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 the 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 tho 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, plinkhoolie, Armourer, and Montgoubort can
show little or no public form, and yet they have been
backed by the public at different times for large 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, he 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 made no 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 largo 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 are
crammed into a day when the C sarewitch 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
sovs Sweepstakes, which draw out the programme with
anything but a lengthened sweetness, but there seems an
inexorable law front which there must bo no departure,
and so wo nearly get tired of racing to-day before the
great event comes off. There was nothing else but the
ulearwell, and as that was a foe-e,--- f--
Gown, it excited but Hair) 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. Blinkhoolie
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 even 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.
The 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 sous 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, Gst 121 b ...(Cameron) 2
Mr. W. S. Crawfurd's Tight Fit colt, 3 yrs, 7st (Mordan) 3
Sister to Strafford, Oberon, and Ganymede also ran.
Betting-2 to 1 agst My Love, 100 to 30 agst Mar-
mite, and 5 to 1 each agst Tight Fit colt and Ganyinodo.
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 Lovo defeated Mr. Crawfurd's colt by half
a length for second ; Sister to Strafford was fourth, close
up; Oberon and Ganymede cantered in fifth and sixth.