The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-06 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

One of the great meetings of the season has been brought
to a successful issue during the past week, and " Te Deum
Laudamus" under particularly fine weather, occasional
showers excepted, in comparison with some of the
wretched days we had to go through in April. The last
of that month, however, on which day Chester races com-
menced, was, although ushered in with plenty of wet i❑
the morn-hg, a m )st age3eable ono throughout the after-
tool]. The usual " swells" put in an appearance, and at
intervals throughout the week a perfect galaxy of
beauty made the fair sex conspicuous on the
Grand Stand, and the cynosure of all eyes. The first day's
racing, has no spacial feature of interest to comment upon.
Nfoulsey Showei himself in his best form by beating Re-
itt in a canter for the Grosvenor S takes whilst Gooj Hat and
Lady Highthorn ran up to the trials they had previously
nail in public, the first winning the Wynn:stay Handicap,
and the othet the Mostyu Stakes. The filly by Parmesan
out of Archeress, now called Parma, won the Eaton Plate,
thereby upsetting a great pot on Sycee. Rai Riband had
no difficulty in settling the pretensions of Arundel for the
Chesterfield Stakes. The attendance on the Cup day was
fully equal to the usual average, and never did it take place
when the weather was more auspicious. It is true
Beeswing beat her twenty opponents with consum-
mate ease, but I question if the skritrunage which
took place, in which Gritnshaw's stirrup leather was
broken, did not materially alter the result--.--indeed, if
Moulsey, who ran fifth as it was, could have got the dis-
tance, ho must have won, and as the old horse never was
in finer form, I think he would, from his after running,
have done so. Lecturer, who was very little better
favourite than Lord Bateman's horse, is not the " clinker"
he was supposed ; and llama, who never appeared dan-
gerous in the race, did not run up to his last year's form.
The running of Miss Havelock was too bad to be true —in-
deed,
from the style in she landed her Majesty's
Guineas on Thursday, there is vary little doubt, with
such a jockey as Kenyon in the saddle, whose services
I believe Mr. Woad might have obtained, she must
have been very ' near, if not thd absolute winner.
Lucifer was beat a long way, but the horse had evidently
not been half prepared, and later in the season, at Ascot
or Goodwood, to wit, will very likely be heard of to
greater advantage. In the Dee Stakes Van Aniburgh, by
beating The Rescue in a canter, proved himself a good
outsider for the Derby, and was backed accordingly. There
was no other event of much interest during the meeting,
and I must now turn my attention to the engagements
of the week, which will divide the north and south divi-
sion of trainers and bookmakers most effectually.
The Ascot SPRING Meeting commences on Tuesday, but
it is generally understood that it will not be continued,
her Majesty being opposed to it, after the present season.
The second year of the First Spring Biennial Stakes has
KNIGIIT OF TILE GARTER and Friponnier engaged, and I
give the preference to the first named. In the Brabant
Stakes CONUNDRUM and MONITRESS appear best in. For
the Grand Stand Plate I fancy Limon or Baron Roths-
chill's representative. On Wednesday the. South-Western
Railway Plate will be won by SWEET ROME, whilst VEDA
ought to give a good account of herself in the Sunning
Hill Stakes.

The unfortunate clashing of Ascot with York Spring
Meeting will doubtless do a considerable injury to the
Knavesmire attendance, and later on in the week Doncaster
must suffer from the Salisbury races taking place on the
same days. On the first day I see nothing to beat
ARCHIMEDES unless he should be reserved for the Great
Northern Handicap, for which, however, he is no fancy of
mine ; indeed, my voting must be for BRACKEN. Hav-
ing had the pleasure of inspecting VzscouNT when a
yearling, should he be sent for tha Zetlaud Stakes I have
no hesitation in saying he will strip the best-looking horse
in the race and be returned as the winner also. The
Knavesinirk Plate should go to HATTY, who claims a 71b
allowance. The Union Hunt Plate I know nothing about.
The Eglinton Stakes, run on Wednesday, is a moral
for WROUGHTON, and in his absence, BISMARCK should
win. KNIGHT OF ST. MICHAEL cannot very well lose the
Londesborough Cup, and IIAwKswELL might win the
Flying Dutchman's Handicap.
Passing on to Doncaster, there is nothing tobeat HUNTS-
MAN in the Trial Stakes ; and I shall plump for HEL-
VELLYN in the Hopeful Stakes. For the Londesborough
Plate APPLECROSS looks to have a great chance. As Re-
trousse's running for the Doncaster Spring Handicap de-
pends upon his performance at York, I prefer the chances
of SELIM and HAwEswELL. In the absence of Knight of
the Garter for the Betting Room Stakes, HUNTSNIA.N will
take a great deal of beating, and as most. of the horses en-
gaged in the Chesterfield Handicap will have been run
through previously, your readers will then bo more co:n-
potent to judge for themselves than I can possibly be
now.

The Salisbury Spring Meeting, on Thursday and Fri-
day, is sure to produce good fields; but although there
are 35 horses engaged in the Salisbury Stakes, it seems
odds on LADY ELIZABETH and NINNY, whom I fancy i❑
the order named. The Wiltshire Stakes is next door to a
certainty for Mr. Brayley's representative, and that, I
should think, would be Douao, next to whom I fancy
Charles 11. •

The Old Castle Stakes and the Craven Plate are better
left alone; and as regards the Wilton Park Stakes, run on
Friday, the owner of PYRENEES should be the recipient,
whilst Abergeldie, in his City and Suburban form, cannot
be defeated in the Salisbury Cup.

A FRESHMAN.

NOTES

FROM •
TRAINING QUARTERS.

THIS DAY.

N E WMARKET.

Target led the Hermit a nice mile and three-
quarters' gallop, the latter moving freely ; he had
previously had two steady canters of about a mile
each. The Dragon trotted and. cantered for
awhile, and then went nearly a couple of mils; no
horse in the world could appear or gallop better
than he did to-day. Sometimes, however, he ap-
pears to tire at the close of his work. Sealskin
took D'Estournel along for a mile and a half fast;
and Flying Scud led Opoponax a similar distance at
a good pace. Hippia was in long, steady work with
Cainball, and goes well. Musician led The Rake
and Scour de Charite three short, brisk canters, and
then the two former galloped a mile and three-
quarters beautifully. Julius followed Bombastes in
a mile and a half gallop. Fripounier, Grimston,
Bismarck, Eau de Vie, Saccharometer, and Knight
of the Garter were out early, and did a fair
amount of work each before the above com-
menced. Bloss gave Blinkhoolie over two miles, and
Bertie, Tempest, Pedagogue, and Problem did about
a mile and three quarters. Thalassius, Sir Oliver,
and Cellina galloped a mile and a half fast. The
latter is improving. Star of India went nearly a
couple of miles, and Dunblane, Godmersham, and
Nightwatch were severally busy. Pericles took
Ninny and Speculum a mile clipping. Suffolk and
North Marston galloped a similar distance very fast.
Jenny, tGo, had a rattling mile gallop. Bounce-
away was in real good work, and went splendidly.
The Beadle was leading Julius. Vespasian and
Indigestion had a mile and three quarters steadily
to themselves ; and Lothario, Dalesman, and Fal-
kenstein a couple of miles. Belphegor led Angus
a mile at a slow pace ; and we also noted Miss
Harriette, Sultan, Wild Agnes, Tourgnalin, Chig-
non, La Belle Jeanne, Roquefort, Moleskin, Ravioli,
Man of Ross, Landlord, Mazurka, Flamingo, Fatty,
Knight Errant, and several others very active. The
heath is in beautiful condition now, and trainers are
exceedingly busy. Some of our Chester horses
are in physic. All are healthy, but Volunteer is
very lame.