The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-09 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER
MEETING.
THE CESAREWITCH.

In all respects this has been a very remarkable handicap.
It is tho fashion among a class of sporting writers to say
this of every big event that comes off in the year, but there
is a good deal of truth in the assertion now made. In the
first place, it has been remarkable for the number of " dark"
favourites—" mysterious" horses, as it is the fashion to call
them, simply because people know nothing about them.
Honesty, tßlinkhoolie, Armourer, and Mon tgoubert can
show little or no public form, and yet they have been
backed by the public, at different times for largo sums;
and, secondly, and more remarkable still, we have seen a
horse in a field of 27 runners, over a course nearly two
miles and a half, and with a boy up, start at 2 to 1.
The retirement of Honesty from the position so long
held of first favourite on Saturday last, cleared the way
for Mr. Chaplin's Blinkhoolie, who came with a great
private reputation and the support of a largo body of the
public, in addition to the heavy investments of his owner
and friends. His breeding has always made him a very
popular horse with the multitude, who would back a slug
if related to the celebrated Queen Mary, and as Blink-
hoolie is the last of the stock there was additional reason
for their affection. His performances as a two-year-old
were good, and, though not out this year, ho has been en-
tered for some of the large handicaps, and invariably
" nibbled at" as soon as the weights appeared. For some
time his stable madeno sign for this race, and many doubts
were expressed as to the horse starting, so great were the
difficulties in the way of money, and so large the amount
of " forestalling" Mr. Chaplin had met with. But yester
day the doubts were all removed, and from 6 he sprang to
3 to 1 and 5 to 2, and last night to 7 to 4, and finally, as
we have before remarked, the unprecedented price of 2 to 1
was taken, and taken freely before the start.
A most unnecessary lengthy card of 12 events compelled
us to begin racing at 11.40. Why so many races aro
crammed into a day when the Cesarewitch is the be-all
and end-all of every one's hopes and fears, only the autho-
rities can explain. No one cares for the £5O Plates and 10
soya Sweepstakes, which draw out the programme with
anything but a lengthened sweetness, but there seems an
inexorable law from which there must be no departure,
and so we nearly get tired of racing to-day before the
great event comes off. There was nothing else but the
Clearwoll, and as that was a foregone conclusion for Blue
Gown, it excited but little speculation, and as the time
drew on for the 27 runners to proceed down to the other
side of the Ditch, it was hailed as a relief. Blinkhoolio
was still favourite, only instead of taking 7 to 4 2 to 1
might be attained, and the "mysterious" Armourer, who
has been all along the bete noire of tout and tipster, finally
came out in his true colours, and left off second favourite at
6to 1. The race, fully described below, needs no remarks
from us beyond the fact that the two favourites proved
themselves non-stayers, that Julius was always in the front
rank, and, to the astonishment of oven his backers, quitting
his horses in the Abingdon Mile bottom, sailed in an easy
winner by four lengths--a performance which, only having
been once done before by Faugh-a-ballagh, stamps him as
an extraordinary horse. It is true, the form behind him
might not have been so good as in that year, but Julius
won with so much in hand, and so strongly confirmed the
Leger running, that he has every claim to be considered
the second best of his year.
Tho weather was very cold for the time of year, but fine.
The attendance showed a falling off, we thought, from
that of last year.

A Handicap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, for three year olds and

upwards ; Ab.M.
Lord G. Manners's Marmite, by Newcastle, 3 yrs, 7st 71b
(F. Arnull) 1
Mr. Mackenzie's My Love, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b ...(Cameron) 2
Mr. W. S. Crawfurd's Tight Fit colt, 3 yrs, 7st (Mordan) 3
Sister to Strafford, Oberon, and Ganymede elso ran.
Betting-2 to 1 agst My Love, 100 to 30 agst Mar-
roite, and 5 to 1 each agst Tight Fit colt and Ganymede.
My Love got away slightly in advance of the Tight Fit
colt and Sister to Strafford, and made play to the brow of
the hill. Hero Marmite, came through and, obtaining an
advantage in the next half a dozen strides, won a good race
by a head ; My Love defeated Mr. Crawfurd's colt by half
a length for second ; Sister to Strafford was fourth, close
up; Oberon and Ganymede cantexed in fifth and sixth.
Match. T.Y.O. 100, h ft.

Lord Westmorland's Indian Star, by Sabreur, or Under-
hand, 4 yrs, 9st (Goator) 1
Lord Conyngham's Westmorland, 2 yrs, Est llb (Butler) 2

Ratting-11 to 10 on Westmorland.
Westmorland cut out the work to within half a dozen
strides of the chair, when Goater came with a rush and
landed Lord Westmorland's colours a head in advance.
A Selling Handicap of 10 sovs each, for two year olds and
upwards ; T.Y.C.
Mr. Beadman's Knight of St. Michael, by Knight of St.
Patrick, 4 yrs, Bst (Clements) 1
Mr. Faulke's Paris, 6 yrs, 9st (Fordham) 2
Mr. Pryor's Artesian, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (French) 3
The following also ran:—Camellia, Rustic Beauty, Sky-
light, Katie, Jasmin, and Buckenham's dam f.
Betting-100 to 30 agst Paris, 4 to 1 each agst Knight
of St. Michael and Artesian, and 8 to 1 agst any other.
Won by a short head.

The Town Plate of 50 s9vs ; throe year olds 7st 71b, four
Bst 71b, five, six, and aged Bst 121 b;

Duke of Newcastle's Sweet Anne, by Knight of Kars, 4
yrs (.(Daley) 1
Mr. De La Co's Q.C., 3 yrs ............ .
') 3

Mr. Ambory's Greenhorn, 3 yrs (Kenyon.
Claverhouse and Giload also ran.
Botting-5 to 2 each agst Sweet Anne and Giload, 4 to
1 agst Claverhouse. Won by a head.

The Cesarewitch Stakes, a Free Handicap of 25 sovs each,
15 ft, with 200 added by the Jockey Club ; the winner of
the Doncaster St. Leger 121 b, the second in the St. Leger
or the winner of the Doncaster Cup Glb, winners of a
handicap value 300 sovs after Sept. 5 (at 10 a.m.) 71b, of
any other handicap 31b extra; the extra weights to be
accumulative up to 101 b ; the second to receive 50 sovs
out of the stakes. Cesarewitch Course.
Duke of Newcastle's Julius, by St. Albans, 3 yrs, Bst

"(Challoimr)
Mr. Bowes's Westwick, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (French'
Lord Westmoreland's Itc?mpitig Girl, 3 yrs, 7st (Kenyon]
Mr. Chaplin's Blinkhoolio, 3 yrs, 7st (Jeffery)
Duke of Hamilton's Honesty, 3 yrs, Gst 71b (car. Gst 81b:

(H Covey:
Baron Rothschild's Dalosman, 4 yrs, 9st 41b (Daley
Mr. E. Buckley's Success, 5 yrs, Bst 51b (bac. 31b extra

(Snowden) 0
Mr. E. Brayley's Pearl Diver, aged, Bst 41b (Cannon) 0
Mr. Cartwright's Scamander, aged, Bst 21b...(Grimshaw) 0
Mr. H. Savilo's Sealskin, 4 yrs, Bst (Fordham) 0
Lord Poulett's Endsloigh, 5 yrs, 7st 81b (Hibberd) 0
Lord Stamford's Archimedes, 5 yrs, 7st 71b ...(Cameron) 0
Mr. 11. Green's Y. Express, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (car. 7st 81b)
(Rous) 0
M. H. Lunel's Eton() Filante, 4 yrs, Gst 131 b (Huxtable) 0
Count F. de Lagrango's Montgoubert, 3 yrs, Est 121 b
(Barker) 0
Sir W. Bulkoley's Owain Glyndwr, 3 yrs, Gst 111 b
(Quince) 0
Mr. Thomas's La Dauphine, 4 yrs, Gst 101 b (Peppler) 0
Mr. Jay's Grand Cross, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (carried Gst 111 b)
(T. Arnull) 0
Mr. S. Thellusson's Pirate Chief, 3 yrs, Est 81b (Mordan) 0
Mr. F. Elliott's Leases, 3 yrs, Gst 71b (Goodwin) 0
Mr. Bevill's King Victor, 3 yrs, Gst 31b (Brown) 0
Colonel G. W. Knox's rmourer, 3 yrs, Est 21b (Butler) 0
Mr. Brewer's Minster, 4 yrs, Gat lib (C. Page) 0
Mr. Joseph Dawson's Numa Pompilius, 3 yrs, sst 121 b
(car. sst 131 b) (Johnson) 0
Mr. J. Day's Harpenden, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (Prangle) 0
Mr. G. Dalton's Gleaner,- 4 yrs, sst 81b (Hawdley) 0
Hr. Joseph Dawson's Guy of Warwick, 3 yrs, sst 71b
(Clover) 0
Betting-2 to 1 agst Blinkhoolio, 6to 1 agst Armourer,