The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-19 00:00:00

TALLOW.

The tallow market continues steady, and prices are firm.
P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at 45s for old, anal 45s 9d fur
new, per cwt. Town tallow, 44s 9d nett cash.

1864. 1865. 1866. 1867.
Stock—(this day)
Prices of Y.O 4ls 9d to 418 6d 41s 6d 45s Od
1-8 Od —s Od 458 3d 45s 9d
Delivery last week 996 2,496 1,387 1,147
Do. from Juno 1 ~ 11,898 17,871 16,023 12,812
Arrival last week • 5 4,203 491
Do. from June 1 9,870 15,340 13,771 7,736
Price of Town 43s 03 47s 3d 47s 3d 478 31

SPORTING NO VES.

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There aro four fixtures during the present week, the
mast attractive of which will, of course, be the great
gathering on the Knavesmire at York. The first meeting
of the week, however, will be held at West Drayton on
Monday and Tuesday. In the Ladies' Plate TINA is nicely
weighted, and is my selection. QUIRINA should be about
winning the Colne Handicap. Concerning the Handicap
Hurdle race and the Open Hunters' Stakes I cannot say
anything. On Tuesday ENDSLEIOH ought to have no diffi-
culty in running away from his competitors in the West
Drayton Handicap, and WILD BEE looks well in the Ivor
Plate.

The Hastings races require very little notice from me.
WATCHBOX will win the Welter Cup if he runs. The
Two year-old S takes bas HEATHER BELL and BOUQUETIERE
engaged, but as the former is penalised 71b, I give the
latter, who only carries Mb extra, the preference ; and in
the Hastings Handicap Plate 110PVINE will most likely give
a good account of herself. On Wednesday I should think
PESINSULA will boat all comers for the Nursery Plate, and
the East Sussex Handicap reads like " a moral " for VAM-
FIRE.
The great attraction of the week will be at York, where
the August Meeting is looked upon as a half - way
house might be, and induces our Scotch and Irish
neighbours to fraternise with us in that charm-
ing city, and also enables them to glean the latest
fnformation and the latest state of the odds anent
he St. Leger. Whilst alluding to thisgreat race, which is
only distant from us some three weeks, it is almost super-
fluous to mention to many of your readers who daily watch
the market how firm the Hermit continues to be, as little
as 2 to 1 contenting his backers. Vauban, on the other
hand, is not so good a favourite, 3 to 1 being currently
offered against him. Taraban's defeat of Tynedale at
Stockton is evidently the cause of his going back in the
betting, and in so far as the Duke's horse not having beaten
the latter easily for the Goodwood Cup, I am decidedly
one of his detractors. It has been asserted that the son
of Muscovite has always beaten Mr. Bowes's gelding out
ofieight whenever they have met. Admitting this to be the
case, the infirmity of Taraban's temper is notorious, and
it is ridiculous to draw a line from his previous form.
Presuming TTNEDALE was in form, and odds of 5 to 2 on
him look very like it, a repetition of this performance on
the 11th September will certainly compel the Good-
wood Cup winner to gallop faster than he did then.
I have always had the highest opinion of Mr. Bowes's
animal since 1 inspected him as a two year old, and if he
does not yet make those parties who so persistently run
him down look very foolish I shall be very much sur-
prised. Marksman, it appears, is not doing sufficient
work to satisfy the touts, but it is a curious fact that in
the face of this ho has been backed for immense sums of
money by those persons who are likely to be better in-
formed on the subject. Lord Clifden and St. Albans were
knocked about in the same manner, and so has Achieve-
ment this year, and in face of the market I will stand
ACHIEVEMENT or MARKSMAN to win the St. Leger.

The first day's racing includes the Old Three Year Old
Stakes, the entries for which are a wretched lot, and the
best I anticipate will be Mr. Merry's representative, pro-
bably MAYFLOWER. Although both Lord Stamford's re-
presentatives have incurred a 31b penalty for the Bramham
Park Stakes, whichever his lordship chooses to start will
win. Of the 54 nominations to the Convivial Stakes,
TREGEAGLE'S form is decidedly the best, but he will find a
dangerous opponent in the animal which does battle for
the Lord of Ashton-under-Lyne, and IDALIA appears to me
the most likely to be his lordship's selected champion.
The Eleventh North of England Stakes, notwithstanding
it has 62 subscribers, will produce a small field now that
it is understood VAUBAN is to represent the Duke of
Beaufort for this valuable stake, as there are only three
or four, in the absence of the Derby winner, who
can possibly make him gallop, and of these Taraban,
Romping Girl, and Feeder are the most dangerous. Let
119 hope on this occasion Taraban will run straight, and
in that case I shall fully expect to see him prove a
very troublesome customor to the St. Leger crack.
Romping Girl is also likely to run for the fielders,
and as the penalty of 51b, which Vauban has to carry for
winning the Two Thousand Guineas, will tell a tale over
this distance of ground (two miles), my recommendation is
to take the odds, which will doubtless be laid on him. In-
deed, if TARABAN is in the humour to try, I feel persuaded
he will not only win this race, but bo a good favourite for
the great event at Doncaster. The Yorkshire Oaks reads
a really "good thing" for Romping Girl. Whichever Mr.
Merry sends should win the Black Duck Stakes. BERTIE
will win the Burgundy Stakes, and HERALD the Juvenile
Stakes. I think the Chesterfield Handicap Plate will go
to one of Joseph Dawson's Iot—FRIDAY, Knight Errant,
or Miss Harriette, and I have a great fancy for the first
named of the three.

The Filly Sapling Stakes, run on Thursday, should be
credited to Mr. Naylor by the aid of LADY HIGHTHORN.
The Twelfth North of England Biennial Stakes will, I
suppose, bring out Europa, Lady Highthorn, and Vale
Royal, who will be opposed by the dark Viscount and the
colt by Orlando from Bouquet (Brother to Bombastes). It
will take a "clinker" to beat EUROPA, but being under a
strong impression that the two last named have a distin-
guished career before them, I shall not be surprised to see
one of them successful, and if symmetry and good looks
are passports to the winning post, that one should be
VISCOUNT, who is about the best made two-yr-old in the
country. The Ebor St. Leger will be won by TREMBLE,
in the absence of Blinkhoolie, who, having paid for-
feit for so many engagements lately, will not be likely
to run for this small stake. If BROTHER TO
BOMBASTES should be Nought out for the Prince of Wales's
Stakes, I should prefer his chance to that of Philosopher,
or whichever Lord Stamford runs. HELVELLYN will
have no difficulty in beating his two opponents in the
Glasgow Stakes; and PHILOSOPHER has only TrmAuu to
beat for the Rawcliffe Stakes. There .are 24 acceptances
for the Great Ebor Handicap, not one of which, strange to
say, represents the Whitewall stable, who furnished the
winner in 1854, 1855, and 1856, with Grand Inquisitor,
Vandal, and Warlock, in 1860 with Pa; and last year with
Westwick, but tempora mutantur. John Day has four
engaged, and if Seville, 3 yrs, with bet on his back, were
to come to the post in her last year's form she could not
be beat. Dalby Ido not fancy at any price. Beeswing is
bound to beat Challenge from the Egham running, as Mr.
Porter's horse only just won, and has to meet her here on
71b. worse terms, which will make all the difference ; in-
deed, her chance looks a very.flattering one on paper, pro-
vided, of course, Squire Heathcote is satisfied with the
market price. Bradamante has been turned loose in those
races she has won this year, and I think this journey will
not be able to win with her weight in this company. Ack-
worth, Retrousse, Sealskin, and Lady Vane have no attrac-
tion for -me. Treasure Trove I consider is the most
favourably weighted of the lot, and certain to run in the
first three. The easy style in which he won the Metropo-
litan Stakes last year is a satisfactory proof of his
laon
unde-
niable staying powers, and his winning the Corporation
Plate at Stockton on Friday shows- ho has
none of the fine speed which he displayedin boatinglosat
large field for the Lincoln Handicap.
Atand third 1 o
Stockton he
gave two throe year olds, who ran second.
him, 2st 71b and 2st 91b respectively, which d_!ducted from
his weight now (7st 51b) would be putting them in at 4st
121 b and 4st 101 b respectively. Challenge
tisfrtoomo
tuhnaht,eahlly_
in the betting for me to recommend; p
ever, Ido not think ho can win. ThaePareer(ilsatmeoAremliakeedlya
to run for The Cesarewitch. Goodwot over this die
Goodwood
colt) is a first-class stayer, a great ad
tance of ground; and from his previousage an
no prophet to name him as a certain place
not the absolute winner; but much fo riniveitstrmegenut,ireisf
of Goodwood and Mandrake on the
as I
dreeasdpeficattthate
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shall trust to
DALBY and REEwShWo Gs' ure to act well
a brace of Chester Cup winners, fe
over Knavesmiro. Goodwoodisat,
therefore, is MAN-
too short a price
for a place investment, and my_ choice
Stakes,
in the ab-
or ORION,
DRAKE for a situation. Tho Fairfield
sence of Lady Elizabeth, will be won by UNCAS
and I prefer them as named.
The Colt Sapling Stakes, run onEtheTtstadraoyatoyf
ntrhke-
n VAUBAN,
meeting, is a certainty for INNERDAL .
in winning.
shire Stakes does not entail
naonydiPmencuailttyy ° . .
who should therefore have
RUSSIAN BEAR is fit just n,
Staakes.
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antagonist for the
youngsters handicapped Gimcrack for the Nursery Handicap Plate,
of which MIRACLEad Mirownfllilswn
most. QUEEN OF ....EAUT iSOTAthRe taAksekelnyProfadnucce
Stakes. There is no necessity to look farther than Mow.-
SEY for the winner of the York Cup.
A FRESH MAN.

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