The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-25 00:00:00

--°EVENINGI, MAY 25, 1858.

SPORTING NOTES.

THE DERBY DOINGS AND MEMS, ON
MANCHESTER.

People are already becoming bored by the Derby.
They are wearied of the elaborate descriptions of the race
which have appeared in nearly every journal, and their
patience is worn out by the tedious sameness which
characterises all the "graphic accounts" which have
filled the newspaper columns. I shall not, therefore,
long harp on the mouldy string of events which marked
the Epsom meeting, and I shall merely touch lightly
upon the most prominent incidents. A small newspaper
—save the mark—now before me, states the grave fact
that the Darby was the principal event of the week, and
that Beadsman "did the knowing ones" and came in
first. Now really, perhaps, that is, after all, quite enough
to know, and in my opinion ignorance of the other details
would be really bliss. I must, however, if merely for the
sake of appearances enter learnedly into a discussion of
some of the items of sport. Well, on Tuesday Zuyder Zee
stalled off Saunterer who has become an incorrigible
rogue, and the success of the " Z de" caused East Lang-
ton a useful second class horse to be advanced to a pro-
minent place in the betting. Zuyder Zee was, by the
way, sold at Tattersall's yesterday for 1,000 guineas,
and for stud purposes he will perhaps prove worth the
purohase money. Mr. Howard made a great mistake
with his lot and his " book" must have been at last
rather complicated and difficult to understand. Eclipse
was not the horse we saw at Newmarket, for although
he looked wonderfully fit his recent hard work has
evidently " told " upon him. As for Sedbury
with whom Mr. Howard declared to win, ho
never had the remotest chance of bearing the
" black jacket and orange cap" to the front. The names
of the winners and losers have already been paraded
before the public, and I only take this opportunity of
referring to them to express my satisfaction that so old
and respected a member of the ring as Mr. J. Morris
should at )eat bo rowardod eftor his long series of ill-
luck by a fair share of Fortune's favOurs. John Scott
seems destined to disappointment in his attempts to win
a Derby for the present Premier. The care and anxiety
which the preparation of Tozopholite must have cost
him were rendered deeper by the horse's defeat, and

I never saw "John" look so crestfallen as he did
whilst talking to his noble patron after the race.
The correctness of his judgment was, however, fully
attested by the running of " Tox.," and he was cer-
tainly justified in not anticipating serious danger from
Sir Joseph's black 'on. Why people should have backed
Ethiopian in the way they did I am at a loss to imagine,
for the horse when stripped seemed as fat and lusty as
a cart-horse. His time, however, may come for the St.
Leger. Tom Dawson made little mistake with The
Hadji, whose success would have caused the opening cf
another Wolverhanapten bank. Clever j edges and
shrewd tacticians like Messrs. Barber and Saxon were
most unaccountably deceived by Ancient Briton, who,
instead of fulfilling the promise of his two-year-old form,
has grow❑ into an ugly cab-horse.
The Oaks will be memorable fJr its dead heat, and for
Gildermira's nearly repeating Eilington's never to be
forgotten Dee and Derby performances. Tom Dawson
at any rate means mischief for both the Derby and
Oaks. The result of the race on Friday proves, in my
opinion, that the fillies are this year very inferior to the
colts. The settling will be concluded this afternoon ;
many accounts have, however, already been squared,
and the promptitude wits which all claims have been
met is alike honourable to backers and bookmakers.
The Manchester men wid hold their annual " car-
nival" to-morrow and the two following days, and the
Castle Irwell estate will be crowded wish quite a Darby-
day concourse of people. Tae programme presents a
formidable appearance, and if it LIMN its prowiJe there
will be no lack of spirit-. Wardermarske and Cbildrey

have as many claims to notica as any animal nominated

for the Trafford Handicap, and I shall be much die-
appointed if one of them do not prove the winner. East
Langton will have to meet either Tuns:ali Maid or Gil-

derinire, •r perhaps both these fillies for the Eighth Pro-

duce Stakes, and I shall expect him to produce the truth

of the statement made above—that the fillies are inferior

to the colts,

For the Union Cup tho chancey of Strathnaver, Cots.
wold, and The Hadji, appear most to my fancy. Polly
Johnson may win the Phillip Handicap, and Rainbow
will, perhaps, win the Sapling Sakes. One of Mr. T.

Parr's noreinations—Stcckbolui and Joyeuse—will carry
off the Two,yrs-old Race It would be absurd to refer

to the handicap events for the second and third day, for
the runn►ng for them will be materially regulated by the
result of tomorrow's racing.

A FREBII MAN.

TATT ERSALLS'—MoNDAT.
The custom of appointing two settling days for the
Derby would be certainly more honoured in the breach
than in the observance. Racing men have long expe-
rienced its inconvenience, for it rather delays than facili-
tates the business of paying and receiving. Until this
day (Tuesday) the "winding up act" will not be fully
enforced ; bat yesterday many heavy accounts were
cloed. If the absenee of conuplaiets be any criterion
a more satisfactory settling could not have taken place.
Money changed hands.. with really a marvellous
rapidity, and the promptitude with which bookmakers
met all claims upon them attested the great pecu-
niary strength of " the ring," whilst the readiuese
which backers of horses generally evinced " to part,"
showed that the public are, perhaps, after all, the
largest winners by the result of the Derby and Oake.
Sir J. Hawley, the owner of Beademan, gain., it is esti
mated, 50,000/., whilst his personal friends and the sup-
porters of the stable throw in for large sums, for Sir
Joseph made no secret cf the relative merits of his two
horses ; Wells, the jockey, stood with hire 1000 to 10
about both. The bookmakers, with few exceptions, are
heavy losers on both Derby and Oaks; Mr. J. B. Morris
and !,Ir. F. Swiedells aro the principal members of the
ring who have won large sums ; whilst Mr. J. Smith,
who landed so good a stake with Vanity, for the Cheaer
Cup, is the most unfortunate representative of the
" losing division." Mr. Jackson, Mr. Spittle, and other
partisans of " Tom " Dawson's stable, were within an
ace of obtaining an immense sum of money; for they
ran third for the Derby with The Iladji, and second and
third for the Oaks with Gildermire and Tunstall Maid. I

As many persons unacquainted with racing men have
bee❑ curious to know " what Davis did," we may state
that a long and severe illness has prevented the "levia-
than speculator" from attending a race-course or taking
any active part in turf pursuits since last autumn. Mr.
Davis was at Brighton, and had, we believe, no bete on
the race.

Further remarks on the settling would be premature
until after the last scene of all connected with the Derby
of 1858 be played out at the corner this day (Tuesday).
Little attention was directed to speculation on coming
events, and the subjoined very scanty list of prices re-
quires no comment.

ASCOT STAKES.
7to 1 offered on the field
ASCOT GOLD CUP.
2to 1 agst Fisherman (taken and offered)
5 to 1 aget Warlock (taken and offered)
ST. LEGER.
4 to 1 aget Toxopholite (taken)
5 to 1 aget Governess (taken and offered)
TUE DERBY, 1359.
18 to 1 agst Merryman (taken)
5000 to 200 agst Benbow (taken)
5000 to 200 agst Brother to Sidney (taken)
•40 to 1 agst Acimon (taken)
Several inquiries were made about Mr. Bowes's The
Lark.
ASCOT STAKES.- -Night Ranger was struck out on tLe
221 mat. at 6 p.m.