and
opiaions different to those held by one group of loungers
are exchanged and believed by another. Telegram is a
three-cornered horse, and not much improved. Eclipse
has not been seen, but people talk of h.m as if he were

labouring under the Clydesdale epidemic. SMr of the
East hag galloped several times, and is thought likely
to win all his engagements, if Cuarles the Second
do not come which is deemed improbable sad
if the Cymba cult be not sent for from Danebury.
,Vrestler has nut arrived, and Gunboat is scratched for
a'l his engagements this week, so opinions agree that
FiAerman will win the 100 Sove Plate on Wednesday.
Such are the Sayings and Doings which have come to
my knowledge sieve I have been located in this town.
Ab ut a dozen starters are likely to show for the
Newmarket Handicap, a somewhat larger field than this
event has of late years commanded. Monarque, with
Ashman "up," is deservedly fancied by his °ma party,
and the remembrance of his success at Goodwood last
year cause English turfites to regard his cbaoca with
some fondness. For that event he beat a good three-yr-old
like Riseb,r, at 211bs, and he is now called upon to meet
Fadladeen, Pavilion, and Wouvermans—horses certainly
not of the Riseber stamp—on much worse terms. The
question iv, will he be capable of conceding lumps of
weight, not only to the three-yr-olds, but to a four-yr-
eld horse, moderate though he be, like Worcester I
I. must pause for a reply until after the race.
I Expect Monarque to obtain a very forward position,
but I scarcely deem him good enough to win. Fadla-
leen, according to hie running last year, should be a
most dangerous competitor, and East Langton I bold in
high estimation. Of the 3 yr-old horses, my partiality
is for Pavilion ; if she be amongst the starters I shall
expect her to compensate her party for the disappoint-
ment which Eloquence occasioned them last year.
Wouvermans will be again backed by his owner and
friends, but he ran a bad horse at Northampton. I shall
place my hopes in
WORCESTER AND PAVILION;

but should the mare be withdrawn, I shall couple EAST
LANGTOIA with Mr. Hughes's horse.
The 50 cove. Sweepstakes will add another item to the
winning score of Proud Preston Peg ; and Leontes
sill
secure the Tuesday's Riddlesworth. Lord of Lorn is
not expected, and Eclipse will have only Eurydice to
trouble him for the Sale Stakes, for in Telegram I have
little faith. Star of the East is my choice for the Column
Stakes, albeit it is expected that the Knight of
Kars will be capable of making him hide his
diminished head. The roarer Streamer will
win his match, Fisherman the 100 Suva Plate. Rose de
Florence will make Humming Bird sing small, and
Ignoramus ought to beat Kent for Tue Claret Stakes.
Arsenal may, however, be sent for to make up a show
in the race. Costrel will win his engagement on Thurs-
day, and Leontes will come successfully through his o❑
Friday. I shall trust the lame'un, Vedette, for the
Port. The Handicap Plate, A.F., has obtained a nu-
merically strong entry ; from the thirty-two nomina-
tions I shall select Monarque and Misty Morn.
The chances for Catterick do not require calculation,
and the meeting is too remote for me to indulge in a
little guess work at the winners.

A FRESH MAN.